Here is the short list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week, specifically this coming weekend:
On October 21, the Lifetime movie The Watcher in the Woods will debut at 8 PM. Based on the 1980’s cult classic film, Anjelica Huston stars as Mrs. Aylwood, the distraught mother whose daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When Jan Carstairs (relative newcomer Tallulah Evans) and her family move into the idyllic Aylwood manor for the summer, Mrs. Aylwood is taken aback by Jan’s striking resemblance to Karen. The family is warned against entering the surrounding woods, but Jan and her little sister Ellie (relative newcomer Dixie Egerickx) hear voices coming from the forest. Strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen’s disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape. The movie is executive produced and directed by actress Melissa Joan Hart (Melissa & Joey and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch).
Also on October 21, the made-for-TV Hallmark Channel movie A Harvest Wedding will debut at 9 PM. Sarah Bloom, an up and coming wedding planner in New York, is hired to plan the most anticipated wedding of the season. However, she learns the bride is from Sarah’s home town of Williamstown, Massachusetts, and wants her wedding on the family farm, which is now being run by the bride’s older brother – who is also Sarah’s first love. The film Jill Wagner (Teen Wolf and the Hallmark Channel movie Autumn Dreams) and Victor Webster (Continuum and the Hallmark Channel movies Summer Villa and Love Blossoms).
The series finale of the AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire will air on October 21 at 9 PM.
On October 22, the Hallmark Channel series Good Witch will air a special two-hour Halloween special called Spellbound at 8 PM. A long-forgotten prophecy is unearthed in the basement of city hall and – when the things that were predicted to happen actually start to come true – the people of Middleton begin to fear that this might be the year of a horrible curse that could change their lives forever. And as Halloween night approaches, Cassie (series lead Catherine Bell) comes to realize that she and Sam (series lead James Denton) might be the key to ending the curse and saving their town.
Also on October 22, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Darrow & Darrow will debut at 9 PM. Claire Darrow, a lawyer, fights for what’s right, regardless of whether it makes her a dime. Naomi, Claire’s estranged mother and a lawyer as well, would rather make a profit. They clash on nearly everything, even on the best way to raise Claire’s daughter, Louise. The film stars Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh and Wendie Malick.
Lastly on October 22, the 8th season premiere of The Walking Dead will air at 9 PM on AMC.
Mark your calendar!
