Biltmore serves as the setting for a new Hallmark Christmas movie A Biltmore Christmas that debuted Nov. 26.
The film follows a modern-day screenwriter Lucy Hardgrove (Bethany Joy Lenz) and Jack Huston (Kristoffer Polaha), the dashing lead of the beloved holiday movie His Merry Wife!, first filmed at Biltmore House in 1947. The classic movie is scheduled to be reshot at the iconic estate in Asheville, North Carolina, but a mysterious hourglass intervenes, and Lucy is transported back in time to 1946 as the cast and crew prepare to remake the classic movie.
A Biltmore Christmas features locations across the historic estate, including the Gardens, Conservatory, and The Inn on Biltmore Estate.
By the Numbers
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how Biltmore served as the right setting for the Hallmark film.
- Eight vintage cars were used during the filming of A Biltmore Christmas.
- Nine rooms inside Biltmore House were used for filming: the Llbrary, tapestry gallery, main hallway, staircase hall, vestibule, winter garden, banquet hall, the corridor around the winter garden, and the corridor behind the banquet hall
- Four out of the nine rooms were decorated with a 1940s theme. Some of these rooms had multiple variations: some were made to look like an everyday room in the 1940s; a 1940s movie set; or a room set for a 1940s party. Except for the Library, all of the interiors were redecorated for present-day scenes with variations made for the “one-year later” conclusion.
- Fifteen days of filming took place at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Three hundred Asheville-area locals were hired as extras in the movie.
- Four rooms at The Inn on Biltmore Estate were used as film sets: the lobby, the library lounge, and two guest rooms.
When and Where to Watch A Biltmore Christmas
A Biltmore Christmas is currently streaming on Peacock. If you want to watch the movie on the Hallmark channel, A Biltmore Christmas will be re-airing at the following times:
- Tuesday, Nov. 28, 10 p.m.
- Saturday, Dec. 2, 6 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 8, 10 p.m.
