X-MISS
When Santa’s long-lost daughter learns she’s next in line for the job, she must overcome her hate for the holidays — and some serious daddy issues — to save Christmas.
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THE PLOT
X-MISS is a comedic holiday film about Sam Nicks, a fiercely independent New Yorker who’s spent her life dodging responsibility — and the holidays. But when a mysterious agency informs her she’s Santa’s long-lost daughter and the sole heir to the job, Sam is reluctantly thrown into a crash course in Santa training… with just one month until Christmas.
Surrounded by judgmental elves, magical mayhem, and competitive milk-chugging, Sam struggles to find her place in a world she never believed in.
As she grapples with her complicated feelings about family and taking over for an absent father, Sam must decide: will she return to her old life of disbelief, or become the Santa Claus she never
THE ANTI-HERO
SAM NICKS (25) is a hot-headed, unapologetic New Yorker. Raised by a broken hearted single mother, she was told not to expect anything from the world, or anyone in it. Along with this cynical world view, Sam inherits her mother’s intense hate for the holidays too. Because just like life, Christmas will disappoint you.
Never feeling worthy of a good job, a real relationship, or even a present under the tree - Sam has the life she feels she deserves, until that gets turned completely upside down.
Under her tough, detached exterior, Sam is a goofball that wants to laugh and connect.
THE SIDEKICKS
TITO (60s, 70s) is four feet tall, with a temper to match. Head of the CIA board, he is determined to keep Christmas and the North Pole exactly the same as it’s always been. He is a judgmental, tough critic, and assumes the worst in people.
Underneath his high strung, harsh tongue, Tito just needs the right person to crack him open. Deep down, he has been the most affected by the death of Santa Claus and must learn to let go and embrace the future through his healing process.
THE SIDEKICKS
TURTLE (30s/40s) clumsy, gullible, with an always open heart. The opposite of Tito, he embraced everyone with open arms. When Sam comes into the picture, he finally has a much needed chance to be a kid again. He’s a big kid, that doesn’t think things through quite far enough. He chooses the quick and fun route and assumes the best of people.
THE MAN SHE GREW UP HATING
NICK NICKS (60s/70s) is the irresistible, silver fox Santa we never knew we wanted. He’s funny, he’s charismatic, he’s even tan (after a long stint on a tropical island). He doesn’t have the the pot belly, long white beard, or Miss Claus…
Ultimately, he strives in competition and tires of the endless admiration he gets in the North Pole. He just wants to be treated like a normal guy and tell him he’s not that great, because that’s exactly what drives him.