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Netflix users are being reassured by the star of a new chart-topping Christmas film.

New edition The cheerful gentlemen has shot straight to the top of the streaming service’s most-watched list since its premiere on Wednesday (November 20) – leaving thousands of viewers warm under the collar.

Described as a festive take on Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike franchise, the film follows Ashley (Britt Robertson), a Broadway dancer who performs a Christmas-themed revue in small-town America led by a male stripper named Luke (Chad Michael Murray).

Netflix has found a niche in releasing Christmas movies in recent years The cheerful gentlemen‘s trailer was first released, there was some concern over whether it would be suitable for families to watch together due to the brutal number of scenes featuring a naked Murray.

However, the One Tree Hill And Gilmore girls star reassures those who want to watch the film about its content.

“It’s not unnecessary in any way,” he said Varietyand added: “We threaded the needle on that film. You go too far and you make one movie; you go too deep and it doesn’t work at all.

“It’s in the perfect space where people won’t mind if it’s on the TV in the background. It is the right place and I am very proud of that.”

For Murray’s many shirtless scenes, he underwent an extensive regimen, which he said was “a combination of everything from cardio to cyro to vitamins, supplements and clean eating.”

He said his muscular co-star Cole Prattes, who plays Troy, taught him how to “do a third of the work and get better results.”

The cheerful gentlemen is directed by Peter Sullivan, who co-wrote the film with Jeffrey Schenck and Marla Sokoloff.

The releases follow a new Christmas film, Hot icywhich stars Mean girls star Lacey Chabert and Schitts Creekby Dustin Milligan.

While the streaming service’s Christmas movies are usually labeled as guilty pleasures, Hot Frosty is the rare film that viewers say is actually worth your time.

Hot icy follows a widow whose life changes when she magically brings a snowman to life. Both films are now available to stream on Netflix.