JANA KRAMER AND KRISTOFFER POLAHA TO STAR IN “KAREN KINGSBURY’S THE CHRISTMAS RING”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Filmmaker Karen Kingsbury brings the double-offering of The Christmas Ring book (Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins – Oct. 21) and theatrical feature (Fathom Entertainment, in theaters only starting Nov. 6).”Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring” comes on the heels of her success with Someone Like You (2024), a love story which earned the coveted Verified Hot award by Rotten Tomatoes after its month-long theatrical run in April, 2024. The film is currently exceeding expectations in the transactional video on demand space and streaming on Great American Pure Flix.

Karen Kingsbury Productions will bring The Christmas Ring to theaters this holiday season via Fathom Entertainment, starring Jana Kramer and Kristoffer Polaha. The film’s creative team will include rising acclaimed director Tyler Russell and Nashville renowned producer Natalie Ruffino Wilson (both of Someone Like You) in what Kingsbury calls, “a Christmas love story like those of days gone by.”

“I’ve always loved the Christmas classic movies – While You Were Sleeping and Miracle on 34^th Street, The Holiday and You’ve Got Mail.” Kingsbury said. “It’s time to give people an unforgettable Christmas love story in theaters. This is one they will want to watch every year.”

Karen Kingsbury’s The Christmas Ring tells the story of a Gold Star widow (Kramer) who while looking for her missing family Christmas ring meets a charming antiques dealer (Polaha), whose father might unwittingly have the lost heirloom. The story spans from the French countryside of World War II to current day military town Columbus, GA. A theme of appreciation for the US military runs through the story.

“The Christmas Ring is going to be a sentimental and long-lasting experience for theatergoers this holiday season,” said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Entertainment. “We hope to work with Karen Kingsbury Productions for the release of her heartfelt movies for many years to come.”

Kingsbury has more than 25 million copies of her award-winning books in print. While many movies and TV series have been based on her books (Like Dandelion Dust, The Bridge, The Baxters, A Thousand Tomorrows), in 2022 she formed Karen Kingsbury Production. With the help of several family members including her husband, Kingsbury’s team filmed the self-funded and financially successful Someone Like You. The Christmas Ring is also self-funded.

“As long as God will let us make movies together, that’s what we’ll do,” Kingsbury said. “We are already working on our next film beyond this one.”

-Karen Kingsbury

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ABOUT JANA KRAMER
Jana is an actress, country music singer, podcaster, author, and influencer. She is best known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series ONE TREE HILL. Her credits include FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, ENTOURAGE, GREY’S ANATOMY, 90210, and more. She began her musical career in 2012 and has released 2 studio albums. She has competed on Season 23 of Dancing with the stars and is also the host of “Whine Down with Jana Kramer,’ the 2019 Winner of the iHeartRadio Podcast Award for Best Entertainment & TV Podcast. She has toured with artists such as Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, and many more.

Kramer continues to expand her touch outside of acting and music, as she released her second book in late October 2023 titled, “The Next Chapter Making Peace with Hard Memories, Finding Hope All Around Me, and Clearing Space for Good Things to Come.”

ABOUT KRISTOFFER POLAHA
Kristoffer is probably best-known for starring in the critically acclaimed CW series Life Unexpected. Other TV credits include Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount + series Landman, Harlen Coben’s Amazon series Shelter, the Epix limited series Get Shorty opposite Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd as well as the limited series Condor opposite William Hurt and Max Irons for MGM and Paramount Television. He also co- starred with Rainn Wilson in the Fox series Backstrom, as well as a number of TV series over the past fifteen years, including North Shore, Miss Guided, Made in Jersey, Ringer and Valentine; in addition to a multi-season recurring role on the acclaimed series Mad Men and numerous guest stars on both cable and network series. Kris is also well known for his many starring roles in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series of television movies. On the feature side, Kris starred as the lead in the film The Shift for director Brock Heasley. He was featured as ‘Handsome Man’ in Wonder Woman 1984 for Warner Brother Studios as well as the blockbuster Jurassic World Dominion for Universal Studios. He has also appeared in numerous independent features, including Where Hope Grows, Back in the Day, Devil’s Knot and Petty Crimes.

He recently wrote, directed, and starred in the short film, A Work of Art, which premiered at The Cannes Film Festival, and will make his feature directorial debut with MIMICS, in theaters 2026.