On Saturday, Sarah Drew’s new movie Branching Out premiered. Hallmark took a big leap by telling a heartwarming story about a young girl who was conceived through IVF, and her desire to meet the other side of her family. Many viewers vowed to boycott the network and this movie over this controversial subject. However, despite some controversy over the subject matter the reaction is different.
Now, viewers love this movie so much they want a sequel to this story.
Photo: Sarah Drew, Cora Bella, Juan Pablo Di Pace
Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes Hallmark Fans Want Sequel To Controversial Movie Branching Out
Before Hallmark aired their latest romantic comedy Branching Out, there were many people threatening to boycott this movie. However, now that the network has aired it, viewers are gushing over this movie. What did viewers say on the network’s Facebook page? The network is applauded for being relevant.
Now, viewers love this movie so much they want a sequel to this story.
Photo: Sarah Drew, Cora Bella, Juan Pablo Di Pace
Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes Hallmark Fans Want Sequel To Controversial Movie Branching Out
Before Hallmark aired their latest romantic comedy Branching Out, there were many people threatening to boycott this movie. However, now that the network has aired it, viewers are gushing over this movie. What did viewers say on the network’s Facebook page? The network is applauded for being relevant.
- 4/28/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Viewers are annoyed at Hallmark’s handling of a controversial subject matter that is at the core of the new Spring Into Love movie Branching Out. Starring in this movie is Grey’s alum Sarah Drew, and Juan Pablo Di Pace. This is the story of a single mother who has a daughter through IVF.
While IVF is currently a controversial subject right now, that is not fully why many fans are talking about boycotting this movie.
What did these fans have to say and why are they boycotting it?
Photo: Sarah Drew, Cora Bella, Juan Pablo Di Pace Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes Hallmark Fans On Social Media Dissecting New Sarah Drew Movie Branching Out
On Thursday, one Hallmark fan went to Reddit to share that she is “annoyed” with the subject matter of Sarah Drew’s new Spring Into Love movie Branching Out. It should be noted...
While IVF is currently a controversial subject right now, that is not fully why many fans are talking about boycotting this movie.
What did these fans have to say and why are they boycotting it?
Photo: Sarah Drew, Cora Bella, Juan Pablo Di Pace Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Fred Hayes Hallmark Fans On Social Media Dissecting New Sarah Drew Movie Branching Out
On Thursday, one Hallmark fan went to Reddit to share that she is “annoyed” with the subject matter of Sarah Drew’s new Spring Into Love movie Branching Out. It should be noted...
- 4/19/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Summer hasn’t even started yet, but we’ve already got Christmas on our minds!
Hallmark announced today that two of the network’s most beloved stars have wrapped filming on an upcoming holiday movie for 2024.
It’s hard to believe that Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha have not worked together before, but we’re about to see them in action.
That’s a very literal description of their upcoming movies, and we could not be more excited.
If you are a fan of Hallmark Christmas, you know that these two stars brought forth the very best for the 2023 season.
Chabert had not one but two Christmas movies in 2023.
She starred in a sequel to Haul Out the Holly called Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up, which brought more hijinks to a suburban neighborhood devoted to decorating for Christmas.
She also starred in A Merry Scottish Christmas, which was one...
Hallmark announced today that two of the network’s most beloved stars have wrapped filming on an upcoming holiday movie for 2024.
It’s hard to believe that Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha have not worked together before, but we’re about to see them in action.
That’s a very literal description of their upcoming movies, and we could not be more excited.
If you are a fan of Hallmark Christmas, you know that these two stars brought forth the very best for the 2023 season.
Chabert had not one but two Christmas movies in 2023.
She starred in a sequel to Haul Out the Holly called Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up, which brought more hijinks to a suburban neighborhood devoted to decorating for Christmas.
She also starred in A Merry Scottish Christmas, which was one...
- 4/17/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Hallmark is the gift that keeps on giving! Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polaha are joining forces in their first-ever Hallmark Christmas movie together, set to premiere later in 2024 as part of Hallmark Channel’s 15th Annual Countdown to Christmas programming event. Hallmark fan-favorites Chabert and Polaha have wrapped production on The Christmas Quest, which was shot on location in Iceland. This will be the first onscreen pairing of Chabert and Polaha. Polaha had a brief cameo in Chabert’s 2022 holiday movie Haul Out the Holly. The new holiday movie follows an archaeologist (Chabert) and her ex-husband (Polaha), an expert in ancient Norse languages, who are sent to Iceland at Christmastime to search for a legendary treasure. When others join in the hunt, the pair find themselves swept into a thrilling adventure as they race to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. “In the spirit of the best action-adventure romances,...
- 4/17/2024
- TV Insider
Photo: Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert, Autumn Reeser Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Vassilis Ikoutas
Hallmark stars Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert and Autumn Reeser made an incredible team in the first and second The Wedding Veil trilogy. Moreover, they were such a great team that Sweeney would love to do a Hallmark holiday movie with her two friends. Meanwhile, Alison isn’t ruling out more movies in The Wedding Veil franchise itself.
Alison Sweeney and her two Hallmark co-stars Photo: Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Vassilis Ikoutas
Speaking to Us Weekly about the future of The Wedding Veil movies, Alison Sweeney, 47, said:
I’ve heard so many times that there was a conversation about ‘there is more to come,’ and I would love to be a part of it.
Meanwhile, Sweeney recently starred in the Hallmark Mystery movie, One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. But now,...
Hallmark stars Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert and Autumn Reeser made an incredible team in the first and second The Wedding Veil trilogy. Moreover, they were such a great team that Sweeney would love to do a Hallmark holiday movie with her two friends. Meanwhile, Alison isn’t ruling out more movies in The Wedding Veil franchise itself.
Alison Sweeney and her two Hallmark co-stars Photo: Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Vassilis Ikoutas
Speaking to Us Weekly about the future of The Wedding Veil movies, Alison Sweeney, 47, said:
I’ve heard so many times that there was a conversation about ‘there is more to come,’ and I would love to be a part of it.
Meanwhile, Sweeney recently starred in the Hallmark Mystery movie, One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. But now,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
Exclusive: Melissa Peterman is reuniting with Reba McEntire in the latter’s as-yet-untitled NBC multi-cam comedy pilot alongside Blue Beetle star Belissa Escobedo.
Peterman and McEntire co-starred in the country legend’s eponymous TV series from 2001 to 2007 from executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis, who are also back together for the new project alongside new addition, Julie Abbott. The project is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
Peterman will portray Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
Escobedo stars as Bobbie’s sister Isabella, an enthusiastic 20-something, who...
Peterman and McEntire co-starred in the country legend’s eponymous TV series from 2001 to 2007 from executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis, who are also back together for the new project alongside new addition, Julie Abbott. The project is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The pilot follows Bobbie (McEntire) who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
Peterman will portray Gabby, a bartender who has worked at the tavern for quite some time. She is a bit needy and dramatic and would have loved to be Bobbie’s sister.
Escobedo stars as Bobbie’s sister Isabella, an enthusiastic 20-something, who...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark is all about giving viewers more of what they want.
Hallmark Media announced on Monday that there's a lot more Lacey Chabert on the way with the launch of Celebrations with Lacey Chabert.
The 10-episode series is hosted and executive-produced by Chabert and is set to premiere in 2024 on streaming.
The series will "follow the beloved Hallmark Channel star, designer and philanthropist as she surprises deserving kids, families and adults who are making a positive impact in their communities by throwing them the celebration of a lifetime," according to the network's official description.
"This aspirational and visually appealing series combines heart, the spirit of generosity and dazzling events as Chabert and her team plan an epic surprise party to give back to kids, families and special adults who are making an extraordinary impact," Hallmark Media teases.
"With the help of professional party planners, loving family members and a team of volunteers,...
Hallmark Media announced on Monday that there's a lot more Lacey Chabert on the way with the launch of Celebrations with Lacey Chabert.
The 10-episode series is hosted and executive-produced by Chabert and is set to premiere in 2024 on streaming.
The series will "follow the beloved Hallmark Channel star, designer and philanthropist as she surprises deserving kids, families and adults who are making a positive impact in their communities by throwing them the celebration of a lifetime," according to the network's official description.
"This aspirational and visually appealing series combines heart, the spirit of generosity and dazzling events as Chabert and her team plan an epic surprise party to give back to kids, families and special adults who are making an extraordinary impact," Hallmark Media teases.
"With the help of professional party planners, loving family members and a team of volunteers,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Television fans of a certain age should be giving the Hallmark Channel a special thanks as they are reuniting two of the stars of one of the most popular family dramas of the late-1990s, “Party of Five,” it just so happens that both said stars happen to be regulars in the Hallmark movie rotation. In “A Merry Scottish Christmas” — as they did on “Party of Five” — Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert play brother and sister, but unlike as the Bailey and Claudia Salinger, these siblings do not have the best of relationships. However, when they travel to Scotland to visit their mother for Christmas, a major secret is revealed that just might repair their fractured relationship. The movie premieres on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Et. You can watch A Merry Scottish Christmas and Hallmark Channel with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Directv Stream,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Hallmark mainstay Lacey Chabert reunites with her Party of Five co-star Scott Wolf Nov. 18 in the channel’s A Very Scottish Christmas, a confection about a pair of once close siblings who reunite at their mom’s girlhood home in Scotland for the holiday.
Here, Chabert talks about working again with Wolf — who played her older brother Bailey in the Fox drama that ran from 1994 to 2000 — in her 38th (!!!) Hallmark movie, as well as what it meant to reunite with Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried in those excellent Walmart holiday commercials.
Deadline Hallmark really got ahead of things in anticipation of the strike. When did you shoot A Very Merry Christmas?
Lacey Chabert I shot Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up in April [for Hallmark] and then filmed A Merry Scottish Christmas in June.
How much time does it take to complete one of these movies?
Chabert Every single Hallmark movie I’ve done,...
Here, Chabert talks about working again with Wolf — who played her older brother Bailey in the Fox drama that ran from 1994 to 2000 — in her 38th (!!!) Hallmark movie, as well as what it meant to reunite with Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried in those excellent Walmart holiday commercials.
Deadline Hallmark really got ahead of things in anticipation of the strike. When did you shoot A Very Merry Christmas?
Lacey Chabert I shot Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up in April [for Hallmark] and then filmed A Merry Scottish Christmas in June.
How much time does it take to complete one of these movies?
Chabert Every single Hallmark movie I’ve done,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
What Is It? Paying for multiple streamers have your wallet stretched to its limit? Hoopla Digital has a solution that involves only one thing: your library card. The service, with over 25,000 movies and TV series, has no ads and is free for patrons with a card at participating libraries. Borrow content (new titles show up every month) and watch via the all-in-one app on your computer, phone or your TV with Roku, Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Sticks. More interested in audiobooks, ebooks, comics, magazines, and more? Then the service’s BingePass makes this an even more suitable option. Check with your library about Hoopla’s availability. Hoopla November Highlights In addition to the service’s bounty of current picks, check out some of this month’s top premieres. Hallmark Holiday Movie Fare Grab some eggnog and get in the season’s spirit with Hallmark holiday movies. Among them: Lacey Chabert...
- 11/12/2023
- TV Insider
Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” is back. The yearly celebration of romance and holiday cheer kicked off on Oct. 20 with the premiere of a new movie with When Calls the Heart star Kevin McGarry. And in November, it’s all Christmas, all the time at Hallmark, with 16 new movies starring some of the network’s biggest stars, including Lacey Chabert and Tyler Hynes. New movies premiere on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights throughout the month. Keep reading for our rundown of the must-watch premieres and the complete Hallmark movie schedule for November 2023.
Tyler Hynes stars in ‘Never Been Chris’d’
Love triangles aren’t always popular with Hallmark audiences (see When Calls the Heart). But they might make an exception for one involving fan-favorite actor Tyler Hynes. In Never Been Chris’d, Hynes plays Chris Silver, the shared high school crush of best friends and business partners Naomi (Janel Parrish) and...
Tyler Hynes stars in ‘Never Been Chris’d’
Love triangles aren’t always popular with Hallmark audiences (see When Calls the Heart). But they might make an exception for one involving fan-favorite actor Tyler Hynes. In Never Been Chris’d, Hynes plays Chris Silver, the shared high school crush of best friends and business partners Naomi (Janel Parrish) and...
- 10/31/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hallmark Channel‘s annual Countdown to Christmas event in 2023 is going back to a place we were introduced to last year. Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, and Ellen Travolta are all returning for a sequel to Haul Out the Holly (the #1 most-watched cable movie of 2022 among women 25-54), which saw Chabert’s Emily introduced to the Christmas festivities on Evergreen Lane (and find romance with Brown’s Jared). Joining them in Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up are Seth Morris and Jennifer Aspen. Production on the film wrapped earlier this year. A sneak peek will air during an encore presentation of the original film on Saturday, July 22 at 8/7c. In Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up, Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. Emily has now embraced Evergreen Lane’s festive spirit and is ready to work with Jared,...
- 7/20/2023
- TV Insider
Are you ready for more Haul out the Holly?
The beloved Hallmark movie is getting a sequel in the form of Haul out The Holly: Lit Up, and the first look will be gifted to viewers this weekend.
Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls), Wes Brown (Sweet Pecan Summer), Stephen Tobolowsky (The Goldbergs), Melissa Peterman (Young Sheldon), and Ellen Travolta (Charles in Charge) are all reprising their roles from the 2022 movie.
They will be joined by Seth Morris (History of the World: Part II) and Jennifer Aspen (Party of Five).
Production wrapped earlier this year, and the flick is set to premiere on HallmarkChannel, during the network's highly successful Countdown to Christmas programming event.
Haul out the Holly was the #1 most-watched cable movie of 2022 among Women 25-54.
The network is gifting viewers a Christmas in July sneak peek of the new movie during an encore presentation of Haul out the Holly this Saturday,...
The beloved Hallmark movie is getting a sequel in the form of Haul out The Holly: Lit Up, and the first look will be gifted to viewers this weekend.
Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls), Wes Brown (Sweet Pecan Summer), Stephen Tobolowsky (The Goldbergs), Melissa Peterman (Young Sheldon), and Ellen Travolta (Charles in Charge) are all reprising their roles from the 2022 movie.
They will be joined by Seth Morris (History of the World: Part II) and Jennifer Aspen (Party of Five).
Production wrapped earlier this year, and the flick is set to premiere on HallmarkChannel, during the network's highly successful Countdown to Christmas programming event.
Haul out the Holly was the #1 most-watched cable movie of 2022 among Women 25-54.
The network is gifting viewers a Christmas in July sneak peek of the new movie during an encore presentation of Haul out the Holly this Saturday,...
- 7/19/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
We might be getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July, but for many people, that is the perfect excuse to put on a comfy sweater and curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy some holiday-themed romance, just not the kind you do with cookouts and fireworks. As the calendar turns from June to July, a number of cable and streaming outlets are hauling out the holly and celebrating Christmas in July.
If getting into the second half of the year means that you are already turning your attention to the year-end holidays, we here at The Streamable will run you through some of the best ways to get into the spirit with the familiar, low-stakes feeling of the very specific brand of holiday rom-coms.
What Holiday Movies Will Hallmark Channel Air During Christmas in July 2023?
What Holiday Movies Will Great American Family Air During Christmas in...
If getting into the second half of the year means that you are already turning your attention to the year-end holidays, we here at The Streamable will run you through some of the best ways to get into the spirit with the familiar, low-stakes feeling of the very specific brand of holiday rom-coms.
What Holiday Movies Will Hallmark Channel Air During Christmas in July 2023?
What Holiday Movies Will Great American Family Air During Christmas in...
- 7/1/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Lacey Chabert is, in our opinion, the reigning queen of Hallmark. With a full 35 movies under her belt at the completion of her latest trilogy, she deserves the title.
Her latest movie, airing tonight, reunites her with her Wedding Veil trilogy costars Alison Sweeney and Autumn Reeser for the first of another three movies featuring their characters.
The Wedding Veil Expectations takes us beyond the initial meet-cutes and proposals to what happens to a newly married couple once they settle into their life together.
If Lacey and her on-screen husband, Kevin McGarry, stole your hearts in The Wedding Veil, you're going to adore their latest adventures.
We had the opportunity to chat with Lacey about the trilogy and the new chapters, and her new multi-picture deal with Crown media.
Earlier this year, you signed a multi-picture deal with Crown Media, so you must really enjoy bringing movies to viewers as...
Her latest movie, airing tonight, reunites her with her Wedding Veil trilogy costars Alison Sweeney and Autumn Reeser for the first of another three movies featuring their characters.
The Wedding Veil Expectations takes us beyond the initial meet-cutes and proposals to what happens to a newly married couple once they settle into their life together.
If Lacey and her on-screen husband, Kevin McGarry, stole your hearts in The Wedding Veil, you're going to adore their latest adventures.
We had the opportunity to chat with Lacey about the trilogy and the new chapters, and her new multi-picture deal with Crown media.
Earlier this year, you signed a multi-picture deal with Crown Media, so you must really enjoy bringing movies to viewers as...
- 1/7/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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