Lori Loughlin is finally returning to television. The Fuller House star will reprise her role as Abigail Stanton from the series When Calls the Heart, this time in the show’s spinoff When Hope Calls. Though originally a Hallmark production, When Hope Calls has been picked up for a second season by GAC Family, a new
Fall may have just begun, but Crown Media and its new rival, GAC Family, are already releasing details of their Christmas programming. Crown Media has listed dates and times for nine original movies, which will play on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and its streaming service, Hallmark Movies Now. Not to be outdone, the
As Hallmark releases previews for its upcoming Christmas programming, former exec Bill Abbott has recruited two of the network’s biggest stars to host a holiday special on his new channel, GAC Family. Debbie Matenopoulos and Cameron Mathison, who hosted Hallmark’s Home and Family program, will appear on Welcome to the Great American Christmas on GAC
As former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott builds his new network, Crown Media Family Networks has announced new hires from Netflix and ABC Television. The company that produces programming for Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, and Hallmark Drama has appointed Lisa Hamilton Daly as executive vice president of programming. Hamilton previously worked for Netflix, where
GAC Family, one of two new cable networks started by former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott, has four family-friendly movies in production, including two Christmas films. The first to air will be An Autumn Romance, starring Chad Michael Murray and Jessica Lowndes, which will debut on the network on October 23. The network, which is owned
Former soap opera star and Hallmark veteran Jen Lilley announced that her latest Christmas film is being produced by GAC Media, a new company started by former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott. In an interview on the Hallmarkies Podcast, Lilley said she is excited to be working with CEO Bill Abbott, who started GAC after leaving
Fans of the Hallmark series Good Witch are hoping to find a new home for their favorite show. Over the weekend, “Goodies,” as they refer to themselves, began a social media and email campaign to convince former Hallmark exec Bill Abbott to pick up the show for one of his new networks. Under the hashtag