Apple announced a musical holiday special starring "Ted Lasso" actor Hannah Waddingham.
"Home
for Christmas" is being produced by Done + Dusted, the studio behind
"Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special," and will debut in time for
2023's holiday season.
- The show will be
recorded in front of a live audience at the London Coliseum, and
features performances from Waddingham and surprise guests, backed by a
big band.
- Super Bowl Halftime Show veteran Hamish Hamilton --
who has also helmed live events such as the Academy Awards and the MTV
Video Music Awards -- has been tapped to direct.
- Waddingham
will co-host the 2023 Eurovision song contest; she also stars this year
in the films "The Fall Guy" and the eighth "Mission: Impossible" entry,
"Dead Reckoning."
