matter reprised the role of ian mcandrick in a third film in the hallmark movies & mysteries 'father christmas' series, entitled "marrying father christmas" filmed in march 2018 in vancouver, british columbia, again costarring erin krakow and directed by david winning. the film premiered in the usa on the hallmark movies & mysteries channel on november 4, 2018, as part of their "miracles of christmas" seasonal programming. in the same year he starred in the lifetime original movie "christmas pen pals" alongside sarah drew and michael gross, which aired on the channel on december 15, 2018, as part of their "it's a wonderful lifetime" seasonal programming.