It’s a Wonderful Lifetime 2026 Schedule to Feature 6 Microdramas

Lifetime’s new microdramas will be bringing major festive vibes this holiday season!

It’s a Wonderful Lifetime’s 2026 programming kicks off November 25, 2026, with six holiday microdramas, including two originals, available on the Lifetime app and website.

The first original holiday microdrama, Casting Christmas, stars Madison West as an advertising executive who wants to have an idyllic holiday following an unexpected heartbreak. In Arrives Before Christmas, Lifetime’s second original holiday microdrama, a single mother bonds with a single dad after he secretly helps her fulfill her daughter’s Christmas list.  

Library films Dancing Through the Snow, Ghosts of Christmas Past, Match Made in Mistletoe and Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees will also be available as microdramas this year.

Lifetime ventured into microdramas in October 2026 with the debut of a slate of films from Microhouse Films, including Tides of Temptations, available on the Lifetime app and website.  

The 2026 It’s a Wonderful Lifetime slate continues November 28, 2026, with the premieres of original movies Christmas Everyday: Married and Bright and Checking Inn for Christmas. Brandy Norwood and Debbi Morgan return for the sequel to 2025’s Christmas Everyday, where they'll be joined by Norwood’s daughter Sy’rai Smith. Checking Inn for Christmas stars Lifetime fan favorites Vivica A. Fox and Jackée Harry. 

Other It’s a Wonderful Lifetime 2026 schedule highlights include Tia Mowry and Henderson Wade in Christmas from the Heart, premiering December 5; Joely Fisher and Cristián de la Fuente in Mistletoe in Mexico, premiering December 12; and Jana Kramer in Love on the Christmas List, premiering December 19.

Read on to learn more about each of Lifetime’s 2026 holiday microdramas.  

When a single mother discovers a mysterious delivery driver secretly fulfilled her daughter’s lost Christmas wish list, she sets out to thank him, only to uncover a single father hiding behind quiet generosity. As their families grow closer, a simple act of kindness sparks love, healing, and a holiday spirit that transforms their entire neighborhood. But when unwanted attention threatens to pull them apart, they must decide if they’re ready to open their hearts again.  

When advertising executive Courtney (Madison West) unexpectedly loses her long-term relationship, the future she’d planned suddenly feels out of reach. A work situation then leaves her scrambling to find the perfect family to bring to her company’s Christmas party. Determined to create a picture-perfect holiday, Courtney assembles a pretend family and meets Dan (Kyle Michael), the son of the couple she’s enlisted. As they grow closer, Courtney discovers that the bonds we choose can be every bit as meaningful as the ones we’re born into. 

Ellie (Annie Clark), a serial "ghoster" on dating apps, is told by a fortune teller that she must resolve her past and make amends with all of those she ghosted before Christmas, or she is destined to never find true love! Over the course of one week, she takes it upon herself to track down all the men she ghosted before the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve and discovers love in the process.  

Michael Foster (Colin Lawrence) is a firefighter and devoted single father to 8-year-old Lily (Bianca Lawrence), an aspiring ballerina. After a video goes viral of Michael and Lily doing an adorable ballet routine, Michael becomes the most eligible bachelor, as women everywhere want to date this adorable dad. However, the only woman Michael has eyes for is Lily's ballet teacher, Olivia (AnnaLynne McCord). Will Michael be able to dance his way into Olivia's heart?  

During a business trip to Indiana, event planner Kayley (Kathryn Davis) and sports agent Brett (Olivier Renaud) find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a terrible snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home, but when the storm hits, they're forced to seek refuge in the sleepy town of Redwood, Ohio, a place that ignites some much-needed Christmas magic in their hearts. 

When talented interior designer Emily Barnes (Natalie Lisinska) is hired by a foreign embassy in D.C. to decorate for their annual holiday charity ball, the newly appointed ambassador Magnus Andersson’s (Damon Runyan) “minimalist” approach creates a roadblock between them. As Emily’s undeniable love for the holiday season begins to thaw his heart, an unexpected romance begins between the two.