Sam is a workaholic bachelor who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister and her husband have to go out of town. Completely out of his element, he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason and finds himself in an unexpected romance.
The Holiday Sitter is an American-Canadian romantic comedy television film that premiered on the Hallmark Channel on December 11, 2022. It is the first LGBTQ-themed film broadcast by the network in its annual lineup of Christmas-themed romance films. Directed by Ali Liebert, it stars Jonathan Bennett as Sam Dalton, a single and commitment-phobic gay man who is roped into taking care of his sister Kathleen's kids just before Christmas, only to find himself drawn into a romance with Jason DeVito, his sister's neighbour, after asking for his help.