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- [Narrator] It's time to talk about
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the Netflix Christmas universe,
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also known as the NCU.
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Let us know which holiday hit is your favorite
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in the comments.
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The NCU is a magical, romantic holiday world
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where most of the men are royal bachelors
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and most of the women are Vanessa Hudgens.
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If you're a heroine working for the holidays,
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a spontaneous carol singer,
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or a potentially magical old person,
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you might just be in the NCU.
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There are 10 total films in the NCU.
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In order of release, they are "A Christmas Prince,"
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"Christmas Inheritance," "The Holiday Calendar,"
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"The Princess Switch,"
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"A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding,"
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"Holiday in the Wild," "The Knight Before Christmas,"
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"A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby,"
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"Operation Christmas Drop,"
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and "The Princess Switch: Switched Again."
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The NCU began with 2017's "A Christmas Prince."
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This movie established the story basis
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for each of these films.
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- Come with me, please.
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- [Narrator] An everyday heroine
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enters a magical Christmas world
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where she finds love and herself.
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Beyond this, "A Christmas Prince" and its two sequels
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undoubtedly form the main pillar of the cinematic universe.
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Think of Amber as Iron Man and if Amber is Iron Man,
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then Vanessa Hudgens is Captain America
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and the Hulk and Thor.
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- Do I really need to explain?
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- [Narrator] While "The Princess Switch"
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and "The Princess Switch: Switched Again"
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obviously form the second royal pillar of the NCU,
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"The Knight Before Christmas" also ties in more subtly.
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- Your great grandmother's cousin Cecil
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fled the country after a dalliance
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with a vulgar American divorcee.
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It was rumored that Cecil settled in the United States.
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- [Narrator] And if Cecil has one descendant in America,
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why not two?
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This explains how Brooke fits into this world.
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She's another holiday-loving Hudgens
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destined for royal romance.
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These films have similarly enchanting royal stories
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but "A Christmas Prince" and "The Princess Switch"
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are also connected in deeper and more meaningful ways.
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- We feel a review is prudent.
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- [Narrator] Aldovia, Belgravia, and Montenaro
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are the three fictional countries
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prominently featured in these two film series.
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In "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby,"
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this map even confirms
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that Aldovia and Belgravia are neighbors.
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Of course, the first link between these two worlds
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came in "The Princess Switch," when Kevin and Margaret
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watched "A Christmas Prince" on Netflix.
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- Your favorite?
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- No, it's your favorite.
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- Right.
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- [Narrator] Then, in the sequel,
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Amber and Edward are actually present
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at Lady Margaret's coronation.
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This suggests that within the NCU,
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these movies could be biopics or even documentaries,
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rather than fictional films.
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It follows that the televised appearance
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of the other movies, including "The Holiday Calendar,"
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"Christmas Inheritance," and "Holiday in the Wild,"
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would be documentaries or biopics as well.
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- There is nothing like a happy ending to make someone cry.
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- [Narrator] The biopic slash documentary angle makes sense,
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as each of these 10 films is focused on
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a particularly newsworthy story.
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Just like a royal wedding,
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the transformation of a party heiress
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or the saving of an elephant orphanage
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are real events that are likely famous enough within the NCU
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to be made into films.
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Even "Operation Christmas Drop,"
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which has yet to appear on Vanessa Hudgens' TV,
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establishes just how newsworthy
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the story is within the movie.
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But you're probably still wondering,
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"How exactly did this universe get started?"
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Well, all of the films in the NCU are made by MPCA
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in partnership with Netflix and produced by Brad Krevoy.
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It all began when they needed a film to have on TV
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in 2018's "The Holiday Calendar."
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The creators decided to intentionally link the films
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in deeper and more complex ways,
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planting Easter eggs, or acorns,
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in their other collaborations with Netflix, too.
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- What with the Belgravians here in Aldovia as well,
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it seems royals marrying outside of the noble classes
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has become quite fashionable.
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- [Narrator] And that's everything you need to know
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about the Netflix Christmas universe.
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Thanks for watching and happy holidays.
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(orchestral music)