Amanda Unsworth Fall may have just begun, but Crown Media and its new rival, GAC Family, are already releasing details of their Christmas programming. Crown Media has listed dates and times for nine original movies, which will play on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and its streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now. Not to be outdone, the
As Hallmark releases previews for its upcoming Christmas programming, former exec Bill Abbott has recruited two of the network’s biggest stars to host a holiday special on his new channel, GAC Family. Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison, who hosted Hallmark’s Home and Family program, will appear on Welcome to the Great American Christmas on GAC
A preview for Season 5, Episode 6 of Chesapeake Shores shows bride-to-be Jess freaking out about all the things she needs to get done in the week before her wedding. In a clip released by Hallmark Channel, Jess (played by Laci Mailey) comes tearing into the kitchen urging her parents not to panic. “I know
As former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott builds his new network, Crown Media Family Networks has announced new hires from Netflix and ABC Television. The company that produces programming for Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama has appointed Lisa Hamilton Daly as executive vice president of programming. Hamilton previously worked for Netflix, where
GAC Family, one of two new cable networks started by former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott, has four family-friendly movies in production, including two Christmas films. The first to air will be An Autumn Romance, starring Chad Michael Murray and Jessica Lowndes, which will debut on the network on October 23. The network, which is owned
Last week, the town of Chesapeake Shores was filled with tourists eager to prove the existence of a Snallygaster, a mythical creature that supposedly roams the Maryland woods. While Jess (Laci Mailey) eagerly served snacks to people in town for the Snallygaster hunt and spouted off facts — Theodore Roosevelt considered hunting for it at
For country music star Lauren Alaina, the funniest part about making a Hallmark movie was the location. For her role in the romantic comedy Roadhouse Romance, she went all the way to Canada to film a story that takes place in her home state. “It was kind of funny for me to shoot a movie
Actress Anna Holbrook will play the mother of Ashley Williams and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in the Sister Swap movies airing this Christmas on Hallmark. The real-life sisters cried as they announced Holbrook’s involvement during an Instagram Live event. “It’s miraculous,” Williams-Paisley said. Holbrook, who starred in Another World from 1979 to 1999, lived next door to
Last week, Chessies were introduced to the man expected to take the place of Trace Riley in Abby O’Brien’s heart. Evan Kincaid, the self-described “eccentric billionaire,” hover boarded into town just one episode after Trace took off in his pickup truck, crushing any hopes of a Trabby reunion. But some fans didn’t know what to
Former soap opera star and Hallmark veteran Jen Lilley announced that her latest Christmas film is being produced by GAC Media, a new company started by former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott. In an interview on the Hallmarkies Podcast, Lilley said she is excited to be working with CEO Bill Abbott, who started GAC after leaving