The season of Christmas demands original Christmas movies and Netflix joins the fray of connecting universes as it creates its Christmas movie universe for viewers to enjoy every year during its holiday season.
Netflix’s Christmas Cinematic Universe began in 2018 while feeling the need to create a Holiday Calendar, the directors wanted to insert a film that perfectly aligned to the events with movies that were playing on screen. Amanda Phillips Atkins, EVP at the MPCA, stated;
“It felt like a natural fit to show one of our other films available on Netflix,”
There are numerous holiday movies made available on Netflix that are interconnected. This is something that can be described as the NCU - the Netflix Christmas Universe.
***Disclaimer: The shows mentioned in this article are the authors' choices. Hence, the films mentioned here are not the only ones on the list of NCU***
Listing out Christmas Cinematic Universe shows on Netflix
Take a look at Netflix and you'll see that the streaming site has plenty of Christmas movies. However, if you're curious about the NCU films and how they fit into this interconnected universe, don't worry, we've made it easy for you. Here are some of Netflix's Christmas Cinematic Universe movies, with explanations of how their events connect.
1) Christmas Inheritance
Christmas Inheritance premiered in 2017. In this film, Ellen is a New York socialite and heiress whose penchant for partying makes Jim, her father, question whether she's mature enough to be a CEO. He says he used to write Christmas letters to his former business partner Zeke in person every year - from one city to Snow Falls in New England.
As a test, Jim sends Ellen to town with a sum of $100 to do the job without her wealth, social status, or influence. When she arrives in town, she learns that she has just missed Zeke; a blizzard leaves her stranded at the inn run by Jake.
2) A Christmas Prince
The first film in a trilogy, A Christmas Prince follows Amber's character, who is also an aspiring journalist, in 2017 when the film was released on a streaming platform. When Amber is sent to the fictional European country of Aldovia for a big break, Prince Richard is waiting to accept the throne or abdicate following the death of his father.
When the prince misses the press conference, the other reporters leave without their answers. But determined Amber slips past the lax security and begins to explore the palace. Soon discovered, she cleverly poses as a tutor to the prince's younger sister, Princess Emily, while trying to find a big story. But a rom-com isn’t complete without the character of an evil sibling.
Cousin Simon, who seeks power, tries to cause trouble but ends up being excommunicated. This leads to Richard's coronation and him asking Amber to be his Queen.
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3) The Holiday Calendar
The Holiday Calendar is a story about Abby, who works as a photographer but seems to be going through some problems in her life. One day, she receives an old wooden advent calendar from her grandfather.
She realizes that the wooded doors can't just be randomly opened. They open on certain days, and as she makes connections between the gifts and the events in her life, she begins to think that it might be a magical advent calendar after all.
4) The Princess Switch
In The Princess Switch, audiences get to see two versions of the equally beautiful Vanessa Hudgens. Chicagoan Stacey (Hudgens) turns out to be a very talented baker who needs encouragement to enter an elite baking competition in Belgravia. There she meets her doppelganger: Lady Margaret Delacourt (also Hudgens), the Duchess of Montenaro and betrothed to Crown Prince Edward of Belgravia.
They were amazed at how much they resembled each other, and Margaret invited Stacey to the palace for a chat about their lives. In her royal life, Margaret talked about her struggles growing up as a royal and her desire to live as a normal person. She suggested they switch places, promising to return before Stacey's baking competition.
There are two more parts to the film namely, The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) and The Princess Switch: Romancing the Star (2021).
5) The Knight Before Chrismas
The Knight Before Christmas is a fantasy romantic comedy. The plotline of the show begins in Norwich, England, in 1334 with an old lady asking Sir Cole to prove himself a knight. Present-day Ohio, 2019: Brooke Winters is a middle school teacher who does not believe in love or fairy tales.
One day, Sir Cole appears and Brooke hits him with her car; she takes him to her apartment where he continues to regain his strength. Brooke and Sir Cole soon have the whole town under their spell. Luckily, the old woman is willing to help. The film ends with a cliffhanger scene in which the old woman casts the same spell on Sir Cole's brother, Sir Geoffrey (Harry Jarvis).
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Pointing out Instances to prove that Netflix Cinematic Universe films are connected
1) There is an interesting connection between the Christmas movies on Netflix. For example, in The Knight Before Christmas, Madison is talking about her family's visit to Aldovia, she is holding the famous acorn ornament from A Christmas Prince.
2) In A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, a map shows that Aldovia, the country where A Christmas Prince takes place, and The Princess Switch's Kingdom of Belgravia are neighboring countries.
3) Queen Amber and King Richard from A Christmas Prince are present at Margaret's coronation in The Princess Switch: Switched Again. Then again, Count Simon from A Christmas Prince is seen in The Princess Switch: Romancing The Star.
4) The Holiday Calendar film is playing on the television in the background in Christmas Inheritance and The Knight Before Christmas.
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All the shows mentioned in the list are available to stream on Netflix.
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