Angela Kinsey, best known for portraying fan fave character Angela on The Office, has landed her first Hallmark Channel holiday film!
She's set to lead Confessions of a Christmas Letter, as Settie Rose, "a quirky family matriarch who enters her town’s annual holiday letter-writing contest," Deadline reports.
Settie needs help with her letters, so she hires a struggling writer named Juan (Alec Santos).
"When a mix-up leads to the rumor that Juan is engaged to Settie’s daughter Lily (Lillian Doucet-Roche), the whole family scrambles to keep up the charade. As Juan bonds with the Roses and overcomes his writer’s block, Settie learns that embracing her imperfect family is what truly makes her story special," Deadline shared via a synopsis.
And even better, the film will feature a cameo from one of Angela's The Office co-stars.
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Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on the series, will make an appearance as well.
In a statement, Angela shared, “I look forward to Christmas letters from family and friends every year. You always get great details about your loved ones’ lives, who made the soccer team, and where they vacationed. Then there is always that one family member who embellishes quite a bit or might overshare about a medical procedure. I live for them! They are such a fun holiday tradition.So, when I read this script about a small-town Christmas letter-writing contest, I was in! This movie has laughs and a lot of heart, and I’m so proud to be a part of the Hallmark family.”
The film will air during Hallmark's annual Countdown to Christmas. See our ranking of Hallmark's 2023 Christmas movies!
Angela Kinsey may always be best known for nine seasons and nearly 200 episodes of The Office (available streaming now with a Peacock subscription), but the actress is moving over to Hallmark later this year for her very first Christmas movie on the cable TV network. Prepare to welcome the sitcom star to the world of Hallmark holidays later in the 2024 TV schedule, with or without a party planning committee a la The Office!
You'll be able to find Angela Kinsey this fall as part of Hallmark's annual fan-favorite Countdown To Christmas series of holly-jolly TV movies, with Deadline reporting that she'll star as Settie Rose in Confessions of a Christmas Letter. Settie is the matriarch of her family, and enters in the annual holiday letter-writing contest in her town. She'll have to turn to struggling novelist Juan (Alec Santos) to try and pen a winning letter. Shenanigans and rumors will ensue, and Confessions of Christmas Letter already sounds like a good old-fashioned feel-good kind of Hallmark movie.
Hallmark Channel celebrated the casting on Instagram, not only alluding to Angela Kinsey's The Office alter ego working for Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, but also revealing another Office cast member who will turn up:
From selling papers to writing letters, Angela Kinsey will star in Confessions of a Christmas Letter alongside Alec Santos as part of Countdown to Christmas. Also, keep your eyes peeled for a cameo from Brian Baumgartner.
Brian Baumgartner played Kevin on The Office, and will apparently have a part to play in Confessions of a Christmas Letter this fall as well. Hallmark's Countdown To Christmas begins on Friday, October 18. A precise premiere date for the movie has not yet been announced at the time of writing, but Angela Kinsey posted on Instagram to celebrate finally being able to publicly reveal her Hallmark gig:
Sooooo excited to finally be able to share! I'm the lead in a [Hallmark Channel] Christmas movie!! Aaahhhh!
Angela Kinsey is no Lacey Chabert when it comes to the sheer number of Hallmark movies she's filmed, but she's getting her start with Confessions of a Christmas Letter. Still, The Office fans may not want to hold out hope too hard for the Hallmark movie to include an Easter egg for Kinsey's time in The Office's party planning committee. Take a look at Kinsey in action as Angela Martin:
Even though Angela Kinsey moved on to other roles following the end of The Office, it's clear that the sitcom is still very near and dear to her. Kinsey and her former co-star/close friend Jenna Fischer currently host a rewatch podcast called Office Ladies. If you want more from Kinsey during the wait for her Countdown to Christmas arrival, you can check out the podcast and revisit all nine seasons of The Office streaming on Peacock.
