New holiday movie filmed in multiple Chicago suburbs debuts Friday

A Christmas movie premiering soon on Hulu will feature not one, but several Chicago suburbs.

“Christmas on the Ranch,” scheduled for release this week, may be set in a small town in Ohio, but the movie was actually shot in Chicago and the northwest suburbs.

The film, which opens Friday, follows a “talk show relationship expert with her own romantic hang-ups who gets stranded on a ranch before Christmas” and a “charming rancher who reminds her that love is always worth the trouble.” worth taking the risk.”

Many of the scenes were filmed at Country Ridge Stables in Mundelein and Zia West in Hawthorn Woods, along with parts of downtown Chicago, Long Grove, Arlington Heights, Vernon Hills and Oak Park.

The film stars actress Jade Harlow and actor Houston Rhines.

It is the third Christmas movie from Chicago-based Very Merry Entertainment, which was also behind previous Christmas movies “Reporting for Christmas” and “Christmas with Felicity.”

“We think viewers will especially enjoy all of the incredible horses featured in the film,” producer John Bosher said in a statement, also noting that the production worked with American Humane and received its No Animals Were Harmed certification.

• Chicago area locations used to film the Christmas movie include:
• Country Ridge Stables in Mundelein
• Zia West at Hawthorn Woods
• WGN Radio
• Long Grove Chatterbox
• Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove
• Robert Parker’s Coffin Bridge in Long Grove
• Dakota K Auto and Tire Repair Center in Arlington Heights
• Bende in Vernon Hills
• A private residence in Oak Park

The film premieres exclusively on Hulu on Friday and will be available on other platforms in 2025.