Hallmark Greenlights ‘Three Wise Men And A Baby’ Sequel; Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes & Andrew Walker To Reprise Roles For Holiday Flick

Hallmark Channel is bringing back the Brenner brothers for the holidays.

The channel has greenlit Three Wiser Men and a Boy, a sequel to the 2022 hit Three Wise Men and a Baby that was the most-watched original movie premiere of 2022. Stars Paul Campbell (The Cases of Mystery Lane), Tyler Hynes (Shifting Gears), Andrew Walker (Christmas Island) and Margaret Colin (Gossip Girl, Three Men and a Baby) will reprise their roles in the sequel.

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Currently in production, Three Wiser Men is set to premiere later this year as part of the network’s 15th annual Countdown to Christmas programming event. The story begins five years later with the Brenner brothers preparing for another memorable Christmas. In an unexpected turn of events, the director of Luke’s (Walker) son Thomas’ (Miles Marthaller, Round and Round) school holiday musical steps down. Luke is desperate to make his son’s stage dreams come true, so he enlists the help of his brothers Taylor (Hynes) and Stephan (Campbell). Meanwhile, the trio navigates meeting their mom Barbara’s (Colin) new boyfriend and the brothers grapple with their own feelings about this relationship.

“Viewers and critics alike fell for the charms of Paul, Tyler and Andrew as the Brenner brothers in Three Wise Men and a Baby,” said Jennifer Kramer, Vice President, Development, Hallmark Media. “The one resounding thing we heard from them was that they wanted more.  We are excited to deliver and then some with a story that is filled with more humor and, most importantly, more heart.”

Three Wiser Men and a Boy is from Lighthouse Pictures Inc. Trevor McWhinney, Jamie Goehring, Gemma Martini and Shawn Williamson are executive producers. The movie is produced by Catherine Kretz.  Terry Ingram directs from a script by Paul Campbell & Kimberley Sustad and Russell Hainline.

This Friday, Hallmark Channel will air a Three Wise Men themed mini-marathon beginning at 7 p.m. It will feature It’s Christmas, Eve (starring Hynes and LeAnn Rimes); Christmas by Starlight (written by and starring Campbell and Kimberley Sustad) and Three Wise Men and a Baby as part of the network’s festive Fa La La Fridays.

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