An ABC family original movie “Holiday in handcuffs” will star Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez. Hart is probably best known for playing the role of Sabrina in the ABC/WB networks “Sabrina the Teenage Witch”, while Lopez recently caught our eye on “Dancing with the Stars”.

Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez will star in the ABC Family original movie “Holidays in Handcuffs.”

The movie will follow Trudie, played by Hart, a would be painter working as a waitress to make a living. After blowing an interview for a real job and disappointing her parents yet again, as well as getting dumped by her boyfriend Trudie suffers a nervous breakdown. Trudie is stressed over the idea of going home for the holidays alone so she kidnaps a customer, Clay Martin – played by Lopez, and plans to bring him home for Christmas to met her family while introducing him as “the one”.

Holiday is scheduled to air in December as part of ABC’s annual 25 days of Christmas programing. The movie will begin principal photography later this month in Calgary Alberta. Ron Underwood, City Slickers, is directing.