Eight new Hallmark movies will air during the month of August, including comedies, dramas, and the first in the network’s new Mahogany series.
“Find out what happens when three best friends Karen Pittman, Erica Ash, Joyful Drake head on a life changing trip to Italy in the all new movie #UnthinkablyGoodThings…” read an Instagram post. “…Part of Mahogany, honoring Black stories.”
Star Karen Pittman shared a photo of the cast on Instagram.
“So excited about this one!” wrote Joyful Drake in the comments. “Such a gorgeous and talented cast.”
Also, Hallmark favorites Lacey Chabert, Rachel Boston, Holly Robinson Peete, and Kavan Smith will also be back on the network.
Eight new Hallmark movies
First up is Love in the Limelight, starring real-life couple Alexa and Carlos PenaVega. Carlos plays Nick, a boy-band star and long-time pen pal of Summer, played by Alexa. Sparks fly when the pair meet face to face when his band goes on tour.
Emmanuelle Vaugier and Kavan Smith will star in the drama Big Sky River. Vaugier plays Tara, a woman looking to take a break from New York City and get some distance from her ex-husband by spending the summer in Montana. She finds herself connecting with the local sheriff, played by Smith.
Love by Design stars Grey’s Anatomy star Jaicy Elliot as a designer whose plus-size designs catch the eye of a magazine publisher. The movie also stars Benjamin Hollingsworth and Candice Huffine.
The journey ahead
Holly Robinson Peete and Kaylee Bryant will star in The Journey Ahead on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Peete plays a Hollywood actress who is forced to drive cross-country with a wilderness expert (played by Bryant).
Next up, Rachel Boston will return to Hallmark Channel in Dating the Delaneys. Boston plays a divorced mother who ventures into the dating world with some help from Michael (Paul Campbell) the single father of her son’s friend.
Groundswell premieres next on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Starring Lacey Chabert, the movie follows an Atlanta chef who takes a trip to Hawaii and finds herself falling for a handsome surf instructor (played by Ektor Rivera). The film is based on the novel by celebrity chef Katie Lee Biegel.
Game, Set, Love
Game, Set, Love stars Davida Williams as a tennis pro who reluctantly agrees to coach her former doubles partner (played by Tracy Austin) and her new partner (played by Richard Harmon).
Finally, the first in the Mahogany series will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Unthinkably Good Things stars Karen Pittman, Erica Ash, and Joyful Drake as three friends who travel together through Italy.
The schedule:
Love in the Limelight premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 6 at 8/7c.
Big Sky River premieres on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, August 7 at 9/8c.
Love by Design premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 13 at 8/7c.
The Journey Ahead premieres on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, August 14 at 9/8c.
Dating the Delaneys premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 20 at 8/7c.
Groundswell premieres on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, August 21 at 9/8c.
Game, Set, Love premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 27 at 8/7c.
Unthinkably Good Things premieres on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, August 28 at 9/8c.