General Hospital (GH) spoilers reveal that Josh Swickard (Harrison Chase) is once again teaming up with his real-life wife, Lauren Swickard, on a new project. The Swickards met on the set of a 2017 film called Roped and most recently acted together in A California Christmas, which became a surprise hit on Netflix. Lauren penned the script and stars in this fun, feel-good holiday flick with Josh.
A California Christmas ranked number one globally on the Netflix top ten list, so it turned into a pretty big deal! In fact, the success of the Swickards’ new film led to a sequel already being in the works.
According to Variety, Lauren is once again set to write the script for California Christmas: City Lights – and of course, Josh will star in it alongside her. Shaun Piccinino directed the first film and will be back to do the same on the second instalment.
A California Christmas follows the story of Joseph the rich real estate heir as he tries to dupe farmer Cassie into selling her family’s land. Joseph poses as a ranch hand and naturally falls in love along the way!
In the sequel, Cassie faces some challenges as she tries to adjust to life in the big city with Joseph, who’s a bit of a socialite. California Christmas: City Lights is set to begin filming in early 2021 if all goes well – and they’ll be shooting around various areas in northern California.
Of course, we have to consider what all this means for Josh Swickard’s future on General Hospital. It’s obvious that Josh has plenty of other opportunities outside of soaps right now. Josh could walk away entirely to pursue those opportunities, especially since GH seems to be tightening the purse strings these days.
At the very least, it seems Josh will need time off to film this movie with Lauren. It might be a case where Chase could leave town for a while and come back, but it’s equally possible that Chase could exit the canvas indefinitely.
We’ll keep you posted as other GH updates emerge. General Hospital spoilers say there’ll be more casting news to report as we get closer to the new year. CDL’s your hotspot for the latest General Hospital spoilers, updates and news, so be sure to stop by frequently.
