The 2023 Hallmark Christmas movie Christmas on Cherry Lane is getting a sequel and possibly, a series. The film, which starred Catherine Bell, James Denton, Jonathan Bennett, and Erin Cahill, was popular with viewers, particularly fans of the Hallmark series Good Witch.
A website that lists movies being shot in Vancouver, BC, noted that filming for “Christmas on Cherry Lane Movie 2,” will begin in late June. The movie is being directed by Gail Harvey, who also directed Christmas on Cherry Lane. Another fan website claims that another two movies in the series will also begin filming this summer.
Hallmark Christmas movie
Good Witch fans were thrilled when Hallmark Channel announced the premiere of Christmas on Cherry Lane. The Countdown to Christmas movie, which first aired in December of 2023, featured the stories of three couples as they prepared to celebrate the holidays. Catherine Bell and James Denton — who played a married couple in the Hallmark series Good Witch — starred as one of the couples.
Goodies, who were left shocked and upset when Hallmark abruptly canceled the series in 2021, were thrilled when Catherine Bell shared the news.
“Who’s ready for some Christmas magic (not THAT kind of magic!),” she wrote in an Instagram post, “just the lovely sweet romantic happy @hallmarkchannel kind of magic December 9 only on @hallmarkchannel #christmasoncherrylane.”
Good Witch fans posted to social media in anticipation of the movie’s debut using the hashtags #SassieBack, #Countdown2Sassie, and #SAVEGOODWITCH.
Cherry Lane
In Christmas on Cherry Lane, John Brotherton and Erin Cahill played a young couple preparing to welcome their first child while also adjusting to a recent move.
Jonathan Bennett and Vincent Rodriguez III played a couple suddenly faced with hosting 14 guests at Christmas in the middle of a kitchen remodel.
Catherine Bell played a widow preparing to celebrate the holidays with her fiancé, played by Denton. She faced some resistance from her grown-up children, who weren’t ready to see their mother with someone new.
Christmas movie sequels
Though Hallmark has not released details of the sequel, it is likely the film will be released during the 2024 Countdown to Christmas season. Some fans have speculated this is the beginning of a series of movies, though Hallmark has not confirmed this.
Christmas on Cherry Lane isn’t the only movie to get a sequel this year. Hallmark thrilled fans when it announced in May that a sequel was being released in 2024 to the 2022 hit movie Three Wise Men and a Baby. Three Wiser Men and a Boy will premiere later this year.
Hallmark Channel has not yet given a release date for the sequel to Christmas on Cherry Lane. We will update this story as more information becomes available.
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