Halls of Montezuma?!.....Hallmark renews some TV shows and reveals upcoming Christmas movies......

[NewtonMP2100]

.....renewed 'Good Witch' and ‘Chesapeake Shores’.......


.......list of first 18 of 40 Christmas movie coming in October.....with all the usual casts......


.....The Hallmark Channel on Wednesday said it has renewed its flagship daily lifestyle series Home & Family for a ninth season along with reupping its original series Good Witch for Season 7 and Chesapeake Shores for Season 5 as Crown Media Family Networks unveiled is 2020-21 programming slate.

Crown Media also announced the first 18 of 40 Christmas movies planned for the company’s two flagship networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysterie......


Here are the 18 holiday movies announced today:

Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas:
• “A Royal Holiday”, starring Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit and Krystal Joy Brown
• “Jingle Bell Bride”, starring Julie Gonzalo and Ronnie Rowe
• “A Christmas Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, starring Rochelle Aytes and Mark Taylor
• “If I Only Had Christmas”, starring Candace Cameron Bure
• “Deliver by Christmas”, starring Alvina August and Eion Bailey
• “On the 12th Date of Christmas”, starring Mallory Jansen and Tyler Hynes
• “Christmas Waltz”, starring Lacey Chabert
• “Christmas in Vienna”, starring Sarah Drew and Brennan Elliott
• “Christmas in Evergreen 4”, starring Rukiya Bernard and Holly Robinson Peete
• “Chateau Christmas”, starring Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane
• “Cross Country Christmas”, starring Rachael Leigh Cook
• “Christmas Carnival”, starring Tamera Mowry-Housley
• “When Calls the Heart Christmas 2020”, starring Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks and Martin C*mmins


HM&M’s Miracles of Christmas
• “Christmas Tree Lane” starring Alicia Witt and Andrew Walker
• “Holly & Ivy” starring Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan, and Marisol Nichols
• “The Christmas Bow” starring Lucia Micarelli and Michael Rady
• “Cranberry Christmas” starring Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres
• “Christmas Doctor” starring Holly Robinson Peete

[jdc]

I think they might be needing new blood soon. Some of those peeps are getting a bit long in the tooth to be playing mid-late 20 year olds looking for mr or mrs right. =)

[Racer X]

I have seen a number of actors that were on the SyFy shows in years past. Usually in movies shot in Canada pretending to be the US.

I saw one a while back while visiting "Mom" that had the actor who played Jack Tripper's buddy Larry from 3s Company. Funny who randomly pops up.

[NewtonMP2100]

....they like to add 'nostalgic' actors/actresses.......

[Fred_Also]

They avoid paying union scale by filming in Canada. Cast & Crew.


Fred

[Racer X]

I think I read somewhere it costs between 20-30% less to film up there. But on top of that, many cities are very friendly to the TV/Film industries and actively support it. The greater Vancouver area has been for decades for example. I have seen the same copper mine facility going back to the original MacGuyver series on maybe 6 series or so.

[NewtonMP2100]

....yup....whenever they want to save money, they film in Canada.......