Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, the film ‘Guarding Stars’ centers on a no-nonsense bodyguard named Hannah Brooks who is assigned to protect a charming Hollywood action star, Jack Stapleton, from a stalker while he visits his family in Montana over the holidays. When the trip is extended, Hannah must pose as Jack’s girlfriend so his family does not worry, and the lines between their pretend relationship and real feelings begin to blur, making Christmas more complicated.
‘Guarding Stars’ stars Jared Padalecki (as Jack Stapleton), Leighton Meester (as Hannah Brooks), Andie MacDowell, CM Punk (as Doghouse), Siobhan Williams (as Hannah Brooks), Greg Lawson, Noah LaLonde, Walker Hayes, Toby Sandeman, Rachael Ancheril, Shaun Johnston, Phil Brooks, and Ava Max.
Written by Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith, Gina Matthews, and Grant Scharbo, with story by Katherine Center based on her novel, ‘Guarding Stars’ is produced by Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo, Jared Padalecki, and Genevieve Padalecki, with executive producer Robin Mulcahy Fisichella. Production companies are Little Engine Productions and Living in the Asterisk.
The film’s cinematography is by Matt Sakatani Roe.
Watch the trailer below:
Netflix will release ‘Guarding Stars’ on digital on November 18, 2026.
Leighton Meester is most known for Gossip Girl. Jared Padalecki is most known for Supernatural. Andie MacDowell is most known for Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is most known for Purple Hearts and Aquamarine.
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