This Christmas on Sky Cinema is a cosy romcom to spread some festive cheer! Boasting an all-star cast, the movie looks set to be as comforting as a mug of hot chocolate on a snowy day. It stars The Maze Runner and Skins actress Kaya Scodelario and Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder) as Emma and Adam who take the same commuter train each morning, meeting the same passengers every day. And with Timothy Spall, Robert Emms, Joanna Scanlan and Ben Miller all getting in on the action, it’s sure to be an interesting ride.
So here's everything you need to know about Sky Cinema's festive movie This Christmas…
This Christmas release date
This Christmas will arrive on Sky Cinema on Friday December 9, so there's plenty of time to enjoy the movie over the festive season at the end of 2022. We'll update with any US channel, cinema release and international air dates. Sometimes these Sky Originals also land on Netflix outside the UK so if we hear news on that we'll update.
This Christmas will also be available on streaming service NOW (with a Cinema Membership)
Has Sky released a trailer for This Christmas?
Yes a This Christmas trailer has landed and it's every bit as festive as we'd hoped. Take a look at Adam (Alfred Enoch) and Emma (Kaya Scodelario) as they make their daily commute from the picture-perfect village of Langton to London for work....
This Christmas plot
This Christmas follows Adam and Emma as they make their daily commute from the picture-perfect village of Langton to London for work. Every day they share their commute with the same characters, but they all keep themselves to themselves. But then one day, in the build-up to Christmas, Adam breaks the unwritten rule of travel and starts talking to the strangers on the train, inviting the whole carriage to hold their own Christmas party. He starts making big plans...
This Christmas cast — Alfred Enoch as Adam
Alfred Enoch plays Adam in This Christmas. He decides to throw a Christmas party for all the commuters on his train into London who he sees every day but hardly knows.
Alfred is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter movies. He’s also had roles in Broadchurch, Mount Pleasant and Sherlock. He played Aeneas in Troy: Fall of a City and has also starred in How to Get Away With Murder, Trust Me, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Foundation.
Kaya Scodelario as Emma
Train commuter Emma, who supports Adam's plans for a party, is played by Kaya Scodelario. She's best known as Carina Smyth in The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and starred as Teresa in The Maze Runner. She’s also starred in Skins, Southcliffe, The Pale Horse, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and Spinning Out.
Who else is starring in This Christmas?
Hatton Garden and The Enfield Haunting star Timothy Spall is also starring in This Christmas playing Ray, an older commuter with a secret past who becomes friends with Dean (Gangs of London star Jack Donoghue), a nervous and artistically gifted commuter who is determined to help Adam with his plans. Alexandra Roach plays Adam's girlfriend Amanda.
Nadia Parkes (Doctor Who) plays Suzy, a singer in a band that Adam wants to perform at the party, while Clinton Liberty (Normal People) plays Suzy's boyfriend and fellow band member Michael. Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Mamma Mia!) plays Simon who is Emma's long-term boyfriend who often works away from home.
Also look out for The Larkins and Hold The Sunset’s Joanna Scanlan as bookish commuter Linda plus Robert Emms (Chernobyl, Four Lives), Ben Miller (Paddington 2) and Ted Lasso’s Sarah Niles round out the cast.
Behind the scenes on This Christmas
This Christmas is produced by Vertigo Films with Allan Niblo (Monsters, Bronson) serving as producer, directed by Chris Foggin (Fisherman’s Friend) and written by Alistair Galbraith (Whistable Pearl, Doc Martin).
Sky and Head Gear are financiers and Paramount Global Content Distribution is distributing the film internationally. Executive producers are Julia Stuart and Laura Grange for Sky, and Phil Hunt for Head Gear.
