{"id":37584,"date":"2026-10-02T14:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/official-trailer-for-the-holiday-hitman-comedy-starring-nick-sagar\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T14:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:39:42","slug":"nick-sagar-gets-deadly-in-the-hilarious-first-trailer-for-the-holiday-hitman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/nick-sagar-gets-deadly-in-the-hilarious-first-trailer-for-the-holiday-hitman\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Sagar Gets Deadly in the Hilarious First Trailer for &#8216;The Holiday Hitman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/author\/abillington\/\" rel=\"author\">Alex Billington<\/a>\t\t<br \/>October 2, 2026<br \/><em>Source:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JOEeMlH3_TU\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2026\/official-trailer-for-the-holiday-hitman-comedy-starring-nick-sagar\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.firstshowing.net\/firstshowing\/img18\/holidayhitmanpostermainbigtsr2.jpg\" alt=\"The Holiday Hitman Trailer\" width=\"350\" height=\"168\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Festive Misfire: First Look at &#8216;The Holiday Hitman&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The seasonal cinematic landscape is once again being crowded by low-budget genre experiments. Saban Films has officially dropped the trailer for <em>The Holiday Hitman<\/em>, a British-produced action comedy directed by Bradley Stryker. Scheduled for a VOD release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/schedule2026\/#nov\">in November<\/a>, the film attempts to capitalize on the &#8220;Christmas action&#8221; subgenre, though early footage suggests it lacks the creative spark of its predecessors.<\/p>\n<h3>Derivative Action Meets Holiday Tropes<\/h3>\n<p>The premise follows Hank Carter, portrayed by Nick Sagar, a professional assassin attempting to reconcile with his family during the holidays. Predictably, his plans for a peaceful Christmas are derailed when he becomes the target of a high-stakes bounty. The narrative structure feels heavily indebted to recent hits like <em>Violent Night<\/em> or the gritty choreography of <em>Nobody<\/em>, yet it lacks the polished execution that made those films stand out. In an era where streaming platforms are flooded with &#8220;content-first&#8221; productions-often seeing a 20-30% increase in low-budget genre releases during Q4-this film appears to be another entry designed for quick consumption rather than lasting impact.<\/p>\n<h3>Cast and Production Details<\/h3>\n<p>The film relies on a &#8220;home invasion&#8221; setup, with Carter forced to utilize festive ornaments and holiday decor as makeshift weaponry to survive waves of attackers. While the concept of using a candy cane or a string of lights as a lethal tool has been done before, the execution here feels uninspired. Joining Nick Sagar in the ensemble cast are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Montana Manning<\/li>\n<li>Gabriela Ochoa Perez<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Norwood<\/li>\n<li>Florence Hall<\/li>\n<li>Eloise Lovell Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Vas Blackwood<\/li>\n<li>Mark Fleischmann<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the ensemble effort, the trailer fails to deliver the kinetic energy or comedic timing required to elevate such a familiar script. For viewers seeking a high-octane holiday thrill, this particular outing seems destined to be overshadowed by more ambitious seasonal offerings.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2026\/official-trailer-for-the-holiday-hitman-comedy-starring-nick-sagar\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot tell your mom about this.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Saban Films has just dropped the official trailer for *The Holiday Hitman*, a British action-comedy from director Bradley Stryker. It\u2019s a chaotic, festive mess that\u2019s being unceremoniously dumped onto VOD this November. Brace yourselves-the holiday season just got a whole lot weirder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":37585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[36,2611,2612],"class_list":["post-37584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-moviestv","tag-mixtv","tag-to-watch","tag-trailer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37592,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37584\/revisions\/37592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}