Learn all about where Lifetime’s new movie Christmas Unwrapped was filmed.
Lifetime Christmas Unwrapped Lifetime premieres its second original Christmas movie tonight, October 24, with Christmas Unwrapped. This wonderful holiday film will certainly get you into the Christmas spirit, but where was it filmed? Christmas Unwrapped premieres at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central. It stars Amber Stevens West, Marco Grazzini, Cheryl Ladd, and was executive produced by Tiffany Haddish. The official synopsis for the movie reads: From executive producer Tiffany Haddish, Christmas Unwrapped follows Charity (Amber Stevens West), an ambitious reporter, who learns the true meaning of Christmas when she investigates Erik Gallagher (Marco Grazzini), a beloved member of the town who insists all the gifts he provides are from none-other than Santa himself. Cheryl Ladd also stars. Like many holiday movies this year, Christmas Unwrapped was filmed in Canada, specifically in the Ottawa region, IMDb shared. Ottawa Film Office revealed that the movie was originally shot under the title Charity Christmas. The movie filmed earlier this year. One of the scenes used for filming was the Rink of Dreams outside of Ottawa City Hall. The Rink of Dreams outside #Ottawa City Hall will be filmed for most of Monday, so it will be closed to the public. The rink will be a stand-in for a New York City location.#TheLittleBigApple #Ottawa #ottnews CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) January 24, 2020 Here’s another behind-the-scenes photo from filming. It was genuinely cold and snowy when Christmas Unwrapped was filmed in Canada. It originally was called Christmas Charity (sometimes referred to as A Charity Christmas) when it filmed in January. Interestingly, Mel Gibson was filming a Santa movie called Fat Man in Ottawa around the same time, and Smyth Casting helped with casting that one too. Director Bosede Williams, who also helmed last season’s MERRY LIDDLE CHRISTMAS, shared this selfie from the set of CHARITY CHRISTMAS, rumored to be for Lifetime, which stars Amber Stevens West and Marco Grazzini and is filming now in and around Ottawa.
