Kate O’Flynn (Widow’s Bay), Jamie Demetriou (The Moment) and Dexter Sol Ansell (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms) are joining Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage in Olivia Wilde’s upcoming Christmas comedy, Naughty.
The new holiday comedy directed by Olivia Wilde stars Jennifer Aniston as a single mum trying to secure custody of her son. She decides to find Santa Claus, played by Peter Dinklage, and persuade him to testify at her divorce hearing. Early descriptions compared the concept to ‘Bridesmaids set at the North Pole’.
Newly added cast member Kate O’Flynn is best known for her Emmy-winning supporting role as Patricia in Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay–the show was a major awards success, winning 14 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Upcoming projects for O’Flynn include Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care and Alice Birch’s Sweetsick.
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Joining O’Flynn is English comedian, actor and screenwriter, Jamie Demetriou, best known for creating and starring in Channel 4 comedy Stath Lets Flats. 12-year-old Dexter Sol Ansell, best known for playing Prince Aegon Targaryen in HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has also been announced.
Olivia Wilde will be directing, following the success of her A24 drama, The Invite, which premiered at Sundance in January 2026. First announced in 2023, Naughty was originally developed from an original screenplay written by Jimmy Warden, best known for Cocaine Bear. LuckyChap, the production company co-founded by Margot Robbie alongside Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Milan Popelka, is also producing alongside Wilde and Warden.
Universal is distributing the film, with a theatrical release scheduled for the 5th November 2027.
