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Great American Family will premiere the third film in the "A Prince in Paradise" movie franchise this August, "A Prince in Paradise: A Royal Wedding."
Along with this new movie this August, Great American Family will also premiere the series, "Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou."
(Note: "Crossroad Springs" Season 2 will premiere this Fall - stay tuned for premiere date news!)
See more details below...
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A Prince in Paradise: A Royal Wedding
Premiere Date: August 1, 2026
Starring: Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke
Storyline: In the third chapter, Prince Alexander (Bourke) is ready to marry Olivia (Fish), a commoner. But when a bitter lord invokes ancient laws to block the union, Olivia, a romance writer, stumbles upon a hidden diary tucked within an old volume of history, revealing a long-lost truth that may be the key to saving her happily ever after.
Movie Reviews:
👑 I watched the Prince In Paradise: A Royal Wedding on PureFlix and it was very well done. All the actors have great chemistry, but it went too fast. So much happened in a short time. Her wedding dress was beyond beautiful.
I liked how there really seemed to be a conflict that all worked together to overcome. Misty
👑 A Royal Wedding is beyond beautiful! –Maria
👑 We loved A Prince in Paradise A Royal Wedding. Rhiannon is so strong and beautiful. Christie
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Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou
Premiere Date: August 15, 2026
Details via Great American Media: Jep and Jessica Robertson's new Original Lifestyle Series follows the couple as they step into an entirely new chapter – building out not only neighborhoods, but a thriving Comanche Moon Ranch community rooted in purpose and legacy. Viewers will witness firsthand how vision, hard work, and conviction can transform land into legacy – and neighbors into family.
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I hope you all enjoy this new movie and lifestyle show in August.
I'm really looking forward to the "A Prince in Paradise" third movie... should be sweet to see the royal wedding for Olivia and Prince Alexander, if they can overcome their troubles. I have a feeling there will be a happy ending!
Great American Family has announced another sequel film! In case you missed it, this exciting news was also shared over the weekend. (Thank you to the anonymous tipster who passed this info along!)
A Prince in Paradise 3 is officially coming in 2026, once again starring Rhiannon Fish and Mitchell Bourke.
The first film in the series, A Prince in Paradise (also known as A Royal in Paradise), premiered on Great American Family on January 7, 2023. Much of the story was set on a warm, sunny beach.
The sequel film, A Christmas Castle Proposal (also known as A Prince in Paradise 2: A Royal Proposal), was set at Christmastime, complete with snow, romance, and an elegant winter castle. That film premiered on October 26, 2024.
Now, the third installment is on the way in 2026! Since the second movie ended with a proposal, it certainly feels possible that this next film could feature a wedding.
Just one observation: many of the Christmas movie announcements specify that they’re coming to Great American Christmas 2026. Since this one did not, my hunch is that it may not be holiday-themed. Perhaps we could even see it premiere in June, which would be a lovely fit for a June wedding. Of course, that’s simply my guess for now, and we’ll have to wait and see what Great American Family reveals next!
Please stay tuned for more details - and remember Great American Family's Facebook Live Event is on January 20th, Tuesday night, at 8pm/7c! (*details here*)
With FOUR ALL-NEW premieres this Saturday and Sunday, this weekend is the first major drop of NEW movies across multiple networks in 2023, with two romantic comedies and two all-new mysteries!
Storyline via Great American Family: Olivia, struggling with writer’s block after a break-up, takes a tropical holiday in hope of some inspiration and meets Prince Alexander, who needs some distance from his duty to marry royalty.
Storyline via Hallmark: In the first movie of this sequel trilogy, Avery (Chabert) and her husband Peter (McGarry) are in the midst of renovating the old house they’ve purchased, which is proving to be a bigger undertaking than they anticipated. Avery has some exciting news to share with him, but is waiting for just the right moment. Meanwhile, Avery’s mother-in-law, Grace (Karen Kruper), reconnects with a former beau, and Peter has concerns. Between that, the pitfalls of remodeling and navigating the politics of having a new boss at the museum, Avery is lucky to have Emma (Reeser) and Tracy (Sweeney), who offer support from afar as well as in person when they decide a video chat won’t suffice. When newlywed Tracy returns the antique wedding veil to Emma, the friends may find that they haven’t seen the last of its magic.
Storyline via Lifetime: Kim Wheeler (Reba McEntire) is an outspoken, firecracker lawyer who is appointed Judge of the 5th District of Nevada and is one of the few traveling judges left in America. After the reigning judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. With gavel in hand, she lays down the law with a no-nonsense brand of justice, that quickly earns her the nickname “The Hammer.” As the investigation of the former judge’s death heats up, Kim’s sister Kris (Melissa Peterman), who runs the local brothel, suddenly becomes the prime suspect, and Kim must work even harder to make certain the appropriate justice is served.
Trailer:
Reba McEntire’s The Hammer
Premieres Saturday, January 7, 2023
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
*Encores at midnight.
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Sunday, January 8, 2023:
An All-New Hallmark Mystery Premieres this Sunday...
Storyline via Hallmark: Genealogist Sophie McClure (Parrish) is an expert at digging up the past and bringing families together. When her close friend Jonathan (Morgan David Jones) urgently needs to find a bone marrow donor, it brings his twin brother (and Sophie’s old flame) Jackson (Matter), back into her life. With Jackson’s help, Sophie must use her skills to track down the brothers’ long-lost birth father, a man they never even knew existed, in time to save Jonathan’s life. Ultimately, growing closer to Jackson on this search gives Sophie the push to finally explore the mystery of her own adoption.
It's nice to see Great American Family start out this weekend with their first movie premiere for the year, A Prince in Paradise! I know some of us aren't overly fond of the royal theme, but there have been some enjoyable ones throughout the years, such as A Princess for Christmas, Crown for Christmas, Royal Matchmaker, A Royal Christmas, Royally Wrapped for Christmas, etc. Hopefully, this movie will be just as good as those.
I'm rather curious about these upcoming Wedding Veil movies. I think it will be sweet to see Avery (Lacey Chabert) and Peter (Kevin McGarry) as they are expecting a baby. Should be interesting to see all of their stories continue, if they are family-friendly.
As for the new mysteries, please know I don't recommend murder mysteries for any young viewers. After Christmas, I don't often share Lifetime movies, but I thought this new mystery, The Hammer, starring Reba McIntire, looked rather intriguing. You'll want, however, to be sure to read the full synopsis Lifetime has given above. My eyebrows raised when I read some of it, but according to TV rating guidelines, it is rated TV-PG. So... hopefully, this mystery will be a little tamer than Lifetime's usual thriller/suspense offerings.
Another interesting fact about Reba's movie is that it was filmed on the Jamestown Movie Set in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, which is best known to Hallmark viewers as the When Calls the Heart set. I think it will be rather fun (and possibly a little distracting) to see Hope Valley as the backdrop for this modern-day mystery. Lifetime shared this behind-the-scenes image below. If you look closely, you can see the beautiful church/schoolhouse in the background.
The new Hallmark mystery, Family History Mysteries: Buried Past, also looks intriguing. I'm not sure about the pairing of Janel Parrish and Niall Matter (what would Aurora Teagarden think? haha!), but I do find family history and digging into genealogy to be quite fascinating. It's nice to see HMM start off the year with an actual mystery.
Be sure to share in comments below what you are looking forward to seeing this weekend.
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Disclaimer: Please know when I share a movie, this is NOT an endorsement of any of the actors involved, personally or professionally, with their other TV/film projects.
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