Kristen Stewart’s holiday rom-com Happiest Season to skip theaters and premiere on Hulu in November 

Movie studios have scrapped premiere plans and showings amid theater closures due to the coronavius pandemic.

And Kristen Stewart’s upcoming holiday romantic comedy, Happiest Season, has been acquired by Hulu for a Nov. 25 premiere date, the streamer announced on Tuesday. 

The Clea DuVall directed film was originally planned for a theatrical release on the same date, but now will be available for audiences to see from the comfort of their own homes. 

Happiest Season was co-financed by Sony Pictures and eOne, and they retain distribution rights for the family film outside of the U.S., which will be decided at a later date.  

The Twilight actress stars as a character named Abby who heads home for Christmas dinner with her girlfriend Harper, portrayed by Mackenzie Davis. 

Abby has grand plans to propose to Harper at the family dinner, but she comes to a crossroads when she realizes Harper hasn’t come out to her conservative family yet.

Stewart and Davis star alongside Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen. 

DuVall not only directs the film, but the Veep actress also co-wrote the flick along with Mary Holland. 

‘This holiday season — more than any other — we could all use a little happiness,’ TriStar president Nicole Brown said in a statement. ‘It was essential to Sony Pictures and to the filmmakers that Clea’s marvelous and fresh holiday-themed romantic comedy come out when the lights are on the trees.’  

Adding: ‘We are excited that Hulu is geared up to make this happen in the U.S. and grateful that they love the movie as much as we do.’ 

Along with the Happiest Season,  Stewart is about to take on perhaps her most famous role after portraying other real-life figures such as Jean Seberg and Bridget Sullivan from the Lizzie Borden murders.

In Spencer, Kstew will bring to life Diana Spencer, the Princess of Wales, the late mother of Princes William and Harry.

Recently, in an interview with InStyle, the actress gushed that she hasn’t been ‘this excited about playing a part, by the way, in so long.’

Kristen added though that there is one characteristic of the icon that she’s desperate to master, admitting: ‘The accent is intimidating as all hell because people know that voice, and it’s so, so distinct and particular.’