The Father Christmas film series is an American/Canadian trilogy, starring Erin Krakow and Niall Matter, based on the novels of Robin Jones Gunn.

The films were originally broadcast in the USA on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as part of the channels' "Miracles of Christmas" seasonal programming.

The films follow the story of Miranda Chester (Krakow), as she visits the cozy sundown town of Carlton Heath, Vermont, in search of the truth about her parentage.

[1][2] Gunn's literary agent was approached in 2011[3] by a production company looking for Christmas novels to adapt into screenplays.

[1] Gunn went on to publish an ebook ("How My Book Became A Movie:A True Story") in 2016, detailing her experiences of the process, from the origins of the novel to the film's production.

[4] Following the success of the first film,[5] star Niall Matter and author Robin Jones Gunn both confirmed in March 2017 that Hallmark were developing a sequel.

[9] A third film in the series was confirmed by director David Winning[10] and actor Jim Thorburn[9] in interviews given in November 2017.