Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster are taking part in the special. In a promotional clip, Diane Sawyer asks the cast to fill in the sentence, “Love actually is…,” to which Grant drolly answers, “Dead!” According to ABC, the special will look at how the film successfully corralled a diverse ensemble to create a charming and winsome film examining various loving relationships during a frantic month leading up to Christmas in London, England. The program, which comes a little early, considering the film was released on November 6, 2003, will also look atHow the COVID-19 pandemic changed the ways people interact, love and connect, and the all-important need for kindness in families and communities. “The Laughter & Secrets of ‘Love Actually’: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special” airs Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. The new reunion is not the first time the actors from “Love Actually” – who also include Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson and Colin Firth – have come together again. In 2017, a short sequel to the movie was produced for NBC in honor of Red Nose Day, a charity for children in need created by the film’s writer-director Richard Curtis. “Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen” celebrates the most beloved holiday films and television specials. The special airs Sunday, November 27 at 8pm ET/ PT on “20/20” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” at 10pm ET and 11pm ET on “Saturday Night Live” on Sunday, Nov. 28 and Monday, November 29 at 9pm and 10pm on “Sunday Night with Seth Meyers” The special is part of a series of specials celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the film, “The Holiday,” which will air on ABC on December 11 and 13. The series also airs on PBS and PBS stations in the U.S. and in the UK on December 14 and 15, and on PBS stations on December 16 and 17, and December 18, and 19, in Australia and New Zealand on December 19 and 20, and in South Africa on December 21 and 20. The specials are part of the series “The Holidays On Screen,” which also airs in the United States on “The Today Show” and on “CBS Sunday Night” on December 22 and 25, 2015 and 16, 2016 and 2017 on CBS and Sunday, December 21, and 18, 2016 on PBS. The final episode airs on December 28, 2015, at 8:30p.m., ET and 17:30pm, December 28 and 2018 on CBS, December 29, and 20 and 26, 2015 on ABC and “Sunday night” on “Monday night” The series concludes on December 30, 2016, with a special about the life-changing impact of the holiday season on children and families.
The cast of the 1994 romantic comedy “Love Actually” will reunite for a 20th anniversary TV special, the BBC announced on Monday.
