The film stars Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Derek Theler, Deric McCabe, Clara Stack, Anthony Joo, Ayden Elijah, Imogen Cohen, Madilyn Kellam, and Danny Glover.

They recently pulled a heist involving stealing confiscated toys from their school to return to kids in exchange for money.

Feeling that Santa's selectiveness has gone too far, Andy and Dulce decide to go to the North Pole to get their presents with Lewis agreeing, despite him not being naughty.

At the last minute, Dulce contacts Andy telling him that Bethany has backed out after she ends up getting the cell phone that her parents finally got her.

Bruno flies the kids to the North Pole where Jon Anthony privately admits to Rose that he is on the naughty list because his "originals" are actually stolen designs.

The group manage to escape thanks to Rose and Ha-Yoon and grab Lewis and Albert while fleeing from elf security.

The film was set to be directed by Alberto Belli and executive produced by Suzanne Todd, Jed Elinoff, and Scott Thomas.

Winslow Fegley, Camila Rodriguez, Anthony Joo, Clara Stack, Imogen Cohen, Madilyn Kellam and Deric McCabe were all cast in the film, but none of their roles were specified.

[11] Maddy Casale of Decider wrote, "The Naughty Nine is an entertaining film that is full of holiday fun for the whole family.

"[12] Randy Myers of The Mercury News called the film "clever" and complimented the performances of the cast, describing The Naughty Nine as a "gift that won’t wear out its welcome in years to come.

"[13] Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media gave The Naughty Nine a grade of four out of five stars and complimented the depiction of positive messages and role models, citing friendship and responsibility.