Leighton Meester (Good Cop/Bad Cop) and Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) will star in a Netflix holiday rom-com based on Katherine Center's The Bodyguard. Deadline reported that in the 2022 novel, "a no-nonsense bodyguard is assigned to protect a charming action star over the holidays, leading sparks to fly and secrets to unravel, with Christmas getting a whole lot more complicated."
The movie's cast includes Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde, and Toby Sandeman. The project is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (Aquamarine) from a script by Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith (Isn't It Romantic, Virgin River). Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo are producing for Little Engine Productions, alongside Jared & Genevieve Padalecki for Living in the Asterisk.
Deadline noted that "fans of The Bodyguard will have a hand in titling the new Netflix movie--keep an eye on the Instagram pages of Meester, Padalecki and Center to find out more."
Rosenbaum said, "I began paying close attention to BookTok culture around the success of my last Netflix Film, Purple Hearts. The overwhelming enthusiasm on social media and with readers for Katherine Center's novel was a major factor in my decision to come on board as director.... It's been amazing to work closely with Katherine so far, and to see her so excited about moving her witty story about a no-nonsense bodyguard to an A-list actor into the holiday season."