During a virtual panel hosted by the Television Critics Association, Darren Abbott, President of Hallmark Media and Hallmark Chief Brand Officer, and Michelle Vicary, Head of Programming for Hallmark Media, unwrapped premiere dates for three of this year’s most highly anticipated original holiday movies.
The news was shared as part of the network’s ongoing celebration of Hallmark Channel’s 25th Birthday.
Key Takeaways
- Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story premieres October 16.
- Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True debuts November 28.
- A Grand Biltmore Christmas premieres December 5.
- All three films stream the next day on Hallmark+.
Holiday Touchdown Kicks Off Countdown to Christmas
Now in its 17th year, America’s #1 holiday programming event, Countdown to Christmas, will get its biggest kickoff yet from America’s #1 sport!
Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story premieres Friday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel and streams the next day on Hallmark+.
Disney Magic Meets Hallmark Romance
Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True brings holiday magic directly into viewers’ homes when it premieres Saturday, November 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (streaming next day on Hallmark+).
Hallmark Media and Walt Disney World Resort, The Most Magical Place On Earth, team up for the first time ever for an all-new original holiday movie filled with magic and romance. Lacey Chabert (Haul Out the Holly, Mean Girls) and Travis Van Winkle (Good Sam, ‘Tis the Season to be Merry) lead the star-studded cast.
Joining them are Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building, Inside Out), Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible, Even Stevens), Bryce Durfee (General Hospital), Taegen Burns (The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers), and Asher Alexander (Hal & Harper), with Patrick Renna (You Gotta Believe, The Sandlot) appearing in a special cameo role.
Step Back in Time at Biltmore
A Grand Biltmore Christmas transports the audience straight into the Gilded Age when it premieres Saturday, December 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (streaming next day on Hallmark+).
Holland Roden (Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story, Teen Wolf) and Niall Matter (We Met in December, This Time Each Year) star as acquaintances in the Gilded Age who become more than that in the present day in a brand-new holiday love story set at the iconic Biltmore Estate. Plus, Jonathan Frakes (A Biltmore Christmas, Star Trek: Picard) reprises his role from the original 2023 hit film!
Which of these three holiday movies are you adding to your watchlist first? Drop your thoughts in the comments section below!
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