Everything to Know About Melissa McCarthy's Christmas Movie

Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Kwakye Essiedu in Genie on Peacock

Genie grants our wish: Melissa McCarthy is finally in a Christmas movie!

The Peacock original holiday film brings the Bridesmaid star to life as a genie summoned during the holiday season by a workaholic whose life outside the office is falling apart.

Richard Curtis, who's behind the Christmas classic Love, Actually and beloved romcoms Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, penned the story for Genie, which is described as a "holiday fairytale comedy." (Goodness knows we could use all of that right now!)

Director Sam Boyd told Entertainment Weekly of the film, "The whole thing was really this huge collaboration, where we were working within a few different traditions, running parallel—the tradition of the Christmas movie, of the Richard Curtis movie, of the Melissa McCarthy movie—and the hope is that the final product is a glorious mashup of them all."

Find out everything to know about Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie Genie, including the cast, release date and how to watch.

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What is the release date for Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie Genie?

Genie will debut on Peacock on Nov. 22, 2023.

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Who is in the cast of Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie Genie?

The Genie cast includes:

Melissa McCarthy as Flora

Melissa McCarthy as Flora in the Christmas movie "Genie"<p>NBCUniversal/Peacock</p>
Melissa McCarthy as Flora in the Christmas movie "Genie"

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Melissa McCarthy stars as Flora, a genie who ticked off a sorcerer back in 77 B.C. and got herself locked in an antique box.

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Paapa Kwakye Essiedu as Bernard Bottle

Paapa Kwakye Essiedu as Bernard Bottle and Melissa McCarthy as Flora in the Christmas movie "Genie"<p>NBCUniversal/Peacock</p>
Paapa Kwakye Essiedu as Bernard Bottle and Melissa McCarthy as Flora in the Christmas movie "Genie"

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Paapa Kwakye Essiedu of I May Destroy You and Black Mirror episode "Demon 79" stars as Bernard Bottle, a career-obsessed man whose family life is in shambles. He accidentally calls on Flora, who's ready to grant his wishes.

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Denée Benton as Julie

Denée Benton stars as Julie in the Christmas movie "Genie."<p>Steve Eichner/WWD via Getty Images</p>
Denée Benton stars as Julie in the Christmas movie "Genie."

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Denée Benton of The Gilded Age stars as Julie, Bernard's long-suffering wife.

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Alan Cumming as Bernard's boss

Alan Cumming plays Bernard Bottle's boss in the Christmas movie "Genie."<p>Arturo Holmes/Getty Images</p>
Alan Cumming plays Bernard Bottle's boss in the Christmas movie "Genie."

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The iconic Alan Cumming stars as Bernard's tyrannical boss, who fires him as his family life is struggling too. We love this man as a villain!

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Lyman Chen as Charles

Lyman Chen stars as Charles in the holiday film "Genie."<p>Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival</p>
Lyman Chen stars as Charles in the holiday film "Genie."

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Lyman Chen plays Charles. He's previously appeared in The Departed, Lucky Grandma and Something From Tiffany's.

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Jordyn McIntosh as Eve

Jordyn McIntosh stars as Bernard's daughter Eve in "Genie."<p>ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images</p>
Jordyn McIntosh stars as Bernard's daughter Eve in "Genie."

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The preternaturally adorable Jordyn McIntosh stars as Bernard and Julie's daughter, Eve. She's previously appeared in Emancipation and UnPrisoned.

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Nyasha Hatendi as Pete

Nyasha Hatendi plays Pete in "Genie," a new Christmas movie on Peacock.<p>Amy Sussman/Getty Images</p>
Nyasha Hatendi plays Pete in "Genie," a new Christmas movie on Peacock.

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Nyasha Hatendi plays Pete in Genie. The Zimbabwean-British-American actor previously starred in Made for Love, Hunters and more.

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Marc Maron as a doorman

Marc Maron and Melissa McCarthy in Christmas movie "Genie" on Peacock<p>NBCUniversal/Peacock</p>
Marc Maron and Melissa McCarthy in Christmas movie "Genie" on Peacock

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Comedian Marc Maron appears as a kind doorman in Genie. He's previously featured McCarthy on his WTF podcast, and has also appeared in Joker, Almost Famous, The Bad Guys and more.

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Luis Guzmán in an undisclosed role

Luis Guzmán will be in the holiday movie "Genie."<p>Corey Nickols/Getty Images for IMDb</p>
Luis Guzmán will be in the holiday movie "Genie."

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Luis Guzmán will star in Genie in an undisclosed role. He most recently played Gomez Addams in Wednesday.

Others in the cast include John Cashin as Celt, John C. Guild as Santa Claus, Orease Bowers as a police officer and LaChanze and Tate Ellington in undisclosed roles.

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Is Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie Genie streaming?

You'll be able to stream Genie on Peacock starting Nov. 22, 2023.

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Is there a trailer for Melissa McCarthy's Christmas movie Genie?

Yes! A trailer for the movie dropped on Nov. 1, 2023, exactly three weeks before its release.

In the trailer, we see Maron's character ask Bernard how he's doing, and the answer is unfortunate: He misses his daughter's birthday, his wife leaves him, his boss fires him. Then he stumbles on an old antique jewelry box, and out comes Flora—with unlimited wishes! He tries to use Flora to help him win his family back, as well as to experience some fun during a tough time. Throughout, we also see Flora get accustomed to New York City life following millennia stuck in the box (and a great joke about the meaning of Christmas).

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