We start our spotlight on the festive movies you can catch on the telly this December with ALL I NEED FOR CHRISTMAS which arrives to Hallmark Mystery December 12th starring our dearest Dan Jeannotte. Female lead goes to Mallory Jansen who plays Maggie, a struggling singer and songwriter feeling out of touch with modern technology, who meets tech-savvy entrepreneur Archer, who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone, during a Christmas stay on her family farm, and together they learn to blend tradition with innovation to overcome personal challenges and pursue their dreams. Mike Dopud and Kurt Long also star.
ENGAGED BY CHRISTMAS
Engaged By Christmas arrives December 22nd
Meanwhile,
over at Lifetime, just a few days before Christmas, December 22nd you
can watch two fan favourites Britanny Bristow and Marcus Rosner in
romantic holiday movie ENGAGED BY CHRISTMAS! Hoping to save her
relationship before the holidays, Zoe seeks help from an advice
columnist named Adora. However, when her boyfriend breaks up with her,
Zoe tracks down Adora to confront her, only to discover he’s actually a
man named Adam. Stafford Perry and Patrick Lynn also star in this new
holiday movie.
CHRISTMAS ON THE ALPACA FARM
Alpacas arrive December 15th to Lifetime
If you want some furry delight in your Christmas movies, how about some adorable alpacas? CHRISTMAS AT THE ALPACA FARM will arrive to Lifetime December 15th with Kirsten Comerford and Matt Wells in the lead roles. Jess (Kirsten Comerford) the “Queen of Christmas Sweaters,” quits her job at the hottest fashion label in NYC, intent on winning a Christmas competition with her own line of sustainable luxury knits. Getting her hands dirty, she teams up with Andrew (Matt Wells), a single dad and struggling alpaca farmer, as she helps bring Christmas joy to the farm and love into both of their hearts.
THE FINNISH LINE
Hallmark is taking us over to
Finland December 1st with THE FINNISH LINE with Beau Mirchoff in the lead role. Kim Matula is
The Finnish Line starts December 1st
Anya, who
Inspired by her father’s acclaimed legacy in dog sled racing, decides to
follow in his footsteps. After his passing, she heads to Finland to
participate in the 40th annual Joulurauha race, her father’s final race
where he fell short of the victory. Following an injury to her lead dog
during the qualifying race, Anya finds herself partnered with a new
canine companion owned by journalist and former racer Cole, who aims to
pen a story about her journey. Struggling to build trust with her new
dog and facing her father’s rival, Monty, Anya must navigate many
challenges as she strives to win the race!
Hallmark begins its Countdown to Christmas October 18th during which they will air almost 50 new movies! Probably the biggest hit of all of them,
Three Wisermen return this festive season
out November 23rd, is THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY sequel to their most popular Christmas movie ever. The story begins five years later with the Brenner brothers (Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell) preparing for another memorable Christmas. In a crazy turn of events, possibly brought on accidentally by the brothers themselves, the director of Luke’s son Thomas’ school holiday musical steps down. Luke is desperate to make his son’s stage dreams come true, so he enlists the help of his brothers Taylor and Stephan. Meanwhile, the trio navigates meeting their mom Barbara’s new boyfriend and the brothers grapple with their own feelings about this relationship. In true Brenner brother fashion, they are all in for a Christmas they will never forget.
TWAS THE DATE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Robert Buckley leads the new movie
Airing
October 18th with our dearest Robert Buckley! To prevent her family
from canceling the “Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics,” Jessie (Amy
Groening) lies and says she’s inviting a date to the long-standing
holiday tradition. She meets Bryan (Buckley) on a dating app, and he
agrees to spend the holiday with her and her family. As Jessie and Bryan
engage in eccentric activities like the search for the Christmas tree
star, gift wrapping contest and snowball fight, they start to develop
real feelings for each other. Soon her family begins to catch on to
their secret and Bryan suspects she may be hiding the real reason for
her unusual Christmas date request. As the celebrations continue, Jessie
must work to keep all her stories straight and save her date with
Bryan. Check out the first short trailer below:
JINGLE BELL RUN
Out November 16th it also stars Andrew Walker next to Ashley Williams. An unadventurous school teacher gets signed up for a Christmas-themed reality competition show where she’s paired with former hockey player Wes.
HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN
Tyler Hynes leads the new movie
Out
November 30th. Alana Higman (Hunter King) is sure that her family’s
lifelong history as Kansas City Chiefs superfans makes them a
frontrunner to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest. Derrick (Tyler
Hynes), Director of Fan Engagement, is tasked with evaluating how Alana
and her family stack up against the other two finalists. As the pair
spends time together, it’s clear there’s a spark between them but when
her grandfather’s vintage Chiefs good-luck winter hat goes missing,
Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and
even questions her future with Derrick – unless, that is, a little
Christmas magic can throw a Hail Mary.
MY SWEET AUSTRIAN HOLIDAY
Following the trend of international festive movies, this year we will have this one on October 31st starring Will Kemp and Britanny Bristow as Charlotte who moved to Viena to run her grandparent’s chocolate shop, whre she is selected as a finalist for chocolatier of the year. Taking home the prize could provide some much-needed money to fend off a large developer from taking over her grandparents’ shop. Charlotte soon meets and befriends Henry, and they bond over their shared affinity for quality chocolate. But a surprising twist of fate just might end their newfound relationship on a bittersweet note.
THE FINNISH LINE
Beau Mirchoff leads the new snow adventure
December
1st brings us Beau Mirchoff and Kim Matula in another international
movie setting at Hallmark. Inspired by her father’s acclaimed legacy in
dog sled racing, Anya follows in her dad’s legacy in dog sled racing,
heading to Finland after his death to take part in the 40th annual
Joulurauha race. Following an injury to her lead dog during the
qualifying race, Anya finds herself partnered with a new canine
companion owned by journalist and former racer Cole, who aims to pen a
story about her journey. Struggling to build trust with her new dog and
facing her father’s rival, Monty, Anya must navigate many challenges as
she strives to win the race.
SANTA TELL ME ROMANTIC COMEDY
Santa Tell Me is out November 9th
Out November 9th. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Christopher Russell, Benjamin Ayres, Kurt Szarka star. When Olivia, a successful interior designer, finds an old letter from Santa promising she’ll meet the love of her life by Christmas Eve, and that his name will be Nick, she’s stunned to meet not one, but three guys named Nick. As she navigates these holiday romances, Olivia also finds herself drawn to her charming co-worker, Chris, throwing her magical Christmas quest into question. With the clock ticking toward Christmas Eve, Olivia embarks on a heartwarming and humorous journey to uncover her true soulmate. You can get more info on these movies over at Hallmark Jenny's blog.
Although Christmas is just two months behind us, Hallmark is already making movies for next holiday season among them THE FINNISH LINE currently shooting
Beau Mirchoff will lead the new festive flick
in Santa's Village in Finland. Inspired by her father's acclaimed legacy in dog sled racing, Anya (Kim Matula) decides to follow in his footsteps. After his passing, she heads to Finland to participate in the 40th annual Joulurauha race, her father's final race where he fell short of the victory. Following an injury to her lead dog during the qualifying race, Anya finds herself partnered with a new canine companion owned by journalist and former racer Cole, (Beau Mirchoff) who aims to pen a story about her journey. Struggling to build trust with her new dog and facing her father's rival, Monty, (Páll Sigþór Pálsson) Anya must navigate many challenges as she strives to win the race. The other already announced Christmas movie for the next season at Hallmark is SANTA TELL ME with Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing.
RACHEL WEISZ, SAM CLAFLIN IN 'MY COUSIN RACHEL' PERIOD DRAMA
Here's a lovely lady for you: earlier last year I informed you that Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin will lead period set drama MY COUSIN RACHEL and now they're joined by latest Lady Chaterley Holliday Grainger! As 'Deadline' reports the film is an adaptation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier novel. The dark romance revolves around Philip, a young orphan, who believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel’s beguiling spell.
TELEVISION UPDATES
JOSH BOWMAN JOINS 'TIME AFTER TIME' SF SHOW As EW writes today, one of TV's most popular hunks, Josh Bowman has
just joined the new ABC sf show TIME AFTER TIME that I announced only
yesterday! While young FreddieStroma will play the lead role of H.J.
Wells whose time travelling adventures are the focus of the show, Bowman
will play Jack the Ripper whom Wells chases through time. He is also
John Stevenson, a brilliant and charismatic surgeon who lives a double
life as the infamous serial killer. TONE BELL, BEAU MIRCHOFF IN 'GOOD FORTUNE' SITCOM Meanwhile,
Tone Bell, whom we loved in TRUTH BE TOLD, AWKWARD's Beau Mirchoff and
Diane Guerrero will star in new NBC multi camera sitcom GOOD FORTUNE
about June, a hyper structured young woman who, after a fortune teller
predicts she’ll die in 3 days, decides she’s finally going to live her
life with no regrets. When she doesn’t die but realize how great it felt
to take risks, she adopts a new life policy along with a new full time
fortune teller. June and her best friends Adam (Bell), Dave (Mirchoff),
Bailey (Guerrero) and Metzger plan to always stick together, impending
doom or not.
'FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS'
TRAILER WITH MERYL STREEP
And an absolutely delightful first trailer has been released for the new comedy movie FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS based on a true story in which Meryl Streep plays world's worst opera singer who isn't really aware of her horrid voice. Hugh Grant plays her manager! Rebecca Ferguson also stars!
