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The Hallmark Channel holiday movie The Christmas Charade will debut on October 26 at 8 PM.

Whitney (Rachel Skarsten), a cautious librarian raised by home security experts, finds herself in a real-life adventure when a blind date mix-up leads her into an undercover FBI operation. Forced to pose as the girlfriend of Special Agent Josh (Corey Sevier), she helps him track down an art thief targeting the Saint Nicholas Ruby at a Christmas Eve charity ball. As the stakes rise, Whitney must embrace her inner action hero to save the day—and her family—just in time for Christmas.

There is currently no trailer available for The Christmas Charade.

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The Great American Family holiday sequel movie A Christmas Castle Proposal will debut on October 26 at 8 PM.

Olivia (Rhiannon Fish), a commoner, travels with Prince Alexander (Mitchell Bourke) to his family’s magical palace, Torovia so their families can spend a first Christmas together. The couple’s plans for an enchanted Christmas are threatened by comedic mishaps caused by cultural differences between the families.

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The Hallmark+ movie The Groomsmen: Second Chances will debut online on October 24.

Danny (Jonathan Bennett) finds the courage to admit his romantic feelings for his best friend, when he is asked to be the best man at his wedding in Greece.

Tyler Hynes co-stars as Jackson, a stylish and charming social media agent and B.J. Britt co-stars as Pete, a kind-hearted pediatrician with a knack for planning.

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On October 24, the Amazon Prime movie Canary Black will debut online.

It follows Agent Avery Graves (Kate Beckinsale) as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband (Rupert Friend).

The cast includes the late Ray Stevenson, Saffron Burrows and Ben Miles.

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The Hallmark Channel holiday movie This Time Each Year will debut on October 24 at 8 PM.

Lauren (Alison Sweeney) and Kevin (Niall Matter) were once happily married and thriving as a family, but the couple has spent almost the past year in a trial separation and are working hard to co-parent their young son Charlie. Kevin is determined to make their family whole again and it’s clear he and Lauren still care for each other deeply.

When Lauren’s mother (Laura Soltis) suddenly comes into town, she asks Kevin to pretend they’re still together as she hasn’t yet broken the news to her. As they try to keep up this ruse, they begin to remember what life was like and Lauren sees the strides Kevin has made to get back on the right path and just maybe, this holiday will be a season of healing and bring happiness back into their lives.

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On October 20, the Great American Family holiday movie Christmas Wreaths and Ribbons will debut at 8 PM.

A wreathmaker (Kristin Wollett) slips on ice and injures her arm which puts her holiday wreath deliveries in jeopardy until a selfless neighbor (Casey Elliott) steps up to keep her business afloat.

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The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Scouting for Christmas will debut on October 20 at 8 PM.

Angela (Tamera Mowry-Housley) has been a busy realtor since her amicable divorce a couple of years ago to Dakota, a paleontologist whose adventures kept him anywhere but home. Now, she is a devoted if often harried, single mom to a smart and loving 10-year-old girl, Brooklyn. Angela’s busy schedule makes it hard for her to find time for much of anything — or anyone — else.

As it is, she can barely get Brooklyn to her scout meetings on time, much to the disapproval of the other mothers. When Brooklyn gets the idea to have William (Carlo Marks), the owner of her favorite bakery, cater her scout troop’s posh annual holiday event, she asks Angela to work with him on pitching the idea to the moms in charge. Despite sensing that her daughter might be trying to play cupid, she agrees to help and finds herself enjoying time with him, but is reluctant to open her heart and life to someone new. When Dakota returns, missing her, Angela must decide what is best for her daughter and best for her heart.

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On October 19, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie Holiday Crashers will debut at 8 PM.

Best friends Toni (Lyndsy Fonseca) and Bri (Daniella Monet) have worked at the same card shop for more years than they should as both struggle to find their true life’s path. This holiday season, Toni and Bri decide to shake up their humdrum world by creating new identities to crash the amazing Christmas parties from the shop’s confidential invitations.

All harmless fun!

Until Toni gets mistaken for a lawyer, which isn’t too far off the mark since she did finish law school… just never completed the bar exam. Toni and Bri are then whisked away to a fancy corporate Christmas retreat in the snowy Vermont mountains by handsome business mogul, Justin (Chris McNally), whose crush on Toni is real even if her legal career isn’t. And Bri is along for the ride as she has eyes for Vinny (Jag Bal), a valet who may have a secret of his own.

Can a distraction help Bri find what path in life she’s supposed to follow? Will Toni end up with the guy of her dreams or in a blizzard of trouble?

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