Marc Platt (Grease: Live, La La Land) will executive-produce the 3-hour event, which was “inspired by” the classic film and Broadway’s A Christmas Story: The Musical. Article by Kimberly Roots for TVLine, 12 May 2017.
This long-awaited sequel is set to be titled A Christmas Story Christmas, and it will pick up 30 years after the events of the original movie, and original star Peter Billingsley will be reprising his role for the first time in nearly 40 years.