Sister Swap
Film series
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Sister Swap is an American series of TV films, starring sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams. They were filmed at the Tower Theatre and other locations in Salt Lake City.[1] They were originally broadcast on Hallmark Channel, as part of the channel's "Countdown to Christmas" seasonal programming.
Jessica Scott
Claire Boyles
Zac Hug
Canada
| Sister Swap | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Erik Patterson Jessica Scott Claire Boyles Zac Hug |
| Directed by | Sean McNamara |
| Starring | Kimberly Williams-Paisley Ashley Williams |
| Countries of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Neal Dodson Ashley Williams Kimberly Williams-Paisley |
| Producer | David M. Wulf |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Prusso |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hallmark Channel |
| Release | December 5 – December 12, 2021 |
In December 2022, Dan Harmon 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.[2] 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 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."[2]
Main cast
| Character | Sister Swap | |
|---|---|---|
| A Hometown Holiday | Christmas in the City | |
| Jennifer Swift | Kimberly Williams-Paisley | |
| Meg Swift | Ashley Williams | |
| Joe | Keith Robinson | |
| Simon | Jacob Buster | |
| Debbie | Anna Holbrook | |
| Uncle Dave | Kevin Nealon | |
| Eric Baker | Mark Deklin | not in film |
| Barb Hutter | Susan Yeagley | not in film |
| Tree Lot Worker | not in film | Bryan Bernardi |
Films
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday" | Sean McNamara | Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott, Claire Boyles & Zac Hug | December 5, 2021 |
| 2 | "Sister Swap: Christmas in the City" | Sean McNamara | Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott, Claire Boyles & Zac Hug | December 12, 2021 |
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.[3]