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The Hallmark Channel has renewed The Chicken Sisters for a second season.

Production begins today in Vancouver on the series that stars Schuyler Fisk (Amanda), Genevieve Angelson (Mae), Lea Thompson (Nancy) and Wendie Malick (Gus). The series about a restaurant rivalry is an adaptation of Kj Dell’Antonia’s novel of the same name and was a Reese Witherspoon book club selection.

David James Elliott (Jag) is joining the series in a recurring role. He plays someone who shows up to town from Gus’ past.

For Season 2, Erin Gibson (Throwing Shade) was upped from the writers room to take over as showrunner and EP.

“We’re grateful to Annie Mebane for creating the series for television and expertly bringing to life the town of Merinac and its colorful characters in K.J. Dell’Antonia’s beloved book,” began Samantha Dipippo, Senior Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Media. “The show is in great hands with...

Photo: Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

Sleuthers can look forward to the latest Hallmark Mystery movie and Hannah Swensen mystery on October 4, 2024.

The cast includes Alison Sweeney and Victor Webster in its leading roles and also features Barbara Niven, Lisa Durupt and Tess Atkins. Read on to find out more about the plot of the movie and its stars.

A Sprinkle Of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery on Hallmark Mystery Photo: Patch May, Aadila Dosani, Tess Atkins, Daylin Willis Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

Alison Sweeney returns as Hannah Swensen, everyone’s favorite baker-turned-amateur sleuth. As always, she stars with Victor Webster, Barbara Niven, Tess Atkins and Lisa Durupt.

According to the official synopsis, Hannah (Sweeney) is catering Lonnie’s high school reunion where she and Michelle (Atkins) meet Lonnie’s old friends.

Photo: Victor Webster, Alison Sweeney Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Bettina Strauss...

Exclusive: Lifetime has set six new original films to premiere this fall as part of its “Ripped from the Headlines” movie slate starring Heather Locklear, Ana Ortiz, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jackie Cruz, Sheila E. and Karrueche Tran. The new movies will air on Saturdays at 8 p.m./7 c.

These films join the previously announced movies, Buried Alive and Survived (Sept 21) starring Eva Marcille, and He Slid into Her DMs (Sept 28) with Courtney Thorne Smith.

Learn more about the films and when they will premiere below.

The Girl Who Wasn’t Dead

Starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Emma Tremblay and Kyle Clark

Premieres October 5th at 8/7c.

Inspired by true events, The Girl Who Wasn’t Dead tells the story of 15-year-old Erica (Tremblay) who vanishes without a trace. Authorities believed Erica might be the victim of a local serial killer, but her mother, Carrie (Fonseca) refused to believe the worst. In an incredible turn of events,...

It was merely two years ago that Hallmark fans everywhere discovered the true magic of Christmas when three Hallmark Hunks tapped into their brotherhood for Three Wise Men and a Baby.

A play on Three Men and a Baby, Paul Campbell & Kimberley Sustad created a fun, family Christmas movie starring Campell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker and brought the theatrical film’s Margaret Colin along for the ride.

The result was pure joy, with a story packed with holiday sentiment, family frustrations, and great love.

Campbell & Sustad and Russell Hainline write the script for the sequel, Three Wiser Men and a Boy, and all four cast members mentioned above are on board, as well.

It’s an early Christmas gift for us all!

What does it mean to be a Hallmark hunk, anyway?

It’s not about looks, although it sure helps that this talented trio is easy on the eyes.

Martini Film Studios, operator of a giant studio complex outside Vancouver, has taken a majority stake in Lighthouse Pictures, a genre film and TV production banner led by Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction will see Lighthouse Pictures’ current management and production teams remain at the company.

“Over recent years, I have witnessed the great reputation and success that Jamie and Shawn have built with Lighthouse Pictures and the quality of their work. We have had the pleasure of working closely with their teams, hosting many of their productions at our production facilities and backlot,” Gemma Martini, CEO of Martini Film Studios, said in a statement.

Martini Film Studios has Netflix as an anchor tenant at its suburban Vancouver facility in Langley, British Columbia via a lease agreement renewed for another five years in 2022, and has Warner Bros. ITV, CBS and...

Having breathed a collective sigh of relief, Canadian film and TV players are ready for action as American production is set to return north of the border after SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

But just how soon Hollywood gets back to Canada, and how, has dominated conversations in key production hubs like Vancouver and Toronto after U.S. actors and the major studios and streamers agreed terms for a new contract.

The Canadian sector knows it won’t be as easy as turning the lights back on, as the major studios still have headwinds and roadblocks coming out of the dual strikes, including cost pressures as their streaming platforms claw their way to profitability.

“We need to temper our expectations. We’re all excited everybody’s getting back to work,” said Noel Phillips, general manager of Dufferin Gate Studios in Toronto,...

Martini Film Studios facility would feature more than 600,000 sq ft of soundstages, offices, production support buildings.

A major new studio development has been earmarked for the Vancouver area that its backers claim could increase the metropolitan area’s film capacity by 15%.

The development announced by Martini Film Studios on Saturday (7) would feature more than 600,000 sq ft of purpose-built soundstages, offices and production support buildings over more than 25 acres in Langley, 40 minutes from downtown Vancouver.

Martini plans to dedicate at least 300,000 sq ft to soundstages, and the studio project is in the design and planning stage based on industry and client consultation.