Hallmark Announces Fall into Love Movie "Love In The Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance"

Photo: Zach Roerig, Arielle Kebbel
Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer:
Courtesy Johnson Production Group

Coming this September, the Hallmark Channel continues the National Park theme of stories with “Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance.”

See all of the details in Hallmark's press release below...

Photo: Arielle Kebbel
Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer:
Courtesy Johnson Production Group

Press Release via Hallmark Media:

ARIELLE KEBBEL AND ZACH ROERIG

DIG UP MORE THAN JUST THE PAST IN

‘LOVE IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUTAINS:

A NATIONAL PARK ROMANCE’

A NEW, ORIGINAL MOVIE

PREMIERING SEPTEMBER 2,

ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Part of the Network’s Annual Fall into Love Programming Event

STUDIO CITY, CA – July 20, 2023 – Arielle Kebbel (“A Brush with Love,” “9-1-1”) and Zach Roerig (“Vampire Diaries,” “Step Up: High Water”) star in “Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance,” a new, original movie premiering Saturday, September 2 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel, as part of the network’s annual Fall into Love programming event.

Former high school sweethearts, Haley (Kebbel) and Rob (Roerig), bump into each other while at an excavation site for an archeological research team, currently in the field at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rob immediately tries to reconnect with Haley and rekindle their romance, but Haley isn’t quite over Rob’s betrayal. During their senior year, Haley had applied for a research grant that was awarded to Rob instead of her. The two have not spoken since, but now Haley is determined to remain professional as she and Rob work together at this exciting excavation site. The two eventually reconnect over their common love of nature and history, spending time together exploring the park. But when Haley finds pictographs in a cave that may lead to the existence of a mythical Cherokee diamond, Rob struggles to keep up with her adventurous nature. And to complicate their relationship even more, they discover they are once again competing for the same research grant. They work together and finally find the cave, and slowly realize that the journey is perhaps more important than the destination – and love is more valuable than any research grant.

“Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance” is from Johnson Production Group. Timothy O. Johnson and Joseph Wilka are executive producers. Robert Ballo and Robin Conly are producers. Kebbel serves as co-producer. Danny J. Boyle directed from a script by Bruce D. Johnson.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Julieann Spires,
JulieannSpires@hallmarkmedia.com

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*Note: This is the second *Fall Into Love* movie announced by Hallmark Media; the first film was Field Day, starring Rachel Boston and Benjamin Ayres, that premiered at Christmas Con. See details - here.

🎨Listen to Your "Art" and Watch Hallmark's "A Brush with Love" this Weekend!🎨

Saturday, March 30, 2019:

Will art imitate life in Hallmark's "Spring Fever" movie...

A Brush with Love

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Storyline via Hallmark: Jamie Spellman struggles to balance her dream of painting with the reality of such a difficult career choice, while having to choose between two men who seem perfect, but for very different reasons.

As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints... click here to read more...

See the premiere of A Brush with Love

Saturday, March 30, 2019

at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel

*Catch an encore airing Sunday at 6pm/5c.

🎨🎨🎨

More... Saturday, March 30, 2019:

It's a "Love Comes Softly"

Movie Marathon All Day Saturday

on Hallmark Drama-

image: Hallmark Crown Media

Movies featured in the marathon...

Love Begins - 8:30am/7:30c.
Love's Everlasting Courage - 10:10am/9:10c.
Love Comes Softly - 11:50am/10:50c.
Love's Enduring Promise - 1:30pm/12:30c.
Love's Long Journey - 3:10pm/2:10c.
Love's Abiding Joy - 4:50am/3:50c.
Love's Unending Legacy - 6:30pm/5:30c.
Love's Unfolding Dream - 8:10pm/7:10c.
Love Takes Wing - 9:50pm/8:50c.
Love Finds a Home - 11:30pm/10:30c.
Love Comes Softly - 1:10am/12:10c.

*Click Here for further details on the chronological order

of all the "Love Comes Softly" films!

Week in Review:

As I end this post for the weekend... I want to say, once again, how grateful I am for all of you who joined along - in a very busy week here at It's a Wonderful Movie!

First, I appreciate all of you - who participated in Mark the 25th on Monday! It's always fun to see everyone's Christmas movie picks for the day - and hear why that particular movie is special to you!

Also... Thank you to all who shared Your Take on Countdown to Valentine's Day/Unconditional Love Movies on Tuesday! If you haven't shared your favorites yet, you are still welcome to share - HERE - or check out others responses!

Wednesday was the BIG reveal - of Your TOP Votes for the It's a Wonderful Movie Awards! Be sure to visit - HERE - to see which Movies won for Favorite Movie, Mystery, Faith/Inspirational, and Christmas! Plus, you can see the Winners for Favorite Actor, Actress, Christmas Movie Couple, and TV Movie Couple! I was so overwhelmed and honored by everyone's warm reactions to all the winners here on my site and on Twitter. Thank you all so much!

On Thursdays and Fridays - we look forward each week to Hallmark's Christmas movies! This week was no exception, as I shared this week's Christmas movies - "Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane" and "Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa"!

Since Jill Wagner starred in the latest "Christmas in Evergreen" movie and since she's currently filming "Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses" in Marietta, Georgia for this upcoming Christmas season on the Hallmark Channel... I thought I would share here some fun images - Jill recently posted to Instagram on set with her co-stars:

Jill Wagner and Matthew Davis

Jill Wagner and Donna Mills

Have a Wonderful
Last Weekend of March, Everyone!

Happy Spring Fever... as you watch the New Premiere!

Blessings to You All! Net

A Brush with Love - a Hallmark Channel "Spring Fever" Movie starring Arielle Kebbel & Nick Bateman

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: A Brush with Love

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: March 30, 2019

CAST:

Arielle Kebbel ... Jamie Spellman
Nick Bateman ... Max Hughes
Matthew Dowden ... Michael Herman
Hilary Jardine ... Ava Hughes
Adil Zaidi ... Tom
Daryl Shuttleworth ... David Spellman
Kathleen Duborg ... Debbie Spellman
Brenda M. Crichlow ... Renee
Nyla Alleyne ... Lizzy
James Rha ... Real Estate Agent
Heather-Claire Nortey ... Co-worker
Arran Henn ... Reporter

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: Jamie Spellman struggles to balance her dream of painting with the reality of such a difficult career choice, while having to choose between two men who seem perfect, but for very different reasons.

As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints a vision board that brings her success and love - only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn't who she thinks.

Movie Review:

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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks
Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

NEW on DVD: LIFETIME'S "SNOWED-INN CHRISTMAS" with ANDREW WALKER and BETHANY JOY LENZ and MORE!!!

image: Lifetime

Not only is this exciting news that some of Lifetime's Christmas Movies are coming to DVD, but they are also being released in Double Features, which means you get TWO - for the price of ONE!

"Snowed-Inn Christmas" with Andrew Walker and Bethany Joy Lenz is being released with "Wrapped Up in Christmas" with Tatyana Ali and Brendan Fehr. Both movies premiered on the Lifetime network during the 2017 Christmas season!

"Wrapped Up in Christmas"
"Snowed-Inn Christmas"
CLICK HERE FOR DVD DETAILS!

In addition to that DVD, "A Very Merry Toy Store" with Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez is also being released with "Four Christmases and a Wedding" starring Arielle Kebbel and Corey Sevier. (more below!) All of these movies are delightful holiday tales- that would make a great addition to any Christmas Movie DVD Collection!

"A Very Merry Toy Store"
"Four Christmases and a Wedding"
CLICK HERE FOR DVD DETAILS!

Did you know Andrew Walker and Bethany Joy Lenz even made a fun music video to promote Snowed-Inn Christmas?

WATCH HERE:



Want to know a little more about these movies? Read their storylines here...

image: Lifetime

"Wrapped Up in Christmas" storyline via Lifetime: Christmas is one of Heather’s (Tatyana Ali, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air") favorite times of year but this year, as the manager of the upscale Town Center Mall, she has to be the Christmas Grinch and cancel the leases of under-performing stores. One afternoon, Heather’s niece, Molly asks the mall Santa to help find a boyfriend for her beloved aunt. Unbeknownst to Molly and Heather, “Santa” is actually Ryan (Brendan Fehr, "Guardians of the Galaxy"), who is working at the mall for the holidays and helping his Aunt Patty run her failing toy store. As Heather and Ryan begin to fall for each other, they have no idea of one another's true identity: Heather who is tasked with closing his aunt's store and Ryan who is too ashamed to tell Heather that he is the actually the mall Santa. Will Molly's Christmas wish come true, or will Heather be stuck as the Town Center Grinch?

image: Lifetime

"Snowed-Inn Christmas" storyline via Lifetime: Jenna Hudson (Bethany Joy Lenz, Colony) and Kevin Jenner (Andrew Walker, A Bride for Christmas) are polar opposites, working for the same online publication in New York City. With both having nowhere they want to be for Christmas, they volunteer for a special writing assignment. After a snowstorm forces their plane to land in none other than Santa Claus, Indiana, the two are placed in a Christmas Wonderland and the focus of their story shifts to saving the historic town inn run by Carol and Christopher Winters. As the two overcome their differences, they also rediscover the magic of Christmas. But with the inn's fate in jeopardy and the return of someone from Jenna's past, Carol and Christopher lend a helping hand to bring Jenna and Kevin together. The film also stars Tasha Smith. Snowed-Inn Christmas is produced by Juliette Hagopian and is executive produced by Howard Braunstein. Gary Yates serves as a director; Carly Smale serves as the writer.

image: Lifetime

"A Very Merry Toy Store" storyline via Lifetime: Connie Forrester (Melissa Joan Hart, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch), a young single mom, and Will DiNova (Mario Lopez, Holiday in Handcuffs) each run their small, family-owned toy stores in Connecticut. Similar to their families, Connie and Will have been business rivals for year, until both of their livelihoods fall into jeopardy when the big box toy store "Roy's Toys" has its grand opening right before Christmas. In order to save their businesses, Connie and Will band together to save the stores that have defined their families for generations, and in the process, might just find love in time for Christmas. The film also stars Beth Broderick, Brian Dennehy, Billy Gardell, Mario Cantone, Dan Amboyer and Tara Strong. A Very Merry Toy Store is produced by Hartbreak Films. Paula Hart and Melissa Joan Hart executive produce. Paula serves as a director; David Breckman serves as a writer.

image: Lifetime

"Four Christmases and a Wedding" storyline via Lifetime: When event planner Chloe (Arielle Kebbel, Midnight Texas, UnREAL) is hired to plan the local Christmas Festival, she is beyond thrilled to embrace the challenge. Professionally, everything is going great, but much to the dismay of her mother (Markie Post, Christmas on the Bayou), Chloe confesses she has given up on ever finding Mr. Right. That all changes the night of the opening of the festival when she meets Evan. The two begin a whirlwind romance, but as Christmas Day nears, Chloe learns that Evan is being transferred overseas for work. What follows is three more Christmases where Chloe and Evan cross paths at the annual festival, but each year something -- or someone -- stands in the way of true love. Will a touch of Santa's magic on their fourth Christmas Eve finally bring them together?


Don't these all sound great? Each film is guaranteed, without a doubt, to get you into the holiday spirit!

"Wrapped Up in Christmas" and "Snowed-Inn Christmas"
CLICK HERE FOR DVD DETAILS!

"A Very Merry Toy Store" and "Four Christmases and a Wedding"
CLICK HERE FOR DVD DETAILS!

I want ALL of these Christmas movies on DVD!
How about you?

(If you watched the music video above, you'll get that reference!)

A special *thank you hug* to everyone
who clicks through my site to order your DVDs!

Oh, and if you're are interested in more NEW CHRISTMAS MOVIE DVD RELEASES - CLICK HERE!

Joyous Blessings, Net

LIFETIME Announces 14 NEW CHRISTMAS MOVIES for 2018 Holiday Season!

movie images courtesy: Lifetime

"It's a Wonderful Lifetime" is Back!

The Lifetime network is reviving this beloved Christmas promotional theme as the channel is becoming even more competitive during the Holiday Season... by ordering 14, yes FOURTEEN All New Original Christmas-Themed Movies to air throughout November and December, 2018!

With past well-loved movie offerings such as "Gift Wrapped Christmas," "Christmas in the City," and "Last Chance Christmas" and more recently, "Snowed-Inn Christmas" and "Christmas in Mississippi"... hearts were won over by these heartfelt, family-friendly festive Lifetime Christmas movies, that often starred actors and actresses we are familiar with on Hallmark, such as Andrew Walker, Bethany Joy Lenz, Hilarie Burton, Gabe Hogan, Meredith Hagner, Travis Milne, Wes Brown, Jana Kramer, Melissa Joan Hart, Ashley Williams, Arielle Kebbel and more!

It is certain to be a full Christmas TV Movie viewing Season... Bigger than ever for both Lifetime and Hallmark!!!

As you may recall, Hallmark officially announced the number of Christmas movies they are producing during their "Spring Fever" preview show, hosted by Danica McKellar. For the 2018 Christmas movie season, the Hallmark Channel will create 22 new Christmas films, while Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will create 12!

If you add up Lifetime and Hallmark together, well then... you have an incredible number... 48 all new Christmas movies! And, that doesn't include UP, ION, or INSP! Or, any other network... that may surprise us with a new Christmas movie! We will most likely end up with way over 60 Christmas movies for the 2018 Christmas Movie Season, a truly fantastic gift for all us TV Viewers who love Christmas Movies!!!

I hope you have enJOYed this news!!! Blessings, Net

Four Christmases and a Wedding - a Lifetime Christmas Movie Premiere starring Arielle Kebbel & Corey Sevier!

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Four Christmases and a Wedding

Network: Lifetime

Original Air Date: December 2, 2017

(*Please Note: I have NOT previewed this movie. Check ratings before viewing - According to IMDB this is rated TV-14.)

CAST:

Arielle Kebbel ... Chloe
Robyn Lawley
Markie Post
Judge Reinhold
Corey Sevier


PLOT:

Storyline via Lifetime: When event planner Chloe (Arielle Kebbel, Midnight Texas, UnREAL) is hired to plan the local Christmas Festival, she is beyond thrilled to embrace the challenge. Professionally, everything is going great, but much to the dismay of her mother (Markie Post, Christmas on the Bayou), Chloe confesses she has given up on ever finding Mr. Right. That all changes the night of the opening of the festival when she meets Evan. The two begin a whirlwind romance, but as Christmas Day nears, Chloe learns that Evan is being transferred overseas for work. What follows is three more Christmases where Chloe and Evan cross paths at the annual festival, but each year something -- or someone -- stands in the way of true love. Will a touch of Santa's magic on their fourth Christmas Eve finally bring them together?

The movie also stars Corey Sevier, Judge Reinhold and Robyn Lawley. Four Christmases and a Wedding is produced by Annuit Coeptis Entertainment. Timothy O. Johnson executive produces. Marita Grabiak serves as a director with a script by Barbara Kymlicka.


Movie Review:

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*images via: Lifetime

Hallmark Premieres Movie "Sweet Surrender" TONIGHT! (with Several Hallmark Stars - You're sure to recognize!)

Check in to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries tonight as they premiere one of the films from PixL's library of movies - based on a family owned Bed and Breakfast!

Sweet Surrender

*This news is for those of you, like myself, who don't have the PixL station, or subscribe via YouTube. Please note: this Movie first premiered on PixL in 2014, but this is the first time it will air on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

Starring in Sweet Surrender are: Adam Mayfield (Matchmaker Santa), Arielle Kebbel (Bridal Wave) Marion Ross (Happy Days, Signed, Sealed, Delivered: For Christmas), and Haylie Duff (Hats Off to Christmas)!

Storyline: After getting his heart broken by his childhood sweetheart, Tom Campbell (Adam Mayfield) escaped from his home town to join the military. Years later, Tom returns home with the news of his grandmother’s (Marion Ross) failing health. Now Tom finds himself responsible for his grandmother’s most prized possession, Cupid’s Bed and Breakfast. A town treasure, Cupid’s is known for... Click Here to Read More...

See Sweet Surrender

THURSDAY May 4, 2017

at 9pm/8c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Premieres PixL Movie "Sweet Surrender"

For those of you, like myself, who don't have the PixL station, or subscribe via YouTube - if you do have the channel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, you can look forward to watching another one of PixL's Original Movies on HMM this May! See details below! (PixL movie "When Duty Calls" first premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in March.)


MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: Sweet Surrender

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: May 4, 2017

(*This Movie first premiered on PixL in 2014!)

CAST:

Adam Mayfield ... Tom Campbell
Arielle Kebbel ... Nancy
Marion Ross ... Grandma
Haylie Duff ... Chelsea
Paul Ganus ... Chief Kip Caldwell
Timothy Bottoms ... Jerry's Dad
Jonathan Bennett ... Jerry
Sean O'Bryan ... Steve
Kellan Rhude ... Henry
Mackenzie Aladjem ... Young Chelsea
Jim Blanchette ... Water Company Man
Josh Douglas
Christina Ferraro ... Sally
Lou George ... Homer
Margot Leitman
Constance Marie ... Sandra


PLOT:

Storyline via PixL: After getting his heart broken by his childhood sweetheart, Tom Campbell (Adam Mayfield) escaped from his home town to join the military. Years later, Tom returns home with the news of his grandmother’s (Marion Ross) failing health. Now Tom finds himself responsible for his grandmother’s most prized possession, Cupid’s Bed and Breakfast. A town treasure, Cupid’s is known for its enchanting reputation of guiding guests to find love. Unfortunately, Cupid’s is in trouble. Chelsea (Haylie Duff), the mayor and Tom’s ex-flame, takes advantage of this bad news and devises a scheme to get the property sold to make way for a mall. Although pressured to save the bed and breakfast, Tom’s history of heart break makes it difficult to stand up for such a symbol of love. Sharing in his skepticism of love is Nancy (Arielle Kebbel), a new police officer in town. With Nancy’s encouragement, Tom just might make the effort to keep the landmark afloat after all.


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Catch the Wave of New TV Movies!

See the Premiere of BRIDAL WAVE

with the stars of A BRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS-

Arielle Kebbel and Andrew Walker...

 

Saturday, January 17, 2015

on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM/8c.

 

via Hallmark: With her wedding day rapidly approaching, an anxious bride-to-be has doubts about her pending marriage. At a romantic island resort, she encounters a handsome kindred spirit and must... click here to read more.

 

A Question for You: What do you think of Andrew Walker and Arielle Kebbel playing opposite of each other, again? I know actors and actresses used to do it all the time, such as: Mickey & Judy, Bogie & Bacall, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, Myrna Loy & William Powell, and so on....!

 

Plus, the Hallmark Channel will bring back the Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade fiery duo Autumn Reeser and Antonio Cupo in a few weeks for the movie I Do, I Do, I Do, which premieres during their Countdown to Valentines Day!

 

 

 

See LIFE OF A KING

with Academy Award-Winner Cuba Gooding Jr.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 18 2015

on UP-tv at 7 PM/6c.

 

via UP: "Life Of A King" is the real-life story of Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids of Washington D.C. something he never had – a future. He discovered a multitude of life lessons through... click here to read more.

 

 

 

*For additional air times for these films,

please visit the Family TV Schedule!

 

*For more details on each movie,

simply click on their movie titles:

BRIDAL WAVE

LIFE OF A KING

 

 

I hope you all have a Wonderful Weekend!

Net

Hallmark Channel Movie: BRIDAL WAVE

MOVIE REVIEW

Movie: BRIDAL WAVE

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: January 17, 2015

 

 

CAST:

Arielle Kebbel ... Georgie
Andrew Walker ... Luke
David Haydn-Jones ... Phillip
Colleen Wheeler ... Emma
Anna Van Hooft ... Melissa
Daryl Shuttleworth ... Judd
Jaclyn Smith ... Felice

PLOT:

via Hallmark: With her wedding day rapidly approaching, an anxious bride-to-be has doubts about her pending marriage. At a romantic island resort, she encounters a handsome kindred spirit and must now decide if her "perfect" fiancé is really her true love.


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