Hallmark Channel Announces New Series: ‘The Chicken Sisters’

On the heels of Hallmark announcing the season 12 renewal of When Calls the Heart, Variety is now reporting - Hallmark is creating an all-new television series based on KJ Dell'Antonia's bestselling 2020 novel, The Chicken Sisters.

Starring in this series are: Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City, Next Stop, Christmas), Schuyler Fisk (Every Other Holiday), Genevieve Angelson (This is Us), and Wendie Malick (After All These Years, Darrow & Darrow).

Story details via Variety:
“The Chicken Sisters,” a family drama with southern charm and romance, is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants – Mimi’s and Frannie’s – has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides.” When a popular cooking show comes to town, things get more complicated as sparks begin to fly and secrets are uncovered.

The series is currently in production and will have 8 episodes coming to the Hallmark Channel later this year.

If any of you have read the book the series will be based upon, The Chicken Sisters, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

Stay tuned for further details.

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Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery - a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Movie starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick, and Lilah Fitzgerald!

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Movie: Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries AND Hallmark Channel

*Special Simulcast Showing!

Original Air Date: September 8, 2019

CAST:

Kimberly Williams-Paisley ... Claire Darrow
Tom Cavanagh ... Miles Strasberg
Wendie Malick ... Joanna Darrow
Elysia Rotaru ... Cassie Piper
Michelle Harrison ... Lt. Sarah Lang
Barclay Hope ... Raymond
Martin Cummins ... Brian Herrimann
Antonio Cayonne ... Chester
Tosca Baggoo ... Judge Batcheller
Vincent Dangerfield ... Scott
Christie Burke ... Tammy McMahon
Gelsea Wong ... Zoey
Lilah Fitzgerald ... Lou Darrow
Lini Evans ... Carol Morrison
Mark Krysko ... Sebastian MacMahon
Gail Reed ... Jill Morrison
Adam Beauchesne ... Jason Morrison
Lauren Bradley ... Marjorie Williams
Stefania Indelicato ... Officer Nancy Elderidge
Lucas Wyka ... Spencer Denny
Blake Stadel ... Dwight Morrison
Claude Knowlton ... Hugh Williams
Isla Sunar ... Meghan Piper

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: It’s not an easy decision for Claire and Joanna Darrow to accept the case of a lawyer who wronged Joanna, but it’s the right one. Cassie Piper was tricked by her bosses into leveling the accusation that ended Joanna’s New York career, and has now been similarly framed. Facing felony charges and the nightmare of losing her daughter, Cassie is desperate. When an apparent attempt on the life of her ex-boss results in another man’s death, there is ample evidence linking Cassie to the crime. Meanwhile, Claire and DA Miles Strasberg take stock of their as-yet-undefined relationship.

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Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Bettina Strauss

🎄 "Marrying Father Christmas" starring Erin Krakow, Niall Matter, and Wendie Malick - HALLMARK MOVIES AND MYSTERIES' FIRST CHRISTMAS MOVIE PREMIERE FOR 2018 🎄

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Movie: Marrying Father Christmas

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: November 4, 2018

CAST:

Erin Krakow ... Miranda Chester
Niall Matter ... Ian McAndrick
Wendie Malick ... Margaret Whitcomb
Michael Kopsa ... Andrew McAndrick
P. Lynn Johnson ... Katherine McAndrick
Julia Benson ... Ellie Whitcomb
Nevis Unipan ... Julia Whitcomb
Callum Airlie ... Mark Whitcomb
Jim Thorburn ... Peter Whitcomb
Bill Dow ... Charles Finley
Barry Flatman ... Thomas Reid
Alvin Sanders ... Pastor Eric Whalen

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark: When Miranda Chester set off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined that her investigation would lead her to both the family she had always longed for and Ian McAndrick – the love of her life. After her romantic engagement last Christmas, Miranda prepares to marry Ian surrounded by his family, and her new family, the Whitcombs. Her plans are quickly complicated when a mysterious visitor who claims to have ties to her late parents reaches out to her just days before her wedding. While Miranda navigates this new relationship, her late father’s widow, Margaret, forges a surprising romance with a friend from the past.

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Credit: ©2018 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Kailey Schwerman

Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence - - a Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Movie starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick, & Lilah Fitzgerald!

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Movie: Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Original Air Date: October 14, 2018

CAST:

Kimberly Williams-Paisley ... Claire Darrow
Tom Cavanagh ... Miles
Wendie Malick ... Joanna
Mitch Ainey ... Patrolman Roy Wingreen
Gelsea Mae ... Zoey
Caroline Cave ... Bonnie Johnson
Jordana Largy ... Laura Graham
Matthew Harrison ... Guy Hanson
Michael Patrick Denis ... Tom Graham
Lilah Fitzgerald ... Lou
Brandi Alexander ... Winnie
Gary Hetherington ... Captain Carl Carpenter
Sage Brocklebank ... Detective Webb
Matt Ellis ... Josh Milsap
Antonio Cayonne ... Chester
Jackie Minns ... Lia Carpenter
Vincent Dangerfield ... Scott
Paul McGillion ... Coach Reed
Ellie Harvie ... Detective Lafavre
Andy Thompson ... Auctioneer
Sean Morris-Reade ... Richard Copland
Anita Brown ... Katherine Mosely
Dean Monroe McKenzie ... Judge Baxter
Myrasol Martinez ... Clerk
Garfield Wilson ... Dave Peterson
Richard Keats ... D.A. Jules Trowbridge
Tosca Baggoo ... Judge Batcheller
David Dasilma ... Bailiff
Robert Underwood ... Grant Windsor

PLOT:

Storyline via Hallmark:

An earnest young policeman believes a local woman has been wrongly convicted of murder and turns to defense attorney Claire Darrow and D.A. Miles Strasberg for help. Laura Graham has steadfastly denied killing her husband Tom, but was unable to rebut the powerful evidence tying her to the crime. That evidence, however, did not include a corpse: Tom’s body was never found. As Claire and Miles’ investigation leads them down unexpected paths, Claire is increasingly certain of Laura’s innocence - and not at all certain that a murder even took place.

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