THE THANKSGIVING HOUSE: Emily Rose and Justin Bruening Have a Romantic Thanksgiving

The Hallmark Channel kicks off their holiday programming tonight with The Thanksgiving House, an original movie starring Emily Rose and Justin Bruening.

When Boston lawyer Mary Ross (Rose) inherits a house in Plymouth from her late aunt, she has no idea she may have inherited a historical treasure. Mary’s initial desire to sell the house is supported by her slick boyfriend, Rick (Adam Kaufman), but she is shocked to discover local historian Everett Mather (Bruening) has evidence that her house is located on the site of the first Thanksgiving! With the house turning into an unexpected tourist attraction, putting Mary in the media spotlight at the prying of unscrupulous gossip blogger Ashleigh Mulligan (Cerina Vincent), Everett tries to prove his theory and Mary tries to prove anything that will keep the house in her hands. Suddenly, Mary clings to the house as an artifact of her own history before her happy childhood memories were tarnished by her father’s abandonment.

Mary and Everett’s passionate battle over the house creates a need for legal mediation involving Everett’s lawyer father Parker (Bruce Boxleitner), but it also creates an undeniable romantic spark. Mary even starts to develop a love for Thanksgiving that radiates from both Everett and his mother, Abigail (Lindsay Wagner). With the encouragement from Abigail and a newly inspired spirit, Mary is ready to reach out to her father and celebrate Thanksgiving in a big way. But as Mary and Everett become closer and greedy Rick plots to convince Mary to sell, Mary must decide if it is more important to preserve the house’s historical ties, or make it the site of many happy Thanksgivings to come.

The Thanksgiving House premieres Saturday, November 2 at 8/7c on The Hallmark Channel.