Netflix has acquired the rights to The New York Times bestselling novel The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans and will adapt it into a feature film.

Director: Academy Award Nominee Charles Shyer (Alfie, Father of the Bride)

Writers: Charles Shyer (The Parent Trap, Private Benjamin), Rebecca Connor, David Golden (Dangerous Lies),

Cast: Justin Hartley (This Is Us), Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard, Parenthood) and Treat Williams (Everwood, Hair)

Producers: Timothy O. Johnson with Johnson Production Group, Margret Huddleston (Love, Guaranteed; Dangerous Lies), Stephanie Slack (Love, Guaranteed; Dangerous Lies)

Executive Producers: Justin Hartley, Norman Stephens

Line Producer: Navid Soofi

Supervising Producer: Oliver De Caigny

Logline: When best-selling author Jacob Turner returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel - a beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own. Together, they embark on an adventure to confront their pasts and discover a future that's totally unexpected.