Andrew Walker believes there’s no comparison between Hallmark Media and Great American Family.
“I don’t know how our style gets duplicated somewhere else in quite the same way,” he said in a recent interview. “It’s like comparing apples to oranges.”
Walker spoke with a reporter from Vulture alongside Paul Campbell and Tyler Hynes when the three stars visited Hallmark Media’s New York headquarters.
During the interview, the actors addressed everything from their reign as the Kings of Christmas to Candace Cameron Bure’s exit from Hallmark in 2022 to join Great American Family.
Paul Campbell also weighed in on Great American Family, saying there’s no competition between the new network and Hallmark.
“I think the word ‘competition’ implies there are viewers going elsewhere because somebody else is doing what Hallmark is doing,” Campbell said. “If you look at the numbers this season, viewership is up, so it’s a big playground. There’s a lot of space for people to produce and tell similar stories. But I don’t think there’s competition. Hallmark is the only place that does specifically what Hallmark does.”
The actors made it clear that there’s room for everyone on the broadcasting stage.
“The formula is pretty sound. I don’t think we need to sit here and go, ‘Oh, one network is better than the next,’” Walker said.
Great American Family
Great American Family was launched by former Hallmark CEO Bill Abbott in 2021. Actress Candace Cameron Bure made headlines when she announced in April 2022 that she was leaving Hallmark to take up an executive position at the new network. She said that leadership changes had created a new atmosphere at Hallmark Media and that Great American Family’s ideals were more in line with her own.
“I’m very excited to develop heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch,” she said in a statement through the network.
In his interview with Vulture, Walker made it clear he thought her move was motivated by something else.
“I think it was just a good excuse to cover up an opportunity she had somewhere else,” he said. “Whether she thought she had it less at Hallmark because she’s an executive now over at Great American Family, I don’t know. That’s the way I took it.”
Tyler Hynes weighed in with his opinion.
“I can’t imagine how complicated or nuanced her relationship was or wasn’t,” he said. “All I know is, for us, it’s very simple why we’re here. We know what we’re doing. I don’t want to speak for you guys, but I certainly know why I’m here.”
Hallmark Media
The three actors also promoted an extended cut version of their 2022 Countdown to Christmas hit Three Wise Men and a Baby, which Hallmark recently made available on its streaming platform, Hallmark Movies Now.
In an Instagram post, Hynes thanked fans for their enthusiastic response to the movie, which was the most-watched cable film of last year.
“Seeing your stories and posts with all of the new scenes, lines and moments have been lovely. :),” he wrote. “It’s your passion for the film thats inspired this first for the network and certainly us. …Thanks to everyone who worked on bringing back more of the love, laughs and heart, making for an even more immersive experience. Lovely to see streaming allowing for creative opportunities like this. We know theres a blooper reel floating around… ;)”
Hallmark gets its Jane Austen on in February movie lineup
Hallmark is mixing things up with its Loveuary lineup. The network announced that all four new movies premiering in February will have a Jane Austen theme.
“Jane Austen’s stories are timeless and continue to resonate with readers and viewers of all ages,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of programming at Hallmark Media. “Our movies will bring her beloved characters to life in fresh, new ways and honor the many women who continue to be inspired by them.”
In addition to the Jane Austen-themed lineup, Hallmark will launch a virtual book club.
Jane Austen
The first of the four new movies to premiere will be Paging Mr. Darcy, starring Mallory Jansen and Will Kemp. Alison Sweeney will headline the second movie, Love & Jane, along with Benjamin Ayres.
The Days of Our Lives actress shared a photo on Instagram promoting the film, which will premiere on February 10.
“Celebrating Jane Austen’s birthday by sharing that my movie, #Love&Jane will premiere on @hallmarkchannel February 10th,” she wrote in the caption. “I’m so proud of this fun romantic comedy based on a lifelong love of everything Jane Austen. #janeausten #romcom.”
Benjamin Ayres responded in the comments with, “You are SO GOOD and funny in this movie. Can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
Loveuary
The next film to premiere will be An American in Austen, starring Eliza Bennett, Nicholas Bishop, and Nell Barlow. In the movie, Bennett stars as a librarian who wonders if any man could ever live up to the romantic ideals set by Austen’s character Mr. Darcy. She gets to find out for herself when comes face to the face with him.
Finally, Hallmark will air an adaptation of Sense & Sensibility. Starring Deborah Ayorinde, Bethany Antonia, Dan Jeannotte, and Akil Largie, the movie will be part of Hallmark’s Mahogany series.
Book Club
Chief Fan Officer Jenny Forwark will host the online meetings of the new Hallmark Channel Book Club. The first virtual gathering will take place on January 25. Members will be invited to discuss the Jane Austen book “Pride & Prejudice. The second meeting, in which readers will discuss Sense & Sensibility, will take place on February 15.
Paging Mr. Darcy will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, February 3 at 8/7c.
Love & Jane will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, February 10 at 8/7c.
An American in Austen will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, February 17 at 8/7c.
Sense & Sensibility will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, February 24 at 8/7c.
Everything you need to know about watching Hallmark without cable
As cable prices soar and providers drop and add channels seemingly at random, more and more viewers are looking for alternatives.
For Hallmark fans who want to cut the cord with cable — or for those who have lost one or more of Hallmark’s three networks with their cable provider — there are alternatives.
We have compiled a list of cable alternatives that will provide viewers access to Hallmark movies and shows for as little as $6 a month.* Also included in the list is an app that will let Hallmarkies access their favorite movies and shows for free.
Watching Hallmark without cable:
1. Peacock TV
The NBC streaming service Peacock TV made a deal last year with Hallmark to include its content. Plans start at $5.99 a month. The website can be found here.
2. Hallmark Movies Now
Hallmark Media owns this platform, which includes content from Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama. Plans start at $59.99 a year, though viewers can opt to pay month-by-month for $5.99 a month. The website can be found here.
3. Frndly TV
Frndly TV is another streaming platform that includes Hallmark content. The service has Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama, as well as material from UPtv, Great American Family, Lifetime, and Heartland TV. Plans start at $6.99 per month. The website can be found here.
4. Amazon Prime Video
A slew of Hallmark movies are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Fans can also purchase DVD compilations of some of their favorite Hallmark shows and movies. For all the information about watching on Amazon Prime, click here.
5. Sling
Sling is a streaming service that allows viewers to watch cable content over the Internet. Hallmark content is included with the platform’s Lifestyle Extra package which is $6 a month on top of the basic package, which starts at $20. The website can be accessed here.
6. Fubo TV
Fubo TV has Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama included in its Pro Package, available for $74.99. Access the website here.
7. Philo TV
Philo TV is another streaming service. It is available for $25 a month and includes Hallmark content. Their website can be accessed here.
8. Hulu + Live TV
Not to be confused with regular ol’ Hulu, Hulu + Live TV lets viewers stream cable channels and not just individual programs and movies. Hallmark Channel is included in the $76.99 a month package. Access their website here.
9. YouTube TV
In addition to the free version of YouTube, there is YouTube TV, which allows viewers to watch cable channels. The current introductory sign-up rate is $50.99. After three months, the price goes up to $72.99. The site can be accessed here.
10. Hoopla
If you’d rather not sign up for a streaming service, you can get Hallmark for free. Check with your local library to see if it’s connected to the Hoopla app.
Hoopla Digital is an all-in-one app for public libraries that allows users to access books, magazines, comic books, movies, TV shows, and documentaries. In 2023, the company’s founder announced the company had partnered with Hallmark Media to include its materials.
“Our goal at hoopla is to provide the best content available to libraries and their patrons,” Jeff Jankowski told PR Newswire. “We pursued this partnership with Hallmark Movies Now to give access to this celebrated range of movies, specials and original series. As the needs of libraries evolve, we are too, to ensure the way library patrons consume content on hoopla meets demand. When we launched BingePass, we pledged to continue adding more diverse content and this new agreement with Hallmark Movies Now adds a beloved entertainment brand that is a natural for bingeing.”
For more information on Hoopla, visit their website.
*Prices listed are current as of December 2023. Rates change often so check the included links for the most up-to-date prices.
Laura Vandervoort headlines new Hallmark movie Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
Benjamin Ayres and Laura Vandervoort will star in the new Hallmark movie Miracle in Bethlehem, PA. The film will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries as part of the network’s Miracles of Christmas lineup.
Ayres shared photos from the set of the movie on his Instagram page. He called the film “beautiful, touching, and very funny.”
New Hallmark movie
In Miracle in Bethlehem, PA, Laura Vandervoort plays Mary Ann, a successful lawyer who wants nothing more than to adopt a child and be a mother. Just before Christmas she gets called to Bethlehem, Penn., to meet her child, a baby girl named Natalie. But bad weather forces her to cancel her trip home. The local inn is full but the owner sends Mary Ann and Natalie to stay with her brother Joe (played by Benjamin Ayres), who has a spare room.
A confirmed bachelor, Joe tries his best to make his home welcoming for his guests. When the bad weather continues, Mary Ann extends her stay. She ends up taking part in Christmas activities at Joe’s church. As Mary Ann and Joe spend more time together, it’s becoming clear to them — and everyone around them — that an attraction is growing.
The two open up about their personal challenges. Mary Ann is afraid to tell her mother that she adopted a child. Joe is still reeling from the loss of his father, who was his best friend.
“As Mary Ann and Joe connect through their shared faith and become close, they could just be the unexpected blessing in each other’s life in surprising ways,” reads a synopsis from Hallmark.
About the cast
Benjamin Ayres had starring roles in the CTV series Saving Hope and the HBO Canada series Less Than Kind. (He was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for the latter.) He also appeared on the shows The Good Doctor, Suits, Burden of Truth, and JPod.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies Cranberry Christmas (2020), You, Me & the Christmas Trees (2021), Long Lost Christmas (2022), Color My World With Love (2022), and Field Day (2023).
Laura Vandervoort
From 2007 to 2011, Laura Vandervoort starred in the TV series Smallville. She went on to appear in Supergirl, White Collar, CSI: NY, Conman, Private Eyes, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Sullivan’s Crossing.
She has starred in the movies Desperately Seeking Santa (2011), Finding Mrs. Claus (2012), A Christmas Exchange (2020), Romance in the Wilds (2021), Christmas in the Wilds (2021), and A Christmas Together With You (2021).
Nine things you never knew about Christopher Russell
By now, all Hallmarkies are familiar with Christopher Russell. The handsome actor has been gracing the small screen on Hallmark Channel since 2013 and has made more than 20 movies for the network.
But the actor is more than a handsome face. Read on to discover all the things you never knew about the Hallmark star.
Christopher Russell
His first role was in a Christmas production
Russell got the acting bug while playing a donkey in his preschool’s nativity play. He continued to perform in school plays and made his professional debut at the age of 12 in the horror movie The Whispering. While in high school, he received an award for his work from the prestigious Sears Drama Festival.
2. He has starred in more than 20 different TV shows
Russell is one of those actors who looks just as at home on a space ship as he does in a zombie apocalypse. Over the years he has appeared in science fiction shows, historical dramas, spy thrillers, mysteries, and teen dramas.
The actor first appeared on television in the Canadian comedy series Show Me Yours. He went on to star in Kevin Hill and Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and has had roles in Supernatural, Nikita, Murdoch Mysteries, Flashpoint, Beauty and the Beast, Satisfaction, Air Crash Investigator, The Listener, iZombie, Lost Girl, Reign, Star Trek: Discovery, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, unREAL, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Van Helsing, BH90210, Reacher, Accused, Day of the Dead, and The Irrational.
3. He is a family man
In an Instagram post, he shared a photo of his family with the caption:
“Family. Where life begins and love never ends.- I love you three bigger than the thing that’s bigger than the universe! #soulmates #bestkidsever #youhadmeathello #beautifulbritishcolumbia #familyiseverything.”
4. He keeps his private life private
Though he shares photos of his family on Instagram, Russell has never revealed his wife’s name. He also keeps mum on the names of his children.
5. He and fellow Hallmark star Cindy Busby have a special friendship
Christopher Russell and Cindy Busby have starred in four Hallmark movies together. In an interview, Russell talked about why they work so well together.
“Cindy Busby is the best,” he told Digital Jouurnal. “We clicked right away since we have very complementary personalities.…She is a barrel of laughs.”
6. He is a huge fan of Hallmark
“It feels good to work on these films especially due to the subject matter that we are presenting,” he said during an interview with Digital Journal. “There is so much negativity going on in the world so it’s nice to present people with something that can help provide them with an escape and deliver a cathartic experience in a positive way.”
7. Even his daydreams are wholesome
He once told a reporter that if he could have any superpower, it would be “the ability to deliver world peace.”
Aaawwww.
8. He’s a screenwriter
In an interview with Hollywood North Magazine, he said he has written a few scripts that are in development. Let’s hope they get produced at Hallmark.
9. He has a special technique he uses at auditions
In an interview, Russell talked about a book that influenced his approach to the acting business called 10,000 Nos, by fellow actor Matthew Del Negro.
“Auditioning at the beginning of your career, or even when you’ve established yourself is quite competitive,” he said. “A lot of times, people can get caught in trying to present themselves in a way that they think other people want to see. What I’ve learned is that if I prepare, prepare, prepare then I know what I’m doing when heading out. If something isn’t clicking I’ll seek outside help with a coach, and that way when I go in on set or an audition, on-screen test, chemistry test, or whatever it may be. I know that I know the material inside and out so whatever happens, happens. If I’m trying hard to manipulate the situation, and create moments out of nothing, it’s just going to fall flat.”
Katie Findlay tackles New Year’s resolutions in new Hallmark movie Sealed With a List
Katie Findlay plays a woman determined to tackle a list of New Year’s resolutions in the new Hallmark movie Sealed With a Kiss. The film, which also stars Evan Roderick and Kelcey Mawema, will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
New Hallmark movie
In Sealed With a List, Findlay stars as Carley, a woman who has been stuck in a dead-end job for far too long. When she gets passed over for a promotion, she decides she needs to make some major changes in her life. Not only does she quit her job, she looks over a list of past New Year’s resolutions and decides to finish every single one by the end of December.
She enlists the help of Wyatt (played by Evan Roderick), the man who received the promotion she deserved. But Wyatt has his only problems. When the new job proves too much for him, his dad — who is also the boss — cuts off access to his trust fund. Wyatt and Carley make a deal: she will teach him how to live independently and he will show her how to move out of her comfort zone.
“As the pair whittles down [Carley’s] list, Carley begins to realize her initial opinion of Wyatt may have been off the mark. With her new-found confidence and his newly formed independence, these two complete opposites may strike the perfect balance,” reads a synopsis from Hallmark.
About the cast
Katie Findlay played Rebecca Sutter in the TV series How to Get Away With Murder. She also appeared on the shows Continuum, Man Seeking Woman, The Magicians, Lost Generation, and Twilight Zone.
Findlay starred in the Hallmark movies The Bridge (2015), The Bridge Part 2 (2016), and Love Strikes Twice (2021).
Evan Roderick
Evan Roderick starred as Officer Nick Anastas in the TV series Arrow and on the Netflix show Spinning Out. He appeared in the Hallmark movies Garage Sale Mystery (2018), A Tale of Two Christmases (2022), Autumn in the City (2022), and Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New (2023).
Sealed With a List will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 16 at 8/7c.
Meghan Ory headlines new Hallmark movie The Secret Gift of Christmas with Christopher Russell
Meghan Ory and Christopher Russell will headline the new Hallmark movie The Secret Gift of Christmas. The film will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
In an Instagram post, Ory promoted the movie, which she also helped produce.
“This is my first time producing and it was SO fun! Can’t wait for you to see what we whipped up!” she wrote in the caption.
Her Chesapeake Shores co-stars weighed in with their own comments.
“Yessss,” wrote Jessica Sipos, who played Sarah Mercer O’Brien on the show.
“You look like the version of Meghan who took me new wardrobe shopping when I first moved to LA,” added Laci J. Mailey, who played Jess O’Brien in the series.
Robert Buckley, who played Evan Kincaid, wrote, “CONGRATS!!!”
New Hallmark movie
In The Secret Gift of Christmas, Ory stars as Bonnie, a self-proclaimed bachelorette. As a personal shopper with a vibrant social presence, she has parlayed her passion into a successful business. When she is hired by gruff contractor Patrick (played by Christopher Russell), she finds she has her work cut out for her.
Though Patrick is less than impressed with some of the items Bonnie picks out, when he sees a friendship blossoming between Bonnie and his daughter, Phoebe (Ellie Cluett), he begins to appreciate her knack for understanding others. But things become complicated when Bonnie’s thoughtfulness leads another woman to set her sights on Patrick.
“If Bonnie and Patrick can tear down the walls between them, they just might get the greatest gift of all — love,” reads a synopsis from Hallmark.
About the cast
From 2016 to 2022 Meghan Ory starred as Abby O’Brien on the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. She also appeared in Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, Hudson & Rex, and NCIS: New Orleans. She starred in the 2015 movie Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow.
Christopher Russell has starred in the movies Catch a Christmas Star (2013), Midnight Masquerade (2014), Love, Again (2015), Merry Matrimony (2015), Love in the Vineyard (2016), Wedding Bells (2016), A Puppy for Christmas (2016), A Dream of Christmas (2016), My Perfect Romance (2018), Forever Christmas (2018), Love Unleashed (2019), All Summer Long (2019), The Mistletoe Secret (2019), A Doggone Christmas (2019), Love & Glamping (2020), Love in the Forecast (2020), Chasing Waterfalls (2021), Kite Festival of Love (2021), Warming Up to you (2021), A Lot Like Christmas (2021), Where Your Heart Belongs (2022), Love on Fire (2022), Yellowstone Romance (2022), The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022), A Dash of Christmas (2023), and Peppermint and Postcards (2023).
The Secret Gift of Christmas will premiere on Friday, December 15 at 8/7c.
Mickey Guyton’s song Heaven Down Here is the basis for new Hallmark movie
Country music star Mickey Guyton’s song Heaven Down Here is the basis for the new Hallmark movie of the same name. The film, which will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, stars Krystal Joy Brown, Tina Lifford, Juan Riedinger, Richard Harmon, and Phylicia Rashad.
New Hallmark movie
In Heaven Down Here, four people get stranded by a snowstorm at a diner on Christmas Eve. Krystal Joy Brown plays Imani, a widowed mother of two who’s having trouble making ends meet and has reluctantly agreed to work the Christmas Eve shift at the diner. She finds herself clashing with her boss (played by Richard Harmon) who doesn’t exactly embody the Christmas spirit.
Juan Riedinger plays Felix, a pastor trying to secure food for parishioners in need. Tina Lifford plays Clara, a hospice nurse dealing with an obstinate patient (played by Phylicia Rashad) and the departure of her daughter.
Throughout the evening, the four bicker, bond, and unwittingly provide each other with the answer to their respective prayers.
Heaven Down Here
Mickey Guyton released the song Heaven Down Here in 2020. The song is written as a prayer in which the singer asks for strength to deal with challenging times.
Heaven Down Here will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, December 14 at 8/7c.
How to watch your favorite Hallmark Christmas movies without cable
It’s that time of year again: Hallmark Channel and Hallmark movies and Mysteries are playing round-the-clock Christmas movies. More than 40 new titles are being released this year alone, joining the hundreds of movies in Hallmark Media’s collection. (For a full schedule of this year’s new movies, click here.)
But if you don’t have cable, all is not lost. Many Hallmark titles can be streamed online or purchased on DVD.
Hallmark Christmas movies
The following titles can either be streamed or purchased on Amazon:
Three Wise Men and a Baby
This Christmas comedy was the most-watched cable movie of 2022. Starring Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, and Paul Campbell, the movie follows three brothers who do their best to take care of a baby left at a fire station just before Christmas.
In this 2008 comedy, Henry Winkler stars as a retired cop who brings a stranger stranded at the airport home for Christmas with his daughter and grandson. Also stars Brooke Burns and Warren Christie.
This 2012 Hallmark classic stars Andrew Walker as a single man trying to win a bet by getting a woman (Arielle Kebbel) to marry him by Christmas. Also stars Kimberley Sustad.
This Christmas movie was written by Hallmark star Paul Campbell in 2021. Tyler Hynes and Bethany Joy Lenz star as exes who pretend to be together over the holidays.
Alicia Witt and Mark Wiebe played strangers who end up snowed in at his family’s home for Christmas in this 2013 romantic comedy.
Hallmark Christmas Collection 16 (A Gift For Christmas / A Christmas To Cherish / Merry & Bright)
This compilation includes the original and sequel of A Gift for Christmas, a series that starred Ali Liebert and Peter Porte. In these movies, Liebert plays bookstore employee Darcy Archer, who falls for wealthy businessman Aiden Harris.
The third movie on the DVD, Merry & Bright (2019), stars Andrew Walker and Jodie Sweetin.
Candace Cameron Bure 4-Film Collection
Love her or hate her, Candace Cameron Bure has headlined some of Hallmark’s best movies. This DVD collection includes:
A Christmas Detour (released in 2015, co-stars Paul Greene)
Christmas Under Wraps (released in 2014, co-stars David O’Donnell and Brian Doyle-Murray)
Journey Back to Christmas (released 2016, co-stars Oliver Hudson and Tom Skerritt)
Switched for Christmas (released 2017, co-stars Mark Deklin and Natasha Bure)
This DVD contains a whopping 12 hours and 36 minutes of Christmas movie goodness. The titles include:
Check Inn to Christmas
Christmas Comes Twice
Christmas Land
12 Gifts of Christmas
Christmas in Love
With Love, Christmas
Window Wonderland
Looks Like Christmas
Christmas List
Vic Michaelis gets stuck in a time loop in the new Hallmark Hanukkah movie Round and Round
Vic Michaelis gets stuck reliving the same night over and over in the new Hallmark Hanukkah movie Round and Round. The film, which will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup, also stars Bryan Greenberg and Rick Hoffman.
New Hallmark movie
In Round and Round, Vic Michaelis stars as literary editor Rachel. On the seventh night of Hanukkah, her parents throw a party celebrating both the holiday and the night they met. When her boyfriend tells her he can’t attend, her grandmother decides to play matchmaker. She introduces Rachel to Zach (Greenberg), a nerdy art instructor, who’s decidedly not her type.
It turns out the two have already met. Earlier in the day, he crashed into her at the train station, spilling the box of sufganiyot she was taking to the party.
When the party ends, Rachel returns home and heads to bed only to wake up the next morning and find out it is the day of her parents’ party again. She continues to repeat the same day over and over and finally confides in Zach, who continues to run into her every morning.
“With help from the employees of Zach’s beloved local comic bookstore, Rachel and Zach make an unlikely, mismatched pair of detectives as they solve mysteries nestled throughout the story,” reads a synopsis from Hallmark Channel.
About the cast
Vic Michaelis starred in the TV series Speechless, Kingpin Katie, Upload, and Bless This Mess. Round and Round is her first Hallmark Channel movie.
Bryan Greenberg played Jake Jaglieski in the TV series One Tree Hill. He also had roles in the TV shows The Mindy Project, How To Make It In America, Woman In The Book, and Sideswiped. He has appeared in the movies Bride Wars, Friends With Benefits, and Same Time, Next Christmas.
Round and Round will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 10 at 8/7c.
Good Witch fans get the reunion they’ve been waiting for in the new Hallmark movie Christmas on Cherry Lane
Good Witch fans will see their favorite couple back onscreen in the new Hallmark movie Christmas on Cherry Lane. Catherine Bell and James Denton play a married couple in the Countdown to Christmas film, which also stars Erin Cahill, John Brotherton, and Jonathan Bennett.
Bell, who played Cassie Nightingale on the hit Hallmark series Good Witch, promoted the movie on Instagram.
“Who’s ready for some Christmas magic (not THAT kind of magic!) just the lovely sweet romantic happy @hallmarkchannel kind of magic
December 9 only on @hallmarkchannel #christmasoncherrylane,” she wrote in the caption.
New Hallmark movie
In Christmas on Cherry Lane, Erin Cahill and John Brotherton star as a young couple welcoming their first child when well-meaning relatives descend to help out. Catherine Bell and James Denton play empty nesters preparing for the holidays and Jonathan Bennett and Vincent Rodriguez play a couple dealing with a kitchen remodel.
“The three couples celebrate Christmas Eve in their own special ways as they navigate these turning points in their lives, become closer in the process and a surprising connection between them all is revealed,” according to a synopsis from Hallmark Channel.
Good Witch
Good Witch fans have been posting to social media in anticipation of the movie’s debut using the hashtags #SassieBack, #Countdown2Sassie, and #SAVEGOODWITCH.
Bell and Denton played husband and wife on the Hallmark series Good Witch. Hallmark Channel canceled the show in 2021 and fans have lodged several campaigns to get the series back on the air.
Fans became hopeful when a Hallmark exec hinted that the network wasn’t finished with the franchise. During an appearance at the 2022 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, Lisa Hamilton-Daly, executive vice president of programming at Hallmark Media, told reporters the network was considering what to do with several of its franchises.
“As far as Good Witch, I think we’re always interested in thinking about what we can do with our most popular IP,” Hamilton-Daly said.
The stars of the series began to drop hints that a movie might be in the works.
“Hopefully we’ll get a movie done here one of these days and bring all those characters back,” said Catherine Bell in a video posted on Cameo. “That is the hope we are working on but we’ll see if it actually happens but working on it.”
Denton also talked about the possibility of a Good Witch return during an interview with TV Insider.
“Nobody’s made me an offer,” he clarified. “There’s nothing in the works, but I think the odds are decent just because I know the network respects the franchise. It ran for 14 years between the movies and the series. So I think there’s a decent chance, but I had to say in the same breath there is nothing in the immediate works.”
Christmas on Cherry Lane will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 9 at 8/7c.
Paul Campbell is a Christmas hater in new Hallmark movie Magic in Mistletoe
Paul Campbell plays an author who has lost his love of Christmas in the new Hallmark movie Magic in Mistletoe. The film, which will premiere as part of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas programming event, also stars Lyndie Greenwood.
In an Instagram post promoting the movie, Campbell acknowledged that playing a Scrooge-like character was a departure for him.
“Hands down the LEAST likeable I’ve ever been off the top of a Hallmark movie (it came with surprising ease…),” he wrote in the caption. “@lyndiegreenwood was so fun to play off and absolutely knocked it out of the park. Beautifully directed by @thepaulaelle and produced with great care by @michaelrgold — can’t wait for you folks to see this one.”
New Hallmark movie
In Magic in Mistletoe, Paul Campbell plays Harrington Davis, an artist who has become a commercial success thanks to his book series about the magic of Christmas. But after years of writing about the same topic, Harrington has become jaded. When he shares a post on social media claiming that Christmas is a scam, his fans turn on him.
His publisher puts PR genius April (Lyndie Greenwood) to work on the case. She convinces Harrington to travel to his hometown of Mistletoe, which inspired his books, and participate in the annual festival the town throws to honor his series. He is reluctant to go but agrees. As he and April spend time together at the town’s events and she meets his longtime friends, a different side to him emerges. April begins to understand what inspired him to create Magic in Mistletoe and why he has such bitter feelings about Christmas.
According to a synopsis from Hallmark, “The initial frost between them starts to thaw and there just may be a path leading to a merry Christmas for all.”
About the cast
Lyndie Greenwood has appeared in the TV shows Flashpoint, Being Erica, Covert Affairs, Saving Hope, Degrassi: The Next Generation, S.W.A.T., and Sleepy Hollow. She has starred in the Hallmark movies Every Time a Bell Rings (2021) and Girlfriendship (2022).
Paul Campbell
A native of Vancouver, Paul Campbell played Billy Keikeya on the TV series Battlestar Galactica. He has appeared on the shows Scrubs, Supernatural, How I Met Your Mother, and Motive.
Campbell began writing screenplays shortly after the birth of his son. He wrote the 2017 Hallmark movie Sun, Sand & Romance, which he starred in with his former Battlestar Galactica castmate Tricia Helfer. He went on to write Christmas by Starlight, which he also starred in, as well as An Unexpected Christmas (2021), Christmas at Castle Hart (2021), and Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022).
He has also starred in the movies Once Upon a Holiday (2015), A Christmas Coincidence (2018), The Last Bridesmaid (2019), Holiday Hearts (2019), Wedding Every Weekend (2020), The Santa Stakeout (2021), The Nine Kittens of Christmas (2021), Love, Classified (2022), Dating the Delaneys (2022), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022), and The Cases of Mystery Lane (2023).
In an interview, Campbell said he is grateful to be working for Hallmark Media.
“Hallmark Channel is the perfect place for me to be working right now,” he said. “I really like the content, and now that I have a family, it’s a nice sort of pleasant content where I don’t have to worry about racy, questionable stuff. It’s definitely the direction that I feel I’m headed. I’m always open to doing movies or series with Hallmark, whatever they have for me. I would always jump at the chance.”
Magic in Mistletoe will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 8 at 8/7c.
Virgin River star Mark Ghanimé headlines new Hallmark Christmas movie To All a Good Night
Virgin River star Mark Ghanimé will join Kimberley Sustad in the new Hallmark Christmas movie To All a Good Night. The drama will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries as part of the network’s Miracles of Christmas lineup.leo.
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In To All a Good Night, Mark Ghanimé stars as Sam, an Army veteran taking a road trip on his motorcycle. When he skids off the road and crashes into the woods, a local photographer named Ceci (Kimberley Sustad) comes to his aid. When she later discovers Sam works for a developer, she suspects he is in town to purchase her family’s land.
Ceci is still reeling from the loss of her father and is determined to hold on to his land. As Sam recovers from his injuries in the hospital, he tries to find out the name of his Good Samaritan but Ceci makes her friends swear to keep her identity a secret. Sam eventually figures out who she is and the two begin to spend time together.
About the cast
Mark Ghanimé stars on the hit Netflix series Virgin River as Dr. Cameron Hayek. He also played Major Sergio Balleseros on the Syfy series Helix. Ghanimé has appeared in the TV shows Reign, iZombie, Wynonna Earp, The Detectives, and The Bold Type. He has starred in the movies Christmas With a View (2018), Always and Forever Christmas (2019), Twinkle All the Way (2019), Candy Cane Christmas (2020), Listen Out For Love (2022), Christmas In Big Sky Country (2023).
Kimberley Sustad
Kimberley Sustad starred in the TV shows Alcatraz, Primeval New World, Motive, and Continuum. She appeared in the Hallmark series The Gourmet Detective, Morning Show Mysteries, Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and Chesapeake Shores. She has starred in the Hallmark movies The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014), All Things Valentine (2016), Hearts of Christmas (2016), Walking the Dog (2017), Cooking With Love (2018), A Christmas Coincidence (2018), Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen (2019), Wedding Every Weekend (2020), Christmas by Starlight (2020), Spotlight on Christmas (2020), The Nine Kittens of Christmas (2021), North to Home (2022), Lights, Camera, Christmas (2022), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2023), Fourth Down and Love (2023),
To All a Good Night will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Thursday, December 7 at 8/7c.
Five new Hallmark movies coming to TV in January
Five new Hallmark movies are coming to TV in January. Four comedies and one mystery will premiere, including films starring Laci J. Mailey, Marcus Rosner, Jocelyn Hudon, Nikki DeLoach, Benjamin Ayres, and Marco Grazzini.
New Hallmark movies
The first of the new films to premiere will be Love on the Right Course, starring Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner. Newbrough stars as Whitney, a professional golf player struggling to qualify for her next tournament in Europe. She heads to Budapest to practice on the course owned by her family. She finds that her father, who has grown reclusive since losing his wife, has handed over day-to-day operations of the club to a new golf pro, Daniel (played by Rosner).
Daniel’s casual style is at odds with Whitney’s and it throws her off her game, literally. As the pair get to know each other, their perspective changes and a romance develops. But, when Whitney’s former trainer returns and pushes Daniel out, it might just cost Whitney her best shot at love.
True Justice: Family Ties
Next up is the mystery True Justice: Family Ties, starring Katherine McNamara, Nikki DeLoach, and Benjamin Ayres. Katherine McNamara plays a law student determined to help her brother, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. With the help of her friends, she sets out to find the real killer.
A Scottish Love Scheme
Erica Durance and Jordan Young will star in A Scottish Love Scheme. Durance plays Lily, who travels to Scotland with her mother and reconnects with her childhood friend Logan (played by Jordan Young). Unbeknownst to Lily and Logan, their meddling mothers devise a plan to set them up.
Betty’s Bad Luck in Love
Chesapeake Shores star Laci J. Mailey stars as Betty, a woman cursed when it comes to relationships. But when she meets Alex (Marco Grazzini), she’s tempted to try once more. Can true love prevail over a curse?
Swinging Into Love
Finally, Jocelyn Hudon and Oliver Renaud will headline Swinging Into Love. Hudon plays Luna, a former dancer who has given up on her dreams to work in the family’s construction business. When she goes to work on a project transforming a warehouse into an aerial silks studio, she gives the equipment a try and catches the eye of Bennett (Oliver Renaud), a professional aerialist. He recruits her for an upcoming performance and sparks fly.
Schedule:
Love on the Right Course will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, January 6 at 8/7c.
True Justice: Family Ties will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Friday, January 12 at 8/7c.
A Scottish Love Scheme will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, January 13 at 8/7c.
Betty’s Bad Luck in Love will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, January 20 at 8/7c.
Swinging Into Love will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, January 27 at 8/7c.
Mishael Morgan headlines new Hallmark Christmas movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
Hallmark
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
New Hallmark movie
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.
21 new Hallmark movies coming to TV in November
21 new Hallmark movies will premiere throughout the month of November. The films will air during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas lineups.
Tyler Hynes, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier, Kat Barrell, Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant, Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown are among the stars who will make appearances in the new movies.
New Hallmark movies
My Christmas Guide
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.