The One ()
Cast: Martin Sheen, Carter Malone Harvey, Jana Kramer, Nick Zano
Release Date: November 6, 2026
Runtime: 1 hr. 44 mins.
Genre: Drama, Family
Hawk ages out of the Chicago foster system and uses his one way train ticket to see the tallest Christmas Tree in the World. Strapped only with his guitar and un-diagnosed PTSD, Hawk battles the cold, loneliness, homelessness, disruptive panic attacks, and traumatic flashbacks. He crosses paths with a mysterious world traveler named Jefferson (Martin Sheen), who helps him find food and introduces him to the small town. Jefferson disappears and Hawk meets Alexis (Olivia Sanabia), a runaway teenager grieving the loss of her twin sister. Alexis’s mom, Lisa (Jana Kramer) is the President of “The One” planning committee and is also still grieving the loss of her daughter, but with avoidance mechanisms like putting pictures in the closet and home videos in the attic. This has caused an unspoken rift in her relationship with Alexis. Together the two teenagers reminisce about Hawk’s foster life, discuss the existence of God, question his cultural or rather lack of culturalbackground, and write a song called “Are You Here”, an original by We The Kings. Alexis helps Hawk get to the tree lighting ceremony while dodging her family's rescue search that includes her zany vegetarian Aunt Jordan, her little sister Melanie, and her nurturing dad Jim (Nick Zano). As the tree countdown begins, tragedy strikes and Jefferson returns to help the family, but is it too late?
Synopsis
Hawk ages out of the Chicago foster system and uses his one way train ticket to see the tallest Christmas Tree in the World. Strapped only with his guitar and un-diagnosed PTSD, Hawk battles the cold, loneliness, homelessness, disruptive panic attacks, and traumatic flashbacks. He crosses paths with a mysterious world traveler named Jefferson (Martin Sheen), who helps him find food and introduces him to the small town. Jefferson disappears and Hawk meets Alexis (Olivia Sanabia), a runaway teenager grieving the loss of her twin sister. Alexis’s mom, Lisa (Jana Kramer) is the President of “The One” planning committee and is also still grieving the loss of her daughter, but with avoidance mechanisms like putting pictures in the closet and home videos in the attic. This has caused an unspoken rift in her relationship with Alexis. Together the two teenagers reminisce about Hawk’s foster life, discuss the existence of God, question his cultural or rather lack of culturalbackground, and write a song called “Are You Here”, an original by We The Kings. Alexis helps Hawk get to the tree lighting ceremony while dodging her family's rescue search that includes her zany vegetarian Aunt Jordan, her little sister Melanie, and her nurturing dad Jim (Nick Zano). As the tree countdown begins, tragedy strikes and Jefferson returns to help the family, but is it too late?