Exclusive: The nascent LA studio run by industry vets Holly A. Hines and Eric Jarboe has signed a creative content boss and struck a deal with an IP platform.
Happy Accidents was launched earlier this year by the Ginny & Georgia EP and former COO of the Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca) to forge film and TV projects with a focus on international. It has snapped up Meredith Willis, who has worked across the likes of CSI, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, as SVP of Creative Content in LA and London, where she will oversee development and production of feature and TV projects.
Willis was most recently Director of Development for Ellen Pompeo’s Calamity Jane Entertainment under a deal with ABC Studios, where she covered both scripted and unscripted television and film. Prior to that, she worked at Denver & Delilah for almost three years in television development and production,...
Happy Accidents was launched earlier this year by the Ginny & Georgia EP and former COO of the Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca) to forge film and TV projects with a focus on international. It has snapped up Meredith Willis, who has worked across the likes of CSI, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, as SVP of Creative Content in LA and London, where she will oversee development and production of feature and TV projects.
Willis was most recently Director of Development for Ellen Pompeo’s Calamity Jane Entertainment under a deal with ABC Studios, where she covered both scripted and unscripted television and film. Prior to that, she worked at Denver & Delilah for almost three years in television development and production,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Candace Cameron Bure [Image: Courtesy of Great American Media]
Great American Family has revealed the production wrap on Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson’s new holiday movie, A Christmas Less Traveled. The movie is set to premiere in November as part of the network’s Great American Christmas 2024.
A Christmas Less Traveled on Great American Family
Production has wrapped on what is sure to be among the most anticipated new movies in the network’s Great American Christmas 2024. Meanwhile, Candace Cameron Bure leads the movie alongside Eric Johnson.
Candace Cameron Bure [Image @candacecbure/Instagram]
According to the official synopsis, The Dine and Dash Diner has mounting unpaid bills. This forces its owner, Desi (Bure) to sell the mint condition, cherry red 1964 Ford F-100 truck, a beloved gift from her deceased father.
However, as she visits the vintage truck for the last time, she finds a recorded message from her dad on an old audio cassette tape.
Great American Family has revealed the production wrap on Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson’s new holiday movie, A Christmas Less Traveled. The movie is set to premiere in November as part of the network’s Great American Christmas 2024.
A Christmas Less Traveled on Great American Family
Production has wrapped on what is sure to be among the most anticipated new movies in the network’s Great American Christmas 2024. Meanwhile, Candace Cameron Bure leads the movie alongside Eric Johnson.
Candace Cameron Bure [Image @candacecbure/Instagram]
According to the official synopsis, The Dine and Dash Diner has mounting unpaid bills. This forces its owner, Desi (Bure) to sell the mint condition, cherry red 1964 Ford F-100 truck, a beloved gift from her deceased father.
However, as she visits the vintage truck for the last time, she finds a recorded message from her dad on an old audio cassette tape.
- 5/24/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
Candace Cameron Bure [Image: Courtesy of Great American Media]
Forming part of the Great American Christmas 2024 programming event on Great American Family, production has wrapped on A Christmas Less Traveled. The movie stars Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson and is set to premiere in November 2024. Read on to find out more about this new, original holiday movie and its cast.
Candace Cameron Bure & Eric Johnson star in A Christmas Less Traveled Candace Cameron Bure [Image @candacecbure/Instagram]
Great American Family has announced that production is complete on what is likely to be the most anticipated new holiday film of Great American Christmas 2024. A Christmas Less Traveled stars Candace Cameron Bure (My Christmas Hero and A Christmas Present) and Eric Johnson (Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Flash Gordon) and will air in November.
According to the press release, The Dine and Dash Diner has a mounting stack of unpaid bills. This forces its owner, Desi (Bure) to sell her beloved,...
Forming part of the Great American Christmas 2024 programming event on Great American Family, production has wrapped on A Christmas Less Traveled. The movie stars Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson and is set to premiere in November 2024. Read on to find out more about this new, original holiday movie and its cast.
Candace Cameron Bure & Eric Johnson star in A Christmas Less Traveled Candace Cameron Bure [Image @candacecbure/Instagram]
Great American Family has announced that production is complete on what is likely to be the most anticipated new holiday film of Great American Christmas 2024. A Christmas Less Traveled stars Candace Cameron Bure (My Christmas Hero and A Christmas Present) and Eric Johnson (Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Flash Gordon) and will air in November.
According to the press release, The Dine and Dash Diner has a mounting stack of unpaid bills. This forces its owner, Desi (Bure) to sell her beloved,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
“Ginny & Georgia” exec producer Holly A. Hines has partnered with Eric Jarboe, former COO of the Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca), to launch new L.A.-based film and TV studio Happy Accidents.
The studio will work with international partners to produce and distribute a wide range of original content including films, scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and formats. Happy Accidents will also distribute third-party content internationally.
Hines and Jarboe will be co-CEOs, managing both the creative and financial, and have already assembled a sales team including Grb Studios alum Sarah Coursey and Tyler Massey, formerly of Eyeworks Distribution.
As well as “Ginny & Georgia” Hines was behind U.S./Australian co-production “Please Like Me” and “Fortitude” and was a producer on “The Office,” “Ugly Betty” and “The Tudors.” She previously worked for Spotify Studios as head of network development as well as completing stints at Pivot and Fremantle North America.
The studio will work with international partners to produce and distribute a wide range of original content including films, scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and formats. Happy Accidents will also distribute third-party content internationally.
Hines and Jarboe will be co-CEOs, managing both the creative and financial, and have already assembled a sales team including Grb Studios alum Sarah Coursey and Tyler Massey, formerly of Eyeworks Distribution.
As well as “Ginny & Georgia” Hines was behind U.S./Australian co-production “Please Like Me” and “Fortitude” and was a producer on “The Office,” “Ugly Betty” and “The Tudors.” She previously worked for Spotify Studios as head of network development as well as completing stints at Pivot and Fremantle North America.
- 4/8/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Great American Family is about to drop another installment of its Candace Cameron Bure Presents series. The movie is called Just in Time and stars Broadway’s Laura Osnes, Peter Bryant (Family Law), and Greyston Holt (The Night Agent).
Premiering March 26, Just in Time follows Hannah (Osnes) and her husband, Rowan (Holt), who have focused all their time, energy, and attention into trying to have a baby. The pressure to complete their family starts weighing heavily on their relationship. The couple is left questioning if having a child is the right thing to do and if they are still right for one another. When Hannah receives a call from a stranger, named Franklin (Bryant), who claims to have discovered an antique on the beach bearing an inscription unique to Hannah and Rowan, she reluctantly agrees to meet him to look. Franklin is certain the watch is a long-lost heirloom from Hannah’s family.
Premiering March 26, Just in Time follows Hannah (Osnes) and her husband, Rowan (Holt), who have focused all their time, energy, and attention into trying to have a baby. The pressure to complete their family starts weighing heavily on their relationship. The couple is left questioning if having a child is the right thing to do and if they are still right for one another. When Hannah receives a call from a stranger, named Franklin (Bryant), who claims to have discovered an antique on the beach bearing an inscription unique to Hannah and Rowan, she reluctantly agrees to meet him to look. Franklin is certain the watch is a long-lost heirloom from Hannah’s family.
- 3/5/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Candace Cameron Bure is no longer solving mysteries as Aurora Teagarden. Now, she’s Ainsley McGregor.
On Tuesday, Great American Family announced they will soon launch Great American Mysteries — following closely in the footsteps of Hallmark, which also has Hallmark Movies & Mysteries under its umbrella. Gaf’s first mystery film franchise will be “Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker,” starring Bure, Aaron Ashmore and Bj Harrison. The series will be adapted from Candace Havens’ book of the same name.
Great American Mysteries will feature “thrilling whodunnits featuring beloved Great American Family stars and the network will announce more new original mystery movie series in the next few weeks,” per Tuesday’s press release. President and CEO of Great American Media Bill Abbott added, “We are thrilled to be in the business of telling fun, light-hearted stories featuring great characters, strong stories and a fun side of the mystery...
On Tuesday, Great American Family announced they will soon launch Great American Mysteries — following closely in the footsteps of Hallmark, which also has Hallmark Movies & Mysteries under its umbrella. Gaf’s first mystery film franchise will be “Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker,” starring Bure, Aaron Ashmore and Bj Harrison. The series will be adapted from Candace Havens’ book of the same name.
Great American Mysteries will feature “thrilling whodunnits featuring beloved Great American Family stars and the network will announce more new original mystery movie series in the next few weeks,” per Tuesday’s press release. President and CEO of Great American Media Bill Abbott added, “We are thrilled to be in the business of telling fun, light-hearted stories featuring great characters, strong stories and a fun side of the mystery...
- 2/27/2024
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Great American Family wants to inject a little mystery into its storytelling.
The network that says it offers content that celebrates family, faith, and country is launching Great American Mysteries, a movie franchise that will star Great American talent. It’s a proven strategy that was first tested at Hallmark, where Crown Media’s former CEO Bill Abbott — who now serves as CEO of Gac Media — oversaw the 2014 rebranding of Hallmark Movie Channel to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
The first movie in the Great American Mysteries series is The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker starring Candace Cameron Bure and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia). Adapted from bestselling novelist Candace Havens’ book of the same name, The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker follows Ainsley McGregor (Bure), a former Chicago criminologist who returns to her hometown of Sweet River, Texas. She has chosen to trade full-time...
The network that says it offers content that celebrates family, faith, and country is launching Great American Mysteries, a movie franchise that will star Great American talent. It’s a proven strategy that was first tested at Hallmark, where Crown Media’s former CEO Bill Abbott — who now serves as CEO of Gac Media — oversaw the 2014 rebranding of Hallmark Movie Channel to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
The first movie in the Great American Mysteries series is The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker starring Candace Cameron Bure and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia). Adapted from bestselling novelist Candace Havens’ book of the same name, The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker follows Ainsley McGregor (Bure), a former Chicago criminologist who returns to her hometown of Sweet River, Texas. She has chosen to trade full-time...
- 2/27/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Have you been counting the When Calls the Heart episodes?
This Sunday, August 6, When Calls the Heart Season 10 Episode 2 will be the series’ 100th episode, and that’s one heck of an achievement.
Hearties, this is your time to celebrate the incredible milestone.
Most series don’t survive long enough to celebrate 100 episodes but Hope Valley will soon join this exclusive club.
Since premiering in 2014, the Hallmark Channel original primetime series has taken viewers through many moments of joy, tears and laughter.
While there have been some changes to the show since its premiere, one thing has remained strong and clear – “When Calls the Heart” is the feel-good TV viewers just can’t do without.
As When Calls the Heart Season 10 begins, the Hallmark favorite is beloved by viewers and has become a staple within households all over the world.
The 100th episode, “Hope Springs Eternal,” has everyone buzzing with...
This Sunday, August 6, When Calls the Heart Season 10 Episode 2 will be the series’ 100th episode, and that’s one heck of an achievement.
Hearties, this is your time to celebrate the incredible milestone.
Most series don’t survive long enough to celebrate 100 episodes but Hope Valley will soon join this exclusive club.
Since premiering in 2014, the Hallmark Channel original primetime series has taken viewers through many moments of joy, tears and laughter.
While there have been some changes to the show since its premiere, one thing has remained strong and clear – “When Calls the Heart” is the feel-good TV viewers just can’t do without.
As When Calls the Heart Season 10 begins, the Hallmark favorite is beloved by viewers and has become a staple within households all over the world.
The 100th episode, “Hope Springs Eternal,” has everyone buzzing with...
- 8/1/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
When Calls the Heart, the long-running family western drama from Hallmark Media, is set to continue filming after being awarded an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA.
The series, which stars Erin Krakow, is one of a number of a TV series to land an interim agreement from the actors guild following similar arrangements for Apple’s Tehran and faith-based series The Chosen.
The move will allow Season 11 of the series to film ahead of the premiere of Season 10 on July 30.
SAG-AFTRA has now granted 68 projects interim agreements to shoot during the strike including movies such as Glenn Close’s The Summer Book and A24 films Mother Mary and I Dream of Unicorns.
Inspired by Janette Oke’s book, When Calls the Heart has been a ratings hit for the channel. It tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher who moves to small coal-mining town in Western Canada. Season...
The series, which stars Erin Krakow, is one of a number of a TV series to land an interim agreement from the actors guild following similar arrangements for Apple’s Tehran and faith-based series The Chosen.
The move will allow Season 11 of the series to film ahead of the premiere of Season 10 on July 30.
SAG-AFTRA has now granted 68 projects interim agreements to shoot during the strike including movies such as Glenn Close’s The Summer Book and A24 films Mother Mary and I Dream of Unicorns.
Inspired by Janette Oke’s book, When Calls the Heart has been a ratings hit for the channel. It tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher who moves to small coal-mining town in Western Canada. Season...
- 7/24/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Candace Cameron Bure has booked her next holiday movie for Great American Family.
Bure will play a U.S. Army reservist and orthopedic physician in My Christmas Hero, which will premiere as part of the network’s annual Great American Christmas franchise. Great American Christmas returns in October with original movie premieres Saturdays and Sundays, and 24/7 holiday movies through the end of the year.
Bure’s character, Nicole Ramsey, is dedicated to serving military service members and their families at the Joint Military Base in Lacey, Washington, home of I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. This Christmas, with the help of many dedicated heroes, Dr. Ramsey is on a mission to honor a special fallen soldier and bring much needed healing to her own family.
“We are proud to tell a story that honors our U.S. veterans this Christmas season. From WW2 to present day veterans, we shine...
Bure will play a U.S. Army reservist and orthopedic physician in My Christmas Hero, which will premiere as part of the network’s annual Great American Christmas franchise. Great American Christmas returns in October with original movie premieres Saturdays and Sundays, and 24/7 holiday movies through the end of the year.
Bure’s character, Nicole Ramsey, is dedicated to serving military service members and their families at the Joint Military Base in Lacey, Washington, home of I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. This Christmas, with the help of many dedicated heroes, Dr. Ramsey is on a mission to honor a special fallen soldier and bring much needed healing to her own family.
“We are proud to tell a story that honors our U.S. veterans this Christmas season. From WW2 to present day veterans, we shine...
- 4/18/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hearties,” rejoice! Hallmark Channel has renewed “When Calls the Heart” for a 12-episode eleventh season. The show last aired in May 2022. Season 10, containing 12 episodes, will premiere on Sunday, July 30.
Season 9 of the drama reached season-high ratings, with the finale reaching 3.1 million total viewers. For Season 10, Lindsay Sturman joined the series as showrunner.
“When Calls the Heart,” which is inspired by Janette Oke’s book of the same name, premiered in 2014. The original cast included Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner, among many supporting actors. Lissing was written off in Season 5 when he character was killed; in turn, Chris McNally joined the series as Lucas, a new love interest for Krakow’s Elizabeth.
Loughlin was written out of the show in Season 6 following the college admissions scandal.
“When Hope Calls,” the series’ spinoff, debuted in August 2019 and streamed on the Hallmark Movies Now service. The second season moved to Great American Family.
Season 9 of the drama reached season-high ratings, with the finale reaching 3.1 million total viewers. For Season 10, Lindsay Sturman joined the series as showrunner.
“When Calls the Heart,” which is inspired by Janette Oke’s book of the same name, premiered in 2014. The original cast included Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner, among many supporting actors. Lissing was written off in Season 5 when he character was killed; in turn, Chris McNally joined the series as Lucas, a new love interest for Krakow’s Elizabeth.
Loughlin was written out of the show in Season 6 following the college admissions scandal.
“When Hope Calls,” the series’ spinoff, debuted in August 2019 and streamed on the Hallmark Movies Now service. The second season moved to Great American Family.
- 2/22/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Great American Family is adding some more big names to its impressive roster.
The company today announced Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch are set to star in Stay for Christmas, an original movie which begins production today and premieres on the network this holiday season.
The movie is part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
"In Stay for Christmas, renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Wise (Lilley) is invited by owner Graham Cooper (Hutch) to a Christmas getaway in exchange for her review of his family’s small bed & breakfast, Silver Peak," the official description reads.
"The bed & breakfast’s biggest concern is a sleek, upscale hotel resort that opened a hilltop away and has been siphoning off guests for several years,...
The company today announced Jen Lilley and Jesse Hutch are set to star in Stay for Christmas, an original movie which begins production today and premieres on the network this holiday season.
The movie is part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
"In Stay for Christmas, renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Wise (Lilley) is invited by owner Graham Cooper (Hutch) to a Christmas getaway in exchange for her review of his family’s small bed & breakfast, Silver Peak," the official description reads.
"The bed & breakfast’s biggest concern is a sleek, upscale hotel resort that opened a hilltop away and has been siphoning off guests for several years,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Marc Blucas is teaming up with Candace Cameron Bure.
Great American Family today announced Marc Blucas has joined the cast of A Christmas…Present, co-starring with Candace Cameron Bure
The movie is set to premiere in November 2022.
The film is the concept of Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment and her inaugural project since signing a partnership agreement with Great American Media to develop, produce, and star in original content across the company’s portfolio of brands.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure and Blucas play Maggie and Eric Larson, professionals and parents of a busy family who make the decision to travel to Maggie’s widowed brother’s home for Christmas.
Great American Family today announced Marc Blucas has joined the cast of A Christmas…Present, co-starring with Candace Cameron Bure
The movie is set to premiere in November 2022.
The film is the concept of Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment and her inaugural project since signing a partnership agreement with Great American Media to develop, produce, and star in original content across the company’s portfolio of brands.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure and Blucas play Maggie and Eric Larson, professionals and parents of a busy family who make the decision to travel to Maggie’s widowed brother’s home for Christmas.
- 9/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It will be a Full House reunion on the set of Great American Family’s original Christmas movie Candace Cameron Bure Presents: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane. Full House/Fuller House alumna Andrea Barber has been tapped to star with Dan Payne (Virgin River) in the movie produced by her fellow Full House/Fuller House alum Bure. It’s slated to premiere on the network this holiday season.
Developed as part of her Candy Rock Entertainment venture, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane is Bure’s second Christmas project with Great American Media for the 2022 season and the first produced under the banner Candace Cameron Bure Presents. The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21.
“It brings me great joy to bring you the incredibly talented and funny Andrea Barber. Having a 30-year bestie friendship both on and off...
Developed as part of her Candy Rock Entertainment venture, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane is Bure’s second Christmas project with Great American Media for the 2022 season and the first produced under the banner Candace Cameron Bure Presents. The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21.
“It brings me great joy to bring you the incredibly talented and funny Andrea Barber. Having a 30-year bestie friendship both on and off...
- 9/15/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Candance Cameron Bure is set to to star in and executive produce A Christmas…Present holiday movie, her first project with Great American Media since signing her deal with the company (then Gac Media) earlier this year. The movie is slated to premiere on the Great American Family network in November.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21. It will feature a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure plays Maggie Larson, an overly scheduled real estate agent and Type-a mom who takes her family to spend Christmas with her widowed brother and his daughter. Maggie and her brother have decidedly different expectations for the holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the reason for the season.
The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21. It will feature a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
In A Christmas…Present, Bure plays Maggie Larson, an overly scheduled real estate agent and Type-a mom who takes her family to spend Christmas with her widowed brother and his daughter. Maggie and her brother have decidedly different expectations for the holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the reason for the season.
- 9/13/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Candace Cameron Bure’s first Great American Family movie is right around the corner. The actor will star in and executive producer “A Christmas… Present,” set to premiere in November.
The movie, directed by Lesley Demetriades and written by Rick Garman, was developed through Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment venture.
“Candy Rock Entertainment’s mission is to bring to life compelling stories that the entire family can enjoy while feeling a sense of togetherness and connection. I’m so proud of the first of these projects because they are exactly that,” Bure, who joined the Great American Family team in April, said in a statement on Tuesday. “‘A Christmas… Present’ is about slowing down enough to recognize what’s right in front of our eyes. The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season will arrive before we know it but it’s through the quiet moments that we hear God speak to us,...
The movie, directed by Lesley Demetriades and written by Rick Garman, was developed through Bure’s Candy Rock Entertainment venture.
“Candy Rock Entertainment’s mission is to bring to life compelling stories that the entire family can enjoy while feeling a sense of togetherness and connection. I’m so proud of the first of these projects because they are exactly that,” Bure, who joined the Great American Family team in April, said in a statement on Tuesday. “‘A Christmas… Present’ is about slowing down enough to recognize what’s right in front of our eyes. The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season will arrive before we know it but it’s through the quiet moments that we hear God speak to us,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Great American Family is continuing to rollout their slate of original holiday movies. Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene and seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight will star in “Someday at Christmas,” set to premiere this November. Production begins today on the film, which marks the reunion of Knight with former Motown chief, writer-producer Suzanne de Passe.
“Great American Christmas,” the network’s franchise, will return with a new slate of original holiday movies premiering every Saturday and Sunday on October 21. Christmas movies will air all day and all night through the end of 2022.
This marks Greene’s first appearance on Great American Family. The “When Calls the Heart” star is a staple on Hallmark Channel, leading nine of their movies since 2015. This year, he will also appear in CBS’ holiday movie, “Fit for Christmas,” alongside Amanda Kloots.
In February, Lowndes signed a four-picture deal to star in, write, direct and executive produce...
“Great American Christmas,” the network’s franchise, will return with a new slate of original holiday movies premiering every Saturday and Sunday on October 21. Christmas movies will air all day and all night through the end of 2022.
This marks Greene’s first appearance on Great American Family. The “When Calls the Heart” star is a staple on Hallmark Channel, leading nine of their movies since 2015. This year, he will also appear in CBS’ holiday movie, “Fit for Christmas,” alongside Amanda Kloots.
In February, Lowndes signed a four-picture deal to star in, write, direct and executive produce...
- 9/9/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene are teaming up!
Great American Family revealed Thursday that Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart), and Golden Globe ® nominee (Pipe Dreams) and seven-time Grammy Award ® winner (22 nominations), the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight are set to star in Someday at Christmas.
The flick is an original Christmas movie, which is set to premiere on the network this November.
The film reunites Knight with former Motown chief and acclaimed, award-winning writer-producer, Suzanne de Passe.
The new film begins production on September 9 and will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight...
Great American Family revealed Thursday that Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene (When Calls the Heart), and Golden Globe ® nominee (Pipe Dreams) and seven-time Grammy Award ® winner (22 nominations), the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight are set to star in Someday at Christmas.
The flick is an original Christmas movie, which is set to premiere on the network this November.
The film reunites Knight with former Motown chief and acclaimed, award-winning writer-producer, Suzanne de Passe.
The new film begins production on September 9 and will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21 with a new slate of original holiday movie premieres every Saturday and Sunday and Christmas movies all day and all night through the end of 2022.
“As anticipation builds for year two of Great American Christmas, we are delighted to be working with the incomparable Gladys Knight...
- 9/8/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Hallmark Channel has renewed When Calls the Heart for a tenth season and is bringing on a new showrunner to help oversee the fan favorite: Lindsay Sturman (Supergirl), a television veteran with writing and producing credits spanning over 15 years in the industry, will take over the top job.
“When Calls the Heart continues to push the limits as to what we can achieve with this show,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks in a statement. “There are many more stories still to be told about the lives of the beloved characters in this series and we cannot wait for everyone at home to tune in to see what unfolds.”
The ninth season of hit drama When Calls the Heart’s ratings culminated with a season high, with the final episode ranking as the most watched of the season in homes (2.6 million), and among women...
“When Calls the Heart continues to push the limits as to what we can achieve with this show,” said Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks in a statement. “There are many more stories still to be told about the lives of the beloved characters in this series and we cannot wait for everyone at home to tune in to see what unfolds.”
The ninth season of hit drama When Calls the Heart’s ratings culminated with a season high, with the final episode ranking as the most watched of the season in homes (2.6 million), and among women...
- 6/17/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison will co-star in the upcoming Gac Family holiday film The Christmas Farm set to premiere during the network’s annual “Great American Christmas” celebration.
Production on the project began on Wednesday.
Wagner stars as Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, who returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall surprises Janie with a special gift: the family homestead, her childhood home.
While not immediately sure what to do, Janie agrees to honor Randall’s final request to plan and host Woodland Falls’ annual Winter Wonderland. She will be further surprised by who her late uncle has arranged to help her: his farmhand Dylan (Mathison).
With a boyfriend anxiously waiting for her return in Manhattan, Janie begins to feel an unexpected emotional tug about living life in a more authentic, meaningful way.
Executive Producers of The Christmas Farm are Brad Krevoy,...
Production on the project began on Wednesday.
Wagner stars as Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, who returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall surprises Janie with a special gift: the family homestead, her childhood home.
While not immediately sure what to do, Janie agrees to honor Randall’s final request to plan and host Woodland Falls’ annual Winter Wonderland. She will be further surprised by who her late uncle has arranged to help her: his farmhand Dylan (Mathison).
With a boyfriend anxiously waiting for her return in Manhattan, Janie begins to feel an unexpected emotional tug about living life in a more authentic, meaningful way.
Executive Producers of The Christmas Farm are Brad Krevoy,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 holiday season is underway at Gac Family. Merritt Patterson and Daniel Lissing will star in “Catering Christmas” (working title), set to begin production on April 3. The movie is the first announced movie in Gac Family’s annual Great American Christmas slate.
“Catering Christmas” follows Molly Frost (Patterson) as she struggles to launch her new catering business and unexpectedly lands New Hampshire’s biggest event of the year. Meanwhile, Carson Jacob Harrison (Lissing), manager of the event, is the very reluctant heir to his family’s foundation who needs a reminder of all the good is his family does.
Brad Krevoy, Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Vince Balzano, Jimmy Townsend, Susie Belzberg Krevoy and Tw Peacocke executive produce. David Anselmo serves as producer while James Mou, Allan Fung, W. Michael Beard and Michael Shepard serve as supervising producers and Kaitlyn Greenough as associate producer. Peacocke directs the project, written by Cara J. Russell.
“Catering Christmas” follows Molly Frost (Patterson) as she struggles to launch her new catering business and unexpectedly lands New Hampshire’s biggest event of the year. Meanwhile, Carson Jacob Harrison (Lissing), manager of the event, is the very reluctant heir to his family’s foundation who needs a reminder of all the good is his family does.
Brad Krevoy, Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Vince Balzano, Jimmy Townsend, Susie Belzberg Krevoy and Tw Peacocke executive produce. David Anselmo serves as producer while James Mou, Allan Fung, W. Michael Beard and Michael Shepard serve as supervising producers and Kaitlyn Greenough as associate producer. Peacocke directs the project, written by Cara J. Russell.
- 3/30/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Heather Graham (Half Magic), Brandy Norwood (Queens), Jason Biggs (Outmatched) and Matt Cedeño (Power) have signed on to star in the Netflix holiday film Best. Christmas. Ever. from director Mary Lambert.
The film written by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride) and Todd Calgi Gallicano (Sam London Adventure book series) centers on Jackie (Norwood), who every Christmas, without fail, sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte, her husband Rob (Biggs), and their family on Jackie’s and her husband Valentino’s (Cedeño) snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, Charlotte seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s “perfect” life can’t possibly be that perfect. But in her overzealous attempt to expose Jackie, Charlotte nearly ruins Christmas for both families and must team...
The film written by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride) and Todd Calgi Gallicano (Sam London Adventure book series) centers on Jackie (Norwood), who every Christmas, without fail, sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte, her husband Rob (Biggs), and their family on Jackie’s and her husband Valentino’s (Cedeño) snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, Charlotte seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s “perfect” life can’t possibly be that perfect. But in her overzealous attempt to expose Jackie, Charlotte nearly ruins Christmas for both families and must team...
- 3/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready for more romance and drama in Hope Valley. Hallmark Channel has set a date for the return of its flagship drama series When Calls the Heart. The 12-episode ninth season, starring Erin Krakow, premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 6.
In Season 9, Hope Valley is in a state of growth, with the foundry’s progress and the evolution of key relationships. The mayoral race has the town buzzing, with a few members of the town running against one another. Elizabeth (Krakow) and Lucas (Chris McNally) focus on their relationship beyond courtship, and as she gets to know Lucas better, she learns about his past — which gives Elizabeth pause about their future.
Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Kevin McGarry also star in the series, inspired by the Janette Oke novel. Lori Loughlin starred in the series’ first six seasons before being axed from the...
In Season 9, Hope Valley is in a state of growth, with the foundry’s progress and the evolution of key relationships. The mayoral race has the town buzzing, with a few members of the town running against one another. Elizabeth (Krakow) and Lucas (Chris McNally) focus on their relationship beyond courtship, and as she gets to know Lucas better, she learns about his past — which gives Elizabeth pause about their future.
Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Kevin McGarry also star in the series, inspired by the Janette Oke novel. Lori Loughlin starred in the series’ first six seasons before being axed from the...
- 1/6/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hallmark Channel veterans Jessica Lowndes and Jesse Metcalfe have been tapped to star in Harmony From The Heart, a Gac Family film set for premiere on February 12. Lowndes also wrote the film and will executive produce, and performs several of the film’s original songs, which she also wrote and produced. Production is underway.
Lowndes and Metcalfe are the latest Hallmark Channel alums who have joined Gac Family projects. Gac Family CEO and President Bill Abbott has been bringing in established Hallmark Channel talent he worked with while running Crown Media Family Networks, parent of Hallmark Channel. Former Hallmark Channel stars Danica McKellar and Trevor Donovan have both signed multi-picture deals with Gac Family. Additionally, When Calls the Heart alums Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing have reunited for the return of spinoff When Hope Calls on Gac Family.
In Harmony From The Heart, Violet (Lowndes) has a shot at...
Lowndes and Metcalfe are the latest Hallmark Channel alums who have joined Gac Family projects. Gac Family CEO and President Bill Abbott has been bringing in established Hallmark Channel talent he worked with while running Crown Media Family Networks, parent of Hallmark Channel. Former Hallmark Channel stars Danica McKellar and Trevor Donovan have both signed multi-picture deals with Gac Family. Additionally, When Calls the Heart alums Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing have reunited for the return of spinoff When Hope Calls on Gac Family.
In Harmony From The Heart, Violet (Lowndes) has a shot at...
- 12/8/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock is getting into the holiday spirit with The Housewives of the North Pole, a new original movie starring Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) and Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad).
The highly-anticipated flick is set to launch on December 9 on the streaming service, and it looks like a lot of fun!
"The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years," reads the intriguing synopsis.
"But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating exposé."
It is a compelling hook and somewhat interesting to have Richards move from one of the most successful reality shows to a movie with a similar title.
Richards and Brandt are clearly a...
The highly-anticipated flick is set to launch on December 9 on the streaming service, and it looks like a lot of fun!
"The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years," reads the intriguing synopsis.
"But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating exposé."
It is a compelling hook and somewhat interesting to have Richards move from one of the most successful reality shows to a movie with a similar title.
Richards and Brandt are clearly a...
- 11/30/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Glee” actor Chord Overstreet is set to star alongside Lindsay Lohan in Netflix’s upcoming holiday romantic comedy.
The film, which does not have a title yet, will also feature George Young (“Malignant”), Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez (“In the Heights”). Its release date will be announced at a later time.
Lohan, in her first acting role in years, is playing a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. During her recovery, around Christmastime, she finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter. Overstreet is portraying the male lead, who is the love interest of Lohan’s character.
Along with “Glee,” in which he portrayed Sam Evans across several seasons, Overstreet has appeared in episodes of various television series, such as “The Middle,” “The Bold Type” and “iCarly.” He also had a role in “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.
The film, which does not have a title yet, will also feature George Young (“Malignant”), Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez (“In the Heights”). Its release date will be announced at a later time.
Lohan, in her first acting role in years, is playing a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets into a skiing accident and suffers from total amnesia. During her recovery, around Christmastime, she finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter. Overstreet is portraying the male lead, who is the love interest of Lohan’s character.
Along with “Glee,” in which he portrayed Sam Evans across several seasons, Overstreet has appeared in episodes of various television series, such as “The Middle,” “The Bold Type” and “iCarly.” He also had a role in “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.
- 11/4/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock is turning up the heat this holiday season with some exciting content.
The streamer on Thursday confirmed premiere dates for the original movie The Housewives of the North Pole, competition series, Baking It, and a one-hour special titled Chrisley Knows Thanksgiving.
Starring previously announced Betsy Brandt and Kyle Richards, The Housewives of the North Pole will be available to stream Thursday, December 9.
"The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years," reads the official logline.
"But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating expose."
The flick will be produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca).
Ron Oliver will direct, and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky...
The streamer on Thursday confirmed premiere dates for the original movie The Housewives of the North Pole, competition series, Baking It, and a one-hour special titled Chrisley Knows Thanksgiving.
Starring previously announced Betsy Brandt and Kyle Richards, The Housewives of the North Pole will be available to stream Thursday, December 9.
"The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years," reads the official logline.
"But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating expose."
The flick will be produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca).
Ron Oliver will direct, and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky...
- 10/28/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Television networks are unveiling holiday-themed content and programming, including classic holiday films, live specials and more.
For example, The CW will once again air the beloved animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m., as well as on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. It also brings back “Silent Night – A Song For The World” on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. and again on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.
Read a full list of holiday programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“The Claus Family” – When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas. Starring Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan Degand, “The Claus Family” is directed by Matthias Temmermans and written by Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre.
“Love Hard” – Hopeless romantic but perpetually single L.
For example, The CW will once again air the beloved animated classic “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on Nov. 26 at 9 p.m., as well as on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. It also brings back “Silent Night – A Song For The World” on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. and again on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.
Read a full list of holiday programming below. (More programming will be added to the list as networks announce titles.)
“The Claus Family” – When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas. Starring Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan Degand, “The Claus Family” is directed by Matthias Temmermans and written by Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre.
“Love Hard” – Hopeless romantic but perpetually single L.
- 10/6/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Devious Maids star Judy Reyes and Gloria Reuben have been tapped to lead the cast of Torn From Her Arms, Lifetime’s family border separation movie from Ozy Media and Motion Picture Corporation of America. Fátima Molina (Who Killed Sara?) and Camila Nuñez (Esa No Soy Yo) also star in the timely film, which, amidst the ongoing crisis at the U.S. border, depicts the harrowing true story of a mother and daughter who must find their way back to each other after being separated. It’s slated to premiere this fall.
Reyes portrays Thelma Garcia, a Texas Immigration lawyer who works tirelessly to reunite the pair, while Reuben plays Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ProPublica reporter, Ginger Thompson, who broke the story.
Originally covered by Ozy’s reporting arm, Torn From Her Arms marks Ozy’s first foray into scripted programming and an expansion of its television catalog.
Reyes portrays Thelma Garcia, a Texas Immigration lawyer who works tirelessly to reunite the pair, while Reuben plays Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ProPublica reporter, Ginger Thompson, who broke the story.
Originally covered by Ozy’s reporting arm, Torn From Her Arms marks Ozy’s first foray into scripted programming and an expansion of its television catalog.
- 8/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Peacock has rounded out the supporting cast for its original holiday movie The Real Housewives of the North Pole. Jearnest Corchado, Kyle Selig, Tetona Jackson, Carlos Ponce, Alec Mapa and Damon Dayoub will join Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kyle Richards and Betsy Brandt in the movie spawned by the reality franchise. It’s set to premiere later this year on Peacock.
In The Real Housewives of the North Pole, the Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Richards) and Diana (Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years. But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make...
In The Real Housewives of the North Pole, the Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Richards) and Diana (Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years. But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make...
- 8/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jedidiah Goodacre (Finding You), Jordan Buhat (Grown-ish), Phoebe Miu (Upload) and Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker) have joined Margaux, rounding out the cast of the horror-thriller that’s in production in Vancouver.
Margaux revolves around a group of college friends who are terrorized by a smart house’s sinister AI during a weekend getaway. Steven C. Miller is directing from a script by Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, alongside Lighthouse Pictures’ Jamie Goehring.
Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and Charles Cohen will exec produce and oversee the project for Mpca. Waters and Beyrooty are also serving as exec producers.
Goodacre, Buhat, Miu and Munro join Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) in the film.
Goodacre recently starred in the indie drama Finding You and will appear in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series The Imperfects. His...
Margaux revolves around a group of college friends who are terrorized by a smart house’s sinister AI during a weekend getaway. Steven C. Miller is directing from a script by Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, alongside Lighthouse Pictures’ Jamie Goehring.
Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and Charles Cohen will exec produce and oversee the project for Mpca. Waters and Beyrooty are also serving as exec producers.
Goodacre, Buhat, Miu and Munro join Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) in the film.
Goodacre recently starred in the indie drama Finding You and will appear in Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series The Imperfects. His...
- 8/2/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Peacock holiday release will bring “The Real Housewives” alum to the North Pole in an unexpected crossover of scandal and holiday cheer. Sounds good to us!
When the Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish and Diana get into a friendship-ending fight just in time for the town’s Holiday House decorating competition, a magazine writer capitalizes on the town-wide feud. And yes, the exposé is appropriately titled “The Real Housewives of the North Pole.”
“The Real Housewives of the North Pole” features Betsy Brandt (“Breaking Bad,” “Soulmates,” “Life in Pieces”) as Diana and Kyle Richards (“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Halloween”) as Trish.
The film will mark Peacock’s first original holiday movie.
Ron Oliver will direct the film and and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky will serve as writers and executive producers. The film is produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca), with...
When the Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish and Diana get into a friendship-ending fight just in time for the town’s Holiday House decorating competition, a magazine writer capitalizes on the town-wide feud. And yes, the exposé is appropriately titled “The Real Housewives of the North Pole.”
“The Real Housewives of the North Pole” features Betsy Brandt (“Breaking Bad,” “Soulmates,” “Life in Pieces”) as Diana and Kyle Richards (“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Halloween”) as Trish.
The film will mark Peacock’s first original holiday movie.
Ron Oliver will direct the film and and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky will serve as writers and executive producers. The film is produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca), with...
- 7/15/2021
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Peacock has tapped into one of NBCUniversal’s signature reality franchises for its first original holiday movie, The Real Housewives Of the North Pole, which will star The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ Kyle Richards and Betsy Brandt.
The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years. But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating expose titled, “Real Housewives of the North Pole.”
The Real Housewives of the North Pole will be produced by holiday movie specialist Motion Picture Corporation of America. Ron Oliver will direct, and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky write and executive produce. Brad Krevoy executive produces on behalf of Mpca,...
The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish (Kyle Richards) and Diana (Betsy Brandt), have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years. But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating expose titled, “Real Housewives of the North Pole.”
The Real Housewives of the North Pole will be produced by holiday movie specialist Motion Picture Corporation of America. Ron Oliver will direct, and Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal Dobrofsky and Spyder Dobrofsky write and executive produce. Brad Krevoy executive produces on behalf of Mpca,...
- 7/15/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Madison Pettis (He’s All That), Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Richard Harmon (The 100) are set to star in horror-thriller Margaux for Brad Krevoy’s (Dumb And Dumber) Motion Picture Corporation of America (Mpca).
Production is due to begin this summer in Vancouver, Canada, on the feature about a group of college friends who rent a smart house for a weekend of partying. However, they slowly start to realize that Margaux, the house’s super advanced AI system, has sinister designs for them.
Pic will be directed by Steven C. Miller who is returning to the horror genre after helming the 2012 reboot Silent Night. Since then, Miller has made action movies including Escape Plan 2, First Kill and Line Of Duty. Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty wrote the script and are also executive producers.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, with Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and...
Production is due to begin this summer in Vancouver, Canada, on the feature about a group of college friends who rent a smart house for a weekend of partying. However, they slowly start to realize that Margaux, the house’s super advanced AI system, has sinister designs for them.
Pic will be directed by Steven C. Miller who is returning to the horror genre after helming the 2012 reboot Silent Night. Since then, Miller has made action movies including Escape Plan 2, First Kill and Line Of Duty. Nick Waters and Chris Beyrooty wrote the script and are also executive producers.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, with Eric Jarboe, Amanda Phillips, Amy Krell, Lorenzo Nardini and...
- 7/1/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former ABC Studios SVP Creative Development Amy Hartwick has been named President of Television at Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America, a leading supplier of holiday movies and producer of the popular Hallmark series When Calls the Heart and When Hope Calls. She will be spearheading the effort to build a scripted television division focused on the development and production of scripted series.
Among the first projects she’s taking on is a reboot of Damian Kindler’s 2007 sci-fi series Sanctuary, about people and creatures with extraordinary powers, which ran for four seasons on Syfy.
Hartwick also is developing a limited series based on UK novelist Adele Parks’ book Just My Luck, which explores how one couple’s contested lottery win has a dangerous knock-on effect both on them and their friends. BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Aj Riach’s UK-based Engage Productions is a partner on the project,...
Among the first projects she’s taking on is a reboot of Damian Kindler’s 2007 sci-fi series Sanctuary, about people and creatures with extraordinary powers, which ran for four seasons on Syfy.
Hartwick also is developing a limited series based on UK novelist Adele Parks’ book Just My Luck, which explores how one couple’s contested lottery win has a dangerous knock-on effect both on them and their friends. BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Aj Riach’s UK-based Engage Productions is a partner on the project,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix confirmed Monday that Lindsay Lohan has been cast as a lead in an untitled holiday romantic comedy, to be directed by Janeen Damian and produced by the streamer’s go-to Christmas pic producer Mpca.
It will mark a return to acting for Lohan, the Mean Girls and The Parent Trap star who has been mostly away from front-of-camera roles of late. The plot centers on a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress (Lohan) who gets into a skiing accident and, suffering from amnesia, finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
No other casting was announced Monday by Netflix. Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver, Janeen Damian and Michael Damian penned the script.
Mpca has produced several Netflix holiday pics including the A Christmas Prince films, The Princess Switch films, Operation Christmas Drop and the upcoming A Castle for Christmas.
It will mark a return to acting for Lohan, the Mean Girls and The Parent Trap star who has been mostly away from front-of-camera roles of late. The plot centers on a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress (Lohan) who gets into a skiing accident and, suffering from amnesia, finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.
No other casting was announced Monday by Netflix. Jeff Bonnett, Ron Oliver, Janeen Damian and Michael Damian penned the script.
Mpca has produced several Netflix holiday pics including the A Christmas Prince films, The Princess Switch films, Operation Christmas Drop and the upcoming A Castle for Christmas.
- 5/24/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Lindsay Lohan is returning to the movies and will star in a holiday-themed romantic comedy that is set at Netflix, the streamer announced Monday.
Lohan will star in the untitled film as a newly engaged and spoiled hotel heiress who suffers amnesia in a skiing accident and finds herself being cared for by a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter, according to the film’s logline released on Twitter.
No other cast has been set for the film.
The Lohan film is just one of many movies that are part of Netflix’s litany of holiday films, including movies such as “Jingle Jangle” or “A Christmas Prince.” However, the film is not expected to begin production until November of this year, so the film isn’t expected for release until later.
Janeen Damian (“A Christmas Waltz”) will direct the untitled film, and Michael Damian, Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver wrote the screenplay.
Lohan will star in the untitled film as a newly engaged and spoiled hotel heiress who suffers amnesia in a skiing accident and finds herself being cared for by a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter, according to the film’s logline released on Twitter.
No other cast has been set for the film.
The Lohan film is just one of many movies that are part of Netflix’s litany of holiday films, including movies such as “Jingle Jangle” or “A Christmas Prince.” However, the film is not expected to begin production until November of this year, so the film isn’t expected for release until later.
Janeen Damian (“A Christmas Waltz”) will direct the untitled film, and Michael Damian, Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver wrote the screenplay.
- 5/24/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Lindsay Lohan, who has largely foregone acting in recent years, will soon star in a yet-to-be-titled Netflix holiday rom-com. The streamer has made a robust business out of Christmas fare, and its original movies such as “Jingle Jangle,” “A Christmas Prince,” “The Christmas Chronicles” and “The Princess Switch” (inspired by Lohan’s “The Parent Trap”) have become instant (and repeatable) holiday classics.
In this new movie, Lohan will play a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” The rest of the cast has not yet been announced.
Lohan skyrocketed to fame as an 11-year-old actor, starring in a 1998 reboot of “The Parent Trap.” She followed that with a remake of “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls;” both roles cemented...
In this new movie, Lohan will play a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” (according to the logline), who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.” The rest of the cast has not yet been announced.
Lohan skyrocketed to fame as an 11-year-old actor, starring in a 1998 reboot of “The Parent Trap.” She followed that with a remake of “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls;” both roles cemented...
- 5/24/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Hallmark Channel’s flagship series When Calls the Heart wrapped its eighth season tonight with a Season 9 renewal. The announcement was made by series star Erin Krakow following the Season 8 finale. (You can watch it below)
Eight seasons in, When Calls the Heart remains a strong ratings performer for Hallmark Channel. Its most recent Season 8 premiere averaged three million total viewers and 397,000 Women 25-54 in Live+3, becoming the most-watched original scripted series on ad-supported cable year-to-date among total viewers and Women 18+, according to Nielsen.
Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, and Kevin McGarry star in the series, inspired by the Janette Oke novel.
When Calls The Heart follows Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher from a high society background. She’s assigned to teach in a coal country classroom and it’s a life-changing experience. Now a widow and single mother, Elizabeth faces...
Eight seasons in, When Calls the Heart remains a strong ratings performer for Hallmark Channel. Its most recent Season 8 premiere averaged three million total viewers and 397,000 Women 25-54 in Live+3, becoming the most-watched original scripted series on ad-supported cable year-to-date among total viewers and Women 18+, according to Nielsen.
Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, and Kevin McGarry star in the series, inspired by the Janette Oke novel.
When Calls The Heart follows Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher from a high society background. She’s assigned to teach in a coal country classroom and it’s a life-changing experience. Now a widow and single mother, Elizabeth faces...
- 5/10/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Duck Dynasty star and Dancing With the Stars runner-up Sadie Robertson Huff has signed a deal with Dumb and Dumber and The Princess Switch producer Brad Krevoy to adapt her novel, Life Just Got Real, into a scripted series.
The series will mark Robertson Huff’s debut as a producer and follows the lives of two high school girls, both with drastically different backgrounds, who join a reality TV show only to realize that “life is messy, love is hard, and second chances don’t come around every day.”
Robertson Huff will make guest appearances on the show.
The series is being developed with Alfonso H. Moreno attached to showrun and Amanda Phillips and Krevoy’s Mpca set to executive produce. The deal was introduced by Dione Sheehan and negotiated by Eric Jarboe, Reuben Liber, UTA and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
Veteran producer Krevoy has become a Hallmark mainstay, producing...
The series will mark Robertson Huff’s debut as a producer and follows the lives of two high school girls, both with drastically different backgrounds, who join a reality TV show only to realize that “life is messy, love is hard, and second chances don’t come around every day.”
Robertson Huff will make guest appearances on the show.
The series is being developed with Alfonso H. Moreno attached to showrun and Amanda Phillips and Krevoy’s Mpca set to executive produce. The deal was introduced by Dione Sheehan and negotiated by Eric Jarboe, Reuben Liber, UTA and Skrzyniarz & Mallean.
Veteran producer Krevoy has become a Hallmark mainstay, producing...
- 5/7/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart kicked off its eighth season Sunday night with a bang. The Season 8 premiere averaged three million Total Viewers and 397,000 Women 25-54 in Live+3, making it the most-watched original scripted series on ad-supported cable in the year-to-date among Total Viewers and Women 18+, accoording to Nielsen.
The Season 8 premiere episode also was the No. 1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the week among Women 18+, according to Nielsen. The episode drew a .19 rating in the 18-49 demo, and 2.1 million viewers.
Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, and Kevin McGarry star in the series.
Inspired by the Janette Oke novel, When Calls The Heart follows Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher from a high society background. She’s assigned to teach in a coal country classroom and it’s a life-changing experience. Now a widow and single mother, Elizabeth faces...
The Season 8 premiere episode also was the No. 1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the week among Women 18+, according to Nielsen. The episode drew a .19 rating in the 18-49 demo, and 2.1 million viewers.
Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Chris McNally, and Kevin McGarry star in the series.
Inspired by the Janette Oke novel, When Calls The Heart follows Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher from a high society background. She’s assigned to teach in a coal country classroom and it’s a life-changing experience. Now a widow and single mother, Elizabeth faces...
- 2/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix dropped the trailer for “The Princess Switch 2” on Monday, revealing not one, not two, but three royally fantastic roles for Vanessa Hudgens in the follow-up to the streaming service’s 2018 holiday movie. And with triple the fun what could go wrong? Well, a lot, apparently.
In the trailer for “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” which you can view via the video above, Stacy (Hudgens) is determined to get Margaret (also Hudgens) back together with her former lover Kevin by pulling yet another switch. It looks like the plan might actually be working until Margaret’s cousin Fiona (the third Hudgens) shows up and begins plotting to steal her crown.
Here’s the official description for “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” which launches Nov. 19:
“When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it’s up to her double Princess Stacy...
In the trailer for “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” which you can view via the video above, Stacy (Hudgens) is determined to get Margaret (also Hudgens) back together with her former lover Kevin by pulling yet another switch. It looks like the plan might actually be working until Margaret’s cousin Fiona (the third Hudgens) shows up and begins plotting to steal her crown.
Here’s the official description for “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” which launches Nov. 19:
“When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it’s up to her double Princess Stacy...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Brad Krevoy Television, a division of Mpca and producer of Hallmark Channel’s hit series When Calls the Heart, has signed a deal with High Strung creators Michael and Janeen Damian for three Christmas TV movies. The films, Much Ado About Christmas, Christmas in Transylvania and The Christmas Waltz, are slated to begin production this year.
The Damians are behind High Strung and High Strung Free Dance, the sequel, both theatrically released by The Walt Disney Company in international territories and by Sony, Netflix, Redbox and others in the U.S. High Strung Free Dance is set to release digitally in the U.S. February 4, courtesy of Gvn Releasing.
Bk TV recently produced Christmas in Rome starring Lacey Chabert and Sam Page for the Hallmark Channel, as well as Holiday in the Wild starring Rob Lowe and Kristin Davis, Knight Before Christmas starring Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse, and...
The Damians are behind High Strung and High Strung Free Dance, the sequel, both theatrically released by The Walt Disney Company in international territories and by Sony, Netflix, Redbox and others in the U.S. High Strung Free Dance is set to release digitally in the U.S. February 4, courtesy of Gvn Releasing.
Bk TV recently produced Christmas in Rome starring Lacey Chabert and Sam Page for the Hallmark Channel, as well as Holiday in the Wild starring Rob Lowe and Kristin Davis, Knight Before Christmas starring Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse, and...
- 1/10/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Oh, baby! Netflix dropped the trailer for “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby” Wednesday, the third film in its “A Christmas Prince” holiday rom-com franchise. And based on the trailer, Amber (Rose McIver) is going to have way more problems this Christmas season than just the general drama that comes with giving birth to your first child.
Watch the trailer above, which features the return of Queen Amber, her husband King Richard (Ben Lamb) and a whole lot of problems for Aldovia if they don’t find a stolen treaty before Christmas!
Here’s the official synopsis for the third “A Christmas Prince” film:
It’s Christmastime in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way! Queen Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb) are getting ready to take some time off to prepare for their first child’s arrival, but first they have to host King Tai...
Watch the trailer above, which features the return of Queen Amber, her husband King Richard (Ben Lamb) and a whole lot of problems for Aldovia if they don’t find a stolen treaty before Christmas!
Here’s the official synopsis for the third “A Christmas Prince” film:
It’s Christmastime in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way! Queen Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb) are getting ready to take some time off to prepare for their first child’s arrival, but first they have to host King Tai...
- 11/20/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Vanessa Hudgens has boarded Netflix’s The Knight Before Christmas, a feature which the High School Musical and Rent: Live star will also executive produce.
The pic, directed by Monika Mitchell and written by Cara Russell, follows a gallant English knight who seeks out his true quest after a sorceress inadvertently sends him from the medieval era to present day. While there he soon finds himself falling for a caring high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love. Josh Whitehouse, who stars in MGM’s reboot of Valley Girl and the upcoming HBO Game of Thrones prequel, also stars. Cameras will roll this April in Ontario, Canada.
Also serving as EPs with Hudgens are Brad Krevoy, Amanda Phillips Atkins, Eric Jarboe, Jimmy Townsend, and Lorenzo Nardini. Mark Amato is the consulting producer with David Anselmo producing. The Knight Before Christmas is a Motion Picture Corporation of America production.
The pic, directed by Monika Mitchell and written by Cara Russell, follows a gallant English knight who seeks out his true quest after a sorceress inadvertently sends him from the medieval era to present day. While there he soon finds himself falling for a caring high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love. Josh Whitehouse, who stars in MGM’s reboot of Valley Girl and the upcoming HBO Game of Thrones prequel, also stars. Cameras will roll this April in Ontario, Canada.
Also serving as EPs with Hudgens are Brad Krevoy, Amanda Phillips Atkins, Eric Jarboe, Jimmy Townsend, and Lorenzo Nardini. Mark Amato is the consulting producer with David Anselmo producing. The Knight Before Christmas is a Motion Picture Corporation of America production.
- 3/20/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“A Christmas Prince” became a trilogy Monday, with Netflix setting a third film in the franchise for this coming holiday season.
But the most important piece of that news was that the followup to the sequel a “The Royal Wedding” will include a tiny new addition to the cast — and Amber (Rose Iver) and Richard’s (Ben Lamb) family.
The streamer made the royal announcement via its “See What’s Next” Twitter account early Monday, sharing a sonogram picture of an unborn infant wearing a crown with the text: “Baby Makes 3. ‘A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.’ This holiday season.”
Stars McIver, Lamb, and Alice Krige will return for “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.”
Here’s the official description for the film: “It’s Christmastime in Aldovia–and a royal baby is on the way! Amber and Richard host royals from a faraway kingdom to renew an ancient truce,...
But the most important piece of that news was that the followup to the sequel a “The Royal Wedding” will include a tiny new addition to the cast — and Amber (Rose Iver) and Richard’s (Ben Lamb) family.
The streamer made the royal announcement via its “See What’s Next” Twitter account early Monday, sharing a sonogram picture of an unborn infant wearing a crown with the text: “Baby Makes 3. ‘A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.’ This holiday season.”
Stars McIver, Lamb, and Alice Krige will return for “A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.”
Here’s the official description for the film: “It’s Christmastime in Aldovia–and a royal baby is on the way! Amber and Richard host royals from a faraway kingdom to renew an ancient truce,...
- 3/11/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Chris McNally (Supernatural) and Kevin McGarry (Heartland) have joined the cast of Hallmark Channel’s drama series, When Calls the Heart for the upcoming sixth season.
McNally will play Lucas Bouchard, a charming gambler and saloon owner who is hiding more than a card up his sleeve. McGarry is Nathan Grant, the epitome of the strong, silent type and takes all his responsibilities to heart as the new Mountie in town.
Based on the book by Janette Oke, When Calls the Heart centers on Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young woman from a wealthy family, who moves to the small town of Hope Valley to be the new teacher. There, she is welcomed by the townsfolk. When she meets the local Mounted Police Officer, Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), she begins to fall in love, not only with him, but with her new lifestyle.
Pascale Hutton, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith...
McNally will play Lucas Bouchard, a charming gambler and saloon owner who is hiding more than a card up his sleeve. McGarry is Nathan Grant, the epitome of the strong, silent type and takes all his responsibilities to heart as the new Mountie in town.
Based on the book by Janette Oke, When Calls the Heart centers on Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young woman from a wealthy family, who moves to the small town of Hope Valley to be the new teacher. There, she is welcomed by the townsfolk. When she meets the local Mounted Police Officer, Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), she begins to fall in love, not only with him, but with her new lifestyle.
Pascale Hutton, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith...
- 7/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you ready to return to Hope Valley? The fourth season of the When Calls the Heart TV show premieres on Hallmark Channel, Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 9:00pm Et/Pt. Learn more about the new installment and check out scads of photos, after the jump.When Calls the Heart stars Erin Krakow, Lori Loughlin, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, and Kavan Smith. Jeremy Guilabout plays National Pacific Railroad's Ray Wyatt in season four. Brad Krevoy, Robin Bernheim Burger, Brian Bird, Michael Landon, Jr., Susie Belzberg, Eric Jarboe, Michael Shepard and Jimmy Townsend are executive producers. Loughlin is a co-executive producer, along with Paul Jackson, Cynthia J. Cohen, Amanda Phillips Atkins, Derek Thompson, Neill Fearnley, Peter DeLuise, and Michael Rohl.Read More…...
- 2/7/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Updated: Erin Krakow (Castle, Army Wives) and Daniel Lissing (Last Resort, Crownies) have joined the cast of When Calls The Heart. The one-hour original scripted series set to premiere in January 2014 on the Hallmark Channel stars Jean Smart and Lori Loughlin who will reprise their roles from the two-hour original movie that debuted October 5 on Hallmark. Based on Janette Oke’s bestselling Canadian West book series, When Calls The Heart chronicles the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (Krakow), a young teacher accustomed to high society life, who receives her first classroom post in a small coal-mining town in the Western frontier lead by two strong coal-miner widows, Abigail Stanton (Loughlin) and Frances Tunnecliffe (Smart). When Calls The Heart is a Brad Krevoy Television and Believe Pictures production. Brad Krevoy, Brian Bird, Michael Landon, Jr., Roman Viaris, Francisco Gonzalez, and Jimmy Townsend serve as executive producers, with Bird and Landon Jr. serving as showrunners.
- 6/12/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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