HO HO HO, more like no no no.
This just didn't hit home for me, I watch the Santa movies every Christmas and still love them all, but this feels absolutely nothing like the movies at all.
What made the movies so great in my opinion was the love, and sweetness and overall wholesomeness that went into them and the jokes were all funny and they just make you feel warm and happy, but not this.
This to me feels like Disney is really trying to Milk Tim Allen, the story seems okay, Santa is getting old he may need to find a replacement but honestly the movie is beyond cringe worthy, I'm all for silly jokes most Christmas movies have them but this is just awkward to watch, I think they should have made it it's own thing with a different cast and nothing to do with the movies, even that would be meh
This is only after 1 episode !!! It's not cannon in my book.