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When a woman returns home to save her family’s beloved chocolate shop, she finds unexpected love and a renewed appreciation for what matters most. This sweet holiday romance celebrates family, community and the lasting power of tradition.
The movie stars Angela Cole and Joel Berg.
Here is a trailer for Chocolate for Christmas:
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Michaela (Lindura) is a rigid accountant who steps in to help her brother care for his young son Danny while Danny’s military mom is deployed over Christmas. When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Brendan Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control. As they set out to capture festive moments for the scrapbook, unexpected mishaps turn into meaningful traditions – and sparks begin to fly. Through Danny’s project, Michaela learns to embrace imperfection and open her heart, while Bryan rethinks his future as a traveling substitute teacher.
Here is a trailer for Merry Memories:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On November 2, the Roku Channel holiday movie The Holiday Spark will debut online. The film follows Dean (Joey Graziadei), a perpetually single firefighter, who teams up with Laura (Jamie Chung), a children’s book illustrator, to plan an unforgettable holiday party for his firehouse. As they collaborate, both begin to reconsider their views on romance and whether love at first “spark” might be real.
It’s Election Night on November 3 so make sure to check out ABC, CBS and NBC for their coverage as well as updates from many other channels like MSNOW and elsewhere.
On November 4, the second season of All’s Fair will premiere online on Hulu; meanwhile, that same night, the 300th episode of Chicago Fire will air on NBC at 9 PM.
The new Amazon Prime series The Greatest will debut online on November 4. The 8-part limited series chronicles Muhammad Ali’s (Jaalen Best) life, career highs/lows, triumphs/struggles in/out of the ring. The cast includes Omari Hardwick, Reno Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi.
Also on November 4, the Netflix feature film A Dog’s Perfect Christmas will debut online. The movie will follow a family in crisis where a teenager, her grandfather, and his trusty basset hound struggle to keep the household together at Christmas. The movie stars Dennis Quaid, Milo Ventimiglia, Jennifer Tilly, Mary Steenburgen and Brooke Lena Johnson.
The Roku Channel movie Second Chance Holiday will debut online on November 5. Dating expert Chelsey Banks (Ayesha Curry) is cursed with a string of Christmas breakups. Determined to change her luck, she heads home for a fresh start and fate brings her back together with her high school sweetheart (Matthew Daddario), sparking questions about whether her bad luck is actually the universe guiding her toward her first love.
On November 5, the second season of the Netflix drama Black Doves will premiere online; meanwhile that same night, the third season of Mistletoe Murders will premiere on Hallmark Channel at 8 PM. And also that day, the Netflix series North of North will air its second season premiere online.
The UPtv holiday movie Snowbody Like You will debut on November 5 at 8 PM. A holiday first date ends in a misunderstanding with Peyton (Kelley Jakle) and Ethan (Colton Little) going their separate ways. Years later, a Christmas blizzard brings them back together, giving them one more chance to discover if the magic between them is lasting. The movie also stars Lana McKissack.
On November 6, Sheriff Country and Fire Country will air crossover episodes on CBS at 8 and 9 PM respectively.
The Hallmark Channel movie Merry Memories will debut at 8 PM on November 6. Michaela (Lindura) is a rigid accountant who steps in to help her brother care for his young son Danny (Omi Fitzpatrick-Gonzales) while Danny’s military mom is deployed over Christmas. When Danny is assigned to create a holiday scrapbook for his mom, Michaela reluctantly accepts help from his free-spirited substitute teacher, Bryan (Brendan Morgan), whose creativity clashes with her need for preciseness and control. As they set out to capture festive moments for the scrapbook, unexpected mishaps turn into meaningful traditions – and sparks begin to fly. Through Danny’s project, Michaela learns to embrace imperfection and open her heart, while Bryan rethinks his future as a traveling substitute teacher.
The UPtv holiday movie Chocolate for Christmas will debut on November 6 at 8 PM. When a woman returns home to save her family’s beloved chocolate shop, she finds unexpected love and a renewed appreciation for what matters most. This sweet holiday romance celebrates family, community and the lasting power of tradition. The movie stars Angela Cole and Joel Berg.
On November 7, the Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Unplugged will debut at 8 PM. Sally (Nikki DeLoach), an art teacher, has spent the last 10 years honoring the memory of her late husband Jake while raising their children, Keegan and Boo. Feeling like she’s finally ready for love, she joins a dating app and is matched with Damon (Juan Pablo Di Pace), her former colleague who taught her kids’ kindergarten class. Jake had co-founded a web platform that preserved family home videos. When a server migration wipes out Sally’s treasured videos of him – and her phone containing backup copies accidentally shatters – the only hope is finding the original tapes. She doesn’t want Keegan and Boo to know about the missing videos so to buy time until they’re recovered, Sally institutes a screen-free Christmas for her family while secretly searching for the tapes. After she connects with Damon at his uncle’s antique store, he joins the hunt and the two grow closer. Keegan and Boo soon discover the joys of unplugging and spending quality time with their grandparents, who also come around and embrace the experiment after begrudgingly agreeing. With every lead exhausted, Sally is forced to admit the videos may be gone forever. As the fate of the tapes is in flux, the family learns the importance of cherishing old memories and creating new ones.
The second season premiere of The Institute will air on MGM+ on November 8 at 9 PM; meanwhile that same day, there will be a special airing of a new episode of the new CBS drama Cupertino at 8 PM in place of a new episode of Marshals.
Lastly, also on November 8, the Hallmark Channel movie A Season of Promises will debut at 8 PM. Heidi (Brooke D’Orsay) and Sophie (Ali Liebert) are sisters who couldn’t be more different – Heidi is buttoned-up and laser focused on landing the play-by-play job for the local pro hockey team while Sophie is following her dream of making it in stand-up comedy while waitressing. Though a years-ago rift following their mother’s passing have pulled the sisters apart, what they do share is a deep love for their father Ed (James Denton). When a fainting episode lands him in the hospital Heidi and Sophie rush to his side. Hating seeing their father in that state – and still alone four years after losing their mother – the sisters decide to set aside their differences and team up to play Cupid at Christmas. As Heidi and Sophie work together to prepare Ed for the dating world in the hope he’ll find someone special in time for the holiday, they each go on their own journeys that bring them unexpected joy, love and peace for Christmas.
Mark your calendars!
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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: The holiday movie The Holiday Spark will debut online on the Roku Channel today.
6 PM:
A Danish Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Encore)
Forrest Gump movie on BBC America
Legally Blonde movie on Paramount Network
6:25 PM:
Finding Nemo (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Back to the Future movie on AMC
Thor: Ragnarok movie on FX
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie on Syfy
8 PM:
FBI on CBS (NEW)
Private Eyes West Coast on The CW (NEW)
The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore)
American Hostage on MGM+ (Encore)
Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore)
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (Encore)
A Dream of Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Five Gold Rings movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Devil Wears Prada movie on Paramount Network
The Hunt for Red October movie on Showtime 2
9 PM:
CIA on CBS (NEW)
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent on The CW (NEW)
MobLand on Showtime (NEW)
Treasure Island on MGM+ (Encore)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
A Few Good Men movie on BBC America
Finding Dory (animated) movie on Freeform
9:30 PM:
The Gilded Age on HBO 2 (Encore)
Back to the Future Part II movie on AMC
The Golden Compass movie on Syfy
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom movie on TNT
10 PM:
American Hostage on MGM+ (Encore)
Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore)
A Grand Ole Opry Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Royal Nanny movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Thor: Love and Thunder movie on FX
10:15 PM:
Patriot Games movie on Showtime 2
10:30 PM:
Legally Blonde movie on Paramount Network
Enjoy!
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Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATION
Criminal Minds: Evolution will come to an end after its upcoming fifth season on Paramount+. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Freeform has given the fantasy series Coven Academy a second season renewal. (Variety)
Netflix has given The Diplomat a fifth season renewal. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Veteran actor Bill Nighy has joined the upcoming horror thriller Apple TV series Ascension, which will star Outlander alum Caitriona Balfe. The series will follow Rose (Balfe), a relentless documentary filmmaker and recently divorced mother, who is brilliant at uncovering others’ truths but struggles to resolve her own. When Rose begins a project on a mysterious 20th-century cult known as the Church of Ascension, she finds unexpected refuge in its teachings – until she discovers something far more insidious beneath.” Details on what role Nighy will play is being kept under wraps, though. (Variety)
Yellowjackets alum Melanie Lynskey will star in the Paramount+ limited drama Mushroom Murders that will be set in Australia, focusing on the infamous Leongatha mushroom murders. Lynskey will play Erin Patterson who had been convicted in the case. In 2023, Erin Patterson served individual beef wellingtons to her estranged in-laws and their relatives at a lunch in her Victoria home in Australia. Unbeknownst to her guests, Patterson allegedly prepared the food with highly toxic death cap mushrooms, resulting in the deaths of three guests. The series will depict the 97 days between the now infamous lunch and Patterson’s subsequent arrest. Patterson’s trial drew nationwide attention with her 2025 sentencing broadcast live where she was sentenced to at least 33 years in prison. (Deadline)
John Goodman has joined the second season of the Netflix drama The Beast in Me, playing Jack the father of Aggie, who is played by Claire Danes who will be reprising her role. Exact plot details are currently under wraps, though. (Variety)
Camryn Manheim (The Practice) will have a key recurring role in season two of ABC’s drama 9-1-1: Nashville where she will play Dr. Marcia Zellner, a brilliant, emotionally complex clinical therapist and crisis manager who joins the call center to support the dispatchers as they deal with the mysterious Pharaoh killer terrorizing Nashville with his Biblical Plagues. However, as we’ll soon discover, Dr. Zellner harbors a dark grudge and is far more twisted and conniving than anyone can possibly imagine. (Deadline)
Lanterns alum Poorna Jagannathan has joined the upcoming Hulu pilot Young Americans that will star Scandal alum Scott Foley. The series will follow what happens as the children of the nation’s elite battle it out at Capitol Crest Academy in Washington, D.C. Their teenage dramas begin to mirror the larger political games of their parents. Amidst the secrets, scandals, and deadly ambitions, a forbidden romance between two students from opposing political families threatens to escalate tensions to a breaking point. Jagannathan will play Maya Washburn. Once a close friend and political ally of the President (Foley), Maya is now a controversial senator galvanizing a disillusioned electorate just as her son is falling in love with the President’s daughter. (Deadline)
Veteran actor Alfred Molina has joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ series Ascent, which will star Viola Davis and Outlander alum Sam Heughan. The series will be a character-driven thriller set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control. Molina will play Sebastian, the formidable head of Ascent Ventures who has begun to consider which of his top agents might succeed him while Heughan will play Conal, one of Ascent Ventures top agents and Davis will play Catriona is an elite corporate fixer who must weaponize the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Star Trek alum Michael Dorn will star in the sci-fi flick Life 2.0 for which he also wrote and directed. His cast members will include Star Trek vets Marina Sirtis, Michelle Hurd and Dominic Keating. Dorn will play an operative in deep-space isolation, with only an AI hologram for company, until an enigmatic new companion arrives. An accident uncovers the truth about their origins, forcing a fight for survival against motives engineered back on Earth. Details on who the other cast members will play has yet to be announced. (Deadline)
STREAMING MOVIE NEWS
Hailee Steinfeld and Miles Teller will star in the 2027 rom-com Netflix movie Winter Games that will be set in the high-stakes arena of the Winter Olympic Games A perpetually overlooked skier and a self-sabotaging hockey legend collide at their breaking points. Their unexpected connection threatens her medal chances and his shot at a comeback as they navigate romance and redemption in the Olympic Village. (What’s on Netflix)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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The UPtv holiday movie Snowbody Like You will debut at 8 PM on November 5.
A holiday first date ends in a misunderstanding with Peyton (Kelley Jakle) and Ethan (Colton Little) going their separate ways. Years later, a Christmas blizzard brings them back together, giving them one more chance to discover if the magic between them is lasting.
The movie also stars Lana McKissack.
Here is a trailer for Snowbody Like You:
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Dating expert Chelsey Banks (Ayesha Curry) is cursed with a string of Christmas breakups. Determined to change her luck, she heads home for a fresh start and fate brings her back together with her high school sweetheart (Matthew Daddario), sparking questions about whether her bad luck is actually the universe guiding her toward her first love.
Here is a trailer for Second Chance Holiday:
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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Hudson & Rex on UPtv. Check your local listings for episodes and airtimes.
6:40 PM:
The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore)
7 PM:
Ocean’s Eleven movie on The CW
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet movie on Cinemax
National Treasure movie on FX
7:30 PM:
The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore)
8 PM:
Marshals on CBS (NEW)
Professor T on PBS (NEW)
A Danish Christmas movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
Mrs. Doubtfire movie on ABC
Jurassic World movie on Encore
9 PM:
Tracker on CBS (NEW)
The Gilded Age on HBO (NEW – Season Premiere)
American Hostage on MGM+ (NEW – Finale)
Maigret on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
The Walking Dead: Dead City on AMC (Encore)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows movie on Cinemax
9:30 PM:
A Journal for Jordan movie on FXM
9:45 PM:
S.W.A.T. Exiles on Starz (Encore)
10 PM:
Treasure Island on MGM+ (NEW)
The Gold on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
Marshals on CBS (Encore)
The Walking Dead: Dead City on AMC (Encore)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie on FX
10:30 PM:
Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Starz (Encore)
Enjoy!
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The movie will follow a family in crisis where a teenager, her grandfather, and his trusty basset hound struggle to keep the household together at Christmas.
The movie stars Dennis Quaid, Milo Ventimiglia, Jennifer Tilly, Mary Steenburgen and Brooke Lena Johnson.
Here is a trailer for A Dog’s Perfect Christmas:
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The 8-part limited series chronicles Muhammad Ali’s (Jaalen Best) life, career highs/lows, triumphs/struggles in/out of the ring.
The cast includes Omari Hardwick, Reno Wilson and Giovanni Ribisi.
Here is a trailer for The Greatest:
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