5 PS: [Mid Sept. - Mid Oct.] Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Movie (Not Ready)

[I am currently working to vet these lists for additions, deletions and corrections, I expect to have about 20-35 valid answer options per poll suggestion by October 1st.] 

While Winter holiday and Christmas themed movies debut year-round, the peak season for the genre is always in the fourth quarter with theatrical movie Q4 debuts this year, as early as Thursday, October 1, 2026 in theaters and on television with many cable networks having dedicated events that kick off the season with Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas officially starting on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

#1 2026 Hallmark Movies (mid September target) 

[est. 30 2026 original film options] Note: The Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie line-up and schedule drops annually in mid September.

Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Hallmark Movie 

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hallmark channel and its annual Christmas in July & Countdown to Christmas celebrations:

Which select Winter Holiday / Christmas themed original programming film, scheduled to be released during the 2026 calendar year (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) on a Hallmark branded cable channel*, are you most looking forward to seeing?

* includes Hallmark's Christmas in July 2026, Countdown to Christmas 2026 and other 2026 movie premieres featured on the Crown Media Family Networks (Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family Channel, Hallmark Mystery Channel, & Hallmark + Streaming) 

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117734274/ (pending)

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117734274/copy/ (pending)

#2 2026 Theatrical Movies (late September target)

[est. 25+ 2026 movie options]

Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Theatrical Movie

 

Which select Winter Holiday / Christmas film, scheduled to be released during the 2026 calendar year (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) in movie theaters, are you most looking forward to seeing?

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117547028/ (pending)

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117547028/copy/ (pending)

#3 2026 Great American Family Movies (late September target)

[est. 20 2026 original film options] Note: The Great American Family Christmas movie line-up and schedule drops annually in late September.

Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Great American Family Movie  

Which select Winter Holiday / Christmas themed original programming film, scheduled to be released during the 2026 calendar yearyear (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) on a Great American Family branded cable channel*, are you most looking forward to seeing?

* includes Great American Family 2026 movie premieres featured on the Great American Media Networks (Great American Family, Great American Living, Great American Pure Flix, GFAM+ Streaming & other GAM networks)

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls033581931/ (pending)

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls033581931/copy/ (pending)

#4 2026 Cable Movies (early October target)

[est. 35 2026 original film options] Note: most cable network annually drop their 2026 Christmas original movie line-ups and schedules between mid September and mid October each year.

# (14) Lifetime original movies 2025 It's a Wonderful Lifetime, # (8) UPtv original movies 2025 Most Uplifting Christmas Ever, # (8) BET original movies 2025 (BET+ Brightens the Season, # (3) OWN original movies OWN for the Holidays, plus other cable network original holiday movies [33+ original 2025 films]

Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Cable Movie

Which select Winter Holiday / Christmas themed original programming film, scheduled to be released during the 2026 calendar year (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) on a branded cable channel* (excluding the Hallmark & the Great American Family channels), are you most looking forward to seeing?

* includes movie premieres featured on Lifetime (It's a Wonderful Lifetime 2026), UPtv (Most Uplifting Christmas Ever 2026), BET+ (BET+ Brightens the Season 2026), OWN (OWN for the Holidays 2026), and other cable channels

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117754650/ (pending)

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117754650/copy/ (pending)

#5 2026 Branded Streaming, Digital & Video-on-Demand Movies (mid October target) 

[est. 25+ 2026 original streaming film options]

Most Anticipated Winter Holiday / Christmas Themed 2026 Streaming Movie

Which select Winter Holiday /Christmas themed original programming film, scheduled to be released during the 2026 calendar (January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026) on a branded streaming service*, are you most looking forward to seeing?

* includes Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney +, Hulu, Paramount +, and other digital streaming & video-on-demand providers

Live Poll: TBD

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117548486/ (pending)

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4117548486/copy/ (pending)