Kat Barrell and Tyler Hynes get to show off their skating moves in the new Hallmark rom-com Shifting Gears, which premieres this weekend as part of the Spring Into Love lineup. In a short Instagram video, Hynes and Barrell show off some impressive moves on the roller rink. Hynes, who posted the clip, also teased […]
Six new Hallmark movies coming to TV
Six new Hallmark movies are coming to TV. During the Spring Into Love programming event, new rom-coms and dramas will premiere every Saturday on Hallmark Channel from March 23 to April 27. The movies will star Hallmark favorites such as Tyler Hynes, Kevin McGarry, Erin Krakow, Natasha Burnett, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Kat Barrell, and Robert Buckley. […]
Will Kemp gives Colin Firth a run for his money as the best Mr. Darcy ever in new movie
Will Kemp will star as everyone’s favorite Jane Austen male lead in the new movie Paging Mr. Darcy. The film, which will premiere as part of Hallmark’s Loveuary lineup, is one of four new movies with a Jane Austen theme to premiere during the month of February. Kemp has been busy promoting the movie on […]
Jocelyn Hudon and Olivier Renaud find romance among the rafters in new movie
Jocelyn Hudon shows off her aerial skills in the new movie Romance With a Twist. The Hallmark rom-com, which also stars Olivier Renaud, will premiere this weekend as part of Hallmark’s New Year New Movies programming event. New movie In Romance With a Twist, Hudon stars as Luna, a former dancer who left behind her […]
Erica Durance finds romance in Scotland in new movie
Erica Durance will star in the new Hallmark movie A Scottish Love Scheme. The romantic comedy, which will premiere as part of the network’s New Year New Movies lineup, also stars Scottish actor Jordan Young. “So excited for you all to see my new Movie!” Durance wrote in an Instagram post promoting the movie. “Dream […]
Katherine McNamara fights to save her brother in new Hallmark mystery
Katherine McNamara stars as a law student trying to free her brother when he is indicted for murder in the new Hallmark mystery True Justice: Family Ties. The movie, which will premiere this weekend on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, was written by Hallmark star Nikki DeLoach and her writing partner Megan McNulty. In an Instagram […]
Marcus Rosner and Ashley Newbrough find romance in new Hallmark movie
Marcus Rosner and Ashley Newbrough will star in the new Hallmark movie Love On the Right Course.The romantic comedy, which was filmed in Hungary, will premiere as part of the network’s New Year New Movies lineup. Newbrough posted photos on her Instagram of her time in Hungary. In one photo, she posed with fellow Hallmark […]
Hallmark gets its Jane Austen on in February movie lineup
Hallmark is mixing things up with its Loveuary lineup. The network announced that all four new movies premiering in February will have a Jane Austen theme. “Jane Austen’s stories are timeless and continue to resonate with readers and viewers of all ages,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of programming at Hallmark Media. “Our […]
Five new Hallmark movies coming to TV in January
Five new Hallmark movies are coming to TV in January. Four comedies and one mystery will premiere, including films starring Laci J. Mailey, Marcus Rosner, Jocelyn Hudon, Nikki DeLoach, Benjamin Ayres, and Marco Grazzini. New Hallmark movies The first of the new films to premiere will be Love on the Right Course, starring Ashley Newbrough […]
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. New Hallmark movie In My Norwegian Holiday, Rhiannon Fish plays JJ, a woman grieving the recent loss of her grandmother. […]
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. New Hallmark movie In Christmas in Notting Hill, Sarah […]
21 new Hallmark movies coming to TV in November
21 new Hallmark movies will premiere throughout the month of November. The films will air during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries’ Miracles of Christmas lineups. Tyler Hynes, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier, Kat Barrell, Nikki DeLoach, Lucas Bryant, Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown are among the stars who will make appearances […]
Rachel Boston finds friendship and romance in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie Field Day, Rachel Boston stars as a woman who must cooperate with two other moms to create the ultimate fall festival for school. Though the women come from different backgrounds, they soon find they have more in common than they first thought. Boston’s character also finds love with a handsome […]
A ghost plays matchmaker in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost, the lively spirit of a 1920s flapper refuses to leave her home until she helps the woman who is selling it find love. Madeleine Arthur stars as Ruby, who has haunted her former home for decades, only to befriend Anna (played by Julie Gonzalo), […]
Eleven new Hallmark movies coming to TV in October
Eleven new Hallmark movies — including rom-coms, mysteries, and Christmas films — are coming to television in October. With Countdown to Christmas kicking off on Hallmark Channel and Miracles of Christmas starting on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, fans of heartfelt, romantic, and uplifting TV will be spoiled for choice all month. In addition to the […]
New Hallmark movie transports viewers to Italy
The new Hallmark movie A Very Venice Romance will premiere as part of the network’s Fall Into Love lineup. The romantic comedy, which stars Stephanie Leonidas and Raniero Monaco Di Lapio, was filmed on location in Italy. New Hallmark movie In A Very Venice Romance, Stephanie Leonidas stars as Amy, a New York City executive […]
Emilie Ullerup and Peter Mooney play best friends who reunite in new Hallmark movie
In the new Hallmark movie Retreat To You, Emilie Ullerup and Peter Mooney star as exes brought back together by fate. “Will it be a happy reunion for high school sweethearts Abbie @emilie.ullerup and Sean #PeterMooney when they end up at the same wilderness retreat?” reads the caption for Hallmark’s post promoting the movie. New […]
Tamera Mowry-Housley stars in new Hallmark movie Dream Moms
Tamera Mowry-Housley will star in a new Hallmark movie that pays tribute to moms just in time for Mother’s Day. Dream Moms, which also stars Chelsea Hobbs, Roger Cross, and Andrew J. Hampton, will also feature original songs sung by Mowry-Housley. In an Instagram post, Hallmark Channel teased the movie with a photo of Mowry-Housley […]
A fake romance becomes the real deal in new Hallmark movie When Love Springs
Rhiannon Fish and James O’Halloran find romance in the new Hallmark movie When Love Springs. The movie, which will premiere as part of the network’s Spring Into Love lineup, tells the story of a fake romance that turns real. In the movie, Fish plays Rory, a junior PR executive who recently had her heart broken. […]
Six new Hallmark movies coming to TV in June
Six new Hallmark movies are coming to television this June. The films include four romantic comedies and two mysteries, including a prequel to the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series. “Surprise…I’m the new Aurora,” wrote actress Skyler Samuels in an Instagram post announcing the news. “So excited to be joining the mysterious and fun world of Aurora […]
Keesha Sharp and Demetrius Grosse headline new Hallmark Mahogany movie set in historic resort on the Gulf Coast of Alabama
The new Hallmark movie Spring Breakthrough will premiere this weekend on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. The film stars Keesha Sharpe as a single mother who finds love when she least expects it. Rhyon Nicole Brown plays her daughter and Demetrius Grosse plays the man who steals her heart. New Hallmark movie In Spring Breakthrough, Keesha […]
Virgin River star Marco Grazzini finds love in new Hallmark movie Hearts in the Game
Marco Grazzini, who plays Mike Valenzuela on the TV series Virgin River, will star in the new Hallmark movie Hearts in the Game. The Canadian actor plays a baseball star who falls for the publicist hired to revamp his image. Erin Cahill co-stars as PR exec Hazel Miller. New Hallmark movie “There are definite similarities […]
Heather Hemmens and Luke Mitchell find love in Portugal in new Hallmark movie
The new Hallmark movie A Pinch of Portugal will premiere during the Spring Into Love lineup. Starring Heather Hemmens and Luke Mitchell, the romantic comedy features a love story between two people who find themselves on assignment in Portugal. “This place is a real struggle but I’ll get through it,” read the caption of an […]
Chessies and Hearties get the crossover they’ve been waiting for in new Hallmark movie The Wedding Cottage
Brendan Penny and Erin Krakow promoted their new Hallmark movie The Wedding Cottage in a Facebook Live event, with Krakow pointing out that it was a crossover film for fans of Chesapeake Shores and When Calls the Heart. “How exciting is it that the Hearties and the Chessies are going to have a little crossover […]
The Young and the Restless star Hunter King calls working with Hallmark a dream come true in exclusive interview with TV Cheddar
In an exclusive interview with TV Cheddar, The Young and the Restless star Hunter King talked about her latest movie for Hallmark Channel and how working with the network is a dream come true. “Hallmark movies have always been like an escape to me,” she said. “You can always count on them to make you […]
Husband-and-wife team headline new Hallmark movie set in the Maldives
Real-life couple Jocelyn Hudon and Jake Manley will star in a new Hallmark movie set in the Maldives. In Love in the Maldives, Hudon plays a travel writer who falls for her guide (played by Manley) when he helps her visit an underwater shipwreck. Both Hudon and Manley posted photos from the set to Instagram. […]
Give the dog a show! Tyler Hynes and his dog have fans cracking up during Facebook Live event to promote new Hallmark movie
Tyler Hynes recently went on Facebook Live to answer questions about A Picture of Her, his new romantic comedy for Hallmark. But it soon became clear that the audience only had eyes for his dog. Loyal bro Rusty James was hanging out on a dresser just behind Hynes, and his reactions to his dad’s comments […]
Jodie Sweetin’s new Hallmark movie is a mystery
Full House star Jodie Sweetin has a new Hallmark movie in the works. The actress took to social media to share that she recently filmed a movie for Hallmark Media. “I was very quiet in February,” she said in a video shared on Instagram. “I was in Toronto working, I was doing a new Hallmark […]
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Torry DeVitto in Love is Greek to Me, a new rom-com that showcases the beauty of Santorini.
Love Club: Sydney's Journey
Jesse Hutch and Lily Gao find romance in Love Club: Sydney’s Journey.
Cindy Busby and David Gridley in Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance.
Dream Moms
Tamera Mowry-Housley and Chelsea Hobbs play mothers who get a second chance at Broadway stardom in the movie Dream Moms.
A fake romance becomes the real deal in the Hallmark movie When Love Springs.
Demetrius Grosse and Keesha Sharp in the new Hallmark movie Spring Breakthrough.
Erin Cahill and Virgin River star Marco Grazzini star in romantic comedy Hearts in the Game.
Luke Mitchell and Heather Hemmens find romance in Portugal.
Chessies and Hearties get the crossover they’ve been waiting for in the movie The Wedding Cottage.
Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp reunite on screen in the mystery The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango.
Kathryn Davis and Markian Tarasiuk find romance in Hallmark movie Welcome to Valentine.
Alexa PenaVega finds love in the City of Lights in the Hallmark movie A Paris Proposal.
The romance between Andrew Walker and Nikki DeLoach heats up in Curious Caterer: Grilling Season.
Eloise Mumford and Dan Jeannotte star in a movie about the power of chocolate.
A baby is part of the magic in The Wedding Veil Expectations.
Niall Matter and Janel Parrish star in the new Hallmark movie Family History Mysteries: Buried Past.
The Gift of Peace
Brennan Elliott and Nikki DeLoach star in The Gift of Peace, a movie that explores grief at the holidays.
Wedding of a Lifetime
Jonathan Bennett and Brooke D’Orsay compete for an all-expense paid wedding in new comedy Wedding of a Lifetime.
Real-life couple Carlos and Alexa PenaVega star in the romantic comedy Love in the Limelight.
Katie Findlay reunites with her ex (Wyatt Nash) in Hallmark Channel’s Love Strikes Twice.
Reshma Shetty and Will Kemp star in Hallmark Christmas movie set in London.
Mallory Jansen and Joshua Sasse play childhood pen pals who reunite in Paris in Her Pen Pal.
The Presence of Love, which stars Eloise Mumford and Julian Morris, showcases the beauty of Cornwall, England.
Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker join forces to solve a murder in the Hallmark mystery Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate.
Tamera Mowry-Housley, Lyndie Greenwood, Krystal Joy Brown have a girls trip to remember in Girlfriendship.
Natalie Hall and Peter Mooney play neighbors skirting the rules in a no-pets-allowed apartment complex in the new Hallmark movie Fly Away With Me.
Erin Cahill, Brittany Ishibashi, and Ali Liebert star as sisters on a Christmas mission in Every Time a Bell Rings.
Lily D. Moore, David DeSanctis, Erica Durance, and Benjamin Ayres star in Color My World With Love.
Murder hits close to home in the Hallmark mystery Francesca Quinn, PI. The movie stars Mallory Jansen and Dylan Bruce.
Hunter King and Beau Mirchoff finds love in paradise in Hallmark movie Hidden Gems.
ER cast mates Gloria Reuben and Eriq La Salle reunite in Hallmark’s A Second Chance at Love.
Paul Campbell and Erin Krakow star in the romantic comedy Dating the Delaneys.
Niall Matter and Torrey DeVitto star in a re-telling of the classic tale Rip Van Winkle.
Christmas in Toyland
The Christmas in July movie Christmas in Toyland stars Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch.
Coyote Creek Christmas
A behind-the-scenes look at the Countdown to Christmas movie Coyote Creek Christmas, starring Janel Parrish and Ryan Paevey.
Caribbean Summer
Heather Hemmens and Ser’Darius Blain find love in Caribbean Summer, the new Hallmark movie shot on location in Belize.
Brennan Elliott and Amanda Schull play former high-school sweethearts in the new Hallmark movie Marry Go Round.
Mid-Love Crisis
Teri Hatcher and James Tupper find romance in Mid-Love Crisis.
Autumn in the City
Marry Me in Yosemite stars Cindy Busby, Lexy McKowen, and Tyler Harlow.
Brittany Bristow and Chris McNally find true love (and puppies!) in A Tail of Love.
Tennis great Serena Williams produces her first Hallmark movie. Game, Set, Love stars Davida Williams and Richard Harmon.
Campfire Christmas
The Christmas in July movie Campfire Christmas stars Corbin Bleu and Tori Anderson.
Don't Forget I Love You
Clayton James says his new Hallmark movie is all about living in the moment.
A Dickens of a Holiday
Brooke D’Orsay and Kristoffer Polaha serve up life laughs and life lessons in Hallmark Channel’s A Dickens of a Holiday.
Alexa PenaVega’s new Hallmark movie takes viewers to the most romantic city in the world
Alexa PenaVega’s new Hallmark movie will premiere as part of the Loveuary lineup. The movie, A Paris Proposal, takes viewers on a trip through the most romantic city in the world. “I think it’s the perfect place to put these two characters,” PenaVega said in an interview to promote the movie. “It’s an incredibly romantic […]
Lacey Chabert shares epic pic of her Hallmark boyfriends
Lacey Chabert shared an epic pic of herself with four of the men who have played her boyfriends in Hallmark movies. “When you run into many of your Christmas movie boyfriends at the same time,” she wrote in a caption of the picture, which shows her with Wes Brown, Brennan Elliott, Will Kemp, and Paul […]
Hallmark is filming three new Wedding Veil movies. Star Lacey Chabert revealed the news during a recent appearance on The Jimmy Fallon Show.
“We’re going to be back,” Chabert said.
The Wedding Veil trilogy, which aired earlier this year on Hallmark, starred Chabert, Alison Sweeney, and Autumn Reeser, as three college friends who discover an antique wedding veil rumored to bring true love to its owner. In The Wedding Veil, Chabert’s character meets the man of her dreams. In the sequel, The Wedding Veil Unveiled, it was Reeser’s turn to meet a handsome stranger. And in The Wedding Veil Legacy, Sweeney found her happily ever after. The movies were among the network’s most-watched films of the year.
Three new Wedding Veil movies
During her appearance on The Jimmy Fallon Show, Chabert talked about how happy she was to appear in Hallmark movies.
“I think now, more than ever, like, we just need some goodness in the world,” Chabert said. “People come up to me all the time and they go, ‘You know, it’s my husband and I, it’s our favorite thing to do together. This movie has helped bring my family together.’ So I consider it an honor to be a part of.”
Chabert shared with the audience that she had starred in 33 movies for Hallmark Media. Fallon claimed to have seen every one of them.
“I watch them with my dad,” he said.
Chabert then asked if he wanted to be in one.
“Like, I have some stuff next year,” she said. “I would love to be in one with you.”
Wedding Veil Trilogy
The Wedding Veil trilogy made headlines when it premiered on the Hallmark Channel in January 2022. Fans were excited to see three of their favorite stars together in three different movies.
And while the focus of each movie was true love, Chabert said that the story was really about the friendship between the women.
“I think the sisterhood is at the heart of these stories,” Chabert said during a Facebook Live event to promote the third film.
Reeser agreed, saying that the relationship between the three characters reminded her of her own friendships in real life.
“The love stories that have meant the most to me in my life are the love stories between me and my friends,” she said. “I think friendship gets put in a second-place position and for so many of us, those are the relationships that carry us through our life.”
New movies
Chabert didn’t reveal much about the new Wedding Veil movies, other than the fact that the first one will premiere in January 2023.
The Hallmark Christmas comedy Three Wise Men and a Baby is the most-watched cable movie of the year, according to Nielsen ratings.
The movie, which starred Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, and Paul Campbell, premiered on November 19 during Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup.
According to the ratings, it was ad-supported cable’s most-watched movie of the year to date among homes, viewers, women 18+, persons 18+, women 25-54, and women 18-34. It averaged 2.9 million homes, 411,000 women 25-54, and 3.6 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
Three Wise Men and a Baby
In the movie, a self-absorbed firefighter Luke (Walker) discovers a baby left in his station with a note asking him to look after the child. He brings the baby home to his mother (played by Margaret Colin) who agrees to look after him. But when she gets called out of town unexpectedly, Luke must look after the infant with help from his brothers, played by Hynes and Campbell.
The premise was a departure from the typical single-woman-finds-love-at-the-holidays formula Hallmark Media has become so famous for. But it worked, according to fans.
“This is the BEST!” wrote one fan on Facebook. “Team those three up, again!”
“Hallmark, you got a winner with this movie!! If you haven’t seen it, watch it!! wrote another.
The trio movie
Hallmark found similar success when it paired up three of its other big names, Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert, and Autumn Reeser, in The Wedding Veil trilogy. In those romantic comedies, three best friends experienced the mystery of a lace veil rumored to bring true love to its owner.
The movie was inspired in part by fans. Chabert said that fans often asked her if they would see some sort of cross-over movie, with more than one Hallmark leading lady.
Those films did so well that Hallmark tried its hand with three leading men. The gamble paid off.
“Belly laughs,” wrote one fan. “Absolutely adorable movie!”
Walker, Hynes, and Campbell managed to raise a lot of hype for the movie from their on-set antics. In a TikTok video that went viral, the three stars emerged from their trailers wearing elf costumes. Assuming macho poses, they then strutted off together as the George Baker Selection’s hit “Little Green Bag” played in the background.
Three Wise Men and a Baby will air throughout the Christmas season. The next showtime is Saturday, November 26 at 4/3c.
In a recent interview, Hallmark star Alison Sweeney talked about the possibility of a new Murder, She Baked movie. Sweeney, who plays amateur sleuth Hannah Swensen in the franchise, said she will do what she can to make sure the series continues.
“…Believe me, I am a big fan of Hannah Swensen and if I can make that happen, I will,” she told Us magazine.
Hallmark last released a Hannah Swensen movie in August 2021. Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery was the six movie in the series, which are based on the cozy mystery books by author Joanne Fluke.
A new Murder, She Baked movie
Sweeney, who starred in the 2022 Countdown to Christmas movie A Magical Christmas Village, said she enjoys playing baker-turned-sleuth Swensen.
“I love making those movies,” she said during an interim with Us magazine. “Those are my favorites to be honest.”
Hallmark released the first of the movies, Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery, in 2015. The film followed bakery owner Hannah Swensen, who finds her friend and delivery driver, Ron (Jason Cermak), shot to death behind her shop. Swensen helps local police detective Mike Kingston — played by Cameron Mathison — to solve the murder.
Four more movies followed: Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015), Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery (2016), Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe (2016), Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts (2017). Fans had to wait four years for a new movie. In Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery, Sweeney’s character was preparing for her wedding to Mike when she finds a dead body.
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Sweeney said she would love to make more of the Chronicle Mysteries series.
“I love that series. I love that show,” she said. “Unfortunately, it’s, like, not my decision. But believe me, if ever there was interest, I would be ready to take it up again.”
Canceled Hallmark mysteries
Hallmark mystery fans were shocked earlier this year to find out that several of their favorite mystery series were canceled.
“I just found out that Hailey Dean is done at Hallmark,” Kellie Martin wrote on Twitter. “Really sad and sorry to report.
Also canceled were the Matchmaker Mysteries and the Picture Perfect Mysteries.
Fans found out that Aurora Teagarden was also finished when Candace Cameron Bure announced she was leaving Hallmark to work with the new family-friendly entertainment company Great American Media.
Alison Sweeney
Alison Sweeney rose to fame playing Samantha “Sami” Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. She also hosted the series The Biggest Loser from Season 4 to Season 16.
In addition to the Murder, She Baked and Chronicle Mysteries movies, Sweeney has starred in the Hallmark films Love on the Air, The Irresistible Blueberry Farm, Christmas at Holly Lodge, and Time For You to Come Home For Christmas.
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Taylor Cole stars in the new Hallmark movie Pumpkin Everything, which will debut as part of the network’s Fall Into Love lineup. Based on the novel by Beth Labonte, the film tells the story of a woman who must return to her hometown to look after her autumn-loving grandfather.
Pumpkin Everything is the first in a series of movies Cole will star in for Hallmark after signing a multi-picture deal with the network.
“I’ve never been more proud to be a part of the @hallmarkchannel family. Forever growing together. #familyfirst #hallmarkmovies,” she wrote in an Instagram post.
New Hallmark movie
In Pumpkin Everything, Cole plays an up-and-coming novelist who must put her life on hold to return home to look after her grandfather (played by Michael Ironside) after he has an accident. Though she has an aversion to all things pumpkin spice, she ends up helping him run his pumpkin-themed store.
While helping out, she runs into her former boyfriend, played by Corey Sevier.
About the cast
Taylor Cole is a native of Texas. After working as a model, she landed a role in the TV series Summerland. She has appeared in the shows CSI: Miami, Two And A Half Men, The Glades, Supernatural, and The Originals. She made her Hallmark debut in the 2016 movie Appetite for Love. She has since starred in the Hallmark movies My Summer Prince, Christmas Festival of Love (2017), One Winter Weekend (2018), One Winter Proposal (2019), Unlocking Christmas (2020), One Winter Wedding (2021), South Beach Love (2021), and Making Spirits Bright (2021).
Corey Sevier had his first modeling job at six months old. His big break came when he was 7 years old and landed a role in the ABC series Family Pictures. He’s had roles in the shows 2030 CE, Wild Card, North Shore, Heartland, Smallville, and Instant Star.
From 2013 to 2014 he starred in the Hallmark series Cedar Cove as Seth Gunderson.
He has appeared in the romantic comedies A Star For Christmas (2012), Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017), Grounded For Christmas (2019), Heart of the Holidays (2020), It Takes a Christmas Village (2021) Road Trip Romance (2022), and Lemonade Stand Romance (2022).
Pumpkin Everything will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, October 8 at 8/7c.
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The new Hallmark movie The Secrets of Bella Vista is a romantic mystery starring Rachelle Lefevre and Niall Matter. It is based on the 2013 novel The Apple Orchard by best-selling author Susan Wiggs, which is the first in a trilogy called the Bella Vista Chronicles.
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In the film, Lefevre plays Tess, who gets surprising news from an estate executor (played by Matter) that she has inherited half of an apple orchard from the father she never knew and has a half-sister named Isabel (Helena Marie) she didn’t know about.
According to a synopsis from Hallmark, “When Tess visits the orchard and connects with her new-found family, she learns that the orchard is deep in debt. Using her knowledge as an antiques expert, Tess and Isabel work to unravel the mystery of their grandmother’s “treasure” that could hold the key to saving the orchard. And, in the process, Tess ultimately finds a new understanding of herself.”
About the cast
Rachelle Lefevre recently starred in the Hallmark drama Moriah’s Lighthouse opposite Luke Macfarlane. A native of Canada, Lefevre was dissevered while waiting tables at a restaurant. Her first role was as Stacey Hanson on the series Big Wolf on Campus. She also had roles on Charmed, The Hunger, Undressed, The Closer, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2008, she played a vampire named Victoria in Twilight, a role she reprised in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Niall Matter is perhaps best known to Hallmark audiences as Nick Miller in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. He has also appeared on the series When Calls the Heart as Shane Cantrell. He has starred in a number of Hallmark movies, including Rip in Time (2022), A Christmas Together With You (2021), Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020), Christmas at Dollywood (2019), Engaging Father Christmas (2017), and Marrying Father Christmas (2018).
Matter has also appeared in the TV shows iZombie, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Rizzoli & Isles, Supernatural, and The Good Doctor.
The Secrets of Bella Vista will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 18 at 9/8c.
The new Hallmark movie To Her, With Love will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries as part of the fall lineup. The second in its Mahogany series, the film stars Skye P. Marshall, Maria Howell, Brittany L. Smith, and Tobias Truvillion.
New Hallmark movie
In the movie, Skye P. Marshall plays Kayla, an ambitious teacher who returns to her small hometown after her stint at an elite New York school comes to an end. Her dream is to attend a competitive teaching program in London, but she is scared to apply.
Her mother (played by Maria Howell) encourages her to take a job at the local high school. When she finds out that her high school best friend Tanya (Brittany L. Smith) teaches there, she agrees to take the job.
At first, she struggles to connect with her students. But when she follows the advice of a dedicated fellow teacher (played by Tobias Truvillion), she learns to tap into their unique artistic passions and her students begin flourishing. When Kayla learns the school may be scrapping the arts department due to budget cuts, she and Jordan work together to set up a fundraising showcase.
Hallmark’s Mahogany series
Hallmark announced in 2021 that it would create a series of films under the Mahogany brand.
“We’re going to take every amazing rich, lush thing that the Mahogany card brand is, and use that as a jumping-off point to create great made-for-TV movies,” said Toni Judkins, senior VP of programming and development, in an interview with Variety magazine.
The Mahogany line of cards was introduced in 1987. According to Hallmark, “The card line exists to enhance emotional connections between family, friends and the community by capturing what’s most beloved and valued about African American culture.” Over the years, the brand has created cards with Maya Angelou, Jill Scott, T.D. Jakes, and Iyanla Vanzant.
The first movie in the series, Unthinkably Good Things, was released in August.
About the stars
Skye P. Marshall is a veteran of the United States Air Force. Following her enlistment, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University. She studied at Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Broadway Dance Center while working full-time at a pharmaceutical marketing firm.
After bit parts in the TV shows NCIS, Dexter, and Grey’s Anatomy, she was cast as Kara Fowdy on the CW series Black Lightning. She has appeared in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, This Is Us, and Good Sam.
Maria Howell starred in the movie Hidden Figures, and had roles in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and The Blind Side. In 2019, she co-starred with Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf in the Hallmark movie A Christmas Love Story.
Tobias Truvillion played Vincent Jones on One Life to Live from 2006 to 2008. He has appeared in the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, Empire, and Sistas. In 2021, he played Alden Conway in the Hallmark movie Sand Dollar Cove.
To Her, With Love will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 11 at 9/8c.
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The new Hallmark movie Love’s Portrait features a mystery, a trip to Ireland, and — of course — romance. The film stars Aubrey Aubrey and Richard McWilliams.
Reynolds posted a photo to her Instagram with the caption, “…Set your DVRs! Call your Mom/Grandma/Aunt Lucy – tell them to set their DVRs! They will thank you!”
New Hallmark movie
Reynolds plays Lily, a museum curator who discovers a painting of a woman who looks exactly like her. She is assigned to track down the artist. Her search takes her all the way to Ireland, where she meets William (played by McWilliams) and his sister Saoirse (played by McWilliams and actress Kathryn McKiernan) who seem to know more about the painting than they are letting on.
The situation becomes even more complicated when Lily and William begin to develop feelings for each other.
Director John Lyde, who co-wrote the script with Brittany Wiscombe, shared behind-the-scenes photos on his Instagram account.
“Filming in Ireland was a dream,” he wrote. “Their actors, crew, weather and locations were grand. What a heavenly place.”
About the stars
A native of Texas, Aubrey Reynolds graduated from Brigham Young University with a BFA in acting. She made her feature film debut in the period drama 16 Stones. She played Maude Beaumont on the CW series DC Legends of Tomorrow. She also appeared in My Crazy Ex and Snatchers. In 2020, she appeared alongside Alicia Witt in the Hallmark movie Christmas Tree Lane.
Richard McWilliams is a native of Ireland. After graduating from acting school in 2010, he has worked steadily on the stage and in movies and television. He has appeared in Dawn of the Dragon Slayer, SAGA: Curse of the Shadow, Deadly Buzz, Fair City, and Vikings.
Love’s Portrait will premiere on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries on Sunday, September 4 at 9/8c.
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The new Hallmark movie Dating the Delaneys will premiere as part of the network’s Fall Into Love lineup. Rachel Boston and Paul Campbell will headline the romantic comedy, which also stars Karen Kruper and Zoe Christie.
Boston has been sharing behind-the-scenes photos of herself on set with her infant daughter, Grace, on Instagram.
“This smile!!! My favorite person came to see me at work,” she wrote in the caption. “Being a new mom while playing a mom is an incredible feeling. Thank you to our producers and crew and the entire team @hallmarkchannel for supporting women and working mothers and to @paulcampbellofficial for all the dad jokes. More behind the scenes photos soon. #DatingTheDelaneys #August20 @hallmarkchannel.”
Hallmark responded to the post with, “Love seeing these smiles on the two of you.”
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According to a synopsis from Hallmark, Dating the Delaneys is a comic take on dating in today’s world. Boston plays Maggie Delaney, a divorced mother of a teenage daughter (played by Christie). When her mother (Kruper) encourages Maggie to begin dating again, she confides in her male friend Michael (Campbell), who is also a single parent.
As Maggie embarks on her quest for romance, she finds herself sharing all the details — good and bad — with Michael. As the possibility of romance looms between the two of them, both Maggie’s mother and her teenage daughter go on dates of their own.
“As these three generations of women explore the highs and lows of modern dating, they learn that love and romance can be found at any age…and sometimes where you least expect it,” reads a description from Hallmark.
About the stars
Rachel Boston is a Hallmark regular. She has starred in the movies A Christmas Carousel, Check Inn to Christmas, The Last Bridesmaid, Christmas in Angel Falls, A Rose For Christmas, A Gift of Miracles, and A Ring By Spring. She recently finished filming the independent movie The Engagement Plot with Trevor Donovan.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Boston has appeared on the TV shows Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seventh Heaven, Castle, Witches of East End, and The Good Doctor.
Canadian actor Paul Campbell is known for his roles in Battlestar Galactica, Scrubs, Days of Our Lives, and How I Met Your Mother. His Hallmark titles include The Santa Stakeout, Christmas By Starlight, Love, Classified, and the Nine Kittens of Christmas.
Dating the Delaneys will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 20 at 8/7c.
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The body-positive Hallmark movie Romance in Style will premiere as part of the network’s summer lineup. The romantic comedy stars Jaicy Elliot of Grey’s Anatomy, Ben Hollingsworth of Virgin River, and model/designer Candice Huffine.
Elliot plays Ella, an aspiring plus-size designer who works as a freelance seamstress for a fashion magazine. Hollingsworth plays Derek, the son of the magazine’s publisher. In a bid to assume a larger role in the family’s publishing empire, Derek becomes determined to learn everything he can about the fashion industry. Ella agrees to teach him what she knows.
“Ella and Derek come from two different worlds but are somehow drawn to one another,” reads a synopsis from Hallmark. “Can they work past their differences to overcome unexpected work obstacles and expectations of what makes a conventional couple, proving love can be found where you least expect it?”
Body-positive Hallmark movie
“We are very excited to bring our viewers this movie that celebrates self-love and self-acceptance,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of Crown Media Family Networks in a statement. “We are committed to a more diverse and inclusive slate of projects, so we are happy to share a story showing that love comes in all shapes and sizes.”
“I am so thrilled to be part of this new conversation we are currently having about self-acceptance and the positive spreading of that message,” Elliot said in a statement released by the network.
“Hallmark is opening an important dialogue about female empowerment and breaking through the oh-so-thick ceiling of social misconceptions we have collectively built. Long gone is the time when it was acceptable to judge people solely on their appearance. I think it’s high time we all move on from these superficial criteria and build a healthier, more connected world in which we strive to be better at being kind and tolerant.”
The actress posted a photo on Instagram promoting the movie.
In response to her post, Hollingsworth wrote, “I had so much fun making this with you. Can’t wait for everyone to see you shine.”
About the stars
Jaicy Elliott has portrayed Dr. Taryn Helm on the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy since 2017. The actress has also appeared on the series Station 19.
Ben Hollingsworth has played Dan Brady on Virgin River since 2019. He has also appeared on the TV shows Suits, CSI: Miami, and Once Upon a Time. Hollingsworth has starred in the Hallmark movies A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love, Love Under the Olive Tree, and Splash of Love.
Romance in Style will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 13 at 8/7c.
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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.
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.
Corbin Bleu and Tori Anderson will star in Campfire Christmas, one of three new Hallmark Christmas movies premiering in July.
In the movie, Anderson and Bleu are brought back together at a summer camp reunion that is, for some reason, Christmas themed. (Not that we’re criticizing. It’s a brand-new Christmas movie. In July and it’s 1,000 degrees outside. We’re grateful for all the holiday cheer we can get.)
Other stars in the movie include Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Caitlyn Stryker, Matt Hamilton, and Alec Santos.
“If you hate camp and you hate Christmas, then July 16th is the worst day of your life,” wrote Matt Hamilton in an Instagram post. “Watch this super talented cast go back to Camp Everdeen, rekindle old relationships, find new ones all while pretending not to be cold because it’s supposed to take place in summer. This was a really fun movie to make and I’m honestly excited to see it.”
New Hallmark Christmas movie
Hallmark is airing Christmas movies around the clock during the month of July. Though the network premiered a new Christmas movie during its Christmas in July lineup in 2021, this year it upped the holiday ante by making three new movies for the event.
In addition to Campfire Christmas, the network is releasing My Grown-Up Christmas List, starring When Calls the Heart co-stars Kayla Wallace and Kevin McGarry, as well as Christmas in Toyland, starring Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch.
Though Bleu has made rom-coms before, this is his first Christmas movie for Hallmark. In 2021, he reunited with his High School Musical co-star Monique Coleman in the Lifetime movie a Christmas Dance Reunion.
About the stars
Corbin Bleu made his onscreen debut in 1996 on the TV series ER. He had bit parts in several movies and shows before landing the role of Chad Danforth in Disney’s High School Musical. He went on to star in High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and had parts in Disney’s Hannah Montana and Phineas and Ferb.
A talented singer and dancer, Bleu recently starred as Bert in a live version of the musical Mary Poppins in St. Louis.
Tori Anderson is best known for playing Kate Whistler on NCIS: Hawaii. She also appeared on Heartland, The Other Kingdom, Killjoys, Caught, and No Tomorrow. She has also appeared in the Hallmark movies Return to Christmas Creek and Love Under the Olive Tree.
Campfire Christmas will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, July 16 at 8/7c.
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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.
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There are certain stars you expect to see in Hallmark movies. Lacey Chabert is one. Candace Cameron Bure is another. But the Hallmark Channel has been around for a while, and every now and again it will air a movie starring an actor we completely forgot ever worked for the network.
Here are some of the actors you may be surprised to find out appeared in Hallmark movies:
Bradley Cooper
Before he was an Academy Award-nominated actor, Cooper appeared in the Hallmark drama The Last Cowboy. The actor co-starred with Jennie Garth in the 2003 movie, which told the story of a woman who returns to her family’s Texas ranch following the death of her grandfather.
Patrick Swayze
The Dirty Dancing star appeared in the 2004 Hallmark mini-series King Solomon’s Mines. A screen adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by British author H. Rider Haggard, the two-part series followed adventurer Allan Quatermain (played by Swayze), as he searches for the fabled mines of King Solomon.
Two film versions had been made of the story by the time it made it to the small screen on Hallmark. The 1950 version of King Solomon’s Mine starred Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger. A 1985 version of the story starred Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone.
Linda Blair
Best known for her iconic role in the 1973 hit The Exorcist, animal rights activist and actress Linda Blair went on to star in number of horror movies in the 1980s. In 2003, she appeared in the Hallmark Channel film Monster Makers. Blair played the mother of a teenage boy who accidentally brings an old 1950s horror movie to life. Monster Makers also starred George Kennedy.
Carrie Fisher
The actress who brought Princess Leia to life on the screen also starred in the 2012 movie It’s Christmas, Carol. Fisher played Eve, the ghost of a woman who was a driven, heartless magazine editor in life. Eve appears to her successor, Carol (played by Emmanuelle Vaugier), on Christmas Eve to tell her she has lost sight of what’s really important in life and that it’s time to change her ways.
Fun fact: This movie also starred When Calls the Heart’s Johannah Newmarch.
James Earl Jones
Another Star Wars cast member who worked for Hallmark was James Earl Jones. The actor who voiced Darth Vader starred in the 2005 movie The Reading Room alongside Lynne Moody and Tim Reid. Jones played a widower who tries to honor his late wife’s memory by opening a reading room in an inner city neighborhood.
Katherine Heigl
Two years before Heigl shot to fame on the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy, she starred in the Hallmark movie Love Comes Softly. In the film, which was based on a novel by Janette Oke, Heigl played Marty Claridge, a young woman who moves out west with her husband to start a new life. Michael Landon Jr. directed the movie.
Billy Ray Cyrus
In 2009, the country singer played a widowed farmer in the Hallmark movie Christmas in Canaan. Based on the book by the same name by Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport, the movie co-starred Ben Cotton, Emily Tennant, and Jacob Blair.
Andrew McCarthy
The Pretty in Pink star appeared in the 2002 movie Straight From the Heart alongside Teri Polo. McCarthy played Tyler Ross, a Wyoming rancher who connects with a New York City photographer through a personal ad.
Her worked with the network again in 2012, appearing in the romantic comedy Come Dance With Me.
Kristen Bell
Before she played Anna in Frozen, Bell starred in the 2003 Hallmark movie The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay. She played a teenage girl who tries to reconnect with her father, played by West Wing star Tim Matheson.
Emily Kinney
The Walking Dead star played an aspiring fashion designer in the 2015 Hallmark romantic comedy Love on the Sidelines. In the movie, she takes a job as an assistant for a famous football player.
William Shatner
The Star Trek actor appeared in the 2015 Hallmark rom-com Just In Time For Christmas. He played a magical messenger who lets a young woman travel three years into the future to decide if she should take a prestigious job she has been offered.
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The new Hallmark movie Two Tickets to Paradise will premiere as part of the network’s Summer Nights lineup. Filmed on location in Hawaii, the movie stars Ashley Williams and Ryan Paevey.
Williams posted about the romantic comedy on her Instagram page.
“Ahhhh I got to go do some audio work on my summer romcom today!!!” she wrote. “This movie is so darn fun, guys. I’m so excited for you to laugh at me while I cry in a wedding dress. Bonus: @ryanpaevey is shirtless I mean so sweeeeeet!”
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In Two Tickets to Paradise, Williams and Paevey play two strangers who meet in a park on the same day each has been jilted at the altar. They commiserate and encourage each other to stay strong and then say goodbye, never expecting to see each other again. When each decides to take their planned honeymoon, they find out they are both booked at the same resort in Hawaii. They get to know each other and sparks fly.
In an Instagram post, Williams described how they started the first day of shooting with a special blessing.
“A shaman came to set on our first day of shooting and encouraged kindness and creativity on this journey,” she wrote. “We rubbed 30-year-old rain water on our hands and touched each other’s hands to show our respect and eagerness to connect and take care of each other on this project. How in the world did I get so lucky? Thank you to Oahu and island films for taking such beautiful care of us.”
About the stars
Both Williams and Paevey are Hallmark veterans. Williams has starred in Christmas in Evergreen, Love on a Limb, and Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater. In 2021, she and her sister Kimberly Williams-Paisley starred in Hallmark’s Sister Swap movies. Williams got her start as Dani Andropoulos on As the World Turns. She also starred in Dawson’s Creek, Monk, How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and The Jim Gaffigan Show.
Paevey appeared in music videos for Toni Braxton, Robin Thicke, and Christina Aguilera before making his soap opera debut on General Hospital. He has starred in the Hallmark movies Unleashing Mr. Darcy, A Summer Romance, Christmas at the Plaza, A Timeless Christmas, and Coyote Creek Christmas. In addition to acting and modeling, Paevey makes jewelry that he sells on his website Fortunate Wanderer.
Two Tickets to Paradise will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, June 25 at 8/7c.
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If you’ve ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes in a Hallmark movie, now’s your chance. Author Serena B. Miller kept a blog of her experience on the set of the Hallmark movie based on her novel Moriah’s Lighthouse.
The movie, which was filmed on location in France will premiere as part of the network’s Summer Nights lineup. The film stars Rachelle Lefevre and Luke Macfarlane.
In a 10-part series on her website, Miller wrote about everything from being approached by a director who wanted to turn her work into a film, to staying in France and watching filming on set.
The bestselling author said she was “cautiously excited” when director Terry Cunningham reached out to her about Moriah’s Lighthouse.
“I knew the chances for an author getting a book turned into a finished movie was roughly around the same as getting struck by lightning,” she wrote.
But after a few meetings, it looked like the movie was going to come together. And then, she wrote, COVID hit.
“The deadline to renew the option agreement came and went,” she wrote. “I assumed the project had been cancelled. Fast forward in time. Covid eases up. Terry calls. The project is back on! He and Paul have been asked to write a script for Moriah’s Lighthouse. Big news–the movie will be filmed at a lighthouse in France!”
On the set of the Hallmark movie Moriah’s Lighthouse
In Moriah’s Lighthouse, an artisan woodworker sets her sights on rebuilding an old lighthouse in France. She gets some help when an American architect arrives in town and the two begin working together.
The location is a central part of the story, so Miller was thrilled when she arrived on set.
“Huge red granite boulders are scattered everywhere, as though tossed there by a giant hand,” she wrote. “The original lighthouse was built in 1860 but was destroyed by the Germans during WWII. This newer lighthouse was rebuilt in 1946.”
Miller talked about meeting the stars of the movie, and how gracious they were.
“I thank Rachelle for agreeing to be in this movie,” she wrote. “She thanks me for ‘writing the book that brought us here!’”
When she met Macfarlane, she found out he knew quite a bit about woodworking himself.
“He tells me that his grandfather was a cabinet maker and taught him,” she wrote. “When he moved to Los Angeles, he took classes in carpentry so that he could remodel his L.A. house.”
Busy schedule
One of the things that struck Miller about the movie-making process was just how much needed to get done in only three weeks. She was also surprised at how physically demanding the process was. One day, she was standing on the set when she noticed two people who weren’t moving:
“I’m simply standing still, observing, making notes and trying to stay out of the way. Then I notice there are two people who also are not rushing around. A young man and woman stand patiently in the middle of the dining room while others buzz around them. Then they take a few steps and stand some more. Stand, move. Stand, move. It takes me a moment to realize they are standing in for the two main actors. Not only does movie making take experience and talent, it requires an amazing amount of sheer endurance.”
To find out more about Miller’s experience, check out her blog here.
Moriah’s Lighthouse will premiere on Saturday, June 18 on Hallmark Channel at 8/7c.
Hallmark Channel’s Romance to the Rescue will premiere as part of the network’s May rom-com lineup. The movie stars When Calls the Heart’s Andrea Brooks, Marcus Rosner, and Nathan Witte.
Hallmark Channel’s Romance to the Rescue
In the movie, Brooks plays Kyra, a goal-oriented woman who knows what she’s looking for in her career and her love life. When a new manager named Trevor (Witte) joins the staff at the grocery store where she works, she becomes convinced he is “the one.” A well-meaning friend finds out that Trevor is an animal lover and tells him that Kyra trains agility dogs. He becomes fascinated and encourages her to participate in an agility contest the store is sponsoring. There’s just one problem: Kyra’s friend made the whole thing up. Kyra knows next to nothing about dogs, and she certainly isn’t a trainer.
In an attempt to keep up the cover story, Kyra adopts a dog from a local shelter. But when her attempts to train the dog backfire, she turns to the head of the shelter, Kevin (played by Rosner), for help.
The more time she spends with Kevin, the more confused Kyra becomes. If Trevor is “the one,” why is she having so much fun with Kevin?
Brooks promoted the movie on Instagram. She posted a photo with director Heather Hawthorn-Doyle and a stuffed stand-in dog they used during filming.
“Words can’t begin to describe how much I ADORE working with director extraordinaire @hhdtvis!” she wrote. “Here we are with our ‘love puppy’ stand-in!”
About the stars
Andrea Brooks is well-known to Hallmark Channel audiences as Dr. Faith Carter from When Calls the Heart. She has also appeared in the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and the Hallmark movies A Harvest Wedding, The Sweetest Heart, and A Wish for Christmas. Brooks has also appeared in the TV shows Supergirl, Supernatural, iZombie, Bates Motel, and The Flash.
Nathan Witte is another Hallmark veteran. He played Tommy Emman on Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores and Brian Martin in the Hailey Dean Mysteries series. He has also starred in the Hallmark movies Wedding March 6: Sealed With a Kiss, Sweet Carolina, and The Nine Kittens of Christmas.
Marcus Rosner played Charles Kensington during Season 2 of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart. He also starred as Stephen Davidson in the Fixer Upper Mysteries on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. He has appeared in the Hallmark movies Christmas in Evergreen, Love on Harbor Island, and Appetite for Love.
Romance to the Rescue will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, May 21 at 8/7c.
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The Hallmark movie A Royal Runaway Romance
The Hallmark movie A Royal Runaway Romance is part of the network’s Spring Into Love event. The romantic comedy stars Philippa Northeast, Brant Daugherty, Sarah-Jane Redmond, and Vincent Gale.
The Hallmark movie A Royal Runaway Romance: The plot
Princess Amelia of Bundbury (Northeast) is preparing to take over royal duties for her mother (Redmond), when she falls in love with the American artist commissioned to paint her portrait. When her boyfriend returns home to Chicago, Amelia hatches a plan to visit him while on a trip to the US to see her uncle (Gale).
When she arrives in Los Angeles, her uncle lends Amelia a car and tells her to see her boyfriend in Chicago. He sends along a bodyguard (Daugherty) to keep an eye on her. As the two travel across the country, they grow closer, and Amelia starts to wonder if she has picked the wrong man.
The Hallmark movie A Royal Runaway Romance: The stars
Philippa Northeast
Northeast got her start as a child actress in Australia. She had starring roles in the TV shows Home and Away, Standing Up For Sunny, and Bondi Slayer.
A Royal Runaway Romance is her first Hallmark film.
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty is a Hallmark veteran. He starred in the movies Mingle All the Way, Timeless Love, and The Nature of Romance. He has also had roles on the TV shows Pretty Little Liars, Freakish, and Relationship Status.
During a 2021 with Access Hollywood, Daughterty talked about how his wife went into early labor while he was on location filming the Hallmark movie The Baker’s Son.
The film was supposed to wrap two days before his wife’s due date.
“I thought, I’ll take the film as a way of providing for my family, and hopefully I’ll make it,” he said. “A lot of first babies come late.”
But his wife ended up going into labor early. Daugherty called her in between every take. Finally, after 30 hours in labor, she opted for a C-section, which Daugherty was able to watch on a FaceTime call.
“It was a little intense,” he said in an interview with Hallmark. “I was doing my best to hold it together from a thousand miles away.”
Premiere date
A Royal Runaway Romance will premiere on Hallmark Channel on Saturday, April 9 at 8/7c.
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Victor Webster and Alison Sweeney race to find a killer in new Hallmark mystery
Victor Webster and Alison Sweeney will reunite on the small screen in a new Hallmark mystery. The actors, who played husband and wife in Hallmark’s
Two new mystery movies coming to Hallmark
Two new mystery movies are coming to Hallmark. The network known as Hallmark Mystery (formerly Hallmark Movies and Mysteries) will air a new movie in
Betty White starred in this classic Hallmark movie
Betty White is not only everyone’s favorite Golden Girl, she also starred in the Hallmark movie The Lost Valentine. The film, which premiered in 2011,
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