My Christmas Cowboy on Hallmark Channel – Release Date, Cast and How to Watch

My Christmas Cowboy is the thirteenth movie in the Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas 2026 celebration. The movie features Amy Acker and Luke Macfarlane.

Countdown to Christmas 2026 is in full swing. So far we’ve been treated to a wonderful selection of holiday movies including A Season of Promises, Holiday Unplugged, Merry Memories, A Danish Christmas, Adopting St. Nick, Who’s Coming for Christmas, What If Christmas, Forgotten Holiday, Winter Wonderlanes, Mr. & Mrs. Christmas, ‘Tis the Season for Setups and Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story.

In addition to Countdown to Christmas 2026, you can check out this year’s Christmas in July lineup, streaming now on Hallmark Plus: Love Under the Mistletoe, Christmas Under Construction, O Little Christmas Market, Snowbound for the Holidays. You’ll also be able to catch Christmas at Sea season 2.

Here’s what you need to know about My Christmas Cowboy.

What is My Christmas Cowboy about?

Here’s the synopsis from Hallmark Channel:

“Meg (Acker) set aside her newscaster aspirations after a disastrous audition experience in college and has been happy as a news producer in her small town of Fern, Texas.  Billy Kane (Macfarlane), her former college crush and audition partner, is a well-known celebrity host in Hollywood on the brink of losing his career after an on-camera gaffe.  At the advice of his publicist, Billy begrudgingly returns to Texas to lay low and spend the holidays with his sister (Canning) and her family.  When Meg and Billy cross paths he’s happy to see her but her feelings are on the frostier side – she’s still upset he took advantage of her failed audition to get the gig himself.  Meg finds herself seeing Billy more than she’d like since his nephew Graham (Isaiah Haegert) is in the horse therapy program her dad runs at their ranch.  With their annual Reindeer Roundup holiday event coming up Meg’s dad gets sidelined after an injury.  Her dad enlists Billy to serve has its host, much to Meg’s chagrin.  With the Reindeer Roundup just days away, Meg teaches Billy basic riding and roping skills to get him ready for his hosting duties.  In the process, they slowly reconnect and Meg sees there’s more to him than Hollywood glitz.  As their connection grows, each of them helps give the other the courage to step outside their comfort zones and find new joy – and possibly love – in unexpected ways.”

Who is in it?

My Christmas Cowboy features Amy Acker (Angel, Crashing Through the Snow) as Meg and Luke Macfarlane (Caught By Love, A Magical Christmas Village) as Billy. Sara Canning and Isaiah Haegert also star.

How to watch My Christmas Cowboy

My Christmas Cowboy premieres Friday, November 13, at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. The movie will be available to stream the following day on Hallmark Plus.

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Watch the My Christmas Cowboy trailer

There’s no preview or sneak peek just yet, but as soon as they’re available we’ll have them right here.

Which of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas 2026 movies are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!