Jared Padalecki’s Netflix Romance Film Officially Gets a Streaming Debut This Week
A holiday protection assignment
In Guarding Stars, Padalecki plays Jack Stapleton, a Hollywood action star facing a holiday stalker threat. Meester plays Hannah Brooks, a no-nonsense security professional hired to keep him safe.
During a festive stay at a Montana ranch, Jack and Hannah pose as a couple to keep his family from discovering the threat. Their pretend relationship grows complicated as real feelings emerge.
The film’s cast and creators
Allen Rosenbaum directed the romantic comedy. He also directed Netflix’s romance film Purple Hearts. Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith, Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo wrote the film. Andie McDowell, Noah LaLonde, Phil Brooks, Ava Max and country singer Walker Hayes are also in the cast.
Netflix’s Christmas lineup
Guarding Stars joins Netflix’s holiday offerings, which include Tyler Perry’s The Gospel for Christmas and The Christmas Switch. The streamer also has In a Holidaze, a romantic drama about a woman reliving the same Christmas, and the Spanish thriller Proxies, set on Christmas Eve. Netflix is scheduled to release Guarding Stars on Wednesday, November 18.
Key points
- Guarding Stars arrives on Netflix Wednesday, November 18.
- Jared Padalecki stars as action actor Jack Stapleton, who faces a stalker threat.
- Leighton Meester plays Hannah Brooks, the security professional assigned to protect him.
- The film adapts Katherine Center’s bestselling novel The Bodyguard.