Lifetime Movie 'The Flight Before Christmas' Premieres Tonight, Stars Mayim Bialik & Ryan McPartlin

The Flight Before Christmas premieres December 5 on Lifetime. Photo Courtesy of Lifetime Copyright 2015

Lifetime movie The Flight Before Christmas premieres Saturday, December 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The holiday film stars Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom) and Ryan McPartlin (Chuck, Passions).

Excited to take the next step in their relationship and move in with her boyfriend, Stephanie (Bialik) is crushed when he drops the bombshell that he wants to break up. Faced with spending the holidays heartbroken and homeless, she decides to fly home to Connecticut. On a red-eye the day before Christmas, Stephanie finds herself seated next to Michael (McPartlin), who is planning to propose to his college girlfriend. The two get off to a rocky start but things get even worse when the pilot announces that a huge, unexpected snowstorm is crossing the country. Their flight is diverted to a small town in Montana where Stephanie snags the last available room at the town's bed and breakfast. Despite their differences, she offers to share the room with Michael and try their best to get along.

Watch a sneak peek below:



From Hybrid LLC, The Flight Before Christmas was directed by Lee Friedlander, and written by Barbara Kymlicka.

The cast includes Family Matters favorite parents, Reginald VelJohnson and Jo Marie Payton.

The Flight Before Christmas is part of Lifetime's "Very Merry Christmas" programming block.