How to watch ‘Holiday Touchdown,’ the Hallmark movie featuring the Kansas City Chiefs
For those who love Kansas City football or Hallmark movies, this is your weekend.
Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” premieres the night of Saturday, Nov. 30.
The movie was filmed in the Kansas City area this summer, with a thousand extras bundling up in July for shoots at Arrowhead Stadium and the Historic Independence Square.
Kansas City area fans will be able to brush shoulders with Hallmark stars at a number of in-person experiences.
When can I watch the premiere?
The Hallmark Channel will air “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” on Saturday at 7 p.m. CST.
Where can I watch the Hallmark Channel?
Cable providers like AT&T, Spectrum, DirectTV and Dish carry the Hallmark Channel. Find your channel number on the Hallmark Channel website.
A number of streaming services also include the Hallmark Channel. They are:
Peacock
YouTubeTV
DirectTV Stream
Fubo
Frndly TV
Hulu + Live TV
Sling
Philo
When will the Hallmark Channel show reruns of ‘Holiday Touchdown’?
If you miss the Nov. 30 premiere, you can still tune into the movie. The Hallmark Channel will air it seven more times before the end of the year.
Sunday, Dec. 1, 9 p.m. CST
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m. CST
Sunday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m. CST
Thursday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m. CST
Saturday, Dec. 14, 9 p.m. CST
Wednesday, Dec. 25, 9 p.m. CST
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 11 a.m. CST
Is ‘Holiday Touchdown’ based on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift?
Not really. While the movie features the Kansas City Chiefs — Travis Kelce’s team — and taps into the female-dominated audience of Hallmark movie fans — like Swifties — “Holiday Touchdown” does not directly reference Kelce and Swift’s romance.
The movie follows a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, played by Hunter King, who is vying to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest, run by Tyler Hynes’ character.
Even so, there are touches of the high-profile love story in the film. Donna Kelce and Andy Reid were featured in the trailer, alongside Chiefs guard Trey Smith, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, defensive end George Karlaftis and wide receiver Mecole Hardman.
If you’re looking for more direct Kelce-Swift references on the screen, there’s another option. On Nov. 23, Lifetime premiered “Christmas in the Spotlight,” which follows a pop star falling in love with a football player who publicly shares his crush on her.
What festivities are planned in Kansas City for the premiere?
Co-stars Tyler Hynes and Hunter King are in Kansas City for the premiere, with public appearances on their to-do list. The pair will help Quinton Lucas light the Mayor’s Christmas Tree outside of Crown Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
On Saturday, they’ll walk the red carpet on Grand Boulevard on Crown Center Square before the movie premiere. The free festivities begin at 4:30 p.m., when Chiefs and Hallmark Channel fans alike are invited to see the movie’s cast, Chiefs cheerleaders and KC Wolf make their way down the carpet.
The Star’s Lisa Gutierrez and Pete Grathoff contributed reporting.
