''Sister Swap'' is an American series of TV films, starring sisters

Kimberly Williams-Paisley Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley (née Williams; born September 14, 1971) is an American actress known for her co-starring roles on ''According to Jim'' and '' Nashville,'' as well as her breakthrough performance in '' Father of the Bride'' (199 ...

and Ashley Williams. The films were originally broadcast on

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, as part of the channel's "Countdown to Christmas" seasonal programming. In December 2022,

Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast '' Harmontow ...

posted on social media that he found both films to be the same film with much the same dialogue and scenes, but with different edits and some scenes shot from different angles. Williams-Paisley responded that Hallmark had let the crew enact her sister Ashley Williams's "idea of two films that take place in the same time frame and sometimes overlap", and producer

Neal Dodson Neal Dodson (born May 17, 1978 in York, Pennsylvania, United States) is an Independent Spirit Award-winning film producer. His producer credits include the Academy Award-nominated ''Margin Call'', the Golden Globe Award-winning and Academy Awards ...

explained that "We had one editor and edited them in tandem. They share 9 scenes, with different edits to those scenes that favour whichever sister's movie it is."

Main cast

Films

Production and filming

On September 22, 2021, Hallmark announced that the movie series would be part of Hallmark Channel's 2021 "Countdown to Christmas" season block.

Release

''Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday'' premiered on Hallmark Channel on December 5, 2021. ''Sister Swap: Christmas in the City'' premiered on Hallmark Channel on December 12, 2021.

References

External links

; ''Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday'' * * ; ''Sister Swap: Christmas in the City'' * * {{IMDb title, 6540724, Sister Swap: Christmas in the City 2020s romantic drama films American Christmas films American film series American television films Christmas television films Hallmark Channel original films Television film series