Tag: Erin Krakow

  • A book club leads to true love in new Hallmark movie

    A book club leads to true love in new Hallmark movie

    Erin Krakow and Robert Buckley find true love through a book club in the new Hallmark movie Blind Date Book Club.

    Krakow plays a bookstore owner and Buckley an author in the romantic comedy, which will air as part of Hallmark’s Spring Into Love lineup.

    “Your heart can be a real page-turner,” reads the movie’s tagline.

    In an Instagram post to promote the film, Krakow shared a behind-the-scenes photo of herself, Buckley, and Robert Benson.

    “How excited are you to see #BlindDateBookClub?” she wrote in the caption. “A) @peterbenson889 with a soft smile B) @robertearlbuckley with a joyful smile or C) @erinkrakow with a smile like she’s about to eat more onion rings.”

    Robert Buckley, Erin Krakow, and director Peter Benson on the set of the new Hallmark movie Blind Date Book Club. (Image: Instagram/@erinkrakow.)

    New Hallmark movie

    In the new Hallmark movie Blind Date Book Club, Krakow plays Meg Tompkins, a woman who inherited her mother’s book store. She introduces a “Blind Date Book Club,” in which readers choose a mystery book and then come together to discuss it. When local author Graham Sterling sees her interview with a local TV station, he decides he wants her readers to review his new manuscript.

    Though Meg is skeptical, she agrees. As the two spend time together, they develop feelings for each other.

    About the cast

    Erin Krakow studied acting at the prestigious Julliard School in New York City. She played Army Specialist Tanya Gabriel in the television series Army Wives before being cast on the hit Hallmark series When Calls the Heart in 2014.

    She has appeared in the movies A Cooke Cutter Christmas (2014), Finding Father Christmas (2016), Engaging Father Christmas (2017), Marrying Father Christmas (2018), A Summer Romance (2019), Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen (2019), It Was Always You (2021), and The Wedding Cottage (2023).

    Robert Buckley

    A native of California, Robert Buckley earned a degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego. After graduating in 2003, he began working as a financial consultant before deciding he wanted to pursue acting.

    After appearing in a horror film and guest starring on several TV shows, Buckley joined the cast of the CW’s hit series One Tree Hill. He went on to play Captain Lilywhite in iZombie and Peter in Hart of Dixie.

    He joined the cast of the Hallmark series Chesapeake Shores in its fifth season. His character, Evan Kincaid, was brought in as a possible love interest for Abby (played by Meghan Ory). Evan Kincaid was a brilliant but eccentric billionaire, who hired the O’Brien family to help him with local business interests. Though Abby complained about him at first, she began to soften toward him when she realized he was lonely.

    In a Season 5 cliffhanger, Abby chose Evan over schoolteacher Jay Ross (played by Greyston Holt). Their romance unfolded in Season 6, which ended up being the last for the series.

    Buckley grew close to the cast during filming. When Treat Williams was killed in an accident in 2023, Buckley posted a tribute to him on Instagram.

    “Treat was a special guy,” he wrote. “He had a big smile, even bigger heart and he loved to laugh. He was a joy to be around. I’m grateful for the time we spent together and that I was able to call him a friend. He will be greatly missed.”

    Buckley has also appeared in the movies The Christmas Contract (2018), Love in Store (2020), The Christmas House (2020), and The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls (2021).

  • When Calls the Heart’s Erin Krakow feels protective of Elizabeth

    When Calls the Heart’s Erin Krakow feels protective of Elizabeth

    When Calls the Heart’s Erin Krakow feels protective of Elizabeth

    For nine years now, actress Erin Krakow has been the face of Hallmark Channel’s period drama When Calls the Heart. As Elizabeth Thornton — Thatcher, when the show started — she has weathered highs and lows. She became an integral part of the Hope Valley community, married a handsome mountie, and soon after became a widow and single mother.

    In Season 9 of the series, which premiered on Hallmark Channel earlier this month, she finds herself in a good place, both in terms of her personal and professional life. Krakow said she is grateful that the show has continued to do so well.

    “It’s been an amazing ride so far,” Krakow said in an interview with The Pop Culture Principle. “I am well aware that most shows don’t make it this far.”

    Season 8 was a tough one for Elizabeth. A widow with a young son, she was trying to choose between two suitors. She also quarreled with her friend Rosemary (played by Pascale Hutton), something that was out of character for the pair.

    Erin Krakow says that Season 10 of When Calls the Heart will have 'jaw-dropping' drama. (Image: Hallmark Media)

    Season 8 highlights

    Her favorite scene in Season 8 was when the town came together to help a new family in Hope Family. The Canfields arrived in town at the start of the season. Their daughter, Angela, was blind, but Elizabeth was determined to have her attend the school with the rest of the children. She received pushback from higher-ups in the district, but the town stood by her decision, coming together to walk Angela to the schoolhouse.

    “That scene was a true Hope Valley moment in the sense that it was community coming together in support of one another to do what was right and that to me is what When Calls the Heart is really about,” she said.

    Romantic drama

    Krakow also touched on the backlash she and other actors faced when Elizabeth finally chose Lucas over Nathan in the Season 8 finale. While she understood the disappointment some fans felt, it was difficult to deal with the criticism.

    “I am very protective of Elizabeth, and I think she has had so many challenges along the way,” Krakow said. “Her losing Jack was a major loss in her life, but it would be really nice if we could celebrate the joy that she’s now getting to experience.”

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