On October 27, the new Lifetime holiday movie No Time Like Christmas will debut at 8 PM.
After Emma (Kyla Pratt from Dr. Dolittle franchise) finds her college boyfriend’s engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop. Her sister Bronwyn (newcomer Rachael McLaren) believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play cupid by sending Emma to the same bed and breakfast in Vermont that Fletcher (Ed Ruttle from Good Witch and Arctic Air) is staying at one week before Christmas.
However, upon arrival, Emma is not only shocked to bump into her first love after all these years, but also his vivacious daughter. Throughout the week, the two fight their feelings for one another as they plan a Christmas Eve show in hopes of saving the local theater.
The Lifetime movie The Road Home for Christmas will debut on October 26 at 8 PM.
Two rival musicians, Lindsay (Marla Sokoloff from Fuller House and The Fosters) and Wes (Rob Mayes from Mistresses and Frequency), who perform in a dueling piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road trip to their neighboring hometowns together.
During the drive, the mismatched pair find themselves surrounded by Santa conventioneers, saving a Christmas nativity play, performing onstage in Nashville with music royalty (the one and only Marie Osmond), and braving a massive snowstorm which just may lead them to making sweet music together.
On October 26, the new holiday movie Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.
Former interior designer Abbey Fuller (Jill Wagner from the Mystery 101 franchise) traded the uncertainties of running a small business for a 9-5 job that lets her keep a consistent schedule for her five-year-old son Max (newcomer, youngster Wyatt Hunt). Her talent and passion for the work are undeniable and her friend, wealthy widow Caroline Sinclair (veteran actress Donna Mills of Knots Landing fame), is eager to see Abbey re-launch her career. And Caroline has just the project to get her started: redecorating the grand Sinclair family estate, which recently became home to Caroline’s son, Nick (Matthew Davis from The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies), the CEO of Sinclair Enterprises.
It’s an exciting opportunity – and a daunting one, given the size of the estate and the aesthetic nightmare of its current furnishings. Moreover, Abbey has less than four weeks to complete work on the ground floor, where Nick will host the Christmas Eve gala that could make or break the expansion of the family business. But the biggest challenge may be Nick himself, a buttoned-up workaholic who is too busy to give Abbey any direction.
Plunging into the task at hand, Abbey works her magic not only on the Sinclair Estate, but also on Nick, who begins to show glimpses of the kind, thoughtful man behind the reserved façade. Just as they are edging closer together, a misunderstanding threatens to put the mistletoe out of reach.
Here is a trailer for Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses:
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Merry Christmas Match will debut on October 25 at 9 PM.
Corey Calvin (Ashley Newbrough) works in the small-town antiques shop her late father opened and her mom (Hunter star Stepfanie Kramer) tries to keep afloat. When her best friend leaves Harmony for TV stardom in Los Angeles, Corey settles for staying behind, her big city dreams of becoming a theater director sidelined. Keeping the shop open to honor her dad’s memory matters more to Corey, as does staying on as creative director of Harmony’s annual Christmas Pageant.
When real estate heir and Los Angeles hunk Ryder Donnelly (Kyle Dean Massey) comes into the store to browse, more than Christmas lights twinkle in Corey’s shop. As their relationship warms, Ryder implores Corey to think about what they might have between them. An unexpected thoughtful gift from Ryder persuades her to attend a Christmas charity gala at the Donnelly family estate. Their eyes meet again – until a misunderstanding over a past relationship of his threatens to undo everything.
The big night of the annual Christmas Pageant in Harmony finally arrives and, much to Corey’s shock, Ryder shows up. He explains the misunderstanding from his parents’ party and has even
more surprises in store for her. Now Corey must decide what she really wants and learn to listen to her heart.
The cast includes Lindsey Gort (Titans and The Carrie Diaries), John DeLuca (Disney’s Teen Beach Movie franchise), Matt McCoy (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) and Ashley Fink (Glee).
On October 25, the holiday movie Sweet Mountain Christmas will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.
Country music star Laney Blu (Megan Hilty) hasn’t been back to her Tennessee hometown in years. It wasn’t the kindest place to grow up, so when her career skyrocketed at 17 she was happy to leave it behind. Though she’s set to headline a Christmas concert in NYC, Laney decides to make a quick pit stop to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself stranded in the town, and is roped into taking part in a local Christmas concert. As Laney spends more time in her hometown, it becomes less and less like she remembered it. She begins to fall in the love with the people, place and just maybe, a handsome snowplow driver named Robbie (Marcus Rosner). When the storm lets up, will Laney head off to NYC or will home be where her heart is?
On October 23, the cable run series premiere of The Cry will debut on Sundance at 11 PM.
The series is based on the best-selling novel by Helen FitzGerald, following Joanna (Jenna Coleman from Doctor Who) and Alistair (Ewen Leslie from Top of the Lake and Rake) — young parents who travel from Scotland to a small town in Australia to visit family and fight for custody of Alistair’s daughter, Chloe (Markella Kavenagh), against his Australian ex-wife, Alexandra (Asher Keddie).
Joanna is already struggling with being a first-time mom and soon after their arrival, find themselves at the center of an unthinkable tragedy, as their newborn son Noah goes missing.
On October 19, the Lifetime original telefilm Patsy & Loretta will debut at 8 PM.
Based on the untold true story of the friendship between two of country music’s greatest icons, Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty from Smash) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller from Broadway’s Waitress and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical). When they first met, Patsy was already one of the biggest stars in country music while Loretta was just a coal miner’s daughter, starting off with little to her name but a $17 guitar. Instead of seeing Loretta as competition, Patsy took Loretta under her wings to help her make it in Nashville.
Soon, they became close friends, touring together, bonding over their husband troubles and commiserating on being females in the male-dominated music business. Then in 1963, the country music community was struck with a tragedy when at just age 30, Patsy died in a plane crash. Despite the devastating loss of her friend, Loretta continued on in the industry and is today, known as the First Lady of Country Music. To this day, Loretta remains grateful to Patsy for her mentorship and above all, friendship, as the country music trailblazer that paved the way for Loretta.
The cast includes Janine Turner, Joe Tippett and Kyle Schmid.
The series premiere of Catherine the Great will debut on HBO on October 21 at 10 PM.
This four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Helen Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. It follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Jason Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms.
On October 20, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver debut at 9 PM.
A well-known magician drops dead in the middle of a dangerous trick on stage in front of a packed audience, but when the sudden death turns out to be murder, New York Sentinel Crosswords editor (and part-timer sleuth) Tess Harper (Lacey Chabert) and NYPD detective Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliott) team up to discover exactly whose sleight of hand is behind the deadly “now you see him, now you don’t” stunt. Together, they must uncover the not-so-obvious clues and work their investigative magic to bring a killer to justice.
The new HBO drama Watchmen will debut on October 20 at 9 PM.
The series takes place in an alternative, contemporary reality in the United States, in which masked vigilantes became outlawed due to their violent methods. Despite this, some gather around in order to start a revolution while others are out to stop it before it is too late, as a greater question rises above them all; who watches the Watchmen?
The ensemble cast includes Don Johnson, Frances Fisher, James Wolk, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Louis Gossett, Jr., Regina King, Tom Mison and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II [among others].
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