Tag: Hallmark Movies and Mysteries

Eight new Hallmark movies will debut this September as part of the network’s Fall Into Love event. The films include romantic comedies, mysteries, and dramas, and will star such network favorites as Brennan Elliott, Cindy Busby, and Mallory Jansen.

Jonathan Bennett posted a photo on Instagram from behind the scenes of his new movie, Wedding of a Lifetime.

“Meet Jake & Darby #WeddingOfALifetime @hallmarkchannel,” he wrote.

Eight new Hallmark movies

First up is Marry Me in Yosemite. Cindy Busby stars as Zoe, a famous photographer known for her coffee table books featuring photos of iconic places around the world. When her publisher sends her to Yosemite, she meets an intriguing local tour guide (played by the seriously handsome Tyler Harlow.

Hallmark will take viewers to Ireland with the movie Love’s Portrait. Aubrey Reynolds plays Lily, a museum curator who finds a painting of a woman who looks just like her. She traces its origins to Ireland, where she meets William (played by Richard McWilliams) who helps her solve the mystery.

Marry Go Round premieres next. Amanda Schull and Brennan Elliott play former high-school sweethearts who were briefly married. As Schull’s character prepares for her upcoming wedding and new life in Paris, she receives a letter that makes her question what she really wants in life.

To Her, With Love stars Skye P. Marshall and Tobias Truvillion and features a cameo by Shanice Wilson-Knox. According to a synopsis from the network: “Kayla (Marshall) heads back to her hometown of Stansville, North Carolina, after her substitute teaching job at an elite, private high school comes to an early end.” She gets a job at her alma mater, where she struggles to connect with her students. With the help of a fellow teacher (Truvillion), she is inspired to try a fresh approach to help each of her students tap into their unique artistic passions and her students begin flourishing.

But when Kayla finds out the school is planning on cutting the arts department, she and Jordan work together to set up a fundraising showcase, with a little help from her longtime friend Shanice Wilson-Knox.

Brennan Elliott in Hallmark's The Perfect Pairing
Brennan Elliott looking serious and handsome in The Perfect Pairing. (Image: Crown Media)

Brooke D’Orsay and Jonathan Bennett will star in Wedding of a Lifetime. The actors play an engaged couple who have been together so long they have started to drift apart. But when their local community nominates them to compete for an all-expenses-paid wedding in a nationally televised contest, they find themselves rekindling their romance.

Next up is The Secrets of Bella Vista starring Rachelle Lefevre and Niall Matter. Lefevre plays Tess, who is shocked to find out she has inherited half an apple orchard from a father she never knew. When she goes to visit her father’s family, she finds out the orchard is in debt. Tess works with her half-sister to try to save it.

Fly Away With Me (which is a working title and could change) is up next. In the movie, Natalie Hall plays Angie, a woman who moves into a “no pets allowed” apartment building, only to receive a parrot from an unknown sender. While trying to figure out who the bird belongs to, Angie meets Ted (played by Peter Mooney), who is secretly dog-sitting for a neighbor.

And finally, Francesca Quinn, PI will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The movie stars Mallory Jansen as Francesca “Frankie” Quinn, a private investigator. When her fiancé is killed, Quinn must work with a local detective (played by Dylan Bruce) to solve the case.

Marry Me in Yosemite will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 3 at 8/7c.

Love’s Portrait will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 4 at 9/8c.

Marry Go Round will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 10 at 8/7c.

To Her, With Love will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 11 at 9/8c.

Wedding of a Lifetime will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 17 at 8/7c.

The Secrets of Bella Vista will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 18 at 9/8c.

Fly Away With Me will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, September 24 at 8/7c.

Francesca Quinn, PI will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 25 at 9/8c.

The Hallmark movie Rip in Time will premiere as part of Hallmark Movies and Mysteries May lineup.

Starring Niall Matter and Torrey DeVitto, the movie is a play on the 18th century folktale Rip Van Winkle. In the legendary story, a farmer wanders into the woods and falls asleep for 20 years, waking only once the Revolutionary War has been fought.

In the Hallmark version, DeVitto plays organic farmer Sarah. After a storm tears through her upstate New York farm, she discovers a man in 18th century clothes wandering on her land. Going by the name Rip, he appears not to have any understanding of the modern world and claims that he was born in 1758. Sarah enlists the help of a sheriff’s deputy in figuring out who he is.

Sarah’s son and her father immediately take to Rip, and he helps her solve a variety of problems she has on the farm. In an attempt to help him determine his identity, she takes him to see several doctors in New York City. The only one who has any advice is a quantum physicist, who says it’s possible Rip is from the 18th century and there could be a way to get him back.

Family connection

DeVitto posted a photo on Instagram to promote the movie. In the caption, she shared the news that her father’s band is playing on the movie’s soundtrack.

“Fun fact: we used my dads band @theslimkings song ‘all fired up,’” she wrote.

DeVitto’s father, Liberty DeVitto, played drums for Billy Joel for more than 30 years. He has also worked with Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, and Carly Simon. He currently plays with The Slim Kings.

About the stars

Torrey DeVitto appeared on the TV shows King of Queens, Drake & Josh, One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars. She played Natalie Manning on Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med.

She co-starred with Chad Michael Murray in the Hallmark Channel movie Write Before Christmas, and with Patrick Duffy in the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries film The Christmas Promise.

Niall Matter is well-known to Hallmark audiences as Nick Miller in the Aurora Teagarden mystery series. He also appeared as Shane Cantrell on When Calls the Heart. He has appeared in the Hallmark movies Engaging Father Christmas, Christmas at Dollywood, Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater, and A Christmas Together WithYou.

Rip in Time premieres on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, May 22 at 9/8c.

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate premieres this weekend on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The movie is based on the 1992 book Dying For Chocolate by Dianne Mott Davidson. It is the second in the Goldy Schulz series.

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate — The plot

Nikki DeLoach stars as Goldy Berry, a single mother and small-town Colorado caterer. When her friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Goldy joins forces with Detective Tom Schultz (played by Andrew Walker). According to a synopsis from Hallmark, the two end up “discovering a hidden recipe for murder.”

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate — The stars

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate.
Nikki DeLoach in Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate. (Image: Hallmark Media)

Nikki DeLoach got her start in 1994 as Angela Malloy on the TV series Emerald Cove. She had roles on the TV shows CSI: NY, Mad Men, and NCIS. Her first Hallmark movie was 2016’s Christmas Land. She has also starred in Love to the Rescue, Cranberry Christmas, Taking the Reins, and Five More Minutes.

A native of Canada, Andrew Walker got his start on TV in the series Student Bodies. He had roles on NYPD Blue, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, ER, and the Big Bang Theory. His Hallmark credits include the movies Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New, The 27-Hour Day, and Unexpected Christmas.

Walker and DeLoach appeared together in the movies The Perfect Catch and Sweet Autumn.

Hallmark’s Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate — Behind the scenes

A post on Andrew Walker's Instagram page
(Image: @awalkk35/Instagram)

DeLoach and Walker both posted photos to Instagram from the set of the movie.

“Been loving this gig, so thankful I get to play this character,” Walker wrote in an Instagram post. “Going to be a fun one for you all to watch! Detective Tom Schultz. @hallmarkmovie @hallmarkchannel #dyingforchocolate.”

A post from Andrew Walker's Instagram page
(Image: @awalkk35/Instagram)

In another post, he and DeLoach grinned for the camera. He captioned it, “Having a tough time finding chemistry with this one…”

A post from Nikki DeLoach's Instagram page
(Image: @nikdeloach/Instagram)

DeLoach posted a photo with the caption “Late night hallway acting with @awalkk35.”

Curious Caterer: Dying For Chocolate will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, April 10 at 9/8c.

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