Joy to the World

Joy to the World

2025
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 87 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
RomanceComedy
Lifestyle guru Joy Edwards - whose cookbooks feature her perfect home life and family - is horrified when a TV network decides to film Christmas dinner at her fabled, but fabricated, country home. Now, she must recruit her best friend Max to pose as her fake husband for the cameras - but they both discover something real along the way.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Disney Plus
Hulu

Cast

Emmanuelle Chriqui
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Joy Edwards
Chad Michael Murray
Chad Michael Murray
Max
Ayesha Curry
Ayesha Curry
Liza Brown
Josh Reich
Josh Reich
Taya Messier
Taya Messier
Helene Lohan Cameron
Helene Lohan Cameron

Crew

Director
Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer
Neal H. Dobrofsky, Tippi Dobrofsky
Producer
Brad Krevoy, Lorenzo Nardini, Amanda Phillips

Production

Motion Picture Corporation of America, BRK Distribution, Brad Krevoy Productions, Brad Krevoy Television, Hideaway Pictures, All Canadian Entertainment, HP Christmas Joy Productions

Keywords

romcomfake husbandperfect lifeholiday romance