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.
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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!!!”
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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.
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In Christmas With a Kiss, Mishael Morgan plays Mona, a social media ambassador who hasn’t always been lucky in love. Eleven days before Christmas, she returns to her family’s farm in upstate New York to help her parents (played by Rachael Crawford and Rothaford Gray) with preparations for the Christmas carnival her great-grandfather founded. According to family legend, if you kiss your date under the mistletoe on the closing night dance you will be forever together.
While back home, Mona runs into her former flame Fletcher (played by Jamie M. Callica) and feels old sparks rekindling. She has a much cooler encounter with Dez (Rowe), a reporter doing a story on the carnival for a prominent online magazine.
Mona finds herself in the position of having two suitors vying for attention and has to decide which one to kiss under the mistletoe.
Mishael Morgan
Mishael Morgan has starred in The Young and the Restless since 2013. She also appeared on the TV shows The Best Years and Family Biz and has had roles on Chicago Med, Supernatural, Most Dangerous Game, and Republic of Doyle.
Mahogany series
Hallmark launched the Mahogany series of movies in 2021. The films are based on Hallmark’s line of cards, gifts, and home decor marketed toward African-American consumers. Other movies in the series include Unthinkably Good Things (2022), Girlfriendship (2022), and Spring Breakthrough (2023)
Christmas With a Kiss will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 3 at 8/7c.
Rhiannon Fish finds love in new Hallmark movie set in Norway
Aussie star Rhiannon Fish will headline the new Hallmark movie My Norwegian Holiday. The romantic comedy, which also stars Dutch actor David Elsendoorn, will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s 2023 Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In My Norwegian Holiday, Rhiannon Fish plays JJ, a woman grieving the recent loss of her grandmother. She connects with Henrik (David Elsendoorn), who is from Bergen, Norway, and invites her to spend Christmas with his family.
About the cast
Rhiannon Fish got her start as a professional actress on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She went on to star in the Australian TV shows When the Bell Rings and Home and Away.
She has appeared in the Hallmark movies You’re Bacon Me Crazy (2020), A Love to Remember (2021), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con a Con (2021), The 27-Hour Day (2021), Journey of My Heart (2021), Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made (2021), For the Love of Chocolate (2021), A Splash of Love (2022), Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths (2022), When Love Springs (2023), and A Picture of Her (2023).
David Elsendoorn plays Jan Maas on the hit TV series Ted Lasso. A native of the Netherlands, he has also appeared in the TV shows Turbulent Skies and Ik Weet Wis Je Bent (I Know Who You Are).
My Norwegian Holiday will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, December 1 at 8/7c.
A case of mistaken identity leads to romance in new Hallmark movie A Not So Royal Christmas
Will Kemp and Brooke D’Orsay will star in the new Hallmark movie A Not So Royal Christmas. The romantic comedy will premiere as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas programming lineup.
Kemp promoted the film in a post on Instagram.
“We made a Christmas Movie!” he wrote in the caption of the on-set pic.
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In A Not So Royal Christmas Brooke D’Orsay stars as Charlotte, a London-based tabloid journalist who is assigned to interview the reclusive Count of Sorhagen in Nordin, Scandinavia. While visiting the palace, she runs into a groundskeeper (played by Will Kemp) she believes to be the count. She asks him for an interview and an eavesdropping member of the Royal Advisory Council tells the groundskeeper to keep up the ruse and grant the interview.
After giving Charlotte a behind-the-scenes look at the country’s annual Yuletide Ball, the groundskeeper raises a few royal eyebrows when he breaks centuries-old traditions. Things only get more complicated when a photo of the real count is leaked to the press.
About the cast
Brooke D’Orsay has appeared in the TV shows Two And A Half Men, Royal Pains, and Drop Dead Diva. She starred in the Hallmark movies Miss Christmas (2017), Christmas in Love (2018), Nostalgic Christmas (2019), A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020), Beverly Hills Wedding (2021), A Dickens of a Holiday (2021), Wedding of a Lifetime (2022), and A Fabled Holiday (2022).
Will Kemp
Will Kemp attended the prestigious Royal Ballet School in England before joining Matthew Bourne’s dance company Adventures in Motion Pictures. During an appearance in Swan Lake, Kemp was spotted by the head of Paramount Studios. He appeared in a commercial for Gap and then snagged a role in the 2004 movie Van Helsing.
He has appeared in the Hallmark movies Royal Matchmaker (2018), Love, Romance & Chocolate (2019), The Christmas Waltz (2020), Jolly Good Christmas (2022), and The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango (2023).
He also had a cameo role in the 2023 Countdown to Christmas movie A Merry Scottish Christmas.
A Not So Royal Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, December 2 at 8/7c.
Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha star in new Hallmark movie filmed at the Biltmore Estate
Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha will headline the new Hallmark movie A Biltmore Christmas, which was filmed on location at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. The film, which was made in January 2023, is part of the 2023 Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In A Biltmore Christmas, Bethany Joy Lenz plays Lucy, a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the 1947 holiday movie classic, His Merry Wife, which was filmed at the historic Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina.
Lucy travels to the estate to do research. After discovering an enchanted hourglass, she goes back in time to 1946 and finds herself on the set of the original version of His Merry Wife. She meets Jack Huston, (Polaha) one of the movie’s stars, and the two begin to spend time together. But when she realizes that her presence in the past could affect whether the film gets made, Lucy has to decide whether to give up on her budding romance.
Biltmore Estate
A Biltmore Christmas made headlines when crews began filming shortly after Christmas last year. A network executive said the landmark made the perfect backdrop to a Christmas romance.
“Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience,” said Samantha DiPippo, senior vice president of development and programming at Hallmark Media. “We know fans will love being transported back in time and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is the perfect setting to help fans get into the holiday spirit.”
The 175,000-square-foot Biltmore Estate took six years to complete. The home of George Washington Vanderbilt, it was opened to friends and family on Christmas Eve in 1895. The 250-room French Renaissance chateau includes 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces.
About the cast
Bethany Joy Lenz played Haley James Scott on the popular TV series One Tree Hill. She has also appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Life Unexpected, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Colony.
Lenz has starred in the Hallmark movies The Christmas Secret (2014), Snowed-Inn Christmas (2017), Royal Matchmaker (2018), Bottled With Love (2019), A Valentine’s Match (2020), Just My Type (2020), Five Star Christmas (2020), and An Unexpected Christmas (2021).
Kristoffer Polaha
Kristoffer Polaha played Nate “Baze” Bazile in the TV series Life Unexpected. He has also starred in the TV shows Hawaii Five-O, Rizzoli & Isles, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Lethal Weapon. He played Travis Burke in Hallmark’s Mystery 101 series.
He has also starred in the Hallmark movies Dater’s Handbook (2016), Hearts of Christmas (2016), Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017), Pearl in Paradise (2018), Small Town Christmas (2018), Double Holiday (2019), A Dickens of a Holiday (2021), We Wish You a Married Christmas (2022), and Haul Out the Holly (2022).
A Biltmore Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 8/7c.
Alex Paxton-Beesley rediscovers her passion for art in new Hallmark movie Our Christmas Mural
Alex Paxton-Beesley and Dan Jeannotte will headline the new Hallmark movie Our Christmas Mural. The film, which takes place in New Hampshire, will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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Alex Paxton-Beesley plays Olivia, a single mom who decides to return home for Christmas after she loses her job at a city art museum. Her mother (played by Kathy Laskey) secretly enters Olivia in a contest to paint a landmark mural. Olivia is thrilled when she discovers she has won but when she faces the task of actually designing the mural, she finds herself at a loss.
She partners with runner-up Will (Jeannotte), a beloved teacher in the community. She finds herself clashing with the headstrong yet handsome Will, but as they get to know one another their connection to the arts creates an unexpected romantic spark.
With a Christmas Eve deadline looming, Olivia and Will must navigate their growing feelings and juggle unexpected curveballs in family and career, all while creating a Christmas masterpiece that will inspire the townspeople for many years to come.
About the cast
Alex Paxton-Beesley has appeared in the TV shows Warehouse 13, Suits, Republic of Doyle, Beauty and the Beast, Wynonna Earp, and Good Witch. She starred in the Hallmark movies Christmas With Holly (2012) and Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019).
Dan Jeannotte
Dan Jeannotte played Brandon Russell on the hit Hallmark series Good Witch. He has also appeared in the TV shows The Bold Type and Reign. He has starred in the movies Paris, Wine & Romance (2019), Christmas in the Highlands (2019), Ghosts of Christmas Past (2021), Home For a Royal Heart (2022), Lease on Love (2022), The Royal Nanny (2022), and Sweeter Than Chocolate (2023).
Our Christmas Mural will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, November 26 at 8/7c.
A magic pen brings a family back together in new Hallmark movie Letters to Santa
Katie Leclerc and Rafael de la Fuente will headline the new Hallmark movie Letters to Santa. The film will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In Letters to Santa, Leclerc and de la Fuente play Rebecca and Enrique, a couple that recently decided to separate. For the sake of their two children, they plan on celebrating Christmas together as a family.
When they take their two children to see Santa, he gives them a pen he claims is magic. If they write down their wishes, they will come true. The children take the pen home and try it out. The next morning, a puppy named Noel shows up at their door.
The kids decide to use the pen to get their parents back together. But the closer they get to Christmas, the more their parents fight, leaving the children to wonder if the pen has enough magic to make their family whole again.
Letters to Santa will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 6/5c.
Wes Brown and Lacey Chabert star in new Hallmark movie Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Wes Brown and Lacey Chabert will reprise their roles as Emily (Chabert) and Jared (Brown), childhood friends reunited by their neighborhood’s Christmas decorating competition in Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up.
Wes Brown
Wes Brown posted a photo to Instagram from the set of the movie with his friends and co-star Stephen Tablowsky.
“This little teapot here,” he wrote in the caption. “This man is a treasure. Can’t believe I’ve gotten to do not one, but now two comedies with Mr. Stephen Tobolowski. Actor, Director, Author, Yogi master and by far the best beekeeper I know! Now a great friend. If you loved him last year, you’re gonna love him even more this Saturday night in ‘Haul Out The Holly: Lit Up’ Love ya man!”
Another round
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up is the sequel to 2022’s Haul Out the Holiday, which premiered to rave reviews from fans. In that film, Chabert played Emily, a woman who has just gone through a brutal breakup and heads home to mend her broken heart at her parents’ house. But her parents are planning on heading out of town for the holidays, so they leave her in charge of participating in the neighborhood’s Christmas festivities.
She butts head with Jared (Wes Brown), the head of the local homeowners’ association. In the end, she joins in with the holiday fun and ends up falling hard for Jared.
In the new movie, Emily and Jared are happily in a relationship. While they prepare to decorate the neighborhood for the holidays, they realize that one of the homes on the block is going up for sale. When they find out that the new owners are holiday decorating royalty, the competition ramps up.
In addition to Chabert and Brown, Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up features appearances by Melissa Peterman and Ellen Travolta.
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 8/7c.
An American finds love in London in new Hallmark Christmas movie
Sarah Ramos plays an American woman who finds love while visiting her sister in London in the new Hallmark movie Christmas in Notting Hill. The film is one of four new movies that will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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In Christmas in Notting Hill, Sarah Ramos stars as Georgia, who goes to visit her sister, Lizzie (played by Joelle Rae), and her brother-in-law, Henry (Peter Rothwell) at Christmastime in London.
While there, she meets Henry’s brother, Graham (William Moseley), who is a pro soccer player. Graham finds it charming that Georgia has no idea who he is. Sparks fly but as they celebrate the holidays together, Georgia and Graham wonder if the fact that they come from two different worlds will make a long-term romance impossible.
About the cast
Sarah Ramos played Haddy Braverman on the TV series Parenthood and Patty Pryor on American Dreams. She has also appeared in the Wizards of Waverly Place, Scrubs, Family Guy, and Midnight, Texas.
William Moseley played Prince Liam on the TV series The Royals. He has also appeared in the movies My Sweet Audrina (2016), Saving Paradise (2021), and Medieval (2022).
Christmas in Notting Hill will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, November 25 at 6/5c.
Warren Christie leads ensemble cast in new Hallmark movie
Warren Christie and Sara Canning will star in a new Hallmark movie about nine strangers who band together to get home in time for the holidays. Holiday Road, which is inspired by true events, will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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When bad weather leaves a group of strangers stranded at the airport at the holidays, a tech entrepreneur (Christie), a travel writer (Canning), a devoted mother (Enid-Raye Adams) and her son (Kiefer O’Reilly), a stubborn senior (Trevor Lerner), an enigmatic woman with a hint of mystery (Brittany Willacy), a couple traveling from Hong Kong (Sharon Crandall and Ryan Mah) and a social media influencer (Princess Davis) all agree to rent a shared van to embark on a road trip to Denver.
When their unexpected journey brings them into uncharted territory, they navigate a series of misadventures together and form a deeper bond that just might change the trajectories of each of their lives.
About the cast
Warren Christie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Canada. In 2007, Christie landed a lead role in the series October Road. He went on to appear in the TV shows Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Arrow, Andromeda, and Castle.
He has starred in the Hallmark movies The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008), If I Only Had Christmas (2020), Crashing Through the Snow (2021), and The More Love Grows (2023).
Sara Canning has appeared in the TV shows Supernatural, Smallville, Republic of Doyle, The Vampire Diaries, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Van Helsing, and Nancy Drew. She has starred in the movies Garage Sale Mysteries (2013), The Christmas Temp (2019), The Christmas Yule Blog (2020), A Christmas Star (2021), Love Amongst the Stars (2022), Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022), and Coupled Up For Christmas.
Holiday Road will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Friday, November 24 at 8/7c.
Brendan Penny and Stacey Farber connect in new Hallmark movie
Brendan Penny and Stacey Farber play single parents brought together by their adopted children in the new Hallmark movie A Season for Family. The film will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries as part of its Miracles of Christmas lineup.
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In A Season for Family, Stacey Farber stars as Maddy, a successful manager at a five-star hotel and the single mother of an adopted son named Wesley. When her son tells her his only Christmas wish is to meet his brother, she contacts the adoption agency for help.
The agency contacts Paul (Brendan Penny), a widower who adopted Wesley’s brother, Cody. At first, Paul isn’t interested in letting Cody meet his brother, in large part because he hasn’t told Cody he’s adopted.
Maddy heads home to Park City, Utah, for the holidays, which happens to be where Paul lives. Wesley and Cody meet in ski school. Though they have no idea that they are related, they form an immediate bond.
When they introduce their parents, spark fly. But Paul discovers that Wesley is Cody’s brother and starts to pull away. His best friend (played by Edward Ruttle) helps Paul realize he cannot deny his son the chance to know his brother.
About the cast
Farber has been acting since she was in elementary school. Her breakthrough role came on the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also appeared in Virgin River, Diggstown, Superman & Lois, and unREAL.
She starred in the 2022 Hallmark movie Butlers in Love. In an interview, Farber said she loves working with Hallmark.
“Nothing bad happens,” she said. “It’s just good viewing. …It’s heartfelt and an escape from everyday stress.”
Brendan Penny
Brendan Penny starred as Kevin O’Brien the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores. He has also appeared in the TV shows Blade: The Series, Smallville, and The Whistler.
He starred in the Hallmark movies The Gourmet Detective (2015), ’Tis the Season for Love (2015), Autumn in the Vineyard (2016), A Dash of Love (2017), Summer in the Vineyard (2017), Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017), Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (2018), Valentine in the Vineyard (2019), Easter Under Wraps (2019), The Secret Ingredient (2020), A Little Christmas Charm (2020), Beverly Hills Wedding (2021), Tie For Them to Come Home For Christmas (2021), In Merry Measure (2022), The Wedding Cottage (2023),
A Season for Family will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Wednesday, November 22 at 8/7c.
Luke MacFarlane is a Santa-in-training in new Hallmark movie
Luke Macfarlane plays a first-time Santa who gets mistaken for a burglar in the new Hallmark movie Catch Me If You Claus. The film, which also stars Italia Ricci, will premiere on Thanksgiving Day as part of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
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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.
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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.