Twenty new Christmas movies will air during Great American Christmas, the holiday programming event at the Great American Family network.
Jill Wagner, Danica McKellar, Paul Greene, Trevor Donovan, Candace Cameron Bure, Natasha Bure, Chad Michael Murray, and Jen Lilley are among the stars who will headline films for the network, which was founded by former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott.
“The 2023 edition of Great American Christmas features 20 high-quality original holiday movies and around-the-clock, 24/7 holiday films from the network’s library on Great American Family,” reads a statement from the network.
New Christmas movies
12 Games of Christmas, starring Johnny Ramey and Felisha Cooper.
In 12 Games of Christmas, a group of old friends and neighbors are transported into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party.
A Christmas Blessing, starring Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, and Jesse Hutch.
A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt’s charity with help from a new friend (Hutch) and handsome business associate next door (Tupper).
A Christmas Commission (this is a working title and could change), starring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster.
Two rival realtors (Fisher and Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.
A Christmas for the Ages, starring Natasha Bure, Anna Ferguson, Kate Craven, and Cheryl Ladd.
Prompted by their youngest granddaughter (Bure), four generations celebrate family and what Christmas was like in the 40s, 60s, 90s, and present day.
A Dash of Christmas, starring Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell.
A marketing exec (Osnes) must learn a recipe to get her dream job and ends up in a holiday bake-off with a dream baker (Russell).
A Model Christmas (working title), starring Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth.
While on a charity press tour, a model (Tsai) ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver (Heyworth) she hired to assist her for the week.
A Paris Christmas Waltz, starring Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison.
A novice dancer (Lilley) pairs with a professional (Morrison) to enter a renowned dance competition…in Paris! The next story in The Christmas Waltz universe, the highest-rated Christmas rom-com of 2020, from Michael Damian and Janeen Damian.
A Royal Christmas Holiday, starring Brittany Underwood and Jonathan Stoddard.
In search of her big break, a reporter (Underwood) arranges a Christmas interview with a European Prince (Stoddard) visiting the United States. Will the reporter’s big story become her love story?
A Time Capsule Christmas (working title), starring Jillian Murray and Daniel Lissing.
A father (Lissing) bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected romance (Murray) while tracking down the original owner of a Christmas time capsule.
Bringing Christmas Home (working title), starring Jill Wagner and Paul Greene.
A professor of military history (Wagner) teams with an antique store owner (Greene) to track down the original owner of a historic WWII uniform and the love letters left in its pockets.
Christmas on Windmill Way, starring Christa Taylor Brown and Chad Michael Murray.
To save her family’s legacy windmill, a woman (Taylor Brown) must remind her ex-boyfriend (Michael Murray) of the best of their hometown.
Destined 2: Christmas Once More, starring Shae Robbins and Casey Elliott.
In this sequel, Theo (Elliott) continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim (Robbins) as he attempts to propose at Christmas.
Mistletoe Moments, starring Susie Abromeit and Liam McIntyre.
With her career on the line, a decorator (Abromeit) must work with an unexpected partner (McIntyre) to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.
My Christmas Hero, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Gabriel Hogan.
An army reserve doctor (Bure) tracks down her family’s military history with the help of a new romance (Hogan).
Our Christmas Wedding, starring Holly Deveaux and Drew Seeley.
In the sequel, roles reverse as Nicole’s boss plans newly engaged Nicole (Deveaux) and Michael’s (Seeley) wedding in two weeks at Christmas.
Peppermint & Postcards, starring Ella Cannon and Christopher Russell.
When a Christmas letter concerning her love life goes viral, one mom discovers that romance might be right at her door.
Santa, Maybe (working title), starring Aubrey Reynolds.
Can theater director Lila (Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process?
The Christmas Regift (working title), starring Erin Agostino and Marshall Williams.
A city manager (Williams) recruits the help of a childhood friend (Agostino) in setting right his town’s Christmas Charity event, while she sets to work setting him up with her close friend.
‘Twas the Text Before Christmas, starring Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan.
An unexpected text message sent to the wrong number (Patterson) sets into motion a Christmas tradition with a new family (Donovan) over three separate years.
Great American Christmas begins October 20 on Great American Family. The exact air dates and times for each movie are not available yet. We will be updating this story with more information so keep checking back.
New Hallmark movie transports viewers to Italy
The new Hallmark movie A Very Venice Romance will premiere as part of the network’s Fall Into Love lineup.
The romantic comedy, which stars Stephanie Leonidas and Raniero Monaco Di Lapio, was filmed on location in Italy.
New Hallmark movie
In A Very Venice Romance, Stephanie Leonidas stars as Amy, a New York City executive trying to launch a healthy deliverable meal prep service. She decides that celebrity chef Marcello (Monaco Di Lapio) would be the perfect person to help her develop the meals but when she approaches him with a pitch, he turns her down.
Amy decides to go to Italy and speak with Marcello in person. She enrolls as a student at his academy and meets an interesting cast of characters as she learns to cook.
Marcello introduces her to the slow-paced pleasures of Italy and convinces her that meal prep kits should use fresh ingredients instead of supplements but Amy’s boss isn’t convinced.
“Will Amy follow her instincts and her heart, or will she stay quiet to keep her job?” reads a synopsis from Hallmark Channel.
Stephanie Leonidas
Stephanie Leonidas was born in London and began her acting career doing community theater. She has appeared on the TV shows Down to Earth, Holby City, Daddy’s Girl, Revelations, Empire, American Gothic, and Van Der Valk.
From 2013 to 2015 she starred on the Syfy series Defiance, which was based on a video game. In an interview, the actress said the show was appealing both because of its groundbreaking nature — the story lines on the show and the game intersected — but also because it was, at its heart, a story about humanity.
“What I loved about the script was that, even though it was about aliens, and there was a lot of shooting and fighting, it wasn’t predominantly about that stuff,” she told Collider. “There was a real human drama to it. The aliens have heart, and it felt like it was something that people could relate to more than just watching a bunch of aliens, post-apocalypse, not really getting on. It just had so much more to it.”
Raniero Monaco Di Lapio
Raniero Monaco Di Lapio has starred in the TV shows So che ritornerai, Taljanka, I Medici 3, Che Dio ci Aiuti 5, and Guida Astrologica per Cuori Infranti.
Where to watch
Hallmark Channel can be accessed through Philo, Sling TV, Frndly TV, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, Peacock, Hallmark Movies Now, and Fubo. It can take a while for new movies to be added to the streaming platforms, so keep checking back.
If you have a library card, check to see if your library is connected to Hoopla. Hallmark movies and shows can be accessed via this app.
A Very Venice Romance will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 30 at 8/7c.
New Hallmark mystery set on a remote island
The scariest part of the new Hallmark mystery movie Mystery Island is that it takes place on a remote island with NO CELL SERVICE.
If that isn’t terrifying enough, there is also a murder.
New Hallmark mystery
In Mystery Island, Elizabeth Henstridge stars as Dr. Emilia Priestly, a noted British criminal psychiatrist. When her friend, Baroness Jane Alcott (played by Kezia Burrows) insists she take some time off, Priestly agrees to accompany the baroness on a trip to a mystery-themed resort island.
When she arrives, she discovers the no cell service rule and comes face-to-face with the resort’s eccentric owner, John Murtaugh (Robert Getman). In the resort’s inaugural weekend, the guests are supposed to solve a pretend murder.
But when the guests discover the owner dead, the game is halted and the entire island is shut down so that police can investigate.
Solving a mystery
Though Emilia is at the resort to relax, she soon puts her investigative skills to use and joins forces with the handsome local detective (played by Charlie Weber) who has been sent out to solve the case.
“The lines between game and reality are blurred as they unravel the web of romance, revenge, and betrayal behind the resort, its guests, and its elusive founder,” reads a synopsis from the network.
This is the fourth new mystery Hallmark has debuted this year. In May, Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp starred in The Dancing Detective: Deadly Tango. Tamera Mowry-Housley played a conductor who solves a mystery at an Irish boarding school in Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major. And Jodie Sweetin starred in The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost.
Elizabeth Henstridge
Elizabeth Henstridge got her start on the British TV series Hollyoaks. She appeared in the movies Gangs of Tooting Broadway (2013), Reach Me (2014), and Wolves at the Door (2016). She has starred in the TV shows Ultimate Spider-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Suspicion.
In 2019, she co-starred with Ryan Paevey in the Countdown to Christmas rom-com Christmas at the Plaza.
Charlie Weber
Charlie Weber moved to New York at the age of 19 to study acting. He worked as a model before being cast in the Greg Berlanti film The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy.
He appeared on How to Get Away With Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Drew Carey Show, Charmed, Veronica Mars, House, Burn Notice, Bones, Warehouse 13, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
He also starred in the movies The Locksmith, As They Made Us, After We Collided, and Coyote Lake.
In 2022 he made his Hallmark debut in the movie Christmas Bedtime Stories.
Mystery Island will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, September 29 at 9/8c.
The complete list of Kavan Smith Hallmark movies
Kavan Smith is well-known to Hallmark audiences as Lee Coulter, a prosperous businessman on the hit series When Calls the Heart. But the Canadian actor, who got his start on the TV series Destiny Ridge, has appeared in 12 movies for the network.
Kavan Smith Hallmark movies
Kavan Smith developed a love of performing as a teenager. Though he enrolled in the University of Calgary to study economics, he dropped out after a year and a half. Eventually, he entered the performing arts program at Mount Royal University.
Smith went on to have roles in Sanctuary, Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Twilight Zone, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, and The 4400.
In 2000 he landed a role in the Brian De Palma movie Mission to Mars, working alongside Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, and Connie Nielsen.
When Calls the Heart
Though Smith has worked with his fellow When Calls the Heart star Pascale Hutton in several movies, he admitted in an interview that they didn’t get off to the best start.
“We shot a scene one day and she kept trying to shove a spoon full of food into my mouth,” Kavan said during an appearance on Home and Family.
“[It] was not written in the script—I just thought it would be funny,” Pascale said.
“It was annoying at first,” Smith said. “I was like ‘I’m not going to like this actor,’ but after about the sixteenth time I was like, ‘This is pretty funny.’ And then from that point on it become a contest of who could out-humor the other.”
The complete list:
1. Growing the Big One (2010)
Shannen Doherty co-starred with a very young-looking Kavan Smith in this movie about woman who inherits her grandfather’s pumpkin farm.
2. Garage Sale Mysteries (2014)
This movie was like an open casting call for future stars of When Calls the Heart. Not only did Kavan Smith appear in it, so did Johannah Newmarch (Molly) and Eva Bourne (Clara).
Lori Loughlin starred as Jennifer Shannon, a woman who can always find a diamond in the rough at garage sales. Whether it’s a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son, or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason (Rick Ravanello) to refurbish, she has made a career out of her treasure-hunting prowess. But, when a string of burglaries hits her town, Jennifer must use her keen eye for detail and her natural problem-solving instincts to help her piece together the clues and catch the criminal before it’s too late.
Garage Sale Mystery can be streamed here.
3. Hello, It’s Me (2015)
Kavan Smith co-starred with Kellie Martin in this drama, which debuted on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
Martin played Annie, a widow with two children who doesn’t believe she will ever find love again. But then she meets James (Kavan Smith), a wealthy bachelor who is drawn to her free spirit.
Afraid to love again, Annie longs for guidance when she starts to develop feelings for this new man. Her prayers are answered when she starts receiving communications from her late husband that encourage her to follow her heart.
Hello, It’s Me can be streamed here.
4. Wedding Bells (2016)
Danica McKellar and Kavan Smith starred in this romantic comedy about two commitment-phobic professionals who are asked to be the maid of honor and best man at a wedding.
Though at first the only thing they have in common is their disdain for relationships, they soon find they are a good match.
Wedding Bells can be streamed here.
5. The Irresistible Blueberry Farm (2016)
Kavan Smith had a supporting role in this movie about a high-powered attorney who returns to her small Maine hometown to deliver a mysterious letter to the owner of a local blueberry farm.
The Irresistible Blueberry Farm can be streamed here.
6. The Perfect Bride (2017)
In this rom-com, Pascale Hutton starred as Molly White, a fitness instructor who runs a boot camp for brides-to-be. Kavan Smith played Nick, a wedding photographer whose fiancé signs up for Molly’s class.
The Perfect Bride can be streamed here.
7. The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells (2018)
In the sequel to the 2017 movie The Perfect Bride, Molly and Nick are planning their wedding when they encounter unexpected obstacles. When their big day is put in jeopardy, they have to work together to get back on track.
The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells can be streamed here.
8. Love on the Menu (2019)
Autumn Reeser stars as Maggie, an executive with a frozen food company who makes a deal with a chef named Hank (played by Kavan Smith) to develop a line of gourmet ready meals.
Maggie begins to develop feelings for Hank but soon has to choose between love and her career when her boss wants her to back out of the deal.
Love on the Menu can be streamed here.
9. You Had Me at Aloha (2021)
Kavan Smith and Pascale Hutton played TV co-hosts with completely different styles in this romantic comedy, which was filmed on location in Hawaii.
As they clash over their opposing ideas for their TV show, they grapple with the fact that not only do they need each other to further their careers, but they also balance each other on and off the screen.
You Had Me at Aloha can be streamed here.
10. Big Sky River (2022)
Looking to take a break from New York City and place some real distance between herself and her ex-husband, Tara Kendall (Emmanuelle Vaugier) books a summer rental in Parable, Montana. The small, rural town endeared itself to Tara as a young girl and she credits her time in Parable for her love of horses and horseback riding.
Sheriff Boone Taylor (Kavan Smith) has finally found his footing after losing the love of his life. Boone is kind to his new neighbor but he can’t deny that there’s something very special about Tara and he’d like her to stay for more than just one summer.
When Tara’s stepdaughter reaches out for help, the painful realities of real life step on any dreams of life in the country.
Big Sky River can be streamed here.
11. Big Sky River: The Bridal Path (2023)
In the sequel to 2022’s Big Sky River, Emmanuelle Vaugier returns as Tara, a woman who left her life in New York City for romance in Montana. Kavan Smith is Sheriff Boone Taylor, the man who swept her off her feet.
It soon becomes apparent that blending their families won’t be as easy as falling in love.
12. Notes of Autumn (2023)
Kavan Smith and Pascale Hutton had a cameo appearance in this movie about two best friends (Ashley Williams and Luke Macfarlane) who switch houses for the fall.
Everything you need to know about all the new Hallmark Christmas movies coming to TV in 2023
Details have been released about new Hallmark Christmas movies coming to TV in 2023. Forty new movies will premiere during the Countdown to Christmas and Miracles of Christmas programming events.
The new movies include romances, dramas, and a sequel to the 2022 Countdown to Christmas hit Haul Out the Holly.
New Hallmark Christmas movies
Programming begins on Friday, October 20. New movies will air every weekend leading up to Christmas. The new titles will star Hallmark favorites such as Evan Roderick, Meghan Ory, Christopher Russell, Catherine Bell, James Denton, Paul Campbell, Stephen Huszar, Wes Brown, Lacey Chabert, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, Marcus Rosner, Kevin McGarry, and Michael Rady
Countdown to Christmas
Checkin’ It Twice will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, October 20 at 8/7c.
A journeyman hockey player (Kevin McGarry) falls for a real estate agent (Kim Matula) in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey-loving family’s backyard.
Where Are You, Christmas? will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 21 at 8/7c.
When Addy (Lyndsy Fonseca) wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic (Michael Rady) to restore Christmas.
Under the Christmas Sky will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, October 22 at 8/7c.
Jessica Parker Kennedy stars as Kat, an esteemed astrophysicist scheduled for her first trip into space until an accident grounds her.
While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with David (Ryan Paevey) to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?
Christmas by Design will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, October 27 at 8/7c.
A fashion designer (Rebecca Dalton) gets accepted into a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection and not only finds the inspiration for her next line but decides to redesign her approach to what’s most important in life.
Mystic Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 28 at 8/7c.
Juniper (Jessy Schram) travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer (Chandler Massey), the owner of the pizza shop
Joyeux Noel will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, October 29 at 8/7c.
When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea (Jaicy Elliot), she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark (Brant Daugherty) to uncover the mystery behind the artist.
Flipping for Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 3 at 8/7c.
It’s almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail (Ashley Newbrough) agrees to help her sister with the “simple flip” of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo (Marcus Rosner) has other plans in mind.
Never Been Chris’d will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 4 at 8/7c.
Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi (Janel Parrish) and Liz (Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Tyler Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.
The Santa Summit will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 5 at 8/7c.
It’s time for the annual Santa Summit, in which revelers put on Santa suits and hop around designated locations in town to eat, drink, and be merry.
Ava (Hunter King) and Liam (Benjamin Hollingsworth) have an unexpected encounter and then spend the rest of the night trying to reconnect.
Everything Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 10 at 8/7c.
Lori Jo’s (Cindy Busby) love for Christmas takes her on a road trip to Yuletide Springs with her roommate Tori (Kat Barrell), where Christmas is celebrated year-round.
Along the way, the friends meet Carl (Corey Sevier) and Jason (Matt Wells), and the foursome make stops during their journey to enjoy more small-town Christmas attractions. But when a series of events puts a damper on their plans, a little Christmas magic may put this trip back on the right path.
Christmas Island will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 11 at 8/7c.
When a snowstorm diverts pilot Kate’s (Rachel Skarsten) first private flight en route to Switzerland, she must team up with an air traffic controller (Andrew Walker) to secure her dream job as a private pilot.
A Heidelberg Holiday will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 12 at 8/7c.
Heidi Heidelberg (Ginna Claire Mason) receives the dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in Germany. While there, she meets Lukas (Frédéric Brossier), a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage.
Navigating Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 17 at 8/7c.
Recently divorced Melanie (Chelsea Hobbs) and her son Jason visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse where she connects with the curt but cute owner (played by Stephen Huszar).
A Merry Scottish Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 18 at 8/7c.
When estranged siblings, Lindsay (Lacey Chabert) and Brad (Scott Wolf) Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother, Jo, a big family secret is revealed.
Holiday Hotline will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 19 at 8/7c.
After leaving London, Abby (Emily Tennant) connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is a single dad (Niall Matter) who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life.
Catch Me If You Claus will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Thursday, November 23 at 6/5c.
Italia Ricci stars as an aspiring news anchor who’s finally getting her big break on her station’s Christmas morning newscast. But that’s put in jeopardy when she captures an intruder in her home wearing a red suit claiming to be Chris (Luke Macfarlane), Santa’s son.
Letters to Santa will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 6/5c.
When young siblings receive a magic pen from Santa that appears to grant wishes, they ask for their separated parents (played by Katie Leclerc and Rafael de la Fuente) to reunite.
Holiday Road will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 8/7c.
A group of strangers stranded at the airport rent a van to get home in time for Christmas. They navigate a series of misadventures together and form a deeper bond that just might change the trajectories of each of their lives.
The movie, based on true events, stars Sara Canning, Warren Christie, Enid-Raye Adams, Kiefer O’Reilly, Trevor Lerner, Sharon Crandall, Ryan Mah, and Princess Davis.
Christmas in Notting Hill will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 6/5c.
Soccer star Graham Savoy (played by William Moseley), has always been too busy for love. But when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting Georgia (Sarah Ramos), a visiting American who has no idea who he is.
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 8/7c.
As the holidays approach, Emily (Lacey Chabert) and Jared (Wes Brown) are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple.
Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane’s uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with the local HOA to make sure everything is perfect. But everything is put in jeopardy when a local house is put on the market.
Our Christmas Mural will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 6/5c.
Alex Paxton-Beesley stars as Olivia, a single mom who returns home for Christmas. Her mom secretly enters her into a mural contest. She wins and partners with a local teacher (played by Dan Jeannotte) to create a Christmas masterpiece.
A Biltmore Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 8/7c.
Lucy Hardgrove (Bethany Joy Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of a classic Christmas movie filmed in 1947 at the historic Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.
While visiting the estate, she travels back through time and finds herself on the set of the original movie. She spends time with one of the film’s stars, played by Kristoffer Polaha, and sparks fly.
My Norwegian Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 1 at 8/7c.
A grieving granddaughter, played by Rhiannon Fish, goes to Norway to learn about her grandmother’s past. While there, she joins a local family in their holiday celebrations.
A Not So Royal Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 2 at 8/7c.
Brooke D’Orsay plays a journalist trying to get an interview with an elusive member of the royal family. Instead, the family gets a groundskeeper (played by Will Kemp) to dress up and pretend to be royalty.
Christmas With a Kiss will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 3 at 8/7c.
Mishael Morgan plays a woman who returns home to help with her family’s Christmas Carnival. While there, she has a surprise romantic reunion. The movie also stars Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Jaime M. Callica.
Magic in Mistletoe will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 8 at 8/7c.
Paul Campbell plays a successful author whose commercial success has left him a bitter recluse. As he returns to his hometown for an annual Christmas festival celebrating his books, he’s joined by April (Lyndie Greenwood), a publicist for the major publishing house he works with.
April is there for damage control after Harrington’s recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. But as she gets to know him better, April decides to try to rekindle his festive spirit.
Christmas on Cherry Lane will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 9 at 8/7c.
John Brotherton and Erin Cahill star as a young couple preparing to welcome their first child. Catherine Bell and James Denton play an engaged couple who live next door.
Round and Round will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 10 at 8/7c.
Vic Michaelis stars as Rachel, a woman who is stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party.
Can Zach (played by Bryan Greenberg), the “nice boy” Grandma’s trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?
The Secret Gift of Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 15 at 8/7c.
Meghan Ory stars as a personal shopper who sets out to help her new, widowed client Patrick (Christopher Russell) reconnect with his young daughter. Though Bonnie and Patrick’s ideas of shopping couldn’t be more different, she is determined to get Patrick and his daughter everything on their wish list.
Sealed With a List will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 16 at 8/7c.
Carley, played by Katie Findlay, sets out to conquer her list of abandoned resolutions from last year. Aided by coworker Wyatt (played by Evan Roderick), she finds love and the confidence to chase her dreams.
Friends & Family Christmas will premiere on Sunday, December 17 at 8/7c.
Humberly Gonzales stars as Daniella, who has recently moved to New York to pursue an art career and decides to stay in town to share the holidays with her circle of artist friends and to visit her overbearing parents.
Ali Liebert plays Amelia, a talented entertainment lawyer trying to stay focused on her work after a broken engagement. When Daniella and Amelia are set up by their parents, they agree to pretend that they are dating, to appease them for the holidays. However, as they spend time in each other’s worlds, they soon build a connection that is deeper than either of them could have hoped for.
Miracles of Christmas
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, October 26 at 8/7c.
A shopping channel host known as Ms. Christmas (Barbara Niven) receives a terminal diagnosis, which inspires a multi-city excursion set to spread Christmas cheer before her farewell broadcast.
My Christmas Guide will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 2 at 8/7c.
After losing his eyesight, a college professor (Ben Mehl) adopts a seeing-eye dog from a guide dog trainer (Amber Marshall). As they all begin to spend time together, his confidence returns and his heart begins to open.
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 9 at 8/7c.
New to town, Heidi Wicks (Erica Cerra) and her kids discover a Christmas mystery in their historic home. Local handyman and historian David (Victor Webster) helps along the way, finding his own surprising connection.
A World Record Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 16 at 8/7c.
Charlie (Aias Dalman) is an autistic boy determined to set a Guinness World Record by stacking 1,400 Jenga blocks. His mother, (played by Nikki DeLoach) and stepfather Eric (Lucas Bryant) encourage him to reach for his dream and they all celebrate when he gets the good news that he’ll get his chance on Christmas Eve.
They organize a fundraiser giving the townspeople an opportunity to donate and decorate a Jenga block, with the proceeds going to benefit kids with autism. Charlie’s journey to setting the Jenga world record gives them all the chance to learn more not just about themselves, but about what family really means.
A Season for Family will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Wednesday, November 22 at 8/7c.
Stacey Farber plays a woman whose adopted son Wesley (Benjamin Jacobson) has just one Christmas wish: to meet his brother (played by Azriel Dalman), who was adopted into a different family.
Cody’s father (played by Brendan Penny) is a widower who is not ready to have this conversation with his son, so he turns down a meeting. However, circumstances bring the two brothers unknowingly together and they become fast friends.
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 30 at 8/7c.
Facing her first Christmas without her mother and looking to avoid loneliness, Carly (Shenae Grimes-Beech) heads to a quaint town to lead the church choir at Christmas.
Once there, Carly meets Matthew (Chris Carmack), a man back in town after serving in the army. As she gets to know Matthew, the choir, and the townspeople, she stumbles across clues that suggest she may have been brought here for a life-changing reason.
As the mystery unravels one thing is clear, this journey will teach Carly about true love, learning to trust, and that forgiveness is needed to heal.
To All a Good Night will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, December 7 at 8/7c.
A small-town photographer (Kimberley Sustad) saves the life of a mysterious man (Mark Ghanimé), who is in town to buy her family’s parkland, which is also the location of the annual Christmas celebration.
Heaven Down Here will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, December 14 at 8/7c.
Inspired by Mickey Guyton’s song of the same name, “Heaven Down Here” tells the story of four disparate people who find themselves stranded by a snowstorm at a diner on Christmas Eve.
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, December 21 at 8/7c.
Laura Vandervoort stars as a woman who adopts a baby girl just before Christmas. When bad weather strikes, she and the baby get stuck in Bethlehem, PA, for the holidays. When there is no room at the inn, her only option is to stay with the innkeeper’s brother Joe (Benjamin Ayres), a quintessential bachelor who lives in a house that he treats like a barn.
As Mary Ann learns the value of community by spending time with Joe’s family and participating in the local church’s Christmas events, Joe starts getting his act together with new motivation and the two begin to see each other in a new light.
Emilie Ullerup and Peter Mooney play best friends who reunite in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie Retreat To You, Emilie Ullerup and Peter Mooney star as exes brought back together by fate.
“Will it be a happy reunion for high school sweethearts Abbie @emilie.ullerup and Sean #PeterMooney when they end up at the same wilderness retreat?” reads the caption for Hallmark’s post promoting the movie.
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Emilie Ullerup stars as Abby, who agrees to accompany her friend (played by Meghan Heffern) on a wilderness retreat. When she arrives, she is shocked to see Sean (Peter Mooney) her best friend from high school.
Abby and Sean had a falling out the night of their high school graduation party and haven’t seen each other since. When they get separated from the rest of the group on a hike, they must work together to find their way back to the campsite. Along the way, sparks fly.
About the cast
Emilie Ullerup starred for seven seasons on the hit Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. A native of Denmark, Ullerup moved to Canada after graduating from high school in Copenhagen to attend the Vancouver Film School.
Her first professional role was on the Syfy Channel series Battlestar Galactica. She starred in the shows Sanctuary, Blood Ties, Smallville, Supernatural, and Arctic Air.
In 2014 she made her Hallmark debut on the series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, before being cast as Bree O’Brien on Chesapeake Shores.
Ullerup has starred in the Hallmark movies Hearts of Christmas (2016), With Love, Christmas (2017), Christmas Bells Are Ringing (2018), Winter Castle (2019), Love & Glamping (2020), and Don’t Forget I Love You (2021).
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Peter Mooney
Peter Mooney trained at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People and the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal.
“I’m not sure why, but it was the only thing I ever wanted to do from when I was five,” Mooney said in an interview with Honest Reviews Corner.
From 2012 to 2015 he starred as Nick Collins on the TV series Rookie Blue. He also starred as Billy Crawford on Burden of Truth. Mooney has had roles on Camelot, Wynonna Earp, Saving Hope, 2030 CE, The Murdoch Mysteries, Category 7: The End of the World, and Absolution.
His first Hallmark movie was the 2022 romantic-comedy Fly Away With Me (2022). Mooney played Ted, who connects with Angie (played by Natalie Hall), when they are both hiding pets in an apartment complex with a strict no-animals policy.
Retreat To You will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 23 at 8/7c.
Tamera Mowry-Housley’s new Hallmark movie is a murder mystery set in Ireland
In the new Hallmark movie Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major, a ghost helps an amateur sleuth solve a murder. The mystery, which stars Tamera Mowry-Housley, is set in the beautiful Irish countryside.
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In the movie, Mowry-Housley stars as Gethsemane Brown, a former orchestra conductor who takes a job teaching at St. Brendan’s boarding school in Ireland.
Soon after she arrives, she finds and deciphers a cryptic musical message, summoning the ghost of famed composer Eamon McCarthy (played by Risteárd Cooper).
Eamon is known not only for his music, but also for murdering his longtime love. But McCarthy insists that he is innocent and seeks Gethsemane’s help in clearing his name.
While she investigates the murder, Gethsemane also struggles to get her motley crew of students ready for an upcoming choral competition. She gets some help from a handsome math teacher (played by Marco Grazzini).
About the cast
Tamera Mowry-Housley rose to fame with her twin sister Tia Mowry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister. She went on to become one of the hosts of the daytime show The Real. She also starred in movies for Disney and Pure Flix. In 2011, she married journalist Adam Housley after six years of dating. They have two children.
In 2022, she published a memoir titled You Should Sit Down for This: A Memoir About Life, Wine, and Cookies. In the book, she shared stories about the pressures of being a teenage star, the challenges of balancing family and career, and why it’s okay for women to hide out in their closets when they just need a few minutes of peace.
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According to a promotion for the book, “Being raised in Hawaii as an army brat instilled in her the discipline needed to succeed and conquer her dreams, but she felt secluded and sheltered, and wondered if living on her own terms would ever be her reality. Then, she decided it would. Tamera stopped letting other people define her, tapped into her faith, and tossed away negativity to hone her own happiness and create a unique path forward for herself.”
Mowry-Housley has starred in the Hallmark movies A Christmas Miracle (2019), Christmas Comes Twice (2020), The Santa Stakeout (2021), Girlfriendship (2022), Inventing the Christmas Prince (2022), and Dream Moms (2023).
Marco Grazzini
Marco Grazzini has portrayed police officer Mike Valenzuela on the Netflix series Virgin River since the second season. His character is a friend of bar owner Jack Sheridan (played by Martin Henderson).
Grazzini has had roles on the TV shows Nikita, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Beauty and the Beast, The Flash, The Magicians, and The Story of Us. He has also starred in several Christmas movies, including Christmas Unwrapped (2020), Lonestar Christmas (2020), and Designing Christmas (2022).
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, September 22 at 9/8c.
The most handsome Hallmark dads
Hallmark dads come in three flavors: handsome, handsome, and seriously handsome. It makes perfect sense. The network is known for picking good-looking leading men, and over the years, many of these hunks have started families.
In an interview, Andrew Walker (one of these handsome dads) talked about the stability the network can provide for actors in an otherwise unpredictable industry.
“You know, there’s no stability anywhere out there,” he said in an interview with Heavy. “And here are all of these actors in our 40s, wherein the general landscape of our industry we would be kind of at the tail end, which is sad to say. But here we are now [at Hallmark] and this is the fans’ [doing]. They watch the movies and give us that ability to continue to thrive and to bring them new stories with the same faces, just different combinations and storylines.”
Some Hallmark dads have even met their partners while working for the network. At least one — the handsome Brant Daugherty — became a dad while he was on the set of a Hallmark film.
Keep reading for a list of the network’s most handsome dads — in no particular order, since they all rock.
Marco Grazzini
Marco Grazzini is one of our favorite handsome hallmark dads because he fell for a fellow Hallmark star. Grazzini, who starred in The Story of Us (2019), A Taste of Summer (2019), A Valentine’s Match (2020), Right In Front of Me (2021), Hearts in the Game (2023), and Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major, started dating Alvina August — who starred in the Hailey Dean Mysteries — in 2014. They welcomed their daughter in September 2023.
“best birthday ever🐣 #girldad,” Grazzini wrote in the caption of a September 7th Instagram post that showed him holding his infant daughter.
Their fellow Hallmark stars weighed in.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Congrats @themarcograzzini,” wrote Tamera Mowry-Housley. “So happy for you guys. She’s beautiful.”
“This is awesome!!!!❤️❤️❤️” wrote Colin Lawrence.
Grazzini posted later on in the comments that though he considered his daughter a birthday gift, she wasn’t born on his birthday.
“No we don’t share birthdays😂,” he wrote. “Just zombie new parent late posting.”
Brennan Elliott
Brennan Elliott is the proud (and handsome) dad of two children with his wife, Cami. The Cedar Cove star posts frequently about his family. He has even shared the news of his wife’s battle with gastric cancer.
In a recent Instagram post, the Flower Shop Mysteries star shared a photo of his kids at a baseball game with the caption, “I’ve always said being a dad is the not only the best but most difficult role I’ve ever played! When the world seems out of balance these two always bring my perspective back to what’s important! We decided to watch a ball game and even though dad is a hockey fan it was so much fun to spend the day watching these incredible athletes with my precious babies!”
Chris McNally
Chris McNally is one of our favorites. Not only does he play one of the sweetest stepfathers-to-be on the hit series When Calls the Heart, he also fell for and had a baby with his Hallmark co-star Julie Gonzalo.
McNally and Gonzalo met while starring in the 2018 Hallmark movie The Sweetest Heart. In June of 2022, Gonzalo shared the news on Instagram that they had welcomed a baby together.
“Our hearts are full…” she wrote in the caption.
She shared another photo of McNally on Father’s Day in 2023 with the caption, “Happy Father’s Day love… she’s a lucky little lady.”
Rushi Kota
Handsome dad Rushi Kota became a father only days before starring in his first Hallmark movie.
In an interview with Us Weekly, the actor said his wife was due to give birth the day he began work on the rom-com Make Me a Match.
Kota said he and his wife, Reeshelle, tried “everything” to naturally speed up labor.
“Miraculously, he must have heard us because my wife’s water broke the next day and he was born after a smooth delivery,” Kota recalled of his son’s March arrival. “I just remember working on my character and memorizing lines in between changing diapers and no sleep.”
He said it was tough being away from his newborn son but said, “I’m proud of the movie and can’t wait to watch it with him when he’s older.”
Brant Daugherty
Like Kota, handsome dad Brant Daugherty also had a scheduling conflict when it came to the due date of his baby and his work for Hallmark.
When the actor found out his son was expected to arrive two days after shooting wrapped for the 2021 rom-com The Baker’s Son, he was conflicted about whether or not to go through with the movie.
“I thought, I’ll take the film as a way of providing for my family, and hopefully I’ll make it,” he said in an interview with Access Hollywood. “A lot of first babies come late.”
But Daugherty was still on location in Vancouver when his wife, Kimberly Hidalgo, called him from Los Angeles to say she was in early labor.
“It was a little intense,” he said, in an interview. “I was doing my best to hold it together from a thousand miles away.”
Daugherty called her in between every take. Finally, after 30 hours in labor, she opted for a C-section, which Daugherty was able to watch on a FaceTime call.
“Whenever I watch this movie I’m going to know that the day we did the scene on the dock was the day I was waiting for my son to be born,” he said.
Andrew Walker
Of course, no list of handsome anything would be complete without Andrew Walker.
The Hallmark star shares two sons with his wife, Cassandra Troy. The two met in 2004 and married in 2012.
In an Instagram post he shared what made their partnership so special.
“In the first week we met (circa 2004!), we discovered each other’s love for nature. It started with a hiking trip in @monttremblant. Followed countless small wilderness adventures, and some big, big trips which are always centered around being in nature. … I’m grateful for generous friends with cottages and a couple days in nature with you (and our littles).”
While Walker continued to work as an actor — he has been in 27 Hallmark movies to date — the couple also started a juice company called Clover.
Their first son, West Byron, was born in 2015 and a few years later they rebranded the company Little West. Their second son, Wolf Reinhard, was born in 2019.
Luke Macfarlane
Luke Macfarlane and his partner, Hig Roberts, welcomed daughter Tess Eleanor Macfarlane on June 4, 2023.
“We started life with some hectic days and received world class care,” Macfarlane wrote on his Instagram page. “On Father’s Day we got to take her home. Her Dads can’t wait to introduce her to all the remarkable people and the beautiful world we live in.”
His fellow Hallmark stars congratulated him in the comments section.
“Luuuuke!! You were made for this,” wrote Bethany Joy Lenz. “I’m so so happy for you.”
“Ahhhhh amazing!!!! So exciting!!!! Congratulations,” wrote Chesapeake Shores star Meghan Ory.
“This is incredible news!!” wrote Ali Sweeney. “I am SO happy for all three of you!!!!!! Congrats.”
Viv Leacock
Not only is Viv Leacock a handsome dad, he also brings his children to work with him. The When Calls the Heart actor co-stars with his son, Elias, and daughter, Vienna, on the hit Hallmark series. (His third child, Lennox, is also an actor though he doesn’t appear on the show.)
Leacock says he is grateful he gets to work with his family. In an interview, he said his daughter was unsure about whether to audition for the series until one of the producers, Peter DeLuise, sent her a video.
“He made a video of himself saying, ‘Vienna, I will not let you fail,’” he said.
Paul Greene
And, of course, there’s handsome dad Paul Greene. The When Calls the Heart star regularly shares the most adorable photos and videos on Instagram of his two sons, 19-year-old Oliver and 2-year-old Austin.
In a 2019 interview, Greene shared the personal philosophy he hopes to impart to his children.
“My philosophy is to find a way to add value to others so that your life makes a difference, and the world is left better than it was before you entered into the conversation,” Greene said. Whatever that means, if it is in school, the volleyball team, business or anywhere else—always find a way to add value wherever you are. It’s about how you live your life as a contribution to others, not just what can I get from it or how can I get more or better, but how do I add value and contribute to others. I feel that is the key to happiness.”
A house swap leads to romance in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie Notes of Autumn, best friends Ashey Williams and Luke Macfarlane switch houses and end up finding true love. The film, part of Hallmark’s Fall Into Love lineup, also stars Marcus Rosner and Peter Porte.
Hallmark shared a clip of the movie on Facebook along with a caption that read, “A musician and a writer searching for inspiration will go looking in unlikely places, discovering food, fun, and surprising romance in Saturday’s all-new ‘Notes of Autumn,’ part of Fall Into Love!”
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In Notes of Autumn, Ashley Williams plays Ellie, a classically trained pianist who gave up on her dream of playing professionally and instead works at a hotel.
Her best friend Leo (Macfarlane), lives in the rustic outskirts of British Columbia. A successful author, he is experiencing a serious case of writer’s block.
They decide to switch houses for a few months, hoping the change of scenery will inspire their creative sides.
Ellie meets Leo’s neighbor Sam (played by Marcus Rosner) and helps him plan a musical performance for a local charity. She also comes to terms with why she quit music years ago.
Leo strikes up a friendship with Ellie’s good friend Matt (played by Porte) and opens himself up to writing something different that really inspires him.
About the cast
From 2006 to 2011, Luke Macfarlane played Scotty Wandell on the ABC series Brothers & Sisters. He has also appeared on Beauty & the Beast, Iron Road, Supergirl, and Mercy Street.
Macfarlane has starred in the Hallmark movies Christmas Land (2015), The Mistletoe Promise (2016), A Birthday Wish (2017), Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle (2017), A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (2018), Just Add Romance (2019), Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen (2019), A Valentine’s Match (2020), Chateau Christmas (2020), Taking a Shot at Love (2021), Christmas in My Heart (2021), Moriah’s Lighthouse (2022), and A Magical Christmas Village (2022).
Ashley Williams
Ashley Williams got her start playing Dani Andropoulos on As the World Turns. She went on to have roles in Dawson’s Creek, Monk, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and The Jim Gaffigan Show.
She has starred in the Hallmark movies October Kiss (2015), Love on a Limb (2016), Christmas in Evergreen (2017), Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018), Northern Lights of Christmas (2018), Holiday Hearts (2019), Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019), Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020), and Two Tickets to Paradise (2022).
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In 2021, she co-starred with Kimberly Williams-Paisley in the Countdown to Christmas movies Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday and Sister Swap: Christmas in the City.
Marcus Rosner
Marcus Rosner is a Hallmark veteran. He appeared in Season 2 of the hit series When Calls the Heart and played Austin McMurray in Season 1 of the Hallmark series Ride.
He has appeared in the Hallmark movies Garage Sale Mysteries: All That Glitters (2014), A Christmas Detour (2015), Appetite For Love (2016), Summer Dreams (2016), Autumn in the Vineyard (2016), A Firehouse Christmas (2016), Fixer Upper Mysteries (2017), The Birthday Wish (2017), Summer in the Vineyard (2017), A Harvest Wedding (2017), Christmas in Evergreen (2017), Yes, I Do (2018), Valentine in the Vineyard (2019), Love on Harbor Island (2020), Christmas With a Crown (2020), and Romance to the Rescue (2022).
Peter Porte
Peter Porte played Ricky Williams on The Young and the Restless. He also appeared on the TV shows Parks and Recreation, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Days of Our Lives.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Love at the Shore (2017), A Gift to Remember (2017), Love, Once and Always (2018), Christmas Harmony (2018), Rome in Love (2019), and Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 (2019).
Notes of Autumn will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 16 at 8/7c.
Niall Matter and Heather Hemmens headline new Hallmark movie
The new Hallmark movie Come Fly With Me will premiere this weekend on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The film stars Niall Matter and Heather Hemmens and was filmed in cooperation with the United States Air Force.
On the network’s Facebook page, fans were enthusiastic about the new film.
“Can’t wait for this movie,” wrote one fan. “I love both actors. And the Thunderbirds, are you kidding? This should be fabulous!!!”
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Come Fly With Me was filmed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The movie features flight footage courtesy of the Department of the Air Force featuring the Thunderbirds, the air demonstration squad that showcases the capabilities of Air Force pilots.
In the movie, Heather Hemmens stars as Capt. Emma Fitzgerald, an Air Force pilot who has been transferred to Nellis Air Force Base to begin a two-year assignment on the famed Thunderbirds team.
Her 11-year-old daughter, Lucy (played by Pietra Castro), is befriended by another little girl, Alice (played by Georgia Acken), whose civilian father Paul (Matter), a widower, is raising her on his own.
Alice is in awe of Emma as she dreams of becoming a pilot someday. The girls decide to try to get their parents together.
Alice is in awe of Emma as she dreams of becoming a pilot someday. The girls decide to try to get their parents together.
Emma and Paul are drawn to each other and a spark develops, but Emma is overwhelmed by the demands of her Thunderbirds training and tells him she needs to focus on her flying. But when Alice’s health suddenly worsens, the thing keeping Emma and Paul apart could be what ultimately brings them all together.
About the cast
Heather Hemmens starred as Alice Verdura in the CW series Hellcats. She also appeared in the OWN series If Loving You is Wrong and the CW show Roswell, New Mexico. She has starred in the Hallmark movies Love, Take Two (2019), Christmas in My Heart (2021), Caribbean Summer (2022), and A Pinch of Portugal (2023).
Niall Matter appeared in the TV shows Stargate: Atlantis, Eureka, Melrose Place, 90210, and Rizzoli & Isles.
He starred in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries as Nick Miller. He has also appeared in the Hallmark movies Stop the Wedding (2016), Finding Father Christmas (2016), Falling For Christmas (2016), Engaging Father Christmas (2017), Love at First Dance (2018), Marrying Father Christmas (2018), Christmas at Dollywood (2019), Country at Heart (2020), Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020), Christmas Together With You (2021), Rip in Time (2022), The Secrets of Bella Vista (2022), When I Think of Christmas (2022), and Family History Mysteries: Buried Past (2023).
Come Fly With Me will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, September 15 at 9/8c.
UPtv’s Christmas schedule includes 8 new movies
UPtv has announced its Christmas lineup, which includes 8 new movies and 45 days of holiday programming. The films will include a musical featuring Gaither, as well as rom-coms starring Jessica Sipos, Franco Lo Presti, Peter Porte, Colin Mochrie, Mary Antonini, and Enrico Colantoni.
New movies
Up first is We’re Scrooged, starring Tamara Duarte and Andrew Bushell. In this rom-com, Duarte and Bushell play former high-school sweethearts who return to Minneapolis for their Christmas-themed high school reunion.
After a run-in at the kickoff event, they are both warned that they are going to be visited by three Christmas ghosts over the next three days.
While dreaming each night, they have shared experiences reliving their past and present Christmases. These unsettling yet comedic visits help them both see what they gave up. When the Ghost of Christmas Future visits them separately, they must decide whether to reunite or lose their love forever.
Christmas Time Capsule
Emily Alatalo stars as Tiffany, who is secretly in love with her best friend, James (played by Franco Lo Presti). When James asks her for the family heirloom engagement ring he left in her care, Tiffany realizes he is getting ready to propose to someone else.
She sets off on a road trip to stop the engagement and work up her nerve to tell James how she really feels.
Country Hearts Christmas
In this sequel to the UPtv movie Country Hearts, the Jameson family is preparing to celebrate the holidays when Tori and June are offered a chance to appear on a live Christmas Eve show. They know the appearance could give them a huge career boost, but it would also mean missing Christmas with the family on the farm.
Mistletoe Connection
Chesapeake Shores star Jessica Sipos stars as Kate Snow, a woman who loves all things Christmas and runs a gift shop that has been in her family for generations.
But her Christmas cheer is put on hold when she finds out that a developer is trying to take over the businesses in town. The situation becomes even worse after she realizes that the handsome stranger she encountered on the bus (played by Markian Tarasiuk) is the developer in question.
A Christmas Homecoming
This hour-long special will feature the beloved Gaither Family. According to UPtv, “It’s a Christmas special perfect for the whole family and guaranteed to fill you with holiday joy.”
Yuletide the Knot
When small-town wedding planner Rachel (played by Mary Antonini) is hired to plan a Christmas wedding for an out-of-town influencer couple, she is shocked when she finds out that the bride’s manager is her high-school sweetheart (played by Peter Porte).
Christmas at an Amish Bakery
After leaving her Amish community in her youth, a New York book editor (played by Alexandra Harris) finds herself in desperate need of a new cookbook to save her job.
She heads home to visit her family at Christmas, where she finds out their bakery is in financial trouble. With the help of a handsome local (played by Sean Koetting), she decides to write an Amish cookbook to save the business.
Dial S For Santa
Insurance investigator Lana Lawton (played by Sarah Dugdale) returns home for Christmas to spend time with her mom and cheer up her nephew, who is upset that his father — who is in the military — won’t make it home for Christmas.
When she finds out that several local businesses have been robbed, she decides to put her investigative skills to use and find out who is responsible. But she faces some resistance from the handsome local police chief, who isn’t convinced that a civilian can handle the job.
A Christmas Letter
This hockey-themed movie will premiere on Christmas Eve. UPtv has not released many details about the movie apart from the cast, which includes Colin Mochrie, David Lipper, Enrico Colantoni, and Glenda Bragzana.
Schedule
We’re Scrooged will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, November 5 at 7/6c.
Christmas Time Capsule will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, November 12 at 7/6c.
Country Hearts Christmas will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, November 19 at 7/6c.
Mistletoe Connection will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, November 26 at 7/6c.
A Christmas Homecoming will premiere on UPtv on Saturday, December 2 at 7/6c.
Yuletide the Knot will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, December 3 at 7/6c.
Christmas at an Amish Bakery will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, December 10 at 7/6c.
Dial S For Santa will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, December 17 at 7/6c.
A Christmas Letter will premiere on UPtv on Sunday, December 24 at 7/6c.
The Best Autumn Hallmark Movies
We’ve compiled a list of the best autumn Hallmark movies to get you in the mood for fall. If you’re ready for pumpkins, falling leaves, and romance, these classics are just what you need.
Best Autumn Hallmark Movies
1. Harvest Love (2017)
This classic romance stars Jen Lilley as a widow who takes her son to spend a week at her family’s pear farm in Washington state. Paevey plays the farm’s absurdly handsome manager. They fell hard for each other. There are many beautiful shots of autumn foliage. We highly recommend this movie.
2. Love, Fall & Order (2019)
This movie stars Hallmark favorites Erin Cahill and Trevor Donovan. Cahill plays a woman who leaves the city and goes home to help her dad save the annual Fall Fest on the family’s pumpkin farm. When she gets there, she finds herself face-to-face with a very handsome rival (played by Donovan).
3. Moonlight in Vermont (2017)
Lacey Chabert stars as Fiona, a New York City high-end real estate broker who gets dumped by her boyfriend and heads to her family’s quaint Vermont Inn to nurse her broken heart.
When her ex-boyfriend shows up with his new girlfriend, Fiona tries to make him jealous by pretending the inn’s handsome head chef, Derek (played by Chesapeake Shores star Carlo Marks), is her new boyfriend.
4. Under the Autumn Moon (2018)
Lindy Booth and Wes Brown star in this movie about an ambitious executive who convinces her boss that a picturesque ranch would be perfect for their company retreats.
He agrees to let her check it out but her plan hits a snag when the owner, a charming cowboy played by Wes Brown, refuses to sell unless she can promise to preserve its history.
She is enjoying the magic of the ranch when her boss shows up eager to close the deal.
5. October Kiss (2015)
In October Kiss, Ashley Williams plays Poppy, a nanny hired by work-obsessed widower Ryan (played by Sam Jaeger). Through a series of adventures, Poppy teaches Ryan and his children that love and family are the most important things in life.
6. Pumpkin Everything (2022)
Based on the novel by Beth Labonte, Pumpkin Everything tells the story of an up-and-coming novelist (played by Taylor Cole) who must return home to look after her grandfather (played by Michael Ironside) after he has an accident. Though she has an aversion to all things pumpkin spice, she ends up helping him run his pumpkin-themed store.
While helping out, she runs into her former boyfriend, played by Corey Sevier.
7. Autumn in the Vineyard (2016)
Brendan Penny and Rachael Leigh Cook star as two people who inherit the same vineyard and split it right down the middle.
While they both work their half of the vineyard, they also try to prepare for the upcoming Best Wine competition at the annual Autumn Harvest Festival. The requisite sparks fly.
8. Autumn Dreams (2015)
In Autumn Dreams, Jill Wagner and Colin Egglesfield play high-school sweethearts Annie and Ben. As teenagers, they eloped and headed to the big city to pursue their dreams.
But her parents have the marriage annulled and Annie stays in Iowa while Ben heads to New York. Fifteen years later, as Annie prepares for her wedding, she finds out that the annulment was never finalized.
Annie and Ben reunite to make their divorce legal but find themselves reminiscing about what could have been if they had stayed together. As romantic feelings resurface, Annie and Ben must decide if their past love could also be their destined future.
9. Autumn in the City (2022)
Aimee Teagarden plays Piper, a woman who moves to New York City for a fresh start and to find her passion. As she works a variety of temp jobs to pay the rent, she explores different parts of the city and eventually meets Austin (played by Evan Roderick), an aspiring writer trying to emerge from the shadow of his famous journalist mother.
According to a synopsis from Hallmark, “While Piper’s sunny optimism is at odds with Austin’s jaded personality, the magic of the autumn season soon brings them closer together. When Piper realizes her true passion is illustration, they decide to team up on a children’s book project, and in the process, discover what they’re really searching for just might be each other.”
10. Falling For Vermont (2017)
In Falling For Vermont, Julie Gonzalo plays a successful author who develops amnesia when she crashes her car in a small town. Benjamin Ayres plays the handsome local doctor who offers up his guest house until her memory returns.
Pascale Hutton and Ryan Paevey star in new Hallmark movie Fourth Down and Love
The new Hallmark movie Fourth Down and Love will premiere this weekend as part of the network’s Fall Into Love lineup.
Pascale Hutton and Ryan Paevey star as exes who reunite when he coaches her child’s football team. Hallmark posted a video to Facebook to promote the movie.
“Can two exes help a football team win, and maybe rekindle their lost romance at the same time?” reads the caption.
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In the movie, Pascale Hutton plays single mother Erin, whose 12-year-old daughter (played by Kiera Powers) is obsessed with football. When Erin comes to watch one of her daughter’s flag football practices, she is surprised to run into her ex-boyfriend Mike (played by Ryan Paevey).
A pro football player, Mike has returned home following an injury that may cost him his chance at a championship. When Mike is called on to coach the flag football team, he and Erin begin spending a lot of time together.
Old feelings resurface but their relationship is put in jeopardy when Mike gets a chance to return to his professional career just in time for the championship game.
Pascale Hutton
Pascale Hutton plays Rosemary Coulter on the hit Hallmark series When Calls the Heart. She has also appeared in the Hallmark movies You Had Me at Aloha (2021), We Wish You a Married Christmas (2022), My One & Only (2019), Wedding of Dreams (2018), The Perfect Bride (2017), Summer of Dreams (2016), and Recipe For Love (2014).
Before joining Hallmark, Hutton played FBI special agent Abby Corrigan on the sci-fi series Sanctuary and Krista Ivarson on the TV drama Arctic Air.
Ryan Paevey
Ryan Paevey played Nathan West on General Hospital from 2013 to 2018. He has starred in 14 Hallmark movies, including Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016), Harvest Love (2017), Hope at Christmas (2018), From Friend to Fiancé (2019), Christmas at the Plaza (2019), Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (2021), A Little Daytime Drama (2021), and Coyote Creek Christmas.
In a 2021 Facebook Live appearance, Paevey shared what he likes about Hallmark.
“Hallmark is really kind of keyed into an equation that really works,” he said. “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel. If repetitive and overly sweet are the worst things that can be leveled against you, I think you’re doing okay.”
Fourth Down and Love will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 9 at 8/7c.
Grey’s Anatomy star Sarah Drew will headline new Hallmark movie
Sarah Drew will star in the new Hallmark movie Guiding Emily. The drama, which will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, also features Will and Grace star Eric McCormack.
In an Instagram post, Drew shared a photo and a plot summary of the movie, telling fans they might want to have some tissues on hand when they watch it.
“This moving film is based on a book by Barbara Hinske,” she wrote. “I play Emily Main who loses her sight after a rock climbing accident and must learn to navigate her life without sight. The story is about finding hope in the midst of tremendous loss. You’ll need tissues for this one.”
New Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie Guiding Emily, Sarah Drew stars as a woman who loses her sight following a rock-climbing accident and struggles to adjust to her new reality.
Eric McCormack voices the character of Garth, a dog who is struggling with the rigorous training it takes to be a guide dog.
Emily and Garth are paired up and, according to a synopsis from Hallmark, “With Garth by her side Emily takes on her biggest challenge yet, opening her heart.”
Facebook watch party
On her website, author Barbara Hinske told fans she would be hosting a live watch party on her Facebook page.
“Join me live on my Facebook page as I watch Guiding Emily for the first time on September 8 at 6:00P, 9/8C on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries,” she wrote. “I’ll share tidbits from my time on location during filming and answer reader questions.”
About the cast
Sarah Drew plays Dr. April Kepner on the series Grey’s Anatomy. She has also appeared on the TV shows Law and Order: SVU, Supernatural, Castle, and Mad Men.
Drew co-starred with Niall Matter in the Lifetime movie Christmas Pen Pals and starred opposite Brennan Elliott in the Hallmark movie Christmas in Vienna.
Eric McCormack starred as Will Truman on the TV series Will & Grace. He has had roles on the TV shows American Dad, The Andromeda Strain, Monk, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2016, he co-starred with Kristin Davis and Shirley MacLaine in the Hallmark movie A Heavenly Christmas.
Antonio Cupo played Quin Andronicus in the Garage Sale Mysteries. He has also starred in the Hallmark movies A Glenbrooke Christmas (2020) and Christmas at the Golden Dragon.
Guiding Emily will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, September 8 at 9/8c.
Four new Hallmark movies coming to TV in October
Four new Hallmark movies are coming to TV in October, including a new Hannah Swensen mystery and another film in the Curious Caterer series.
Alison Sweeney, who stars as Hannah Swensen, teased the upcoming release with an Instagram photo of herself wearing Swensen’s trademark apron.
“Any day in the Cookie Jar is a good day,” she wrote.
Two new romantic comedies will also premiere, one starring Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally, the other featuring Rachel Boston and Benjamin Ayres.
New Hallmark movies
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery will be the first new movie to premiere in October.
In the film, Hannah’s mother (played by Barbara Niven) and her sister (played by Tess Atkins) discover a dead body while house-hunting. Hannah becomes determined to figure out who the killer is, especially when the police take the wrong suspect into custody.
Cameron Mathison will also star in the movie as Hannah’s ex-fiance, Mike Kingston. (Yeah, we’re still not over their breakup either.)
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost
Real-life couple Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally will star in this movie, which also features Madeleine Arthur. Gonzalo stars as Anna, who just got her first listing as a real estate agent. The only problem is that there’s a ghost in the house and the ghost (played by Madeleine Arthur) decides she won’t leave until she helps Anna get back together with her ex (played by Chris McNally).
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
In Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows, Goldy (played by Nikki DeLoach) is hired to cater a wedding for local bride Jessamyn Cole (played by Amanda Khan). It turns out that Jessamyn is also the ex-wife of Goldy’s boyfriend, Detective Tom Schulz (Andrew Walker). When the groom is killed and the bride goes missing, Goldy and Tom must solve the case.
Field Day
In Field Day, Rachel Boston, Shannon Chan-Kent, and Carmel Amit star as three very different moms who are thrown together when they volunteer to plan the school field day. Benjamin Ayres plays a PE teacher who helps them.
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, October 6 at 9/8c.
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 7 at 8/7c.
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, October 13 at 9/8c.
Field Day will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 14 at 8/7c.
Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker will star in a new Curious Caterer movie
A new Curious Caterer is coming to Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The network announced that the third movie in the series, Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows, will premiere in October.
According to Andrew Walker, who co-stars with Nikki DeLoach in the films, another more Curious Caterer movie is also in the works.
New Curious Caterer
The first movie in the series, Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate, premiered on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries in April 2022. Nikki DeLoach starred as caterer Goldy Berry, a single mother and small-town Colorado caterer.
When her friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Goldy joins forces with Detective Tom Schultz (played by Andrew Walker). According to a synopsis from Hallmark, the two end up “discovering a hidden recipe for murder.”
A second movie in the series, Curious Caterer: Grilling Season, premiered in February 2023. The films are based loosely on a series of books by Diane Mott Davidson.
Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker
In a Facebook Live appearance to promote Grilling Season, DeLoach and Walker talked about how much they love making movies together. Walker even referred to himself as DeLoach’s “work husband.”
He asked fans to continue their support for the series so he could keep working with DeLoach.
In addition to the Curious Caterer mysteries, DeLoach and Walker have starred in the Hallmark movies A Dream of Christmas, The Perfect Catch, and Sweet Autumn.
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows
In Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows, Goldy is hired to cater a wedding for Tom Schulz’s ex-wife, Jessamyn Cole (played by Amanda Khan). But when the groom is killed and the bride goes missing, Goldy and Tom must solve the case.
In a June interview with Heavy, Walker mentioned that Hallmark had approved two more movies in the series. Fatal Vows is the first. The second has yet to begin production.
Walker talked about how great it was to work for Hallmark.
“You know, there’s no stability anywhere out there,” he told Heavy. “And here are all of these actors in our 40s, wherein the general landscape of our industry we would be kind of at the tail end, which is sad to say. But here we are now (at Hallmark) and this is the fans’ (doing). They watch the movies and give us that ability to continue to thrive and to bring them new stories with the same faces, just different combinations and storylines.”
Curious Caterer: Fatal Vows will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, October 13 at 9/8c.