Mishael Morgan, who plays Amanda Sinclair on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, will star in the new Hallmark movie Christmas With a Kiss. The romantic comedy is part of Hallmark Channel’s Mahogany series of movies. It also stars Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Jamie M.Callica.
“What a fun shoot this was. In the name of Christmas, Don’t miss this one,” wrote Morgan in an Instagram post promoting the movie.
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In Christmas With a Kiss, Mishael Morgan plays Mona, a social media ambassador who hasn’t always been lucky in love. Eleven days before Christmas, she returns to her family’s farm in upstate New York to help her parents (played by Rachael Crawford and Rothaford Gray) with preparations for the Christmas carnival her great-grandfather founded. According to family legend, if you kiss your date under the mistletoe on the closing night dance you will be forever together.
While back home, Mona runs into her former flame Fletcher (played by Jamie M. Callica) and feels old sparks rekindling. She has a much cooler encounter with Dez (Rowe), a reporter doing a story on the carnival for a prominent online magazine.
Mona finds herself in the position of having two suitors vying for attention and has to decide which one to kiss under the mistletoe.
Mishael Morgan
Mishael Morgan has starred in The Young and the Restless since 2013. She also appeared on the TV shows The Best Years and Family Biz and has had roles on Chicago Med, Supernatural, Most Dangerous Game, and Republic of Doyle.
Mahogany series
Hallmark launched the Mahogany series of movies in 2021. The films are based on Hallmark’s line of cards, gifts, and home decor marketed toward African-American consumers. Other movies in the series include Unthinkably Good Things (2022), Girlfriendship (2022), and Spring Breakthrough (2023)
Christmas With a Kiss will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 3 at 8/7c.
So Fetch! Lacey Chabert is getting her own Hallmark show
Lacey Chabert will host and produce a new unscripted TV show for Hallmark Media. Celebrations With Lacey Chabert will follow the actress as she helps deserving kids, families and adults, who are making a positive impact in their communities by throwing them the celebration of a lifetime.
“As a lifelong DIY enthusiast, I fell in love with party planning while coming up with creative ways to bring my daughter’s birthday parties to life,” said Chabert in a statement through the company. “I am so excited to lend my love of crafts to create joyous moments for deserving people. This is going to be an epic party as we celebrate real-life heroes, complete with the ups and downs that only unscripted television can capture.”
Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert is a Hallmark Media staple, having appeared in 38 movies for the network. The Mean Girls star is also active in charity, working with the non-profits the American Humane Association, Starkey Hearing Foundation, Opportunity Village, and Race to Erase MS.
“Lacey Chabert shares the same passion for celebrating everyday heroes as we do at Hallmark,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of programming at Hallmark Media. “Lacey’s natural warmth and genuine nature make her a perfect fit for this series that is sure to leave our Hallmark audience feeling uplifted as they experience these heartwarming stories and spectacular events. This show provides the perfect opportunity to expand our work with Lacey in meaningful and innovative new ways.”
In Celebrations With Lacey Chabert, the actress will have three days to plan a party to give back to kids, families, and special adults who are making an extraordinary impact on their communities. According to Hallmark, “With the help of professional party planners, loving family members and a team of volunteers, Chabert will have just three days to plan and execute a mind-blowing, one-of-a-kind event that will create lasting memories for each worthy guest of honor and their families.”
Hallmark show
Chabert’s series will be the third Hallmark Media show to premiere in recent years. In 2023 it launched two new shows: The Way Home, starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh, and Ride, starring Nancy Travis. Though The Way Home was renewed for a second season — it will premiere in January 2024 — Ride was canceled.
Where to watch
Hallmark has not yet given a premiere date for the series. The company indicated that the show, which will debut sometime in 2024, will be available through Hallmark Media’s subscription service.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
Rhiannon Fish finds love in new Hallmark movie set in Norway
Aussie star Rhiannon Fish will headline the new Hallmark movie My Norwegian Holiday. The romantic comedy, which also stars Dutch actor David Elsendoorn, will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In My Norwegian Holiday, Rhiannon Fish plays JJ, a woman grieving the recent loss of her grandmother. She connects with Henrik (David Elsendoorn), who is from Bergen, Norway, and invites her to spend Christmas with his family.
About the cast
Rhiannon Fish got her start as a professional actress on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She went on to star in the Australian TV shows When the Bell Rings and Home and Away.
She has appeared in the Hallmark movies You’re Bacon Me Crazy (2020), A Love to Remember (2021), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (2021), The 27-Hour Day (2021), Journey of My Heart (2021), Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made (2021), For the Love of Chocolate (2021), A Splash of Love (2022), Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths (2022), When Love Springs (2023), and A Picture of Her (2023).
David Elsendoorn plays Jan Maas on the hit TV series Ted Lasso. A native of the Netherlands, he has also appeared in the TV shows Turbulent Skies and Ik Weet Wis Je Bent (I Know Who You Are).
My Norwegian Holiday will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 1 at 8/7c.
A case of mistaken identity leads to romance in new Hallmark movie A Not So Royal Christmas
Will Kemp and Brooke D’Orsay will star in the new Hallmark movie A Not So Royal Christmas. The romantic comedy will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas programming lineup.
Kemp promoted the film in a post on Instagram.
“We made a Christmas Movie!” he wrote in the caption of the on-set pic.
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In A Not So Royal Christmas Brooke D’Orsay stars as Charlotte, a London-based tabloid journalist who is assigned to interview the reclusive Count of Sorhagen in Nordin, Scandinavia. While visiting the palace, she runs into a groundskeeper (played by Will Kemp) she believes to be the count. She asks him for an interview and an eavesdropping member of the Royal Advisory Council tells the groundskeeper to keep up the ruse and grant the interview.
After giving Charlotte a behind-the-scenes look at the country’s annual Yuletide Ball, the groundskeeper raises a few royal eyebrows when he breaks centuries-old traditions. Things only get more complicated when a photo of the real count is leaked to the press.
About the cast
Brooke D’Orsay has appeared in the TV shows Two And A Half Men, Royal Pains, and Drop Dead Diva. She starred in the Hallmark movies Miss Christmas (2017), Christmas in Love (2018), Nostalgic Christmas (2019), A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020), Beverly Hills Wedding (2021), A Dickens of a Holiday (2021), Wedding of a Lifetime (2022), and A Fabled Holiday (2022).
Will Kemp
Will Kemp attended the prestigious Royal Ballet School in England before joining Matthew Bourne’s dance company Adventures in Motion Pictures. During an appearance in Swan Lake, Kemp was spotted by the head of Paramount Studios. He appeared in a commercial for Gap and then snagged a role in the 2004 movie Van Helsing.
He has appeared in the Hallmark movies Royal Matchmaker (2018), Love, Romance & Chocolate (2019), The Christmas Waltz (2020), Jolly Good Christmas (2022), and The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango (2023).
He also had a cameo role in the 2023 Countdown to Christmas movie A Merry Scottish Christmas.
A Not So Royal Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 2 at 8/7c.
New Hallmark movie produced by Blake Shelton premieres this week
A new Hallmark movie produced by Blake Shelton will premiere as part of Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas lineup. Time For Her to Come Home for Christmas is the sixth installment in a series produced by the country superstar. Shenae Grimes-Beech and Chris Carmack will star in the movie.
New Hallmark movie
In Time For Her to Come Home For Christmas, Shenae Grimes-Beech stars as Carly, a woman facing her first Christmas without her mother. She takes a short-term job leading a small-town church choir’s Christmas program. Soon after she arrives, she meets Matthew (Chris Carmack), who has recently returned home after serving in the Army.
According to a synopsis from Hallmark, “As she gets to know Matthew, the choir, and 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 finally heal.”
Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton has produced six movies in the Time to Come Home For Christmas series:
Time For Me to Come Home For Christmas (2018)
Time For You to Come Home For Christmas (2019)
Time For Us to Come Home For Christmas (2020)
Time For Them to Come Home For Christmas (2021)
Time For Him to Come Home For Christmas (2022)
The movies are based on a song he co-wrote with his mother, which was part of his Cheers, It’s Christmas album.
“When I was making my Christmas album, I said, ‘Mom, let’s me and you write a song together, and you can sing it with me on my album,” Shelton said on From Apple Music With Love. “And there’s your Lucille Ball moment. You can finally have your moment to be famous. We had no idea it was going to end up turning into a book deal for my mom. “
Time For Her to Come Home for Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 30 at 8/7c.
Hallmark announces premiere of new season of The Way Home
Hallmark has announced that the new season of The Way Home will premiere in January. The series, which stars Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, and Evan Williams, premiered in 2023 on Hallmark Channel. It was the first original scripted series to debut on the network since Chesapeake Shores hit the small screen in 2016.
A network spokeswoman said the series did better in its first season than expected.
“The first season of ‘The Way Home,’ exceeded all our expectations on every level,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of programming at Hallmark Media. “The hard work of our talented writers, cast and entire crew gave viewers a compelling family drama they instantly became invested in and created a passionate fan base that grew with each and every episode.”
The Way Home
In the show, Chyler Leigh plays Kat Landry, a woman who returns home with her 15-year-old daughter, Alice (Sadie LaFlamme-Snow), when she receives a cryptic letter from her mother, Del (played by Andie MacDowell), asking for help.
But when Kat asks Del about the letter, Del insists she never sent it.
Alice, who knows only that her mother and grandmother have been estranged since the disappearance of her Uncle Jacob 20 years ago, finds herself lost and alienated in her new home.
While out exploring her grandmother’s farm, Alice falls into a pond and finds herself transported to the year when her uncle disappeared. She befriends a younger version of her mother and her mother’s friend Elliot, who is her English teacher in the present day.
Throughout the first season, Alice travels back and forth in time and begins to understand her mother and her grandmother. She also finds out that Elliot knows that the Landry women can travel through time and that he has agreed to help the family with an important secret.
“We all fell in love with the Landry women and their complex, emotional story and are thrilled that it resonated so strongly with viewers,” said Laurie Ferneau, senior vice president of development at Hallmark Media. “We can’t wait for fans to continue this journey, which is filled with more heartfelt drama, emotion and mystery – season two does not disappoint.”
New season
Chyler Leigh teased the new season during a recent appearance at Comic Con in New York City. She said that viewers will find out more about the origin story in the second season.
“S**t gets real,” she said.
Evan Williams, who pays the adult Elliot in the series, added that Season 2 will feature “answers, more questions.”
The new season of The Way Home will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 9/8c.
Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha star in new Hallmark movie filmed at the Biltmore Estate
Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha will headline the new Hallmark movie A Biltmore Christmas, which was filmed on location at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. The film, which was made in January 2023, is part of the 2023 Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In A Biltmore Christmas, Bethany Joy Lenz plays Lucy, a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the 1947 holiday movie classic, His Merry Wife, which was filmed at the historic Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina.
Lucy travels to the estate to do research. After discovering an enchanted hourglass, she goes back in time to 1946 and finds herself on the set of the original version of His Merry Wife. She meets Jack Huston, (Polaha) one of the movie’s stars, and the two begin to spend time together. But when she realizes that her presence in the past could affect whether the film gets made, Lucy has to decide whether to give up on her budding romance.
Biltmore Estate
A Biltmore Christmas made headlines when crews began filming shortly after Christmas last year. A network executive said the landmark made the perfect backdrop to a Christmas romance.
“Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience,” said Samantha DiPippo, senior vice president of development and programming at Hallmark Media. “We know fans will love being transported back in time and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is the perfect setting to help fans get into the holiday spirit.”
The 175,000-square-foot Biltmore Estate took six years to complete. The home of George Washington Vanderbilt, it was opened to friends and family on Christmas Eve in 1895. The 250-room French Renaissance chateau includes 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces.
About the cast
Bethany Joy Lenz played Haley James Scott on the popular TV series One Tree Hill. She has also appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Life Unexpected, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Colony.
Lenz has starred in the Hallmark movies The Christmas Secret (2014), Snowed-Inn Christmas (2017), Royal Matchmaker (2018), Bottled With Love (2019), A Valentine’s Match (2020), Just My Type (2020), Five Star Christmas (2020), and An Unexpected Christmas (2021).
Kristoffer Polaha
Kristoffer Polaha played Nate “Baze” Bazile in the TV series Life Unexpected. He has also starred in the TV shows Hawaii Five-O, Rizzoli & Isles, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Lethal Weapon. He played Travis Burke in Hallmark’s Mystery 101 series.
He has also starred in the Hallmark movies Dater’s Handbook (2016), Hearts of Christmas (2016), Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017), Pearl in Paradise (2018), Small Town Christmas (2018), Double Holiday (2019), A Dickens of a Holiday (2021), We Wish You a Married Christmas (2022), and Haul Out the Holly (2022).
A Biltmore Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 8/7c.
Alex Paxton-Beesley rediscovers her passion for art in new Hallmark movie Our Christmas Mural
Alex Paxton-Beesley and Dan Jeannotte will headline the new Hallmark movie Our Christmas Mural. The film, which takes place in New Hampshire, will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
Alex Paxton-Beesley plays Olivia, a single mom who decides to return home for Christmas after she loses her job at a city art museum. Her mother (played by Kathy Laskey) secretly enters Olivia in a contest to paint a landmark mural. Olivia is thrilled when she discovers she has won but when she faces the task of actually designing the mural, she finds herself at a loss.
She partners with runner-up Will (Jeannotte), a beloved teacher in the community. She finds herself clashing with the headstrong yet handsome Will, but as they get to know one another their connection to the arts creates an unexpected romantic spark.
With a Christmas Eve deadline looming, Olivia and Will must navigate their growing feelings and juggle unexpected curveballs in family and career, all while creating a Christmas masterpiece that will inspire the townspeople for many years to come.
About the cast
Alex Paxton-Beesley has appeared in the TV shows Warehouse 13, Suits, Republic of Doyle, Beauty and the Beast, Wynonna Earp, and Good Witch. She starred in the Hallmark movies Christmas With Holly (2012) and Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019).
Dan Jeannotte
Dan Jeannotte played Brandon Russell on the hit Hallmark series Good Witch. He has also appeared in the TV shows The Bold Type and Reign. He has starred in the movies Paris, Wine & Romance (2019), Christmas in the Highlands (2019), Ghosts of Christmas Past (2021), Home For a Royal Heart (2022), Lease on Love (2022), The Royal Nanny (2022), and Sweeter Than Chocolate (2023).
Our Christmas Mural will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 8/7c.
A magic pen brings a family back together in new Hallmark movie Letters to Santa
Katie Leclerc and Rafael de la Fuente will headline the new Hallmark movie Letters to Santa. The film will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In Letters to Santa, Leclerc and de la Fuente play Rebecca and Enrique, a couple that recently decided to separate. For the sake of their two children, they plan on celebrating Christmas together as a family.
When they take their two children to see Santa, he gives them a pen he claims is magic. If they write down their wishes, they will come true. The children take the pen home and try it out. The next morning, a puppy named Noel shows up at their door.
The kids decide to use the pen to get their parents back together. But the closer they get to Christmas, the more their parents fight, leaving the children to wonder if the pen has enough magic to make their family whole again.
Letters to Santa will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 6/5c.
Wes Brown and Lacey Chabert star in new Hallmark movie Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Wes Brown and Lacey Chabert will reprise their roles as Emily (Chabert) and Jared (Brown), childhood friends reunited by their neighborhood’s Christmas decorating competition in Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up.
Wes Brown
Wes Brown posted a photo to Instagram from the set of the movie with his friends and co-star Stephen Tablowsky.
“This little teapot here,” he wrote in the caption. “This man is a treasure. Can’t believe I’ve gotten to do not one, but now two comedies with Mr. Stephen Tobolowski. Actor, Director, Author, Yogi master and by far the best beekeeper I know! Now a great friend. If you loved him last year, you’re gonna love him even more this Saturday night in ‘Haul Out The Holly: Lit Up’ Love ya man!”
Another round
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up is the sequel to 2022’s Haul Out the Holiday, which premiered to rave reviews from fans. In that film, Chabert played Emily, a woman who has just gone through a brutal breakup and heads home to mend her broken heart at her parents’ house. But her parents are planning on heading out of town for the holidays, so they leave her in charge of participating in the neighborhood’s Christmas festivities.
She butts head with Jared (Wes Brown), the head of the local homeowners’ association. In the end, she joins in with the holiday fun and ends up falling hard for Jared.
In the new movie, Emily and Jared are happily in a relationship. While they prepare to decorate the neighborhood for the holidays, they realize that one of the homes on the block is going up for sale. When they find out that the new owners are holiday decorating royalty, the competition ramps up.
In addition to Chabert and Brown, Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up features appearances by Melissa Peterman and Ellen Travolta.
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 8/7c.
With little fanfare, Hallmark cancels one of its TV shows
Hallmark Channel has canceled its short-lived rodeo series Ride. The show, which starred Nancy Travis, Beau Mirchoff, Jake Foy, Sara Garcia, Tiera Skovbye, and Tyler Jacob Moore, lasted only one season.
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Ride premiered on Hallmark Channel on March 26, 2023. It was the second of two new series to premiere on the network in 2023. The other show, The Way Home, has already been renewed for a second season.
In Ride, Nancy Travis starred as Isabel McMurray, the matriarch of a rodeo dynasty. After losing both her husband and her oldest son in rodeo accidents, she struggled to hold on to the family’s Colorado ranch.
Her son Cash (played by Beau Mirchoff) wanted to become a professional bull-rider to raise money for the ranch, but Isabel was terrified something would happen to him. Instead, she connected with a wealthy family that was interested in buying the land.
Ride
The show premiered to mixed reactions. Some viewers called it a better version of Yellowstone. Some liked that one of the characters was openly gay.
Others struggled to get interested in the storyline.
“Hard to follow and just like all the other ranch shows,” wrote one viewer on Facebook. “Always a lot of problems and they’re going to lose the ranch.”
“I’ll give it another couple of weeks but tonight it felt a little ‘meh,’” wrote one viewer.
“Too many characters. Too many men with beards. I didn’t know who was who,” wrote another.
Ratings
Ratings for Season 1 of the series varied greatly from week to week. Episode 1 brought in around 1.3 million viewers. Episode 9, on the other hand, had around 830,000 viewers.
Hallmark’s other new series, The Way Home, had between 1.3 and 1.7 million viewers per episode.
With Ride gone, Hallmark will have two shows left in its lineup. Season 11 of When Calls the Heart will premiere in 2024. Filming is underway on Season 2 of The Way Home, which is also expected to premiere in 2024.
An American finds love in London in new Hallmark Christmas movie
Sarah Ramos plays an American woman who finds love while visiting her sister in London in the new Hallmark movie Christmas in Notting Hill. The film is one of four new movies that will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In Christmas in Notting Hill, Sarah Ramos stars as Georgia, who goes to visit her sister, Lizzie (played by Joelle Rae), and her brother-in-law, Henry (Peter Rothwell) at Christmastime in London.
While there, she meets Henry’s brother, Graham (William Moseley), who is a pro soccer player. Graham finds it charming that Georgia has no idea who he is. Sparks fly but as they celebrate the holidays together, Georgia and Graham wonder if the fact that they come from two different worlds will make a long-term romance impossible.
About the cast
Sarah Ramos played Haddy Braverman on the TV series Parenthood and Patty Pryor on American Dreams. She has also appeared in the Wizards of Waverly Place, Scrubs, Family Guy, and Midnight, Texas.
William Moseley played Prince Liam on the TV series The Royals. He has also appeared in the movies My Sweet Audrina (2016), Saving Paradise (2021), and Medieval (2022).
Christmas in Notting Hill will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 6/5c.
Warren Christie leads ensemble cast in new Hallmark movie
Warren Christie and Sara Canning will star in a new Hallmark movie about nine strangers who band together to get home in time for the holidays. Holiday Road, which is inspired by true events, will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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When bad weather leaves a group of strangers stranded at the airport at the holidays, a tech entrepreneur (Christie), a travel writer (Canning), a devoted mother (Enid-Raye Adams) and her son (Kiefer O’Reilly), a stubborn senior (Trevor Lerner), an enigmatic woman with a hint of mystery (Brittany Willacy), a couple traveling from Hong Kong (Sharon Crandall and Ryan Mah) and a social media influencer (Princess Davis) all agree to rent a shared van to embark on a road trip to Denver.
When their unexpected journey brings them into uncharted territory, they navigate a series of misadventures together and form a deeper bond that just might change the trajectories of each of their lives.
About the cast
Warren Christie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Canada. In 2007, Christie landed a lead role in the series October Road. He went on to appear in the TV shows Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Arrow, Andromeda, and Castle.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008), If I Only Had Christmas (2020), Crashing Through the Snow (2021), and The More Love Grows (2023).
Sara Canning has appeared in the TV shows Supernatural, Smallville, Republic of Doyle, The Vampire Diaries, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Van Helsing, and Nancy Drew. She has starred in the movies Garage Sale Mysteries (2013), The Christmas Temp (2019), The Christmas Yule Blog (2020), A Christmas Star (2021), Love Amongst the Stars (2022), Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022), and Coupled Up For Christmas.
Holiday Road will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 8/7c.
Brendan Penny and Stacey Farber connect in new Hallmark movie
Brendan Penny and Stacey Farber play single parents brought together by their adopted children in the new Hallmark movie A Season for Family. The film will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries as part of its Miracles of Christmas lineup.
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In A Season for Family, Stacey Farber stars as Maddy, a successful manager at a five-star hotel and the single mother of an adopted son named Wesley. When her son tells her his only Christmas wish is to meet his brother, she contacts the adoption agency for help.
The agency contacts Paul (Brendan Penny), a widower who adopted Wesley’s brother, Cody. At first, Paul isn’t interested in letting Cody meet his brother, in large part because he hasn’t told Cody he’s adopted.
Maddy heads home to Park City, Utah, for the holidays, which happens to be where Paul lives. Wesley and Cody meet in ski school. Though they have no idea that they are related, they form an immediate bond.
When they introduce their parents, spark fly. But Paul discovers that Wesley is Cody’s brother and starts to pull away. His best friend (played by Edward Ruttle) helps Paul realize he cannot deny his son the chance to know his brother.
About the cast
Farber has been acting since she was in elementary school. Her breakthrough role came on the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also appeared in Virgin River, Diggstown, Superman & Lois, and unREAL.
She starred in the 2022 Hallmark movie Butlers in Love. In an interview, Farber said she loves working with Hallmark.
“Nothing bad happens,” she said. “It’s just good viewing. …It’s heartfelt and an escape from everyday stress.”
Brendan Penny
Brendan Penny starred as Kevin O’Brien the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. He has also appeared in the TV shows Blade: The Series, Smallville, and The Whistler.
He starred in the Hallmark movies The Gourmet Detective (2015), ’Tis the Season for Love (2015), Autumn in the Vineyard (2016), A Dash of Love (2017), Summer in the Vineyard (2017), Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017), Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (2018), Valentine in the Vineyard (2019), Easter Under Wraps (2019), The Secret Ingredient (2020), A Little Christmas Charm (2020), Beverly Hills Wedding (2021), Tie For Them to Come Home For Christmas (2021), In Merry Measure (2022), The Wedding Cottage (2023),
A Season for Family will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Wednesday, November 22 at 8/7c.
Luke MacFarlane is a Santa-in-training in new Hallmark movie
Luke Macfarlane plays a first-time Santa who gets mistaken for a burglar in the new Hallmark movie Catch Me If You Claus. The film, which also stars Italia Ricci, will premiere on Thanksgiving Day as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
In Catch Me If You Claus, Italia Ricci plays aspiring news anchor Avery. When she finds a strange man in her living room one night, she is convinced she has caught a local burglar who keeps eluding the police.
When the man (played by Luke Macfarlane) tells her he is the son of Santa Claus, she doesn’t believe him. But before she can turn him over to the cops, he convinces her he is the real deal. The two then set their sights on catching the real burglar and along the way, sparks fly.
About the cast
Italia Ricci has appeared in the TV shows Supergirl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Designated Survivor, and The Good Doctor.
She has also starred in the movies Late Bloomer (2016), Rome in Love (2019), Love in Winterland (2020), and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (2021).
Luke MacFarlane
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).
Catch Me If You Claus will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Thursday, November 23 at 8/7c.
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Niall Matter and Emily Tennant find love over the phone in new Hallmark movie
Niall Matter and Emily Tennant find romance thanks to a cooking hotline in the new Hallmark movie Holiday Hotline. The film will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
In Holiday Hotline, Emily Tennant stars as Abby, a British woman who takes a job in Chicago as a hotline operator for a company that helps people with questions about cooking turkeys. When she first starts the job Abby realizes that her British accent may not help her connect with callers, so she fakes an American accent and calls herself Peggy.
One of her first callers is John (played by Niall Matter), a widower trying to make the perfect holiday meal for his daughter. Soon after, they meet face-to-face, though neither recognizes the other. Abby and John begin to see each other, and John continues to call the hotline for cooking tips.
Abby feels herself torn in two directions. She doesn’t know that the John on the hotline and the John she knows in person are the same guy, and she has feelings for both. When she finds out that her two love connections are with the same person, she’s conflicted. As Christmas approaches, Abby’s two identities come to light and she must find out if John has feelings for her.
About the cast
Emily Tennant played Cecilia Randall on the Hallmark series Cedar Cove. She has appeared in the movies Juno, John Tucker Must Die, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and I, Robot.
Tennant starred in the Hallmark movies Christmas in Canaan (2009), Christmas Comes Home to Canaan (2011), A Novel Romance (2015), The Wedding March (2016), Wedding March 2: Resorting to Love (2017), Garage Sale Mysteries (2017), Marry Me at Christmas (2017), and Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New (2018).
Niall Matter
Niall Matter starred opposite Candace Cameron Bure in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. He has appeared in the TV shows Supernatural, The Good Doctor, iZombie, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, and Rizzoli & Isles.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Stop the Wedding (2016), Finding Father Christmas (2016), Falling For Christmas (2016), Engaging Father Christmas (2017), Frozen in Love (2018), Love at First Glance (2018), Marrying Father Christmas (2018), Christmas at Dollywood (2019), Country at Heart (2020), Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020), A Christmas Together With You (2021), Rip in Time (2022), The Secrets of Bella Vista (2022), When I Think of Christmas (2022), Family History Mysteries: Buried Past (2023), and Come Fly With Me (2023).
Holiday Hotline will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 19 at 8/7c.
Lacey Chabert teases new Hallmark movie set in Scotland
Lacey Chabert gave fans a glimpse at her new Hallmark movie on Instagram. In a post promoting A Merry Scottish Christmas, she shared a photo from the film, which will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
“I’m so excited that I finally get to share this with you!” she wrote in the caption. “Reuniting with @iamscottwolf for #AMerryScottishChristmas for @hallmarkchannel was a dream come true! Scott is forever family to me and this reunion with him was pure joy.”
New Hallmark movie
Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf played siblings on the hit TV series Party of Five. The show, which also launched the careers of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Neve Campbell, followed a group of five brothers and sisters forced to band together when their parents are killed in a car accident.
Chabert has said she and Wolf have looked for opportunities over the years to work together again.
“Scott and I have talked for years about doing another project together. When we first read this story about these siblings at a crossroads, we both knew it was the perfect opportunity,” Chabert said.
A Merry Scottish Christmas
In A Merry Scottish Christmas, Chabert plays Dr. Lindsey Morgan and Wolf plays Brad Morgan, siblings who have drifted apart over the years. When their mother invites them to spend Christmas at her childhood home in Scotland, they both reluctantly accept.
Once there, they fall in love with the idyllic Glencrave and its beautiful 15th-century castle, unique Christmas traditions steeped in history, and warm and friendly townspeople.
But the holiday visit becomes complicated for everyone when the Morgan siblings discover a colossal family secret that their mom has been keeping from them. As the siblings work hard to restrengthen their relationship — and Lindsey becomes smitten with Glencrave’s handsome estate manager (played by James Robinson) — they must each decide what is important to them to determine their own futures.
Both Chabert and Wolf were executive producers for the movie, which was filmed on location in Scotland.
In a statement made through Hallmark, Wolf said he is thrilled to be working with Chabert again.
“Working with Lacey on ‘Party of Five’ was one of my favorite experiences ever,” he said. “Reuniting after all of these years to tell such a beautiful story together is a dream that I’m so glad is coming true.”
A Merry Scottish Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 18 at 8/7c.
Chesapeake Shores star Stephen Huszar headlines new Hallmark movie
Stephen Huszar will star in the new Hallmark movie Navigating Christmas. The film, which also stars Chelsea Hobbs and Everett Andres, will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
In Navigating Christmas, Chelsea Hobbs plays Melanie, a woman facing her first Christmas alone following her divorce.
But when her ex-husband cancels the snowboarding trip he planned for their teenage son, Jason, Melanie scrambles to plan a last-minute trip to cheer him up. The best she can do is a stay in a charming lighthouse on St. Nicholas Island, complete with lore about guiding good ol’ St. Nick himself on Christmas Eve.
The soggy ferry ride to the island gives the trip a rocky start but it gets worse when they arrive at the lighthouse to discover it looks nothing like the photos. When she comes face to face with the lighthouse owner at the local café, she’s dismayed to see that he’s the smug ferry passenger she met on the way over.
It turns out that Peter (played by Stephen Huszar), grew up in the lighthouse. He informs Melanie that her stay is an immersive experience, complete with duties that include decorating it for the holidays so it will be ready for the Christmas festival. Though Peter is not a fan of Christmas, he helps Melanie and teaches her son how to communicate in Morse code using the lighthouse light.
The three grow close over the holidays, and Peter struggles with whether to share a secret about the lighthouse.
About the cast
Chelsea Hobbs has starred in two series for Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. She played Jackie Shawl in the Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries and Jenny Taylor in A Ruby Herring Mystery: Her Last Breath. She has also starred in the Hallmark movies The Holiday Sitter (2022) and Dream Moms (2023).
Stephen Huszar
Stephen Huszar has appeared on the TV shows Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, The Flash, iZombie, and Letterkenny.
He played Jake Killian in the Ruby Herring Mysteries series on Hallmark. In 2021, he joined the cast of the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. He has starred in the Hallmark movies Time After Time (2011), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Bone to Pick (2015), Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017), Return to Christmas Creek (2018), My One & Only (2019), A Homecoming for the Holidays (2019), Time For Us to Come Home for Christmas (2020), Undercover Holiday (2022), and Love in Glacier National (2023).
Navigating Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 17 at 8/7c.
New Hallmark movie based on true story about Canadian teen with autism who breaks a world record
The new Hallmark movie A World Record Christmas is based loosely on the story of Auldin Maxwell, a Canadian teen who has broken several world records for stacking Jenga blocks. The film, which will debut as part of Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas lineup, stars Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant, and Aias Dalman as Auldin. Aias Dalman, known for his work as both an actor and a screenwriter, also has autism.
New Hallmark movie
In A World Record Christmas, Aias Dalman plays Charlie, a boy determined to set a Guinness World Record by stacking 1,400 Jenga blocks. His mother, Marissa (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.
As Charlie prepares for his record attempt by practicing his Jenga-stacking skills, he gets the idea to organize a fundraiser that gives the townspeople an opportunity to donate and decorate a Jenga block, with the proceeds going to benefit kids with autism.
True story
A World Record Christmas is based loosely on the story of Auldin Maxwell, a Canadian teenager who has set and then broken several world records for Jenga stacking. He has appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records and has been featured on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
His mother, Kelly Murray, told a Canadian newspaper that she tries to support her son whenever he sets out to break a record.
“If he just all of a sudden says, ‘OK, I’m going to stack’… and it’s usually just a few times a year, I’ll just stop what I’m doing and I’ll stay up with him until late at night,” said Murray. “I’ll just get my camera out and film him just for fun. …This is a skill that he has that he can just do anytime. He doesn’t practice; he just does it. It’s like a gift. He just has this amazing stacking ability.”
About the cast
Nikki DeLoach played Brenda Long on Days of Our Lives from 2007-2009. She also had roles on Walker, Texas Ranger, CSI: NY, Cold Case, NCIS, Mad Men, Criminal Minds, and Grey’s Anatomy. She has starred in the Hallmark movies The Gift of Peace, Taking the Reins, Cranberry Christmas, and Love Takes Flight.
She also plays Goldy Berry in the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries series The Curious Caterer.
Lucas Bryant
Lucas Bryant has appeared in the TV shows Beauty and the Beast, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Private Eyes, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He has starred in the Hallmark movies Tulips in Spring (2016), Summer Love (2016), Time For You to Come Home for Christmas (2019), Country at Heart (2020), and Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022).
Aias Dalman
Aias Dalman is a professional actor and screenwriter. At the age of 7, he won Best Film Overall at the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Young Filmmakers Showcase for The Fortune Teller, as well as Best Narrative at the Calgary International Film Festival for Teen Chick. His most recent work, Tough Guy, was screened at over 40 film festivals internationally.
A World Record Christmas will air on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 16 at 8/7c.
Broadway star headlines new Hallmark movie set in Germany
Ginna Claire Mason, who played Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked, will star in the new Hallmark movie A Heidelberg Holiday. The Hallmark movie, which also stars Frédéric Brossier, was filmed on location in Germany.
New Christmas movie
In A Heidelberg Holiday, Ginna Claire Mason stars as Heidi, an artist who makes intricate glass ornaments. When she is chosen to feature her work at the world-famous Christmas Market in Germany, she travels to Heidelberg where she meets Lukas, a local artisan who helps her connect with her heritage.
Ginna Claire Mason
A graduate of Elon University, Ginna Claire Mason starred as Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked. The Nashville native said her love affair with musical theater started when she was a child.
“I saw my first Broadway show in the fourth grade,” she said in an interview with Broadway.com. “I sat in row K at the Imperial Theatre for Les Misérables. I looked at my mom and intermission was like, ‘People do this for a living? This is their occupation? This thing I do for fun after school is is their actual job?’”
A few years later, Mason saw Wicked with the original cast.
“I told my parents at intermission that I wanted to play Glinda someday, and here we are,” she said.
In 2022, Mason starred in the Countdown to Christmas movie A Holiday Spectacular.
Frédéric Brossier
Frédéric Brossier was born in Frankfurt, Germany. From 2012 to 2016 he studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. He has appeared on two TV series in Germany, Mordsschwestern — Verbrechen ist Familiensache and Der Schiffsarzt. A Heidelberg Holiday is his first movie for Hallmark Channel.
A Heidelberg Holiday will premiere on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 12 at 8/7c.
Hallmark responds to rumors about Lori Loughlin returning to popular TV series
A representative for Hallmark Media has responded to the rumors that actress Lori Loughlin will be returning to the TV series When Calls the Heart. Fans have been asking whether she would be back ever since the Season 10 finale of the show aired in October.
In that episode, titled Starry Nights, Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) leaves the town of Hope Valley. He is shown standing in front of a house that has the name A. Stanton on the mailbox. (Abigail Stanton is the name of the character Lori Loughlin played in the series.) He knocks on the door and someone off-camera opens it. “Abigail,” he says just before the scene ends.
Lori Loughlin
Lori Loughlin starred as widow Abigail Stanton on the popular Hallmark series When Calls the Heart for five seasons.
She was in the middle of shooting Season 6 when news broke of her involvement in a college admissions scandal. The show took a month-long hiatus as writers and producers decided what to do with her character. They eventually wrote her out of the show.
In March of 2019, Lori Loughlin and her husband were among 50 people charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts with falsifying their children’s test scores and athletic abilities to gain admission to top universities. Both Loughlin and her husband, J. Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded guilty to charges of wire and mail fraud. She served two months in prison, paid a $150,000 fine, and was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service.
The show’s co-creator, Brian Bird, has made it clear that Loughlin would be welcome back on the show.
“If anyone should return to Hope Valley, it should be Abigail,” he said in a June 2021 interview.
Loughlin has largely been absent from the small screen since the admissions scandal became public. She did reprise her role as Abigail Stanton for a Christmas special for When Hope Calls, a spinoff of When Calls the Heart. She also starred in Fall Into Winter, a movie for Great American Family, a network founded by former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott.
Lori Loughlin
During a recent appearance on the Heart to Hearties podcast, Brian Bird said he is hoping Loughlin will return.
“Our attitude always has been you know as the producing team around the writing team around When Calls the Heart that what better place for second chances than Hope Valley,” he added. “And so in theory, it should work, right? But again, can’t can’t fully promise it but we’re working on it.”
Hallmark responds
A representative for Hallmark Media said that the company was not talking with Loughlin about a return.
“Hallmark Media is not in talks with Lori Loughlin about reprising her role as Abigail on When Calls the Heart,” Hallmark Media told People magazine.
Work has already begun on Season 11 of the series, which films on a set in British Columbia.
This is an ongoing story. We will update it as more information becomes available.
Andrew Walker and Rachel Skarsten find love in new Hallmark movie Christmas Island
Andrew Walker and Rachel Skarsten will star in the new Hallmark movie Christmas Island. The film will debut this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
In the movie, Rachel Skarsten plays Kate, a commercial airline pilot who is hoping to make the transition to being a personal pilot. She has booked a gig flying the wealthy Sharpe family to Switzerland for their Christmas vacation. She hopes that if she does a good job, the family will consider hiring her full-time.
But when a snowstorm hits while they are mid-flight, an air traffic controller (played by Andrew Walker) convinces her to make an emergency landing at a small airport in the Maritimes, Canada.
Kate and the Sharpes are all taken in by host families in the nearby community of Christmas Island, where the locals are known for their hospitality. In order to keep her hopes for a full-time job alive, Kate must help the increasingly anxious Sharpes find their holiday spirit and embrace the local holiday traditions.
The situation becomes even more complicated when Kate finds out that the air traffic controller who convinced her to make an emergency landing is from a local family in charge of the festivities. As the two begin to have feelings for each other, Kate realizes there might be more to life than just work.
About the cast
Rachel Skarsten played Elizabeth Tudor in the CBS series Reign. She has also appeared in the TV shows Wynonna Earp, Birds of Prey, Republic of Doyle, and Beauty and the Beast.
She has starred in the movies Marry Me at Christmas (2017), Acquainted (2018), For Love (2018), Timeless Love (2019), and The Royal Nanny (2022).
Andrew Walker
Andrew Walker has appeared on the TV shows Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Reba, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, ER, and When Calls the Heart.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies A Bride For Christmas, Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow, Merry & Bright, Sweet Autumn, Christmas Tree Lane, My Christmas Family Tree, A Maple Valley Christmas, and Three Wise Men and a Baby.
He also plays Detective Tom Schultz in the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries series The Curious Caterer.
Christmas Island will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 11 at 8/7c.
Best friends find romance and Christmas magic in new Hallmark movie
Cindy Busby and Kat Barrell play best friends who take a Christmas-themed road trip in the new Hallmark movie Everything Christmas. Along the way, they also meet two eligible bachelors and a man who may or may not be the real Santa Claus.
The film, which will premiere as part of the network’s Countdown to Christmas lineup, also stars Corey Sevier and Matt Wells.
New Hallmark movie
In Christmas Everything, Cindy Busby plays LJ, a Christmas-obsessed woman who has finally planned a trip to the town of Yuletide Springs. She and her grandmother always wanted to take part in the town’s tradition of making a wish while placing an ornament on the town’s Christmas tree.
She asks her best friend, Tory (played by Kat Barrell) to come with her. Tory, who is so obsessed with work that she can barely think about the holidays, agrees to come along.
As they make the journey, they cross paths with a very friendly town Santa named Kris Kringle (played by George Masswohl), who seems to have a magical ability to appear whenever they need help.
They also meet Zach (Corey Sevier), a tow truck driver whose passion for everything Christmas rivals LJ’s, and Jason (Matt Wells), who helps Tory see that there is more to life than work.
About the cast
Cindy Busby portrayed Ashley Stanton in the CBC series Heartland. She has also appeared in The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, and The Secret Circle.
From 2014 to 2015 she portrayed Rebecca Jennings on the Hallmark series Cedar Cove. She also appeared in the Hallmark series the Hailey Dean Mysteries alongside Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock.
She has starred in more than 20 romantic comedies, including the Hallmark movies Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016), Royal Hearts (2018), Marrying Mr. Darcy (2018), Wedding March 5: My Boyfriend’s Back (2019), A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love (2019), Love in the Forecast (2020), Romance in the Air (2020), Follow Me to Daisy Hills (2020), Hearts Down Under (2020), Chasing Waterfalls (2021), Marry Me in Yosemite (2022), Crown Prince of Christmas (2022), and Love in Zion National Park: A National Park Romance (2023).
Kat Barrell
Kat Barrell played Joy Harper on the Hallmark series Good Witch. She also starred on the TV shows Workin’ Moms, Star Trek: Discovery, and Wynonna Earp. She has starred in the Hallmark movies A Nutcracker Christmas (2016), A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love (2021), and A Tale of Two Christmases (2022).
She also directed the Countdown to Christmas movie Flipping For Christmas, which starred Marcus Rosner and Ashley Newbrough.
“It was amazing,” Barrell said during a social media appearance. “It was all-consuming between the directing and the trying to be present with my family. It was a mad dash for the past two months but we did it.”
Everything Christmas will premiere on the Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 10 at 8/7c.
Erica Cerra and Victor Webster solve a Christmas mystery in new Hallmark movie
Erica Cerra and Victor Webster will star in the new Hallmark movie Mystery On Mistletoe Lane. In the film, they discover a Christmas-themed treasure hunt that brings them closer together.
Christmas mystery
In Mystery on Mistletoe Lane, Erica Cerra plays a divorced mother of two who takes a job as the director of the historical society for a small New England town.
She and her children move into a long-abandoned house and soon after they begin to find mysterious clues. They find out that the house used to be known as Mistletoe Mansion and the clues are for a Christmas treasure hunt.
As they work to solve the mystery, they enlist the help of David (played by Victor Webster), the man who used to run the historical society. They try to solve the mystery and return the home to its former glory days.
About the cast
Erica Cerra starred in the hit SyFy series Eureka as Jo Lupo from 2006 to 2012. She has also appeared on Supernatural, Power Rangers, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Lucifer, and iZombie.
Victor Webster
Victor Webster starred as Nicholas Alamain on the NBC daytime soap Days of Our Lives. He has also appeared on the TV shows Baywatch, Reba, Criminal Minds, Bones, Drop Dead Diva, Chesapeake Shores, and Workin’ Moms.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Magic Stocking (2015), Summer Villa (2016), Love Blossoms (2017), Home For Christmas Day (2017), A Harvest Wedding (2017), Homegrown Christmas (2018), Matchmaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement (2019), Hearts of Winter (2020), Five Star Christmas (2020), Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance (2020), Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill (2021), The Wedding Veil Legacy (2022), A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe (2022), and The Wedding Veil Journey (2023).
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, November 9 at 8/7c.
Virgin River star Benjamin Hollingsworth headlines new Hallmark Christmas movie
Virgin River star Benjamin Hollingsworth plays the object of Hunter King’s affection in the new Hallmark Christmas movie The Santa Summit.
“See if a chase around town in a Santa suit leads to happily ever after in Sunday’s all-new ‘The Santa Summit,’” reads a post promoting the movie on Hallmark Channel’s Facebook page.
New Hallmark Christmas movie
In The Santa Summit, Hunter King plays Jordin, whose best friend Stella (played by Stephanie Sy), convinces her to come to the Santa Summit, an event where everyone goes from holiday party to holiday party dressed in Santa suits. Stella knows her crush will be there and she wants to tell him how she feels.
At their first stop, Jordin meets Liam (Benjamin Hollingsworth) a fellow Santa-suited reveler, but they quickly get separated by a Santa stampede before they can exchange names or numbers. Feeling a special connection and determined to find each other, Jordin and Liam continue their mutual search all night.
Benjamin Hollingsworth
Benjamin Hollingsworth stars as Dan Brady on the hit Netflix series Virgin River. He has also appeared on the TV shows Code Black, Backstrom, Suits, CSI: Miami, Joe Pickett, and Nancy Drew. Hollingsworth has starred in the Hallmark movies Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2013), Lucky in Love (2014), A Wish Come True (2015), Love Under the Olive Tree (2020), A Splash of Love (2022), and Romance in Style (2022).
Hunter King
Hunter King played Summer Newman on the soap opera The Young and The Restless. She has also starred in the Hallmark movies Hidden Gems (2022), A Royal Corgi Christmas (2022), Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths (2022), and The Professional Bridesmaid (2023).
In an interview with TV Cheddar, King said working for Hallmark was a dream come true.
“Hallmark movies have always been like an escape to me,” she told TV Cheddar. “You can always count on them to make you smile and leave you feeling better than before you turned it on. I thought it would be cool to be able to make people feel the same way that I felt as when I watched them. To be a part of the Hallmark family really does feel like a dream. Your job is to make people laugh, smile, and feel good. What’s not to love about that?”
The Santa Summit will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 5 at 8/7c.
Tyler Hynes finds himself in a love triangle in new Hallmark Christmas movie
Tyler Hynes is at the center of a love triangle in the new Hallmark Christmas movie Never Been Chris’d.
“Naomi (Janel Parrish) and Liz (Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes) had the same high school crush — but what happens when Chris (Tyler Hynes) comes back into their lives for the holidays?” reads a Hallmark Channel Facebook post promoting the film.
New Hallmark Christmas movie
In Never Been Chris’d, Janel Parrish plays Naomi and Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes plays Liz, two women who have been best friends since birth. They run a successful business together and have plans to go to Hawaii for the holidays.
But Naomi’s mom, Linda (played by Linda Ko) convinces them to come home to Iowa for Christmas instead. When they arrive, Linda announces her plans to move in with Naomi.
On an outing, Naomi and Liz run into Chris Silver (played by Tyler Hynes). They both had crushes on him in high school but considered him out of their league.
The three begin to spend time together and a love triangle forms. Liz and Naomi begin to question their friendship. According to Hallmark, “As two lifelong friends navigate Christmas, their families, their love triangle, and issues with work, they find decades-long issues surfacing and tensions simmering as they’re reminded that friendship can break our hearts, too.”
About the cast
Janel Parrish had her first professional role on the TV series Baywatch in 1999. She starred in several movies for the Disney Channel and in the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 before being cast as Mona Vanderwaal in the show Pretty Little Liars. In 2007, she was signed to Geffen Records and produced her first solo album.
Parrish made her Hallmark debut in the 2020 Christmas drama Holly & Ivy. In an interview to promote the movie, she said her mother was thrilled that she was working with Hallmark.
“My mom is Hallmark Christmas movies’ No. 1 fan,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “It’s on all day, every day, no matter what we’re doing. She’d always ask me, ‘When are you going to do one?’ I’d said, ‘Whenever they call me, I will do one.’ So she’s over the moon about me doing this movie.”
She also starred in the 2021 Countdown to Christmas movie Coyote Christmas alongside Ryan Paevey and the 2022 movie Family History Mysteries alongside Niall Matter.
Tyler Hynes
Tyler Hynes has appeared in the TV shows Heartland, NCIS, Saving Hope, and unREAL.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Falling For You (2018), It’s Christmas, Eve (2018), Flip That Romance (2019), Wedding March 5: My Boyfriend’s Back (2019), The Mistletoe Secret (2019), Winter in Vail (2020), On the 12th Date of Christmas (2020), It Was Always You (2021), Sweet Carolina (2021), Roadhouse Romance (2021), My Christmas Family Tree (2021), An Unexpected Christmas (2021), Always Amore (2022), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022), Time For Him to Come Home For Christmas (2022), and A Picture of Her (2023).
Never Been Chris’d will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 4 at 8/7c.