Hallmark Announces 47 New Holiday Movies in Its 2024 Lineup Starring Lacey Chabert, Angela Kinsey and More

It may still technically be summer, but Hallmark is already focused on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.

Hallmark announced Thursday, Sept. 19, that 47 new movies will premiere on Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery and Hallmark+ beginning Friday, Oct. 18, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Countdown to Christmas. The new movies will premiere every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8pm on Hallmark Channel and every Thursday at 8pm on Hallmark Mystery, as well as Wednesdays at 8pm during Thanksgiving week.

The lineup also includes the debut of two scripted holiday limited series, The murders in Imela and Holidaywhich will debut on Hallmatk+.

The murders in Imelabased on the Audible audio series of the same name, stars Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney and follows a small-town store owner with a secret over six episodes. Meanwhile, the eight-episode series Holiday starring Dennis Haysbert, John C. McGinley, Loretta Devine and Virginia Madsen and explores the chaos, joy and challenges that can come with family celebrations, fueled by the sometimes complex dynamics that don’t always make for a perfect vacation.

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Hallmark’s first reality competition, Searching for Mr. Christmaswill debut on Hallmark+ as part of the holiday lineup. Searching for Mr. Christmass, with host Jonathan Bennett and Melissa Peterman as head judge, pits 10 hot Hallmark hopefuls against each other as they face off in various festive feats in their quest to prove why they have the heart, talent, authenticity and charisma to be the best next Hallmark Superstar. The winner will make his Hallmark Channel Original Movie debut this year Happy holidays opposite Jessica Lowndes.

Also, in another reality series, Ready, Set, Glow!Hallmark star Wes Brown travels the country to shine a light on spectacular holiday lights and the special stories and people behind them.

The most important movie lines include three new sequels Christmas on Cherry Lanethe new four-film franchise Unwrapping Christmas, a Pretty Little Liars a reunion with Tammin Sursok and Brant Daugherty at Interesting things in St. Nick and Office star Angela Kinsey made her Hallmark Christmas movie debut in the Confessions of a Christmas Letter, which her Dunder Mifflin colleague Brian Baumgartner will also appear.

Read on for the full lineup.

HALLMARK CHANNEL PREMIERES

Friday, October 18: ‘It was the date before Christmas acting Robert Buckley and Amy Groening

Saturday, October 19: Holiday breakers starring Lyndsy Fonseca, Daniella Monet, Chris McNally

Sunday, October 20: Scouting for Christmas starring Tamera Mowry-Housley, Carlo Marks, Marci T. House

Tamera Mowry-Housley and Carlo Marks in ‘Scouting for Christmas’.

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Friday, October 25: Operation Nutcracker acting Ashley Newbrough, Christopher Russell

Saturday, October 26: Christmas charade acting Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier

Sunday, October 27: Christmas party on the occasion of 5 years acting Katie Findlay and Jordan Fisher

Friday, November 1: A song for two acting Ginna Claire Mason, Jordan Litz, Charlotte D’amboise

Saturday, November 2: Our holiday story acting Nikki DeLoach and Warren Christie

Sunday, November 3: Holiday mismatch acting Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick

Hallmark’s ‘Christmas Crashers’.

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Friday, November 8: Interesting things in St. Nick acting Tammin Sursok and Brant Daugherty

Saturday, November 9: Santa Claus Tell me acting Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Benjamin Ayres, Christopher Russell, Kurt Szarka

Sunday, November 10: ‘This is the time to be Irish acting Fiona Gubelmann and Eoin Macken

Friday, November 15: Christmas with the Singhs acting Anuja Joshi and Ben Hollingsworth

Saturday, November 16: Jingle Bell Run starring Ashley Williams and Andrew Walker

Sunday, November 17: Confessions of a Christmas Letter starring Angela Kinsey and Alec Santos

Friday, November 22: Christmas on call starring Sara Canning and Ser’Darius Blain

Saturday, November 23: Three wise men and a boy starring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker and Margaret Colin

Sunday, November 24: To have and for vacation acting Madeleine Arthur, Robert Bazzocchi and Eric Close

Thursday, November 28: Joyful Mrs. Miracle Debbie Macomber acting Rachel Boston, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Tanner Novlan, Matthew James Dowden and Max Lloyd-Jones

Friday, November 29: Christmas from the 90s starring Eva Bourne, Chandler Massey and Katherine Barrell

Friday, November 29: Line the walls starring Ashley Greene, Wes Brown and Danny Pellegrino

Saturday, November 30: Believe in Christmas starring Meghan Ory and John Reardon

Saturday, November 30: Holiday Touchdown: The Chiefs’ Love Story acting Hunter King, Tyler Hynes, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Riehle, Diedrich Bader, Christine Ebersole and Megyn Price

Hallmark’s ‘Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story’.

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Sunday, December 1: Christmas quest starring Lacey Chabert and Kristoffer Polah

Friday, December 6: Private Princess Christmas acting Ali Skovbye, Derek Klena and Erica Durance

Saturday, December 7: Sugared acting Maggie Lawson and Janel Parrish

Sunday, December 8: Lea’s perfect gift starring Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick and Barbara Niven

Friday, December 13: Hanukkah on the rocks starring Stacey Farber, Daren Kagasoff and Marc Summers

Saturday, December 14: Santa’s class starring Kimberley Sustad and Benjamin Ayres

Sunday, December 15: Following the Yonder Star starring Brooke D’Orsay and John Brotherton

Saturday, December 21: Happy holidays acting Jessica Lowndes and a winner yet to be announced Searching for Mr. Christmas

PREMIERES OF HALLMARK FILMS AND MYSTERIES

Thursday, October 24: This time every year acting Alison Sweeney and Niall Matter

Thursday, October 31: My sweet Austrian holiday acting Brittany Bristow and Will Kemp

Thursday, November 7: Five gold rings acting Holland Roden and Nolan Gerard Funk

Thursday, November 14: The reason for the season acting Taylor Cole and Kevin McGarry

Thursday, November 21: Roman Noel acting Julie Gonzalo and Brendan Penny

Wednesday, November 27: Christmas under lights acting Heather Hemmens and Marco Grazzini

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Thursday, December 5: Dancing in the snow acting Erica Cerra, Mark Ghanimé, Vanessa Burghardt and Dorian Giordano

Thursday, December 12: Everything I need for Christmas acting Mallory Jansen and Dan Jeannotte

Thursday, December 19: Trading Up Christmas starring Italia Ricci and Michael Xavier

HALLMARK+ PREMIERES

Thursday, October 31: The murders in Imela starring Sarah Drew, Peter Mooney and Sierra Marilyn Riley

Thursday, November 7: Consideration of Christmas: Tina’s miracle starring Natalie Hall and Alec Santos Thursday, November 14: Unboxing Christmas: Mia’s Prince acting Kathryn Davis and Nathan Witte

Thursday, November 14: Holiday starring Dennis Haysbert, Erin Cahill, Holland Roden, Ian Harding, John C. McGinley, Lindy Booth, Loretta Devine, Lucille Soong, Nazneen Contractor, Noemi Gonzalez, Osric Chau, Rachelle Lefevre, Ser’Darius Blain and Virginia Madsen Thursday, 21 November: Christmas Reflection: Lily’s Fate starring Ashley Newbrough and Torrance Coombs Thursday, November 28: Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion starring Cindy Busby and Jake Epstein

Hallmark’s ‘Seasons Greeting From Cherry Lane’.

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Thursday, December 5: Season’s Greetings from Cherry Lane starring Jonathan Bennett, Annabelle Bourke, Corey Cott, Sarah Dugdale, Shannon Kook and Vincent Rodriguez III

Thursday, December 12: Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane acting Benjamin Ayres, Catherine Bell, James Denton, Erica Durance, Julie Gonzalo and Ryan Rottman

Thursday, December 12: Ready, Set, Glow! hosted by Wes Brown

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Thursday, December 19: Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane starring John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Brooke D’Orsay, Chelsea Hobbs, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Sam Page and Matt Dusk Premiere date: Searching for Mr. Christmas hosted by Jonathan Bennett

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Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas begins Friday, October 18 at 8:00 PM ET ‘It was the date before Christmas.

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