Everything you need to know about Stan's original Christmas film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story

We hope you're ready to get in the Christmas spirit, as a brand new festive movie is on the way!

Today, it was announced that the Stan Original Film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story, will premiere Thursday November 21, only on Stan.

The Stan Original Film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story premieres November 21, only on Stan.

Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story is an off-beat look at strained family relationships and reconnecting at a time when everyone is forced to come together.

Australia's viral comedic duo Vic Zerbst and Jenna Owen star alongside Damien Garvey, Mandy McElhinney and Tara Morice.

The movie also stars Gia Carides who is best known for her role as Cousin Nikki in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding films.

Watch the epic trailer in the video above.

When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool (Zerbst) must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend's family and return instead to her small coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own… less elegant family.

In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them.

When looking for their first long form project to make together, Zerbst and Owen found inspiration for a heartwarming, darkly funny Christmas movie in a real-life experience of Owen's – the death of her beloved family dog, Zuri, one Christmas in Wollongong, NSW.

Jenna Owen said: "Nugget is Dead is partially a love letter to my family and my upbringing in Wollongong. Like so many of us know... when you make that move from your hometown to the city, you sometimes try to create a slick new version of yourself.

"This movie is about coming home, to your family, your dog, but also to who you really are."

The film produced by Easy Tiger and CBS Studios is the debut feature of Zerbst and Owen, best known for their original sketch comedy work amassing over 90 million views online.

The film stars Vic Zerbst (The Feed), Jenna Owen (The Feed), Gia Carides (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Damien Garvey (Rake) and Mandy McElhinney (Love Child).

The cast also includes Australian favourites, including Steve Rodgers (Stan Original Series Bump), Alec Snow (NCIS: Sydney), Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom), Priscilla Doueihy (Lioness: Special Ops), Claude Jabbour (The Stan Original Series Eden), Ed Oxenbould (Stan Original Film Christmas Ransom), Diana McLean (North Shore), Lelong Hu (Strife), Tiriel Mora (The Castle), Alexei Toliopoulos (Heartbreak High) and Kerry Armstrong (Frayed).

Following the success of A Sunburnt Christmas, Christmas on the Farm, Christmas Ransom and Jones Family Christmas, the Stan Original Film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story will continue Stan's tradition of providing Christmas films tailored to Australian audiences.

Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: "Stan's tradition of homegrown Christmas films continues with the Stan Original Film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story. A film that celebrates a Christmas many Australians can relate to.

"Stan is delighted to be working with Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst to bring this family comedy to life. Alongside Jones Family Christmas, Sunburnt Christmas, Christmas on the Farm and Christmas Ransom, Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story will find a place in the hearts of many Australians this festive season."

Director Imogen McCluskey Said: "Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story is a big-hearted, hilarious and refreshingly modern story with a stellar cast.

"Striking the balance between the deeply personal and universal, Jenna and Vic have created a story that is sure to hit home for our audience."

Rob Gibson and Ian Collie of Easy Tiger Production said: "We're thrilled to partner with our amazingly talented pals Jenna and Vic to bring their gloriously chaotic vision of Australian Christmas to the screen. It's been a delight to work with them every step of the way, with the passionate support of Stan and CBS Studios, and we know this movie will make audiences everywhere laugh and cry."

Producer Naomi Just said: "Nugget is Dead: A Christmas Story has everything that Australian audiences relish at Christmas time: comedy, chaotic families, endless food and summer, as well as one very special dog called Nugget."

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The Stan Original Film Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story premieres November 21, only on Stan.