Saturday, October 31, 2026

SPOTLIGHT ON NOVEMBER 2026 CHRISTMAS FILMS AT HALLMARK WITH LUKE MACFARLANE, PETER PORTE, ANDREW WALKER, TYLER HYNES, COREY SEVIER, PAUL CAMPBELL, DAN JEANNOTTE

 NOVEMBER FESTIVE MOVIES 
A DANISH CHRISTMAS
A spotlight on Hallmark's festive movies this November, starting with A DANISH CHRISTMAS which arrives November 1st! Marie (Emilie Ullerup) is a hotel tech executive living in Chicago who returns home to Copenhagen to spend the holidays with her family and puts herself to work at
Danish Christmas airs this Sunday
 their inn. When Ryan Miller (Corey Sevier) checks in, a case of mistaken identity leads Marie to believe he’s a travel writer. She sets out to make sure his stay is perfect, which includes the Christmas tour Ryan’s expecting… but the Andersen Inn hasn’t offered it since her father passed so she scrambles to cobble together an itinerary meant to impress. When Marie’s mom tells her she plans to sell the inn after the New Year, Marie becomes doubly determined to make Ryan’s visit a success – a positive story could boost business and convince her mom to keep the inn. Marie escorts Ryan on a carefully curated tour of Copenhagen and pulls out all the stops to create hygge at the inn, though both efforts end in some festive fiascos. Despite the mishaps, the two forge a connection that may be more than just innkeeper and tourist. When Ryan Miller the journalist arrives, they realize their mistake, sending Marie into overdrive to ensure he experiences the perfect Danish Christmas. In the process, Marie learns that warmth, connection – and, possibly, romance – happen naturally and can’t be created. 
 
MY CHRISTMAS COWBOY
Out November 13th it follows Meg (Amy Acker) who set aside her newscaster aspirations after a disastrous audition experience in college and has been happy as a news producer in her small town of Fern,
Christmas Cowboy arrives November 13th
 Texas. Billy Kane (Luke Macfarlane), her former college crush and audition partner, is a well-known celebrity host in Hollywood on the brink of losing his career after an on-camera gaffe. At the advice of his publicist, Billy begrudgingly returns to Texas to lay low and spend the holidays with his sister (Sara Canning) and her family. When Meg and Billy cross paths he’s happy to see her but her feelings are on the frostier side: she’s still upset he took advantage of her failed audition to get the gig himself. Meg finds herself seeing Billy more than she’d like since his nephew Graham (Isaiah Haegert) is in the horse therapy program her dad runs at their ranch. With the annual Reindeer Roundup holiday event coming up, Meg’s dad gets sidelined after an injury and enlists Billy to serve has its host, much to Meg’s chagrin. With the Reindeer Roundup just days away, Meg teaches Billy basic riding and roping skills to get him ready for his hosting duties. In the process, they slowly reconnect and Meg sees there’s more to him than Hollywood glitz. As their connection grows, each of them helps give the other the courage to step outside their comfort zones and find new joy – and possibly love – in unexpected ways. 
 
 
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Out November 14th! One Christmas Eve, Marty (Tyler Hynes), whose life is in a bit of a rut, finds himself wishing he had more time. Thanks to some holiday magic, he awakes the next morning to discover it’s Christmas Eve – again. 
Tyler Hynes arrives November 14th to Hallmark
Confused at first, Marty learns to embrace his new normal and begins to truly appreciate the sights, sounds and people of New York City that previously went unnoticed. With this gift of time, he expands his world by learning how to play a new instrument, picking up new languages and reading…every single book. But when Marty meets Chloe (Laci J. Mailey), a newly out-of-work journalist having a tough day, he falls hard for her. The only problem is that when the morning of December 24 comes once again, she doesn’t know who he is. As the Christmas Eves continue to repeat themselves, Marty makes it his mission to win her over and, in the process, figure out what he needs to do to finally make his way to Christmas Day — hopefully with Chloe by his side. 
  
 CHRISTMAS IN BLUE DOG VALLEY
Airs November 21st! On-set veterinarian Goldie MacKenzie (Erin Cahill) leaves the glamour of Hollywood behind to buy a family-run veterinary clinic in tight-knit Blue Dog Valley, arriving just in time for the town’s cherished
The movie will air November 21st
 Christmas season. When Dr. Gable, the clinic’s longtime owner, unexpectedly ends up out of town, Goldie is hosted by his handsome son Cohen (Andrew Walker), the black sheep of the family because he decided to forego their expectation of becoming a vet. Cohen and Goldie get off on the wrong foot, but when the folks of Blue Dog Valley cold shoulder “the newcomer,” Cohen teams up with Goldie to win over even the frostiest of community members. Goldie is also aided by the mysterious canine she dubs Blue whose spontaneous appearances always seem to guide Goldie to exactly where she needs to be. As Goldie works hard to prove herself to the townspeople when furry and Christmas crises arise, she finds herself pulled towards the very heart of her new-found home... and a certain black sheep. 
 

DOUBLE BOOKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Airs November 22nd. The one thing identical twins, quiet and bookish Abigail (Rachael Leigh Cook) and globe-trotting event planner Charlie (also Cook), can agree on is that this first Christmas without their mom will be difficult. When
Double Booked arrives November 27th
 they unexpectedly get a last-minute chance to travel to Wales and spend a week running the Story Shoppe, an AirBnb/bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, they jump at the opportunity. Abigail is particularly excited, given the town’s role as the backdrop of the bestselling Winterton Chronicles, her all-time favorite Regency holiday romances. Upon arrival, Abigail dives into setting up the bookshop’s window display with help from the friendly next-door barista, Tom (Owain Yeoman), who is also a fan of the Winterton Chronicles. Meanwhile, Charlie meets the dashing Lord Rhys (Stephen Hagan), the great-nephew of Evelyn Calon, who wrote the book series. Abigail is charmed by a series of thoughtful Christmas ornaments she assumes are from Rhys (but are actually from Tom), while Charlie and Rhys grow closer as they help plan the Winterton Ball at Rhys’ castle. Mistaken identities lead to a series of merry mix-ups as Rhys and Tom woo the sisters, unaware they are twins. On the night of the ball, however, the sisters’ double secret is discovered. As the truth is unwrapped, the criss-crossed lovers discover that the perfect holiday happy ending isn’t always by the book. 
  
RETURN TO SANTA
Airs November 27th. Hopeful and dreamy eight-year-old Jake writes a letter to Santa Claus with all his most fantastical wishes. But when the letter gets lost in the North Pole, young Jake wakes up
Return to Santa stars Paul Campbell
 disappointed — and no longer a believer. Decades later Santa discovers the misplaced letter and immediately sets out to make things right. Now an adult, Jake (Paul Campbell) is about to have his life turned upside down when the appearance of his childhood wishes clash with his practical lifestyle. All while his childhood best friend Julie (Rachel Boston) rather unexpectedly moved back to town. As Santa continues to check off Jake’s list, Jake and Julie combine forces to anticipate each new wish’s chaotic consequences, all while growing closer to each other – and possibly leading Jake closer to his most important childhood dream. 
 
 
THE MOST WONDERFUL SECRET
Airs November 28th. Every Christmas, a small town honors the memory of a beloved teacher, who once spread joy through her “Secret Norma” gifts, by creating a whimsical and heartfelt scavenger hunt for one worthy recipient. When burned-out art teacher Vanessa (Tammin Sursok) visits her widowed brother and niece Esther for the holidays, she is surprised to be chosen as thenext “Secret Norma” recipient. Hoping to bring Esther some Christmas magic, Vanessa decides to help revive the town’s holiday block party. Her handsome electrician neighbor Spencer (Peter Porte) offers help with the preparations if Vanessa will help him sell his mother Norma’s house. As Vanessa solves the riddles of “Secret Norma” and plans the block party, her passion for teaching art begins to spark along with her feelings for the charming electrician next door. 
  
EIGHT NIGHTS FOR LOVE
Airs November 29th! Hannah (Hunter King), who works for a large auction house in New York City, is excited for her best friend Ethan (Dan Jeannotte) 
Dan Jeannotte leads the new movie
to return home for a visit during Hanukkah and is looking forward to some much-needed time off from work That plan is short-lived when Ethan shares the news that he’s convinced the daughter of his wealthy boss to use Hannah’s auction house to sell their family’s collection of Judaica with the condition that Hannah handles the sale. Complicating her holiday further, she meets the mysterious Pearl (Felicia Shulman), who gifts her with an antique menorah that is anything but ordinary as it takes her back to a different times of her life each night of Hanukkah, with Pearl as her guide. This front row seat to past moments – including some that involve Ethan – leads Hannah to reflect, break out of her comfort zone and overcome her fear of failure. Thanks to her trips through the past, and as she and Ethan spend time together in the present, Hannah realizes she has feelings for him she never acknowledged. Through this journey, Hannah makes some bold decisions about her life – and love – that are sure to make this Hanukkah one to remember. 
 

Friday, October 30, 2026

SEE VINCENT CASSEL IN NETFLIX HISTORICAL ADVENTURE THE HUNCHBACK, SOUL OF PARIS TRAILER

  HUNCHBACK, SOUL OF PARIS  
The film will stream this November
FIRST TRAILER WITH VINCENT CASSEL 
Netflix has sent us the first trailer from their new movie about the famous Hunchback of Notre Dame which has French superstar Vincent Cassel in the lead role. Titled previously as  QUASIMODO it will now be known as THE HUNCHBACK, SOUL OF PARIS directed by Jean-Francois Richet, it will be set in Paris on the eve of the July Revolution (1830), and will try to reimagine the life of the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s iconic character, Quasimodo. As the cholera epidemic spreads through the city, he’s caught between political turmoil and an impossible love. Benjamin Voisin plays the doctor who wants to hunt down the Hunchback, Daphne Patakia takes the female lead, while Karim Leklou is leading the relentless hunt through the plague-ridden streets of Paris during the 1830 July Revolution. The film will stream November 27th!
 

ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD NEW FAITH BASED COMEDY SERIES SHELF LIFE

   ZACHARY LEVI TO LEAD  
FAITH BASED SITCOM SHELF LIFE
Over from Angel Studios comes news that Zachary Levi will lead their new faith based comedy series SHELF LIFE which will also star Jim O'Heir, Wesam Keesh, Donna Biscoe, Tommy Woodard, Jonathan Charles... What happens when a pastor loses his pulpit and finds himself behind a grocery store checkout? In SHELF LIFE, a former pastor who, after being kicked out of the pulpit, lands a job at a local grocery store, only to realize his calling to care for others can’t be shelved when he’s surrounded by quirky coworkers juggling life’s little dramas.

KIT HARINGTON AND NAOMI SCOTT IN THE TRAILER FOR TIME TRAVELLING LOVE DRAMA ETERNAL RETURN

 ETERNAL RETURN TRAILER 
A TIME TRAVELLING LOVE STORY
The movie is out this December
Yaniv Raz both wrote and directed new movie ETERNAL RETURN which will arrive in cinemas December 4th starring Kit Harington, Naomi Scott and Simon Callow. Shot almost three years ago, this enchanting time travelling film follows Cass a young woman who has come to a personal point of emotional invulnerability, until she meets Virgil, a cartographer. Along with his partner Malcolm, the pair will attempt to travel back in time to awaken Cass to love again. Check out the trailer for the brand new movie below and tell us what you think, will you be watching or will you be giving it a skippity skip?
 

Thursday, October 29, 2026

BRAND NEW IMAGES FROM BBC COSTUME DRAMA THE OTHER BENNET SISTER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

 THE OTHER BENNET SISTER 
NEW LOOK AT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
BBC One has sent us some brand new images from the three part Christmas Special of their costume drama THE OTHER BENNET SISTER which will air these holidays. Ella Bruccoleri returns as Mary, and Dónal Finn as her husband Tom Hayward. The tenth episode of the first season saw Mary agreeing to wed Tom – but with marriage comes a new identity and the question remains: who will Mary become as Mrs Hayward? But just as Mary begins this new chapter, an unexpected visitor from her past arrives at her door in need of her help… Based on Janice Hadlow’s novel, the series followed Mary Bennet, the oft-overlooked middle sister in Pride & Prejudice as she navigated the societal pressures of Regency England, where marriage is both aspiration and necessity. It streams on BritBox in USA. The newly-released images offer a glimpse of the returning cast, including Ruth Jones as Mrs Bennet, Tanya Reynolds as Caroline Bingley, Laurie Davidson as Mr Ryder, Poppy Gilbert as Lizzie Darcy, Maddie Close as Jane Bingley, Grace Hogg-Robinson as Lydia Wickham, and Molly Wright as Kitty Buncock.

SEE FIRST IMAGE OF JANNIS NIEWOHNER AND JEANNE GOURSAUD IN NETFLIX NEW GERMAN ROMCOM OKTOBERFEST

 1ST OKTOBERFEST IMAGE 
ROMANCE AMONG BEER AND PRETZELS
You already know how much we adore German superstar Jannis Niewohner, and today we have first image from Netflix romcom OKTOBERFEST in which he stars with Jeanne Goursaud, our dearest Bart Edwards alongside Peter Gallagher, Santa Berger and Fisher Stevens. Goursaud is Miri, a quick-witted Oktoberfest waitress and single mother whose life is complicated enough before she bumps into Niewöhner's Tom, a stressed-out businessman who has flown in from New York to Munich on a clear-cut assignment, only to find himself stranded at the festival with his plans in tatters. The two come from completely different worlds but find they have more in common than they’d like to admit as the chaos builds around them.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

NEW PERIOD SET TV SERIES FROM RUSSIA: 19TH CENTURY PRECINCT INSPECTOR WITH ALEXANDER USTYUGOV AND MARINA ALEKSANDROVA AND BOTKIN MEDICAL MELODRAMA

   NEW PERIOD SET SHOWS  
PRECINCT INSPECTOR TV SERIES
I have two new period set shows coming from Russia to present to you today as Hollywood is sleeping. PRECINCT INSPECTOR (Околоточный) is already streaming on Russian streamer Ivvy. The eight
The series started October 15th
 episode series is set in the late 19th century. In the small town of N, a horrific crime takes place: the entire Okhapkin family is murdered. The case is taken on by Ivan Khvatov (Alexander Ustyugov), an experienced police officer with a military background who had been on the verge of retirement. As the investigation unfolds, he discovers that the motive for the murders was a large sum of money obtained from the sale of a farmstead. As he gathers clues the investigation leads him to a respected aristocrat Count Dobuzhinsky who is mired in gambling debts. However, the Count’s sister, Countess Olga (Marina Aleksandrova), refuses to believe that her brother could be a murderer; she launches her own investigation to uncover the truth. While Olga is initially concerned with clearing her brother’s good name, her interest later shifts toward Khvatov himself and the other cases he is investigating.
 
 
BOTKIN MEDICAL TV MELODRAMA
There are also first images from adventure medical melodrama BOTKIN produced for online cinema Kion. The mid-19th century was an era when technological progress was already in full swing; yet, in St. Petersburg’s hospitals, bloodletting and the use of lead-based compresses remained common medical practices. Progressive physician Sergey Botkin (Yevgeniy Stychkin) employs the most cutting-edge methods, yet, beyond battling fatal diseases, he must also contend with outdated approaches to medical treatment. One day, Botkin discovers a young man named Vanya (Denis Vlasenko) in his office, who claims to have arrived from the future. Thus, a 19th-century medical genius and a modern-day medical student join forces, combining their knowledge and efforts to save people from illness.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

GORGEOUS FIRST IMAGES FROM PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE MOVIE THE TALE OF THE SLEEPING PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS

 1ST EPIC MOVIE IMAGES 
FROM SLEEPING PRINCESS & SEVEN KNIGHTS
Straight from Russia we have gorgeous first images from new fairy tale big screen movie THE TALE OF THE SLEEPING PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS (Сказка о спящей царевне и семи богатырях) which is now in production and will arrive into cinemas December 2027 in time of holidays. Sarik Andreasyan is directing the film based on Pushkin's tale which will star Anton Khabarov as the Tsar, Liza Moryak as Kalisa, Ilya Masalsky as Prince Elisha, Veronika Zhuravleva as the Princess, while the seven knights will be played by Stanislav Bondarenko, Alexander Metelkin, Anton Pampushny, Leo Kandelaki, Yevgeny Shirikov, Anton Momot, and Anton Zhizhin.
 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE FILM?
A young princess lives in a palace with her father and a stepmother who hides her wicked nature behind a mask of virtue. When a magic mirror declares the stepdaughter to be the fairest of them all, the envious queen decides to get rid of her rival. Left alone in a dense, dark forest, the girl finds shelter in the home of seven heroic brothers. Meanwhile, Prince Elisha sets out in search of his missing fiancée, unaware of the trials that lie ahead for them both.

Monday, October 26, 2026

SARAH MACLEAN'S BESTSELLING BOOK THESE SUMMER STORMS TO BE TURNED INTO A HULU SERIES

  THESE SUMMER STORMS  
GETTING TV ADAPTATION AT HULU
The book has been a global hit
Erin and Sara Foster are set to executive produce the TV series adaptation of Sarah MacLean's hit book THESE SUMMER STORMS over at Hulu. Already translated in numerous languages around the world the 2025 book follows Alice Storm who hasn’t been welcome at her family’s magnificent private island off the Rhode Island coast in five years — not since she was cast out and built her life beyond the Storm name, influence, and untold billions. But the shocking death of her larger-than-life father changes everything. I can tell you that while reading the book last summer I had a strong feeling that somebody will turn it into a series. It is a good story about a dysfunctional rich family for the small screens. 

Sunday, October 25, 2026

THE FORSYTES COSTUME TV SERIES SECOND SEASON IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AROUND EUROPE

    THE FORSYTES   
COSTUME DRAMA SEASON TWO HAS STARTED
The series will star on PBS next spring
Although the linear television launch date in the UK has not been announced yet and the audiences in North America will have to wait till March 28th to watch in on PBS Masterpiece, just like last year, popular costume drama from Channel 5 THE FORSYTES has already had the world premiere of its second season earlier in September for those in Europe who have Viasat Epic Drama Channel, which is mostly the Balkans and Ex Yugoslavia. It is also available already on Movistar + in Spain and Okko streamer in Russia and the reason for today's spotlight is that it is now also available in UK but so far only for streaming on My5. Joshua Orpin, Francesca Annis, Jack Davenport, Danny Griffin, Stephen Moyer, Millie Gibson, Tuppence Middleton, Eleanor Tomlinson all return with Richard Rankin joining the cast in the second run. You can check out the trailer for the new season below and tell us what you think. 
IN THE NEW CHAPTER
 which was shot last year in Britain, the proud dynasty of 19th century investment bankers faces a new era of scandal, ambition, and shifting loyalties. As love, legacy and reputation collide, the cracks in the family’s polished façade grow ever deeper. With both of the Forsyte younger cousins having problems in their marriages due to their spoilt, immature and treacherous wives, the second season will pick up about six months after the season one finale. Channel 5 and PBS Masterpiece have already shot the third season as well which will be set at the French Riviera and will also have Gregg Sulkin in the cast! The second season will arrive to Channel 5 sometime this Autumn and then later on to PBS as well early next year.