top of page

Lil Rel Howery Plays Santa in Disney+ Family Comedy 'Dashing Through the Snow'

Client: Lil Rel Howery – Talent


Disney+ has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming family holiday comedy Dashing Through the Snow!

Lil Rel Howery is starring as Santa in the upcoming movie about “a social worker for the Atlanta police department and the Christmas Eve journey that helps him to remember the joy and magic of the yuletide season.”

Here’s a full synopsis: Eddie Garrick (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) is a good-hearted man who has turned his back on Christmas due to a traumatic childhood experience. At the request of his wife Allison Garrick (Teyonah Parris), from whom he is separated, Eddie takes his 9-year-old daughter Charlotte (Madison Skye Validum) out with him on Christmas Eve, where they meet a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick (Howery). Eddie, who is a social worker, thinks the man is delusional and needs professional help, but when he evokes the wrath of a local politician (Oscar Nuñez), he and his daughter are taken on a magical adventure that just might restore his faith in Christmas.

Also starring in the film are Ravi V. Patel, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gina Brillon, Sebastian Sozzi, Kevin Connolly and Zulay Henao.

Dashing Through the Snow is set to debut on November 17th on Disney+!


bottom of page