A Merry Little Meet Cute

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of R-rated sexual content, sexual harassment, bullying, and mental illness.

Teddy Ray Fletcher, the head of a company that produces adult films, is dismayed to learn that several members of the crew of the Christmas-themed romantic comedy he is producing have been incapacitated due to an accident. This includes the leading lady, Winnie Baker. Duke the Halls is being created for the conservative Hope Channel and their streaming platform, Hopeflix. To sell the movie, Teddy needs to distance himself from his pornography production studio company, Uncle Ray-Ray’s. When Teddy meets the director of the movie, Gretchen Young, he accidentally shows her a topless photo of Bianca “Bee” Hobbes, one of his most bankable performers. Seeing it, Gretchen wants Bee to fill in as the leading lady. Teddy is vague about the nature of Bee’s work—she creates adult movie content under the name Bianca von Honey—and tries to dissuade Gretchen. Eventually, he agrees because he is hoping for a good financial return from the movie. He knows that he and Bee will both have to hide their involvement in the porn industry from Hope Channel executives and that this is risky.