Hallmark has traditionally launched their Spring Into Love series of romantic spring movies and today I am bringing you a short spotlight on some of the films you will be able to enjoy this and next month starting with A ROYAL SETTING with our dearest Dan Jeannotte which will air this Saturday March 28th. Jen Lilley takes the female lead as Ruby, a world-renowned gemologist, who is hired by Prince Luca (Jeannotte) to restore the crown jewels and design his crown challenging tradition and complicating his relationship with his mother, the queen.
I'll Be Seeing you arrives in April
I'LL BE SEEING YOU WITH TYLER HYNES
Another
of our favourite of Hallmark hunks Tyler Hynes leads spring romantic comedy I'LL BE SEEING
YOU which will launch on Hallmark April 25th, Saturday night. The plot of the movie: When a
work errand derails Amy's (Stacey Farber) weekend plans with her
grandma, they embark on a road trip with one sentimental detour but need
the help of a charming activities director.
To Philly with Love is out April 18th
TO PHILLY WITH LOVE WITH REBECA DALTON
One of our favourite among the Hallmark female leads, radiant and gorgeous Rebecca Dalton returns to the channel April 18th Saturday evening as the lead of TO PHILLY WITH LOVE romantic movie which also stars Stephen Huszar as her love interest. The two of them play a teacher and an archivist who decode Revolutionary War-era love letters, which takes them on a thrilling journey through Philadelphia where they uncover history and also unexpectedly discover a love story of their own.
A Season to Blossom is out April 4th
A SEASON TO BLOSSOM WITH CARLO MARKS
Love
and spring romance also await us in romantic comedy A SEASON TO
BLOSSOM which will be ready for airing Saturday evening April 4th with
gorgeous Carlo Marks as the male lead. Emily Tennant takes the female
lead portraying a drifting aspiring writer who returns to sell her late
grandmother's bookstore, but its traditions - and her childhood crush -
helps her rediscover her voice, her roots, and a love worth staying for.
Inarguably the most expected festive film this year has finally got a poster and a trailer.Thethird part of Hallmark's most popular Christmas movie series ever THREE
WISEST MEN arrives November 15th with our dearest boys Andrew Walker,
Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell returning as three delightful brothers.
IN THE THIRD
“Wise Men” movie, Luke (Walker) is expecting twins, Taylor
(Hynes) is debating a life-changing job, and Stephan (Campbell) is
planning for a wedding — all while their mom is planning to put the
family home up for sale. Three siblings deal with personal changes and
their mother's decision to sell the family home before Christmas.
Between in-laws, wild animals, and a mall Santa, they try to make the
holidays perfect. Check out the delightful trailer below and catch up on the first two movies over at Hallmark before the third one arrives.
Our dearest Robert Buckley plays Weatherman Ted Cooper who loves Christmas, but the past three have been terrible. This year, Ted has made up
Ted Cooper arrives this Christmas
his mind that things will be different – this will be the Christmas things turn around for him. But Ted’s relentless optimism is about to be put to the test as he is faced with a litany of injuries and obstacles when he travels back to his hometown of Lackawanna, NY for the holidays. Within hours of arriving at his sister Kate’s house, he finds himself making a trip to Urgent Care after falling off a ladder while hanging decorations. While there, he runs into Ruth Mittens, his former high school science teacher who was always his cheerleader. He also reconnects with the charming Hope Miller (Kimberley Sustad), except now she’s Dr. Hope Miller, with whom he went to high school and quietly crushed on from afar. Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him. The film is out October 25th.
THREE WISEST MEN
The
third part of Hallmark's most popular Christmas movie series ever THREE
WISEST MEN arrives November 15th with our dearest boys Andrew Walker,
Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell returning as three delightful brothers. In
the third “Wise Men” movie, Luke (Walker) is expecting twins, Taylor
(Hynes) is debating a life-changing job, and Stephan (Campbell) is
planning for a wedding — all while their mom is planning to put the
family home up for sale.
A ROYAL MONTANA CHRISTMAS
Out October 18th it follows Princess Victoria of Zelarnia (Fiona Gubelmann) who, overwhelmed by her royal duties during the Christmas season, is ready for a change of pace. Looking to decompress in the days
A Royal Montana Christmas is out October
leading up to Christmas, she decides to take a vacation to Peaceful Pines Ranch in Montana where she celebrated Christmas as a child with her late father. Upon arrival, she meets her dashing guide Huntley Blaylock (Warren Christie) who presents her and the other guests at the ranch with a rustic experience that is far from the royal treatment. This Christmas, Huntley must decide if he wants to step into a leadership role and carry on the family ranch’s legacy as his parents, the owners, approach retirement. Unaware of her status as a princess, Huntley puts Victoria through the rigors of a Montana ranch experience. Victoria also plans to help Huntley revive the ranch’s Christmas Holly-Day Dance. Victoria finds herself charmed by both Huntley and this different pace of life. As the two start to fall for each other, things get complicated when Huntley discovers Victoria is a princess. As Christmas approaches and her time at the ranch comes to an end, Victoria must decide if she should return to her royal life or stay in Montana with Huntley and the ranch she has grown so fond of.
A KELLER CHRISTMAS VACATION
Out
November 9th, it stars Jonathan Bennett, Brandon Routh, Eden Sher as
the Keller family, who, including the parents and their three adult
children, decide to take a European river cruise touring the Christmas
Markets over the holidays, and each sibling is going through their own
life challenge.
HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN: BILLS LOVE STORY
Holiday Touchdown is out November
Out November 22nd this one stars Holland Roden and Matthew Daddario with cameos from numerous real life sports stars. Although pediatric doctor Morgan Quinn and the Bills’ VP of Stadium Development Gabe DeLuca have been lifelong friends — as have their families — he’s always wanted to be more. This holiday and football season, the pair work together to find out the mystery person who helped her family get by after her uncle was drafted decades before.
CHRISTMAS AT THE CATNIP CAFE
Out
November 30th with Erin Cahill and Paul Campbell. When a marketing
executive learns she’s short on the down payment for her dream condo,
she’s informed that her great aunt left her half of a cat café in
upstate New York. Hoping to sell it before the holidays, she then meets
Dr. Ben Kane, the veterinarian who owns the other half, and has no
intention of closing.
MELT MY HEART THIS CHRISTMAS
Out November 23rd! Holly James (Laura Vandervoort), a passionate glassblower striving to establish her artistic identity, dreams of showcasing her creations at the Fern Grove Fair. Despite previous rejections from Jack
Melt My Heart is out November
Dubois (Stephen Huszar), who oversees the entries, Holly finds an unexpected opportunity to assist legendary glassblower Bianca Bonhomme, to help Jack. Unfortunately, Bianca is struggling with a creative slump and needs help managing her booth. While Holly assists Bianca, she also secretly displays her own art under a pseudonym and her vibrant work becomes a surprise hit, overshadowing Bianca’s work and challenging the fair’s traditional norms. Holly does everything she can to help Bianca without giving away her identity while also growing closer to Jack, but unfortunately Walter, a news reporter, discovers the mystery and outs Holly, shattering her relationship with both Bianca and Jack. Holly is now forced to pick up the pieces and try to melt them back together.
CHRISTMAS ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Out
Saturday, November 8 it stars Erin Krakow and Tyler Hynes with her
playing a workaholic CEO who tries to skip Christmas but is haunted by
her past, present and future, and forced to confront the choices — and
her ex.
TWELVE DATES TILL CHRISTMAS
Out December 5th, it is a festive TV series not a film based on Jenni Bayliss’ book, starring Mae Whitman, Lucy Eaton, Mary McDonnell, Jane Seymour. Our dear boys Julian Morris, Toby Sandeman, Nathaniel Parker, take the male roles. The six-episode series follows a woman who, after being signed up for a Christmas-themed dating service, experiences 12 holiday dates designed to find her love.
THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY SEQUEL HITS THE SMALL SCREENS TONIGHT
Hallmark is continuing its Countdown to Christmas which started in October and will comprise of almost 50 new movies along with the old festive
Three Wisermen return this festive season
classics! Probably the biggest hit of all of them, out tonight Saturday evening November 23rd, is THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY sequel to their most popular Christmas movie ever Three Wise Men and a Baby which aired two years ago and became an instant favourite among the fans.
THE STORY
now 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.
Hallmark + streamer has launched earlier this Autumn and beside the upcoming festive shows and films marking the start of Christmas first they will entertain us this month with THE GROOMSMEN movie trilogy which will be comprised of three movies featuring Jonathan Bennett, Tyler Hynes and B.J. Britt playing
three best friends of different backgrounds, cultures, and sexual
orientations, who are getting married in each of the three
films, with one of them featuring first Hallmark's gay wedding set in
Greece. It is their first set of romantic comedy movies told from the
male perspective
with each installment following the lives and romances of
Jonathan Bennett will lead Second Chances
three
longtime best friends who stand next to each other on the biggest days
of their lives.
THE GROOMSMEN: FIRST LOOK launches the franchise from October 17th
following a pediatrician and a doctor from abroad who meet at a
wedding, but distance and family may interfere with their romance. THE GROOMSMEN: SECOND CHANCES will stream from October 24th with Jonathan Bennett
in the role of Danny who finds the courage to confess his feelings for
his best friend after being asked to be the best man at the wedding. The
series ends October 31st with THE GROOMSMEN: LAST DANCE with Tyler Hynes as Jackson who moves to Italy to be near his daughter, but a chance encounter with cafe owner Gabriella might spark a new love. You can get more info over at Hallmark Jenny's blog.
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.
Hallmark + streamer is launching as of today and to celebrate it we have a trailer for THE GROOMSMEN movie trilogy which will stream there this Autumn comprised of three movies featuring Jonathan Bennett, Tyler Hynes and B.J. Britt playing three best friends of different backgrounds, cultures, and sexual orientations, who are getting married in each of the three films, with one of them featuring first Hallmark's gay wedding set in Greece. It is their first set of romantic comedy movies told from the male perspective with each installment following the lives and romances of three longtime best friends who stand next to each other on the biggest days of their lives.
After Three Wise Men and a Baby, which is getting a sequel this Christmas, it seems Tyler Hynes will lead another movie series at Hallmark. Jonathan Bennett and B.J. Britt will join him in GROOMSMEN romantic comedy movie trilogy about the lives and romances of three longtime best friends who stand next to each other on the biggest days of their lives. Pete (B.J. Britt) is a kind-hearted pediatrician with a penchant for planning, Danny (Jonathan Bennett) is a baseball coach with a heart of gold and Jackson (Tyler Hynes) is a stylish and charming social media agent.
All three “Groomsmen” films, coming this Fall, “First Look,” “Second Chances” and “Last Dance,” follow the men as they find love and wedding bliss in Greece, Italy and Bulgaria.
START OF HALLMARK + STREAMER
This
trilogy will be part of new Hallmark + streamer which launches in
September and will have original shows, films and reality competitions.
Among others, we will see holiday limited series HOLIDAZED about six
families from different backgrounds coming together over the holidays which stars Virginia Madsen, John C. McGinley, Ian Harding.... They
will also have THE LOVE ON THE DANUBE rom-com franchise about three
journeys to love in one unforgettable destination, river Danube. The
stars include Dan Jeannotte, Jessica Šipoš, Brendan Penny, Sarah
Power, Wes Brown. Luke MacFarlane will, meanwhile, have his own home
renovation show!
Well the first movie has become Hallmark's most beloved Christmas film ever so it is no wonder it is getting a sequel THREE WISER MEN this Christmas. The story begins five years later with the Brenner brothers preparing for another memorable Christmas. In an unexpected turn of events, the director of Luke’s (Andrew Walker) son Thomas’ (Miles Marthaller) 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 (Tyler Hynes) and Stephan (Paul Campbell). Meanwhile, the trio navigates meeting their mom Barbara’s (Margaret Colin) new boyfriend and the brothers grapple with their own feelings about this relationship.
The official Countdown to Christmas has started over at Hallmark and it continues this weekend with NEVER BEEN CHRIS'D festive comedy movie premiering on Saturday, November 4th with our dearest Tyler Hynes leading the movie in the male lead and with Janel Parrish and Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes also in the cast. Home for the holidays, two best friends Naomi (Parrish) and Liz (Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.
Christmas Island is on November 11th
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Meanwhile,
a weekend after that, on Saturday evening, November 11th you will enjoy
our favourite of all the Hallmark hunksters super sweet and lovely Andrew Walker in CHRISTMAS
ISLAND in which he has queen Elizabeth herself Rachel Skarsten playing his love interest. When a
snowstorm diverts Kate’s (played by Skarsten) first private flight en route to
Switzerland to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic
controller (Walker) to secure her dream job as the family’s pilot. Check out the lovely trailer below and be sure to tell us how you liked it in the comments:
We are off to Heidelberg November 12th
A HEIDELBERG HOLIDAY
A day after that, November 12th, Sunday evening is reserved for a romance in Germany! A HEIDELBERG HOLIDAY follows Heidi Heidelberg (Ginna Claire Mason) who receives the dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in Germany. While there, she meets Lukas (Frederic Brossier), a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage. You can watch the first trailer which takes us directly to festive atmosphere of Germany!
A MERRY SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS
Merry Scottish Christmas is on November 18th
The
festive tour around the world continues Saturday, November 18th with A
MERRY SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS which revolves around two estranged siblings,
Lindsay (Lacey Chabert) and Brad (Scott Wolf) Morgan who travel to
Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, but there a big
family secret is revealed. Stay with the spy as I will give you a
spotlight on the festive films airing on Hallmark in the other half of
November later this month when we get the posters and trailers, but they
get better as they get closer to Christmas. You can check out the first trailer and tell us what you think:
Hallmark has managed to produce all of their Christmas movies before the strike, so we are all set for the traditional countdown which starts October 20th. This year, all of your favourite Hallmark hunks will have their festive spirit movies. Beside fan favourite Andrew Walker, Luke McFarlane, Tyler Hynes, Dan Jeannotte, there will be some new faces as well like William Moseley, Brian Greenberg and lovely Jonathan Keltz, whose CHRISTMAS BY DESIGN (October 27th) set during a Christmas challenge to create a holiday-theme clothing line, follows a designer who looks closer at most important in life. Tyler Hynes leads NEVER BEEN CHRIS'DNovember 4th on a festive love triangle. Corey Sevier leads EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS November 10th, while fan favourite Andrew Walker is on November 11th with CHRISTMAS ISLAND with Rachel Skarsten who gets diverted by a snowstorm on her route to Switzerland. CATCH ME IF YOU CLAUS will bring us our boo Luke MacFarlane November 23rd playing Santa's son Chris! Probably the highlight of the season will be CHRISTMAS IN NOTTING HILL in which William Moseley plays a lonely soccer star November 25th! The same day will bring us festive comedy HAUL OUT THE HOLLY: LIT UP, a sequel with Lacey Chabert, Mellisa Peterman and Wes Brown. Our dearest Dan Jeannotte arrives November 26th in OUR CHRISTMAS MURAL, playing a teacher at the mural painting contest. Will Kemp will play a famously private count, or his copycat, in A NOT SO ROYAL CHRISTMAS December 2nd! December 17th will bring us Hallmark's first lesbian festive romance FRIENDS AND FAMILY CHRISTMAS, while Bryan Greenberg arrives to Hallmark for the first time December 19th in ROUND AND ROUND! Jonathan Bennett will be the gay factor these holidays in CHRISTMAS ON CHERRY LANE December 9th a film about three couples at different parts of life who navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.
INTERNATIONALLY SET HOLIDAYS
A
lot of the festive movies this year will be set around the world.
JOYEUX NOEL (October 29th) will send Jaicy Elliot and Brant Daugherty to
France, while November 12th will take us to Germany in A HEIDELBERG
HOLIDAY with Frederic Brossier set at the prestigious Heidelberg
Christmas Market in Germany. Meanwhile, Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert
will have A MERRY SCOTTISH CHRISTMAS November 18th when they go to
highlands to visit their mother. Ted Lasso blond god David Elsendoorn
leads MY NORWEGIAN HOLIDAY December 1st in snowy Norway!
