New TV Series Based on the USPS's Award-Winning Documentary "Dear Santa" to Premiere on Hulu This Christmas

Every year as the holidays approach hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at post offices all over America Through its Operation Santa program for the last 110 years the USPS has made it possible for these letters to be adopted by generous quotadopter elvesquot excited to spread holiday cheerDirected by Dana Nachman Pick of the Litter Batkid Begins and produced by Christopher Karpenko Chelsea Matter TRAVERSE3239s Brendan Gaul and Brett Henenberg along with Nachman the same team behind the documentary Dear Santa The Series shares the magic of this remarkable undertaking through the eyes of letter writers USPS quotmail elvesquot and the anonymous humans that help Santa meet his holiday delivery schedule year after year The real stars are the children themselves who pour their heartfelt wishes into the letters they place into blue boxes all over the country from requests for toys to pleas for basic necessities to wishes on behalf of loved ones and moreThe critically acclaimed film upon which the new series is based maintains an 89 Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score and is currently available on Hulu Originally released in theaters and on SVOD by IFC Films during the 2020 holiday season Dear Santa won numerous filmmaking and brand marketing awards including Best Documentary Premiere at the 2021 Heartland International Film Festival the Tribeca X Award for Best Feature at the 2021 Tribeca Festival and Best Use of Longform Film at the 2021 Adweek Brand Storytelling Awards among many others The success of the film led to the announcement at Tribeca X in 2022 that Disney acquired the next iteration of the Dear Santa franchise Dear Santa The Series for broadcast on ABC39s eight owned television stations in New York Los Angeles Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco Houston RaleighDurham and Fresno as well as on ABC Localish The heartwarming new television show has now received an expanded national release on HuluquotDear Santa is really a celebration of the human spirit and the generosity and compassion that is at the heart of the holiday seasonquot said Brendan Gaul Global Chief Content Officer Mediabrands and Global President TRAVERSE32 quotThe evolution of Dear Santa from a film that appeared in theatres at the height of the pandemic to a new national docuseries with distribution on Hulu has been extraordinary We cannot underscore how truly honored we are that the United States Postal Service has continued to entrust us to share just some of the many magical stories of all of those who annually make Operation Santa possiblequotDear Santa The Series panampgt was filmed during the 2021 holiday season in big cities and small communities all across the nation The episodes feature a wide selection of stories from the good everyday people who adopt Santa39s letters to the thousands of USPS employees who have been the foundation of this legendary program since 1912Said Christopher Karpenko USPS Executive Director of Brand Marketing quotWe love that America has embraced the story of our Operation Santa a program that is powered by the hearts efforts and dedication of the many postal workers and 39elves39 who make magic happen for thousands of children and the underserved each year People perform acts of kindness with no expectations The Postal Service is proud that what started out as a handful of letters to Santa 110years ago is a widespread American holiday traditionquotDear Santa and Dear Santa The Series are both available to stream on HuluClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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