Drummer Boy Movie Teaser Trailer: Angel’s Christmas Musical Opens November 6

Angel has released the teaser trailer for Drummer Boy, a new Christmas musical coming to theaters on November 6.

Set against the American Revolutionary War, Drummer Boy tells a moving story of family, faith, freedom, and forgiveness. As revolution divides a nation, two brothers are pulled onto opposite sides of America’s fight for independence. One serves the Crown. One joins the Patriot cause as a drummer boy. With love, loyalty, and family caught in the crossfire, their story becomes a deeply personal journey through war and hope.

Drummer Boy brings a new kind of Christmas story to the big screen.

Watch the Drummer Boy Teaser Trailer

The first teaser trailer for Drummer Boy offers audiences an early look at the film’s sweeping Revolutionary War setting, emotional family conflict, and powerful musical identity.

What Is Drummer Boy About?

Drummer Boy is a Christmas musical set during the American Revolutionary War.

The film follows the Clem family as the growing conflict between the colonies and the British Crown reaches their home. Jeremiah Clem and Benjamin Clem, two brothers shaped by loss, loyalty, and duty, are eventually drawn to opposite sides of the war.

As the fight for independence intensifies, Drummer Boy explores the personal cost of revolution through a story of divided family, tested faith, and the hope of reconciliation.

At its heart, the film is about more than war. It is about the meaning of freedom, the burden of forgiveness, and the courage it takes to choose what is right when the world around you is breaking apart.

Who Is in the Cast of Drummer Boy?

Drummer Boy features a strong ensemble cast, including:

Beth Easdown as Lady Elizabeth Balfour

Charles Esten as Lord Balfour

Iain Glen as Major John Ambrose

India Brown as Emmaline

Ioan Gruffudd as Nathaniel Clem

Joel Smallbone as Jeremiah Clem

Lucas Leach as Benjamin Clem

Melora Hardin as Rachel Clem

The film also brings original music from for King + Country to the center of the story, giving audiences a Christmas musical set within one of the most defining conflicts in American history.

The Filmmakers Behind Drummer Boy

Behind Drummer Boy are brothers Ben and Joel Smallbone, who bring a shared passion for ambitious, emotionally resonant storytelling to the film as directors and producers.

Together, Ben and Joel have created a Christmas musical that combines history, music, spectacle, and heart while keeping the Clem family’s divided loyalties and hope for reconciliation at the center.

When Does Drummer Boy Release?

Whether you are drawn to Revolutionary War stories, emotional family dramas, or inspiring Christmas musicals, Drummer Boy has something for you!

Watch the teaser trailer now, and see Drummer Boy in theaters November 6.