A nice guy obsessed with the holidays winds up on the naughty list in the trailer for Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas, the debut feature from Next Chapter Entertainment.
The darkly comedic genre-bender receives a limited theatrical engagement on October 30, ahead of Bloody Disgusting parent company Cineverse’s digital release on November 3, 2026, simultaneously on TVOD and Screambox.
A physical release on DVD and Blu-ray will follow later in November.
Tom McLaren (“Expelled”) stars as Ralph, a likable family man whose fanatical obsession with Christmas pushes his wife towards divorce, leaving his life in shambles. Determined to win her back, Ralph devises a crazy plan involving kidnapping the former child star of his favorite Christmas movie.
When his ill-conceived scheme spirals wildly out of control, Ralph’s pursuit of his perfect Christmas takes increasingly dark and unexpected turns.
Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas stars Charlie Schlatter (Diagnosis Murder), Jill Schoelen (The Stepfather), Casey Burke (The Middle), Landon Gimenez (Resurrection), and marks the return to the big screen of Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible, “Roots”).
The supporting cast includes special guest appearances by Hollywood veterans Susan Blakely (The Towering Inferno), Marta Kristen (“Lost in Space”), Nicholle Tom (“The Nanny”), Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”), Bill Mumy (“Lost in Space”) and Angela Cartwright (“Lost in Space”, The Sound of Music).
Jeremy Padow and Tom McLaren wrote the screenplay, based upon an original story by Padow. Matthew Bellamy and Tom & Mary McLaren direct.
Schoelen previously teased the holiday genre-bender last year, telling Bloody Disgusting, “Everything spirals to a point where it really has a quite wonderful horror twist to it, as it moves on down along the line.”
The film not only inspired the actress to create her own Christmas album, and one of her original holiday tunes is in the film.
“Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas is exactly the kind of smart, distinctive, genre-bending film that resonates with Cineverse and Screambox audiences,” said Dan Fisher, vice president of acquisitions at Cineverse. “The film combines an original story with unexpected twists, turns, and a surprise ending coupled with a standout performance by Tom McLaren as Ralph that makes this film a ‘must watch’ for the holidays.”
“We’re excited to partner with the incredible Cineverse team to deliver Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas to a broad audience,” said producer Mary McLaren. “We set out to target everyone who considers Die Hard a ‘Christmas Movie’ and Cineverse is an ideal distribution partner for reaching that audience seeking alternate holiday content.” Co-producer Tom McLaren added.
