# Jared Padalecki’s New Netflix Romance Film Officially Gets Its Streaming Debut This Week

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jared-padaleckis-new-netflix-romance-film-officially-gets-its-streaming-debut-this-week/
- Published: 2026-11-15T10:40:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T11:33:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/jared-padalecki-guarding-stars-november-release-date/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- *Guarding Stars* arrives on Netflix on 18 November.
- Jared Padalecki and Leighton Meester lead the holiday rom-com.
- Its story is adapted from Katherine Center’s novel *The Bodyguard*.

## Summary

Netflix will release *Guarding Stars*, a holiday romantic comedy starring Jared Padalecki and Leighton Meester, on Wednesday, 18 November. The film follows a Hollywood action star facing a stalker threat, with the romance built around a bodyguard posing as his girlfriend.

Adapted from Katherine Center’s novel *The Bodyguard*, the story casts Padalecki as Jack Stapleton and Meester as Hannah Brooks, a security professional protecting him during a Montana ranch getaway. Allen Rosenbaum directed the film; Andie MacDowell, Noah LaLonde, Phil Brooks, Ava Max and Walker Hayes also appear. It joins Netflix’s growing selection of Christmas releases.

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