One Tree Hill alum Robert Buckley is a Hallmark fan favorite. He is currently starring in the upcoming Blind Date Book Club. His co-star is none other than Wcth star Erin Krakow. This promises to be an old fashioned romcom that is reminiscent of the classic romcom You’ve Got Mail.
The Oth alum is well-known in the Hallmark world. A few years back, he swooped in and freshened up the hit series Chesapeake Shores. His family’s over-the-top Christmas decoration obsession was the basis for The Christmas House.
However, now he has his sights on Hope Valley. Could Robert Buckley join When Calls The Heart? Here is what he has to say.
Photo: Erin Krakow, Robert Buckley Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster Is Robert Buckley Joining Wcth?
On Friday, Robert Buckley spoke to TV Insider about his latest Hallmark movie with Wcth star Erin Krakow. This movie is called Blind Date Book Club,...
The Oth alum is well-known in the Hallmark world. A few years back, he swooped in and freshened up the hit series Chesapeake Shores. His family’s over-the-top Christmas decoration obsession was the basis for The Christmas House.
However, now he has his sights on Hope Valley. Could Robert Buckley join When Calls The Heart? Here is what he has to say.
Photo: Erin Krakow, Robert Buckley Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster Is Robert Buckley Joining Wcth?
On Friday, Robert Buckley spoke to TV Insider about his latest Hallmark movie with Wcth star Erin Krakow. This movie is called Blind Date Book Club,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
The slasher mash-up Freddy vs. Jason just celebrated its 20th anniversary six months ago, and now we have some very sad news to share about one of its cast members: Chris Gauthier, who played the Jason victim Shack in the film, has passed away at the age of 48. Variety reports that Gauthier passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from “an unspecified short illness”.
In addition to Freddy vs. Jason, where his character was felled by a flaming machete thrown by Jason during the cornfield rave sequence, Gauthier’s acting credits included 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Agent Cody Banks, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Dead Like Me, Riding the Bullet, Stargate: Atlantis, Masters of Horror (where he had a role in John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns), The Butterfly Effect 2, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Supernatural, Space Buddies, Watchmen, Harper’s Island, Sanctuary, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Iron Golem, Smallville, Continuum, Eureka, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,...
In addition to Freddy vs. Jason, where his character was felled by a flaming machete thrown by Jason during the cornfield rave sequence, Gauthier’s acting credits included 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Agent Cody Banks, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Dead Like Me, Riding the Bullet, Stargate: Atlantis, Masters of Horror (where he had a role in John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns), The Butterfly Effect 2, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Supernatural, Space Buddies, Watchmen, Harper’s Island, Sanctuary, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Iron Golem, Smallville, Continuum, Eureka, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Best known to horror fans for playing the memorable character “Shack” in 2003’s horror movie mashup Freddy vs. Jason, actor Chris Gauthier has passed away at the age of 48.
The actor died on February 23 from an “unspecified short illness,” Variety reports.
Chris Gauthier has over 100 film and television acting credits on his resume dating back to 2000, with his film work also including 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Riding the Bullet, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Sandlot: Heading Home, Watchmen, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Monster Trucks, and The Christmas House.
On the small screen, Gauthier appeared in countless television shows including “Dead Like Me,” “Bionic Woman,” “Supernatural,” “Harper’s Island,” “Sanctuary,” “Smallville,” “Eureka,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,” “Psych,” “iZombie,” and “Once Upon a Time.”
Chris Gauthier also appeared on Showtime’s horror anthology series “Masters of Horror,” notably playing a character in John Carpenter’s Season 1 episode,...
The actor died on February 23 from an “unspecified short illness,” Variety reports.
Chris Gauthier has over 100 film and television acting credits on his resume dating back to 2000, with his film work also including 40 Days and 40 Nights, Insomnia, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Riding the Bullet, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Sandlot: Heading Home, Watchmen, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Monster Trucks, and The Christmas House.
On the small screen, Gauthier appeared in countless television shows including “Dead Like Me,” “Bionic Woman,” “Supernatural,” “Harper’s Island,” “Sanctuary,” “Smallville,” “Eureka,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour,” “Psych,” “iZombie,” and “Once Upon a Time.”
Chris Gauthier also appeared on Showtime’s horror anthology series “Masters of Horror,” notably playing a character in John Carpenter’s Season 1 episode,...
- 2/26/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Jonathan Bennett is returning to Hallmark Channel this holiday season!
The 42-year-old actor stars in the new movie Christmas on Cherry Lane alongside Catherine Bell, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, and Vincent Rodriguez III.
Jonathan has starred in lots of movies for Hallmark Channel and is a favorite among fans of the network. In December 2022, Jonathan and George Krissa made history in The Holiday Sitter – the first Hallmark movie that centered around a gay couple.
You may also recognize Jonathan from Mean Girls where he played the hunky Aaron Samuels.
So, is Jonathan married?
Keep reading to find out more…
In November 2020, Jonathan confirmed he was engaged to Amazing Race contestant and current Celebrity Page host Jaymes Vaughan, who proposed on the set for The Christmas House with an original song.
The couple married in March 2022 at the Unico Riviera Maya Hotel in Mexico.
Christmas on Cherry Lane premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday,...
The 42-year-old actor stars in the new movie Christmas on Cherry Lane alongside Catherine Bell, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, and Vincent Rodriguez III.
Jonathan has starred in lots of movies for Hallmark Channel and is a favorite among fans of the network. In December 2022, Jonathan and George Krissa made history in The Holiday Sitter – the first Hallmark movie that centered around a gay couple.
You may also recognize Jonathan from Mean Girls where he played the hunky Aaron Samuels.
So, is Jonathan married?
Keep reading to find out more…
In November 2020, Jonathan confirmed he was engaged to Amazing Race contestant and current Celebrity Page host Jaymes Vaughan, who proposed on the set for The Christmas House with an original song.
The couple married in March 2022 at the Unico Riviera Maya Hotel in Mexico.
Christmas on Cherry Lane premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday,...
- 12/9/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Treat Williams, whose long Hollywood career included starring roles in the movie Hair, the WB series Everwood, and Hallmark Channel’s Chesapeake Shores, has died. The 71-year-old actor was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, Vermont, on June 12.
The accident occurred when a car attempting to make a left turn into a parking lot turned into the path of Williams’ motorcycle. Williams collided with the car and was thrown from his motorcycle, according to a news release from Vermont State Police. The critically injured actor was airlifted to Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, where he was pronounced dead. Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
Williams is survived by his wife, Pam Van Sant, and their two children, Gill and Ellie.
“Treat was full of love for his family, for his life, and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it,...
The accident occurred when a car attempting to make a left turn into a parking lot turned into the path of Williams’ motorcycle. Williams collided with the car and was thrown from his motorcycle, according to a news release from Vermont State Police. The critically injured actor was airlifted to Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York, where he was pronounced dead. Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
Williams is survived by his wife, Pam Van Sant, and their two children, Gill and Ellie.
“Treat was full of love for his family, for his life, and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Known to horror fans for playing John Finnegan in 1998 monster movie Deep Rising, actor Treat Williams has passed away this week at the age of 71 years old, Bd has learned.
The actor passed away as the result of a tragic motorcycle accident.
The Williams Family said in a statement to Deadline, “It is with great sadness that we report that our beloved Treat Williams has passed away tonight in Dorset, Vermont after a fatal motorcycle accident. As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time.
“Treat was full of love for his family, for his life and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it. It is all so shocking right now, but please know that Treat was dearly and deeply loved and respected by his family and everyone who knew him.
“We are beyond devastated and ask...
The actor passed away as the result of a tragic motorcycle accident.
The Williams Family said in a statement to Deadline, “It is with great sadness that we report that our beloved Treat Williams has passed away tonight in Dorset, Vermont after a fatal motorcycle accident. As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time.
“Treat was full of love for his family, for his life and for his craft, and was truly at the top of his game in all of it. It is all so shocking right now, but please know that Treat was dearly and deeply loved and respected by his family and everyone who knew him.
“We are beyond devastated and ask...
- 6/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Dexter Darden (Chang Can Dunk), Chloe Bridges (Maggie) and Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) have joined the cast of Amber Ruffin and Kenny Smith NBC comedy pilot, Non-Evil Twin.
Darden plays Marcus, a contemporary nerd and tech developer for exercise equipment. He’s a good guy, but no fan of confrontation, which makes it hard for him to do the right thing at times. Bridges plays Robin, the CEO of Dandee Sports Apparel and Angie’s (Ruffin) corporate nemesis. She’s a self-described woman of faith who’s a shark in the boardroom. Buckley plays Samson, Angie’s not-so-bright lawyer who, in addition to providing legal counsel, provides Angie with anything she needs…be it copious amounts of rosé or sex.
The multi-camera pilot stars Ruffin playing the dual roles of twin sisters Angie and Amber. Angie is the ruthless CEO of AngieCorp, who is as heartless as she is rich.
Darden plays Marcus, a contemporary nerd and tech developer for exercise equipment. He’s a good guy, but no fan of confrontation, which makes it hard for him to do the right thing at times. Bridges plays Robin, the CEO of Dandee Sports Apparel and Angie’s (Ruffin) corporate nemesis. She’s a self-described woman of faith who’s a shark in the boardroom. Buckley plays Samson, Angie’s not-so-bright lawyer who, in addition to providing legal counsel, provides Angie with anything she needs…be it copious amounts of rosé or sex.
The multi-camera pilot stars Ruffin playing the dual roles of twin sisters Angie and Amber. Angie is the ruthless CEO of AngieCorp, who is as heartless as she is rich.
- 4/4/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
What could be better than romances to fall in love with during the holidays? Getting to see what comes next for those relationships in a Hallmark movie sequel, of course! Every year for the holiday season, Hallmark Channel (with “Countdown to Christmas”) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (with “Miracles of Christmas”) roll out new film after new film, some as part of a franchise (such as Come Home for Christmas) and even a couple sequels. In recent years, we’ve got The Christmas House and The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls, as well as The Nine Kittens of Christmas, to follow up The Nine Lives of Christmas. One of 2022’s offerings, A Cozy Christmas Inn, was essentially a sequel to Christmas Under Wraps. While we have, in the past, made some suggestions about which movies should get follow-ups, this time, we turned to the Hallmark stars themselves to see which...
- 12/20/2022
- TV Insider
Starring in a Hallmark Christmas movie today isn’t much different than appearing in Mean Girls 18 years ago, says star Jonathan Bennett: just like he did with Lindsay Lohan in 2004, he “meet cutes” an attractive single in a rom-com type setting in The Holiday Sitter.
This time, however, Bennett is making a little history: the movie debuting Dec. 11 at 8. p.m. marks the first time a Hallmark holiday flick revolves around a same-sex couple. In this case, Bennett plays a confirmed bachelor named Sam who agrees to watch his teen nephew and young niece while their parents are away. He ends up falling for Jason (George Krissa), an easy-on-the-eyes neighbor who’s far more adept at caring for kids.
“We’re doing all the classic things that we love in Hallmark movies,” Bennett tells Deadline. “We’re doing the tropes that we’ve come to love and expect from watching Hallmark movies.
This time, however, Bennett is making a little history: the movie debuting Dec. 11 at 8. p.m. marks the first time a Hallmark holiday flick revolves around a same-sex couple. In this case, Bennett plays a confirmed bachelor named Sam who agrees to watch his teen nephew and young niece while their parents are away. He ends up falling for Jason (George Krissa), an easy-on-the-eyes neighbor who’s far more adept at caring for kids.
“We’re doing all the classic things that we love in Hallmark movies,” Bennett tells Deadline. “We’re doing the tropes that we’ve come to love and expect from watching Hallmark movies.
- 12/9/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s officially the first day of fall, which means it’s time to get into the holiday spirit! One month before the launch of Hallmark‘s annual Christmas programming event on Oct. 21, the network has unveiled the full lineup of all its original holiday movie premieres across Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Debuting 40 movies this yuletide season as part of Hallmark Channel’s popular “Countdown to Christmas” and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Miracles of Christmas” events, network favorites Lacey Chabert (who stars in her record 12th Hallmark Christmas film), Alison Sweeney, Holly Robinson Peete, Jodie Sweetin, Jonathan Bennett, Luke Macfarlane, Marilu Henner, Nikki DeLoach, Rachel Boston, Ryan Paevey, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Taylor Cole and Tyler Hynes are back to lead new romances, among dozens of other familiar faces.
Popular Hallmark regulars Hynes, Andrew Walker and Paul Campbell will team up for a holiday film, “Three Wise Men and a Baby”, playing brothers.
Debuting 40 movies this yuletide season as part of Hallmark Channel’s popular “Countdown to Christmas” and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Miracles of Christmas” events, network favorites Lacey Chabert (who stars in her record 12th Hallmark Christmas film), Alison Sweeney, Holly Robinson Peete, Jodie Sweetin, Jonathan Bennett, Luke Macfarlane, Marilu Henner, Nikki DeLoach, Rachel Boston, Ryan Paevey, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Taylor Cole and Tyler Hynes are back to lead new romances, among dozens of other familiar faces.
Popular Hallmark regulars Hynes, Andrew Walker and Paul Campbell will team up for a holiday film, “Three Wise Men and a Baby”, playing brothers.
- 9/22/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, 48 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 12; last year, only 41 TV movies were submitted.
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 27 to cast their 2022 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017, that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2022 Emmy nominations ballot: 2,800 performers vie for...
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 27 to cast their 2022 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017, that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2022 Emmy nominations ballot: 2,800 performers vie for...
- 6/18/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Crown Media Family Networks has signed Jonathan Bennett to an exclusive, multi-picture overall deal.
“Jonathan is a fantastic partner and ambassador for our brand and what we represent. We look forward to working with him on more exciting projects.” Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks.
“I am so proud of the work I have done in my Hallmark movies. Most recently with back-to-back GLAAD Media Award nominations for The Christmas House and The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls, Bennett said. “I’m so fortunate and proud that Hallmark is a champion for representation. I can’t wait for all that is ahead.”
Best known for playing Aaron, the object of the plastics’ affection in Mean Girls, Bennett reunited with Mean Girls co-star Lacey Chabert in the Hallmark Channel original movie Elevator Girl in 2010. He...
“Jonathan is a fantastic partner and ambassador for our brand and what we represent. We look forward to working with him on more exciting projects.” Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks.
“I am so proud of the work I have done in my Hallmark movies. Most recently with back-to-back GLAAD Media Award nominations for The Christmas House and The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls, Bennett said. “I’m so fortunate and proud that Hallmark is a champion for representation. I can’t wait for all that is ahead.”
Best known for playing Aaron, the object of the plastics’ affection in Mean Girls, Bennett reunited with Mean Girls co-star Lacey Chabert in the Hallmark Channel original movie Elevator Girl in 2010. He...
- 4/7/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ana Ayora has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ anthology series Truth Be Told in a recurring role.
Descending into the world of true-crime podcasts, Truth Be Told stars Octavia Spencer as podcaster Poppy Scoville, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice. Based on the novel by Kathleen Barber, the series provides a unique glimpse into America’s obsession with true crime podcasts and challenges its viewers to consider the consequences when the pursuit of justice is placed on a public stage.
The upcoming season will see Poppy focus on a new case with newly added Gabrielle Union starring as Eva, an outspoken high school principal who becomes embroiled in a problematic incident.
With Spencer’s Poppy as the thread through the anthology series and a core cast around Spencer also staying on, each season tells a different story...
Descending into the world of true-crime podcasts, Truth Be Told stars Octavia Spencer as podcaster Poppy Scoville, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice. Based on the novel by Kathleen Barber, the series provides a unique glimpse into America’s obsession with true crime podcasts and challenges its viewers to consider the consequences when the pursuit of justice is placed on a public stage.
The upcoming season will see Poppy focus on a new case with newly added Gabrielle Union starring as Eva, an outspoken high school principal who becomes embroiled in a problematic incident.
With Spencer’s Poppy as the thread through the anthology series and a core cast around Spencer also staying on, each season tells a different story...
- 4/5/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
After making history with its first openly LGBTQ+ lead character in The Christmas House, Hallmark is bringing back our favorite holiday-obsessed family for a spirited sequel. And it’s a total gift! The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls finds the Mitchells — dashing TV actor Mike (Robert Buckley of Chesapeake Shores), equally handsome gay baker brother Brandon (Mean Girls alum Jonathan Bennett), and parents Bill and Phylis — wrapped up in a twist that pits the brothers against each other in a snowy, showy battle of twinkling lights and animatronic reindeer. The original film was based on Buckley’s real-life childhood growing up in a California home that was absolutely drenched in seasonal decor by his parents every year. So much so that they became known as “The Christmas House.” In the new tale, Mike, having bought the Christmas House from his folks to keep the legacy alive, is back in...
- 12/18/2021
- TV Insider
As the weather turns cold and America turns to its TVs on chilly nights, the Hallmark Channel has host of holiday offerings, many of which star Danica McKellar or Candice Cameron Burè. The cabler very nearly has at least one new movie each and every day — and sometimes six.
See below for a listing of the channel’s holiday movie premieres through Christmas. And speaking of Christmas, you’ll notice that word that figures prominently in most of Hallmark’s holiday titles.
December 10
Christmas Cookies
The Christmas Cottage
The Christmas Cure
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
Christmas List
A Christmas Together With You
Coyote Creek Christmas
A Dickens of a Holiday!
A Kiss Before Christmas
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas
A Very Merry Bridesmaid
Welcome to Christmas
December 11
Christmas at Castle Heart
Christmas CEO
Christmas Under Wraps
Good Morning Christmas!
If Only I Had Christmas
Making Spirits Bright
The Mistletoe Promise
Next Stop,...
See below for a listing of the channel’s holiday movie premieres through Christmas. And speaking of Christmas, you’ll notice that word that figures prominently in most of Hallmark’s holiday titles.
December 10
Christmas Cookies
The Christmas Cottage
The Christmas Cure
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
Christmas List
A Christmas Together With You
Coyote Creek Christmas
A Dickens of a Holiday!
A Kiss Before Christmas
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas
A Very Merry Bridesmaid
Welcome to Christmas
December 11
Christmas at Castle Heart
Christmas CEO
Christmas Under Wraps
Good Morning Christmas!
If Only I Had Christmas
Making Spirits Bright
The Mistletoe Promise
Next Stop,...
- 12/11/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Has Jimmy Kimmel gifted Hallmark Channel its next hit Christmas movie?
Kimmel appeared before network president and CEO Wonya Lucas, EVP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly and SVP of programming Samantha Dipippo on Wednesday. The remote segment saw ABC’s late-night host pitch new “Countdown to Christmas” movies that starred many of Hallmark’s go-to actors. Take, for instance, Gnome for the Holidays starring Candace Cameron Bure. Or Mrs. Christmas Tree starring Dean Cain and Wynonna Judd.
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Kimmel appeared before network president and CEO Wonya Lucas, EVP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly and SVP of programming Samantha Dipippo on Wednesday. The remote segment saw ABC’s late-night host pitch new “Countdown to Christmas” movies that starred many of Hallmark’s go-to actors. Take, for instance, Gnome for the Holidays starring Candace Cameron Bure. Or Mrs. Christmas Tree starring Dean Cain and Wynonna Judd.
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- 12/9/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The streamer’s latest formulaic festive movie is more of the same but with an LGBT twist, competent but lacking chemistry
When 2018’s likable coming-(out)-of-age teen movie Love, Simon was released to an audience of unprecedented scale, a common riposte was that it wasn’t quite queer enough. The high-gloss YA tale of a white bread suburban teen accepting his sexuality was picked apart for its sanitised PG-13 worldview and by-the-books storytelling, playing it a little too straight for some. But it was the film’s sweet vanilla flavour that made it such a radical step, dragging a story usually told in the dark from the arthouse to the bright lights of the multiplex, giving gay teens something just as big and brash as the many, many, many straight-skewed high school films they had grown up on. Because, for some, the fight for basic rights should also include...
When 2018’s likable coming-(out)-of-age teen movie Love, Simon was released to an audience of unprecedented scale, a common riposte was that it wasn’t quite queer enough. The high-gloss YA tale of a white bread suburban teen accepting his sexuality was picked apart for its sanitised PG-13 worldview and by-the-books storytelling, playing it a little too straight for some. But it was the film’s sweet vanilla flavour that made it such a radical step, dragging a story usually told in the dark from the arthouse to the bright lights of the multiplex, giving gay teens something just as big and brash as the many, many, many straight-skewed high school films they had grown up on. Because, for some, the fight for basic rights should also include...
- 12/2/2021
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
We’re only a day away from the beginning of Crown Media Family Networks’ celebration of the holiday season, so it’s the perfect time for details on the full lineup of movies coming to Hallmark Channel (for “Countdown to Christmas”) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (for “Miracles of Christmas”), beginning on Friday, October 22. The highlights so far include cast reunions from Fuller House (Candace Cameron Bure and John Brotherton), The Wonder Years (Danica McKellar and Jason Hervey), and Back to the Future (Lea Thompson and Christopher Lloyd in a new time travel story). Plus, you don’t want to miss new movies in existing franchises. Kimberley Sustad, Brandon Routh and Gregory Harrison return from The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014) for The Nine Kittens of Christmas. The Mitchell family of The Christmas House (2020) is back in The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls (working title). Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle is...
- 10/21/2021
- TV Insider
The countdown to Hallmark Channel’s 12th annual “Countdown to Christmas” slate has begun. On Wednesday, Crown Media Family Networks revealed the first half of its holiday-tv movie schedule, which includes sequels to last year’s LGBTQ-inclusive “The Christmas House” and 2014’s “The Nine Lives of Christmas,” as well as films featuring on-screen reunions between “Back to the Future” stars, “Wonder Years” alums and “Fuller House” cast members.
With 41 titles coming in 2021 across the Hallmark Channel, sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and streaming platform Hallmark Movies Now — the largest slate of Christmas movies Crown Media has ever put out — the Hallmark parent company is only unveiling a portion of the premiere dates today. But don’t worry, there will be more to unwrap in the weeks to come.
The Hallmark holiday season begins Friday, Oct. 22 with the first movie up, “You, Me & The Christmas Trees” on Hallmark Channel, a “Countdown...
With 41 titles coming in 2021 across the Hallmark Channel, sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and streaming platform Hallmark Movies Now — the largest slate of Christmas movies Crown Media has ever put out — the Hallmark parent company is only unveiling a portion of the premiere dates today. But don’t worry, there will be more to unwrap in the weeks to come.
The Hallmark holiday season begins Friday, Oct. 22 with the first movie up, “You, Me & The Christmas Trees” on Hallmark Channel, a “Countdown...
- 9/22/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The Hallmark Channel made history with the series finale of "Good Witch" on Sunday, an episode that featured the first kiss between an LGBTQ couple on one of the cable channel's original series.
The smooch in question was shared by Joy (Kat Barrell) and Zoey (Kyana Teresa), who have also been representing as the first LGBTQ couple in a Hallmark show throughout the "Good Witch" run.
Prior to Joy and Zoey's big finale moment, the only other same-sex kiss to occur on Hallmark Channel's original programming was in the holiday movie "The Christmas House," a 2020 film that featured Jonathan Bennett and Brad Harder as a gay married couple who lock lips during the movie.
But as "The Christmas House" is a movie and the "Good Witch" is a series, the Catherine Bell and James Denton-led show has the title of first Hallmark Channel original series to depict an LGBTQ couple kissing.
The smooch in question was shared by Joy (Kat Barrell) and Zoey (Kyana Teresa), who have also been representing as the first LGBTQ couple in a Hallmark show throughout the "Good Witch" run.
Prior to Joy and Zoey's big finale moment, the only other same-sex kiss to occur on Hallmark Channel's original programming was in the holiday movie "The Christmas House," a 2020 film that featured Jonathan Bennett and Brad Harder as a gay married couple who lock lips during the movie.
But as "The Christmas House" is a movie and the "Good Witch" is a series, the Catherine Bell and James Denton-led show has the title of first Hallmark Channel original series to depict an LGBTQ couple kissing.
- 7/26/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Something magical (and longggg overdue) occurred on Hallmark Channel this Sunday night.
During Good Witch‘s series finale, Joy (played by Wynonna Earp‘s Kat Barrell) and Zoey (played by Shadowhunters‘ Kyana Teresa) shared the first-ever kiss between an LGBTQ couple on a Hallmark Channel original series. (In fact, #TeamJoey also represented the first LGBTQ couple featured in a Hallmark series.)
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During Good Witch‘s series finale, Joy (played by Wynonna Earp‘s Kat Barrell) and Zoey (played by Shadowhunters‘ Kyana Teresa) shared the first-ever kiss between an LGBTQ couple on a Hallmark Channel original series. (In fact, #TeamJoey also represented the first LGBTQ couple featured in a Hallmark series.)
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- 7/26/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, 41 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 13; last year only 28 TV movies were submitted.
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for...
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for...
- 6/23/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Chesapeake Shores is filling the void left by the exit of Jesse Metcalfe.
Deadline is reporting that the beloved Hallmark original series has added Robert Buckley as a series regular.
He joins a cast that already includes Meghan Ory, Treat Williams, Diane Ladd, Barbara Niven, Laci J. Mailey, Emilie Ullerup, Brendan Penny, and Andrew Francis.
What's more, the series is getting a new showrunner in Pheof Sutton.
“We are thrilled to bring back Chesapeake Shores for a long-awaited fifth season with Phoef Sutton’s brilliant voice leading this new chapter for the O’Brien family,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP Programming.
“As for Robert Buckley joining the cast, he has been part of the Hallmark family for years, most recently he starred in and produced The Christmas House, and I know that the show’s fans will thoroughly embrace him in this new role.”
“Throughout my career, I’ve sought out shows with truly character-driven storytelling,...
Deadline is reporting that the beloved Hallmark original series has added Robert Buckley as a series regular.
He joins a cast that already includes Meghan Ory, Treat Williams, Diane Ladd, Barbara Niven, Laci J. Mailey, Emilie Ullerup, Brendan Penny, and Andrew Francis.
What's more, the series is getting a new showrunner in Pheof Sutton.
“We are thrilled to bring back Chesapeake Shores for a long-awaited fifth season with Phoef Sutton’s brilliant voice leading this new chapter for the O’Brien family,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP Programming.
“As for Robert Buckley joining the cast, he has been part of the Hallmark family for years, most recently he starred in and produced The Christmas House, and I know that the show’s fans will thoroughly embrace him in this new role.”
“Throughout my career, I’ve sought out shows with truly character-driven storytelling,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Robert Buckley just bought a one-way ticket to Chesapeake Shores.
The iZombie actor has joined the cast of the Hallmark Channel drama ahead of its Season 5 premiere, which is set for Sunday, Aug. 15, Deadline reports.
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In addition, Emmy winner Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Terriers) will take over as showrunner, replacing John Tinker (Judging Amy).
The casting news comes just two weeks after it was reported that original series star Jesse Metcalfe (aka Trace Riley) would depart Chesapeake Shores midway through Season 5. Buckley’s character,...
The iZombie actor has joined the cast of the Hallmark Channel drama ahead of its Season 5 premiere, which is set for Sunday, Aug. 15, Deadline reports.
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In addition, Emmy winner Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Terriers) will take over as showrunner, replacing John Tinker (Judging Amy).
The casting news comes just two weeks after it was reported that original series star Jesse Metcalfe (aka Trace Riley) would depart Chesapeake Shores midway through Season 5. Buckley’s character,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Production has begun on the fifth season of Hallmark Channel’s hit series Chesapeake Shores. Robert Buckley joins the new season’s ensemble cast, led by Meghan Ory, Treat Williams and Diane Ladd. Emmy winner Pheof Sutton also joins as new showrunner on the 10-episode season set to premiere Sunday, August 15.
Buckley’s casting follows Jesse Metcalfe’s announcement last month that he is exiting the series. His storyline will wrap up early in Season 5. The series also stars Barbara Niven, Laci J. Mailey, Emilie Ullerup, Brendan Penny and Andrew Francis.
“We are thrilled to bring back Chesapeake Shores for a long-awaited fifth season with Phoef Sutton’s brilliant voice leading this new chapter for the O’Brien family,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP Programming. “As for Robert Buckley joining the cast, he has been part of the Hallmark family for years, most recently...
Buckley’s casting follows Jesse Metcalfe’s announcement last month that he is exiting the series. His storyline will wrap up early in Season 5. The series also stars Barbara Niven, Laci J. Mailey, Emilie Ullerup, Brendan Penny and Andrew Francis.
“We are thrilled to bring back Chesapeake Shores for a long-awaited fifth season with Phoef Sutton’s brilliant voice leading this new chapter for the O’Brien family,” said Michelle Vicary, EVP Programming. “As for Robert Buckley joining the cast, he has been part of the Hallmark family for years, most recently...
- 4/15/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
GLAAD ruled Thursday night with a virtual ceremony for the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards which honors media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. The ceremony premiered on YouTube on Thursday night, but if you missed out, it will be available to stream on Hulu starting at 10pm Et tonight until the end of June.
Hosted by Niecy Nash, the ceremony was filled with appearances from people such as Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Nyle Dimarco (Deaf U), Colman Domingo, Clea DuVall (Happiest Season), Brandee Evans (P-Valley), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Katy Perry, JoJo Siwa, and the cast of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed HBO Max series Veneno.
Actors, actresses, directors, creators, cultural figures and...
Hosted by Niecy Nash, the ceremony was filled with appearances from people such as Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Nyle Dimarco (Deaf U), Colman Domingo, Clea DuVall (Happiest Season), Brandee Evans (P-Valley), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Katy Perry, JoJo Siwa, and the cast of the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed HBO Max series Veneno.
Actors, actresses, directors, creators, cultural figures and...
- 4/9/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Schitt’s Creek with its last hurrah repeated at Outstanding TV Comedy at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, which acknowledge the fairness, accuracy, inclusiveness, boldness, originality, impact and overall quality of LGBTQ representations in the media.
Star Trek: Discovery, which in Season 3 introduced its first non-binary and transgender characters (respectively played by Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander), and I May Destroy You in turn took the prizes for best drama and limited series.
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Star Trek: Discovery, which in Season 3 introduced its first non-binary and transgender characters (respectively played by Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander), and I May Destroy You in turn took the prizes for best drama and limited series.
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- 4/9/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that the cast of Glee will reunite during the virtual ceremony for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday, April 8 for a special tribute to the legacy of the late Naya Rivera's character Santana Lopez.
The tribute will honor the ten-year anniversary of Santana’s coming out as lesbian in the GLAAD Media Award-winning series and spotlight the character’s impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.
GLAAD is partnering with Google to exclusively premiere the ceremony on GLAAD’s YouTube on Thursday, April 8 at 8pm Et. The event will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et, and will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
Global superstar Demi Lovato, who played Santana’s girlfriend on Glee, will introduce the...
The tribute will honor the ten-year anniversary of Santana’s coming out as lesbian in the GLAAD Media Award-winning series and spotlight the character’s impact on LGBTQ teens and Latinx LGBTQ representation on television.
GLAAD is partnering with Google to exclusively premiere the ceremony on GLAAD’s YouTube on Thursday, April 8 at 8pm Et. The event will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et, and will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
Global superstar Demi Lovato, who played Santana’s girlfriend on Glee, will introduce the...
- 3/29/2021
- Look to the Stars
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has announced a new slate of special guests for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. GLAAD is partnering with Google to exclusively premiere the ceremony on GLAAD’s YouTube on Thursday, April 8 at 8pm Et.
The event will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et, and will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
To sign up to receive updates about the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including new talent announcements, reminders, and a link to watch the ceremony live, click here and follow #glaadawards.
GLAAD announced that Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Molly Bernard, Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Bob The Drag Queen (We’re Here), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Robin de Jesús,...
The event will also stream on Hulu on April 8 starting at 10pm Et, and will be available to stream on-demand on Hulu until the end of June.
To sign up to receive updates about the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, including new talent announcements, reminders, and a link to watch the ceremony live, click here and follow #glaadawards.
GLAAD announced that Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Molly Bernard, Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Bob The Drag Queen (We’re Here), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Robin de Jesús,...
- 3/22/2021
- Look to the Stars
GLAAD has set up an all-star lineup of LGBTQ people and allies for the upcoming virtual ceremony of the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 8.
Hosted by Niecy Nash, the ceremony will include appearances by Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Molly Bernard, Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Bob The Drag Queen (We’re Here), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Robin de Jesús, Blu del Barrio (Star Trek: Discovery), Nyle Dimarco (Deaf U), Colman Domingo, Clea DuVall (Happiest Season), Brandee Evans (P-Valley), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Jim Parsons, DJ “Shangela” Pierce (We’re Here), Katy Perry, Eureka O’Hara (We’re Here), Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery...
Hosted by Niecy Nash, the ceremony will include appearances by Ian Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery), Molly Bernard, Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House), Bob The Drag Queen (We’re Here), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Laverne Cox, Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Mackenzie Davis (Happiest Season), Robin de Jesús, Blu del Barrio (Star Trek: Discovery), Nyle Dimarco (Deaf U), Colman Domingo, Clea DuVall (Happiest Season), Brandee Evans (P-Valley), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Jim Parsons, DJ “Shangela” Pierce (We’re Here), Katy Perry, Eureka O’Hara (We’re Here), Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery...
- 3/18/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Hallmark Channel parent company Crown Media has undergone a round of staff cuts.
“As part of a restructure to realign roles and responsibilities, some positions were eliminated,” the company said in a statement shared with TheWrap on Tuesday. “This was done in an effort to decrease redundancies, optimize effectiveness and create more support level roles. With future changes, headcount will be net neutral.”
The layoffs took place on Monday, a person with knowledge of the company’s ongoing restructuring told us.
Earlier this month, Crown Media Family Networks president and CEO Wonya Lucas and head of programming Michelle Vicary were asked by reporters about when Hallmark will have its first same-sex couple lead a holiday movie. Last year’s “The Christmas House” marked the first time the channel included LGBTQ characters and storylines in seasonal movies in a prominent way — but not as leads.
Their answers weren’t direct enough for the TV critics,...
“As part of a restructure to realign roles and responsibilities, some positions were eliminated,” the company said in a statement shared with TheWrap on Tuesday. “This was done in an effort to decrease redundancies, optimize effectiveness and create more support level roles. With future changes, headcount will be net neutral.”
The layoffs took place on Monday, a person with knowledge of the company’s ongoing restructuring told us.
Earlier this month, Crown Media Family Networks president and CEO Wonya Lucas and head of programming Michelle Vicary were asked by reporters about when Hallmark will have its first same-sex couple lead a holiday movie. Last year’s “The Christmas House” marked the first time the channel included LGBTQ characters and storylines in seasonal movies in a prominent way — but not as leads.
Their answers weren’t direct enough for the TV critics,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Documentary-packed streaming service CuriosityStream has a whole bunch of factual content — but none that really covers or caters to LGBTQ issues. On Tuesday, top executives at the John Hendricks-founded company vowed that will change.
“We know we can do more in that space and we will do a lot more,” Clint Stinchcomb (pictured above), CuriosityStream’s president and CEO, said when asked about the lack of LGBTQ-focused offerings during his company’s virtual Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour panel.
“We definitely have people in the LGBT community that are in our content and produce our content. We do understand that there are a lot of areas that we want to increase the depth and breadth in,” Devin Emery, CuriosityStream chief product officer and executive vice president, added. “We are excited about the new resources that we have as a company. We’re excited about the progress that we...
“We know we can do more in that space and we will do a lot more,” Clint Stinchcomb (pictured above), CuriosityStream’s president and CEO, said when asked about the lack of LGBTQ-focused offerings during his company’s virtual Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour panel.
“We definitely have people in the LGBT community that are in our content and produce our content. We do understand that there are a lot of areas that we want to increase the depth and breadth in,” Devin Emery, CuriosityStream chief product officer and executive vice president, added. “We are excited about the new resources that we have as a company. We’re excited about the progress that we...
- 2/16/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Wonya Lucas, who was named President & CEO, Crown Media Family Networks six months ago amid controversy, wasted no time addressing the cloud that has been hanging over the Hallmark cable networks for years.
“Before I arrived, we had begun to expand our brand inclusiveness in front of and behind the camera,” she said second into her opening remarks. “I’m proud of the progress this team is making to expand diversity in our programming and it is nothing short of seismic. The significant achievements made in the D&i space in 2020 laid the groundwork for us to branch out in our storytelling to approach the complexity of what it means to love and be a family in a more authentic, varied, and inclusive way. We will continue to strive to defy common stereotypes and give our characters more depth and dimension; in short, to more broadly represent the human condition.
“Before I arrived, we had begun to expand our brand inclusiveness in front of and behind the camera,” she said second into her opening remarks. “I’m proud of the progress this team is making to expand diversity in our programming and it is nothing short of seismic. The significant achievements made in the D&i space in 2020 laid the groundwork for us to branch out in our storytelling to approach the complexity of what it means to love and be a family in a more authentic, varied, and inclusive way. We will continue to strive to defy common stereotypes and give our characters more depth and dimension; in short, to more broadly represent the human condition.
- 2/12/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 holiday season marked the first time Hallmark has included LGBTQ characters and storylines in their seasonal movies in a prominent way with “The Christmas House,” featuring Jonathan Bennett and Brad Harder as a gay couple looking to adopt.
But they were part of an ensemble cast.
On Thursday, Hallmark Channel executives were asked repeatedly by reporters during a virtual panel at the Television Critics Association press tour to give detailed answers about how the cable channel plans to expand on its representation in the coming season, including if the channel will have its first same-sex couple as the leads of a Christmas movie. And their answers were not direct enough for the journalists’ liking, who continued to pose questions on the topic during the 30-minute Q&a.
“When I think about the Hallmark brand, it is inclusive, and all you have to do is walk in a Hallmark store...
But they were part of an ensemble cast.
On Thursday, Hallmark Channel executives were asked repeatedly by reporters during a virtual panel at the Television Critics Association press tour to give detailed answers about how the cable channel plans to expand on its representation in the coming season, including if the channel will have its first same-sex couple as the leads of a Christmas movie. And their answers were not direct enough for the journalists’ liking, who continued to pose questions on the topic during the 30-minute Q&a.
“When I think about the Hallmark brand, it is inclusive, and all you have to do is walk in a Hallmark store...
- 2/11/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
GLAAD has announced the full list of nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The organization announced 198 nominees in 28 categories, including two new categories: Outstanding Children’s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist.
“During an unprecedented year of crises and isolation, the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards reached LGBTQ people with powerful stories and inspired countless others around the world with bold looks at LGBTQ people and issues,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said. “As GLAAD continues to lead the fight for LGBTQ acceptance, this...
“During an unprecedented year of crises and isolation, the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards reached LGBTQ people with powerful stories and inspired countless others around the world with bold looks at LGBTQ people and issues,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said. “As GLAAD continues to lead the fight for LGBTQ acceptance, this...
- 1/28/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix continues to be a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the awards front.
GLAAD unveiled its nominations for 2021, and the streamer came out on top with 26 total nominations.
HBO Max garnered nine nominations, followed by HBO, Amazon and Hulu (which nabbed four each). Among broadcast networks, only ABC and NBC earned nods, with two each.
Harley Quinn, The Umbrella Academy, and Saved by the Bell were among this year’s first-time contenders.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Sex Education (Netflix)
Superstore (NBC)
Twenties (BET)
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
P-Valley (Starz)
Ratched (Netflix)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Supergirl (The CW)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Vida (Starz)
The Wilds (Amazon Prime...
GLAAD unveiled its nominations for 2021, and the streamer came out on top with 26 total nominations.
HBO Max garnered nine nominations, followed by HBO, Amazon and Hulu (which nabbed four each). Among broadcast networks, only ABC and NBC earned nods, with two each.
Harley Quinn, The Umbrella Academy, and Saved by the Bell were among this year’s first-time contenders.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Sex Education (Netflix)
Superstore (NBC)
Twenties (BET)
Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
P-Valley (Starz)
Ratched (Netflix)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Supergirl (The CW)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Vida (Starz)
The Wilds (Amazon Prime...
- 1/28/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
On Thursday morning, Josie Totah (Saved By The Bell), D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce (We’re Here), and Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House) took to GLAAD’s TikTok page to unveil the nominees for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards. The winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony scheduled for April 2021.
Among the nominees are many film and TV series about LGBTQ people of color including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, I May Destory You, Lingua Franca, The Half of It, P-Valley, The Craft: Legacy, Twenties, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Love, Victor, Superstore, Star Trek: Discovery, Vida, among others.
The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. During the livestream, Totah, Pierce and Bennett announced a staggering 198 nominees in 28 categories, including two new categories: Outstanding Children’s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist. This year, several categories increased from five to ten worthy nominees to...
Among the nominees are many film and TV series about LGBTQ people of color including Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, I May Destory You, Lingua Franca, The Half of It, P-Valley, The Craft: Legacy, Twenties, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Love, Victor, Superstore, Star Trek: Discovery, Vida, among others.
The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. During the livestream, Totah, Pierce and Bennett announced a staggering 198 nominees in 28 categories, including two new categories: Outstanding Children’s Programming and Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist. This year, several categories increased from five to ten worthy nominees to...
- 1/28/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominees have been announced for this year’s GLAAD Media Awards, which acknowledge the fairness, accuracy, inclusiveness, boldness, originality, impact and overall quality of LGBTQ representations in the media.
Josie Totah (of Peacock’s Saved by the Bell), D.J. “Shangela” Pierce (HBO’s We’re Here), and Jonathan Bennett (Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas House) announced the nominees on GLAAD’s TikTok page. This year’s award ceremony will be held (virtually) in April.
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Josie Totah (of Peacock’s Saved by the Bell), D.J. “Shangela” Pierce (HBO’s We’re Here), and Jonathan Bennett (Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas House) announced the nominees on GLAAD’s TikTok page. This year’s award ceremony will be held (virtually) in April.
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- 1/28/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
GLAAD announced the nominations for its annual media awards on Wednesday, with “Schitt’s Creek,” “The Prom” and Lady Gaga among the nominees.
Streaming dominated the nominations for 2021, with films like Netflix’s “The Half of It” and Hulu’s “Happiest Season” among the film nominees and “Love, Victor,” “Dead to Me,” “Saved by the Bell” and “The Umbrella Academy” being recognized in the TV categories.
Netflix led with a total of 26 nominations, followed by HBO Max with nine. Amazon, Hulu and HBO all received four nominations, with Disney+ and PBS each receiving three. In total, streaming services account for 58 of the nominees, with cable receiving 29 and broadcast coming in at 14.
“During an unprecedented year of crises and isolation, the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards reached LGBTQ people with powerful stories and inspired countless others around the world with bold looks at LGBTQ people and issues,” GLAAD President...
Streaming dominated the nominations for 2021, with films like Netflix’s “The Half of It” and Hulu’s “Happiest Season” among the film nominees and “Love, Victor,” “Dead to Me,” “Saved by the Bell” and “The Umbrella Academy” being recognized in the TV categories.
Netflix led with a total of 26 nominations, followed by HBO Max with nine. Amazon, Hulu and HBO all received four nominations, with Disney+ and PBS each receiving three. In total, streaming services account for 58 of the nominees, with cable receiving 29 and broadcast coming in at 14.
“During an unprecedented year of crises and isolation, the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards reached LGBTQ people with powerful stories and inspired countless others around the world with bold looks at LGBTQ people and issues,” GLAAD President...
- 1/28/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be announced in a livestream on GLAAD’s TikTok page on Thursday, January 28 at 12pm Et.
This marks the first time TikTok has ever live-streamed a nominations announcement for an awards show.
During the livestream, actress Josie Totah, actor and performer D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce (We’re Here), and actor Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House) will help to reveal the nominees for several of the GLAAD Media Awards categories, with the full list to be revealed after the livestream concludes. The livestream will also feature highlights from previous GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, as well as clips from celebrity interviews.
GLAAD is also working with TikTok on a special recognition titled “TikTok Queer Advocate of the Year.” TikTok will highlight those who have accelerated acceptance...
This marks the first time TikTok has ever live-streamed a nominations announcement for an awards show.
During the livestream, actress Josie Totah, actor and performer D.J. ‘Shangela’ Pierce (We’re Here), and actor Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House) will help to reveal the nominees for several of the GLAAD Media Awards categories, with the full list to be revealed after the livestream concludes. The livestream will also feature highlights from previous GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, as well as clips from celebrity interviews.
GLAAD is also working with TikTok on a special recognition titled “TikTok Queer Advocate of the Year.” TikTok will highlight those who have accelerated acceptance...
- 1/27/2021
- Look to the Stars
Although this year’s live event is closed to the public, audiences everywhere will still be able to ring in the new year via live stream to witness the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square.
Actor and TV personality Jonathan Bennett will return to serve as the host of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration after hosting in 2019 and 2016. Bennett is known for starring in Mean Girls and Hallmark holiday film The Christmas House, in addition to hosting Food Network’s Halloween Wars and Holiday Wars.
This year’s celebration will feature the festivities in Times Square,...
Actor and TV personality Jonathan Bennett will return to serve as the host of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration after hosting in 2019 and 2016. Bennett is known for starring in Mean Girls and Hallmark holiday film The Christmas House, in addition to hosting Food Network’s Halloween Wars and Holiday Wars.
This year’s celebration will feature the festivities in Times Square,...
- 12/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Although this year’s live event is closed to the public, audiences everywhere will still be able to ring in the new year via live stream to witness the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square.
Actor and TV personality Jonathan Bennett will return to serve as the host of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration after hosting in 2019 and 2016. Bennett is known for starring in Mean Girls and Hallmark holiday film The Christmas House, in addition to hosting Food Network’s Halloween Wars and Holiday Wars.
This year’s celebration will feature the festivities in Times Square,...
Actor and TV personality Jonathan Bennett will return to serve as the host of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration after hosting in 2019 and 2016. Bennett is known for starring in Mean Girls and Hallmark holiday film The Christmas House, in addition to hosting Food Network’s Halloween Wars and Holiday Wars.
This year’s celebration will feature the festivities in Times Square,...
- 12/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Photo: 'The Christmas House'/Hallmark There’s really nothing that screams the onslaught of winter like Hallmark’s 25 Days of Christmas. Even the sight of those cheesy titles- When Jingle Meets Belle, Holly’s Home For The Holidays, Snowshoes in the Sand- makes the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes so we can all sing in harmony. However, in between all of the merriment lies a serious problem: It’s all straight, white couples enjoying themselves in the winter snow. Queer holiday movies are almost nonexistent, and the ones that do survive represent only a small margin of the vastly different and interesting LGBTQ+ community. Related article: Kristen Stewart’s ‘Happiest Season’ is A Major Win with Central LGBTQ Couple in a Christmas Movie Related article: Love Wins at Hallmark Channel with LGBTQ Storylines in Holiday Movies Everyone Deserves a Happy Love Story First and foremost, queer holiday...
- 12/18/2020
- by Jordyn McEvoy
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Hallmark’s 2020 “Countdown to Christmas” has already begun, with a total of 40 new holiday movies set to air this season across the Hallmark Channel and sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries — some of which started rolling out well before Halloween.
While there are some fan-favorite Hallmark actors and actresses starring in the lineup, like Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Will Kemp, Holly Robinson Peete and Danica McKellar, there are several newcomers leading films, including Aaron Tveit, Krystal Joy Brown, Victoria Clark, Tom McGowan, Alvina August, Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan and Marisol Nichols, among many others.
This year’s slate also includes “The Christmas House,” which stars Jonathan Bennett and features a storyline about a gay couple looking to adopt their first child. Hallmark and its competitor Lifetime have been criticized over the years for not including LGBTQ lead characters and related plots in their Christmas movies. Hallmark said it would commit...
While there are some fan-favorite Hallmark actors and actresses starring in the lineup, like Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Will Kemp, Holly Robinson Peete and Danica McKellar, there are several newcomers leading films, including Aaron Tveit, Krystal Joy Brown, Victoria Clark, Tom McGowan, Alvina August, Janel Parrish, Jeremy Jordan and Marisol Nichols, among many others.
This year’s slate also includes “The Christmas House,” which stars Jonathan Bennett and features a storyline about a gay couple looking to adopt their first child. Hallmark and its competitor Lifetime have been criticized over the years for not including LGBTQ lead characters and related plots in their Christmas movies. Hallmark said it would commit...
- 11/9/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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