Introducing The Cast Of Meet Me Next Christmas
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Christmas is well and truly here (on Netflix, anyway)
Netflix is renowned for its annual roster of cheesy Christmas movies, keeping the Hallmark fans well fed. In recent years, we’ve had everything from (genuinely good) romcom Holidate to last year’s hoot Falling for Christmas (starring Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet). A Christmas Prince (2017) was so beloved it spawned two sequels, as did Vanessa Hudgens’ The Princess Switch (2018). Flash forward to today, and a whole roster of new Netflix Christmas movies are incoming for 2024. Top of the watchlist? Meet Me Next Christmas – which already has audiences talking. Here’s what you need to know.
Christina Milian as Layla in Meet Me Next Christmas. (Sophie Giraud/Netflix © 2024)
What Is Meet Me Next Christmas About?
Meet Me Next Christmas is a festive romcom centring on Layla (Christina Milian), a motivated woman in pursuit of a fairy-tale romance with the man of her dreams – who she previously had a meet-cute with in an airport lounge. To do so, she must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
‘Layla is a girl that knows what she wants,’ Milian says. ‘She’s got a good head on her shoulders, and when she knows she wants something, she goes for it. She doesn’t let anything stop her. She needs to find this man, and she’s going to find him at the Pentatonix show.’
She hopes to reconnect with dashing James (Kofi Siriboe), who she met a year prior – while she still had a boyfriend. Now single after catching her partner, Tanner, cheating on her in her own house, Layla knows exactly what she wants.
The whole film is a ‘treasure hunt for love’, says Milian. As Layla dashes through the Big Apple – a classic sight for festive films – she is accompanied by unexpected ally Teddy (Devale Ellis), a professional concierge. ‘There’s a sense of magic, love, and anticipation that’s happening through the whole movie,’ Milian says. ‘You just never know who they’re going to run into or what’s going to happen next.’
(L to R) Devale Ellis as Teddy and Christina Milian as Layla in Meet Me Next Christmas. (Marni Grossman/Netflix © 2024)
Meet The Cast
Our leading lady Christina Milian is no stranger to a festive Netflix flick: in 2019 she starred in Falling Inn Love, while 2021’s Resort To Love signalled her return. In Meet Me Next Christmas, she plays Layla – and she is joined by the real acapella group, Pentatonix: Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee.
Who else stars? Find the full cast list below…
- Christina Milian as Layla
- Devale Ellis as Teddy
- Kofi Siriboe as James
- Tymika Tafari as Roxy
- Mitch Grassi as himself
- Scott Hoying as himself
- Kirstin Maldonado as herself
- Kevin Olusola as himself
- Matt Sallee as himself
- Kalen Allen as Jordy
- Nikki Duval as Becca
- Wesley French as Javier
- Brendan Morgan as Tanner
(L to R) Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Scott Hoying, Matt Sallee and Kirstin Maldonado aka Pentatonix in Meet Me Next Christmas. (Marni Grossman/Netflix © 2024)
Who Are Pentatonix?
Pentatonix is an American a cappella group renowned for its innovative vocal performances, intricate harmonies and creative arrangements. They formed in Texas in 2011 and rose to fame after winning competition series The Sing-Off – but they’re perhaps best known for their viral YouTube covers and medleys, which blend pop, R&B and electronic influences, typically created using vocal percussion and basslines.
‘We’ve always talked about how we wanted to explore other creative areas like film,’ Maldonado says. ‘It was fun to be silly, and we had a great time on set watching the magic happen.’
What makes them perfect for Meet Me Next Christmas? The huge success of their Christmas albums, of course. ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ and ‘Hallelujah’ are perhaps their most popular festive tracks, and their Christmas songs are their most-streamed tracks on Spotify, racking up hundreds of millions of listens.
If you enjoyed their music in Meet Me Next Christmas, you’re in for a treat: Pentatonix has released a special single in line with the film – also titled ‘Meet Me Next Christmas’ – which is available to stream now.
New Netflix Christmas Movies 2024
Meet Me Next Christmas
On a quest to reconnect with the man of her dreams, Layla races across New York City to find a ticket to a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert.
Hot Frosty
Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays… And before he melts. Starring Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan.
Our Little Secret
Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Starring Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding.
Streaming from 27 November.
The Merry Gentlemen
To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue. Starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray.
Streaming from 20 November 2024.
