Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas is a faith-based drama-documentary special about Mary and Joseph’s journey surrounding the birth of Jesus. Costner hosts the program, which ABC announced for December 9, 2025, with Disney+ and Hulu streaming beginning December 10.
What is Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas about?
The special follows Mary and Joseph through the hardships, trials and triumphs surrounding Jesus Christ’s birth. Disney describes it as both a drama and a documentary, and says it is intended to offer an inspiring way to experience the meaning of Christmas. The Associated Press likewise characterized it as a faith-based telling of the story of Mary, Joseph and Jesus’s birth.
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Kevin Costner hosts the special; the Associated Press also describes him as its narrator. The Disney+ listing names David L. Cunningham as director and lists Gia Rose Patel, Ethan Thorne, Anthony Barclay, Mohamed Zouaoui and Kods Joundoul alongside Costner in the cast.
When did it premiere?
The dates differ because they refer to separate distribution contexts. ABC Press announced the television premiere for Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Disney announced that the special would begin streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on December 10, 2025. ABC’s program listing displays December 10, matching the streaming date rather than the announced ABC premiere date.
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Where can you watch it?
Disney named Disney+ and Hulu as streaming destinations beginning December 10, 2025. For current access, check the Disney+ title listing; the sources do not establish availability in every country or whether the title remains available in a particular region. Subscription access and catalogues can vary by service and location.
ABC’s listing marks closed captions. Disney+ lists subtitles and audio description; the available accessibility tracks may depend on region and playback configuration. Disney+ also carries this viewing advisory: “Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.”
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Runtime and rating
The Disney+ US-facing listing gives a runtime of 1 hour 24 minutes and a TV-PG rating. ABC lists the runtime more precisely as 1:24:05. These are listing details, not a measure of the program’s audience or performance.
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- Brand: Punto
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- Brand: Hallmark
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- DVD
- Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color
- English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
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