Hallmark television series and TV films

[OceanBlue]

First of all, I haven't selected a flag icon for this thread, as it will be about the North American and Australian DVD releases of Hallmark's various series of television films (Christmas, drama, murder mystery and romance). I can't see these getting Blu-ray releases by Hallmark (in North America) and Via Vision (in Australia), and at the moment it's getting slightly frustrating with how slow the more recent TV films are making their way to the UK (since the Christmas in July season finished on UK channel Movies 24 only one new murder mystery TV film (I like the murder mystery TV films the most) has premiered in the UK on normal TV channels (that I know of). It could be that Channel Five in the UK have the UK TV premiere rights to some of them (they showed the first three Crossword Mysteriess first).

Anyway, I know that these TV films have their critics (a few years ago, and with some critics here in the UK media, they had a reputation for being repetitive etc.). Speaking for myself, I find them a good alternative to the television series I watch. The murder mysteries are a good watch, and occasionly I don't guess who the culprit is. They are like a reliably, comfortable pair of slippers with an occasional slight edge (there is some threat, but nothing unpleasant (don't think I've described it well, but that's how I see it).

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Below is the link to the North America discussion thread Hallmark Movies on Blu-ray, started by fellow member DaBargainHunta:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...light=hallmark

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Note: This thread, like the North America sub-forum thread Hallmark on Blu-ray, is a trolling-free area. People who want to post about Hallmark's TV films and series should be able to without being afraid of or put off (directly and indirectly) by a minority of members. One bit of helpful advice I have (and something I try to stick to) is to switch off from and ignore troublesome posts. Trolling etc. and troublemaking is not welcome.

[OceanBlue]

Some of the forthcoming Via Vision releases of Hallmark murder mystery TV films (source: Deep Discount):

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Collection One to Three - Friday 29th October
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Movie & Season One - Friday 24th September.

And some of the Via Vision releases which have been released in the past few months (source: Deep Discount):

Good Witch: Seasons One to Three (includes Good Witch: Halloween and Good Witch: Secrets of Grey House Halloween specials) - released at the end of July

Martha's Vineyard Mystery Collection One (A Beautiful Place to Die, Riddled with Deceit and Ships in the Night) - released in late June

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Movie Collection One - released in December last year
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Movie Collection Two - released in December last year.

[OceanBlue]

A forthcoming Hallmark release of a Hallmark drama series (source: Deep Discount):

Good Witch: Season Seven (aka the seventh and final season) - Tuesday 26th October.

And some of the Hallmark releases which have been released in the past twelve months (source: Deep Discount):

Chesapeake Shores: Season Four (*)
Crossword Mysteries: Three-Movie Collection (the first three in the series, A Puzzle to Die For, Proposing Murder and Abracadaver)
Mystery 101: Three-Movie Collection (the first three in the series, Mystery 101, Playing Dead and Words Can Kill)
Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery (the fifth in the series)
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Three-Movie Collection (Silent Witness, Her Last Breath and Prediction Murder)
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery (the fourth in the series).

(*) - the current season airing on Hallmark in the States is the fifth season.

[2112rushfan]

Thank you for this info. My mom loves the Hallmark movies

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by 2112rushfan

Thank you for this info. My mom loves the Hallmark movies

You're welcome. I know it's not a full list of the titles they've released (there are loads of Hallmark Christmas television film DVD volumes).

I'm not sure if it's premiered on Hallmark in the States yet, but there is a one-off (not the first in a new series) murder mystery TV film called Redemption in Cherry Springs.

Have recorded from yesterday, Sand Dollar Cove (stars Chad Michael Murray, who has appeared in at least one other Hallmark TV film, which also starred Torrey DeVitto from Chicago Med, called Write Before Christmas). It premiered on Movies 24 yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.

[Pulp Hero]

I believe Redemption in Cherry Springs aired in the US this past weekend (maybe the weekend before). Decent telemovie, I'm surprised that RiCS is just a one-off as it seems primed to be the start of a series.

The Aurora Teagarden mysteries are among the stronger mystery movie offerings. The site shows a 6 movie collection on DVD released this past February in the US, I think it's the first 6 telefilms:

Aurora Teagarden: 6-Movie Collection: (A Bone to Pick / Real Murders / Three Bedrooms, One Corpse / The Julius House / Dead Over Heels / A Bundle of Trouble)

[OceanBlue]

Watched this week, a one-off Hallmark TV film called Sand Dollar Cove, which premiered on Hallmark in the States earlier this year around June-time (wouldn't mind seeing a follow-up, as it had a Chesapeake Shores vibe to it). The cast included Chad Michael Murray and an actress who I recognised from a short-lived series called Hellcats, Aly Michalka.

Pulp Hero, I'll check and see if further Aurora Teagarden Mysteries have had physical media releases (I think there have been). The most recent two new entries in the series haven't yet premiered on television over here (Til Death Do Us Part and Honeymoon, Honeymurder).

[OceanBlue]

Had hoped Hallmark or Via Vision would do a boxset containing the four (to date) Christmas in Evergreen television films. Have seen the first two in the listings a few times but have not watched them yet.

Don't know about Australia, but Hallmark have released each of the four Christmas in Evergreen television films separately in the States (Christmas in Evergreen, Letters to Santa, Tidings of Joy and Bells Are Ringing).

[Chedwiggen]

10/5/21



10/12/21



Hallmark 3-movie collection- Crown For Christmas/ Christmas Melody/ It's Christmas, Eve [no photo yet ]

10/19/21



10/26/21

and a re-release of

Good Witch season 7 [no photo yet]

11/2/21



11/9/21



When Calls The Heart- Greatest Christmas Wish/ Home For Christmas [no photo yet]

11/16/21



12/7/21



12/14/21



12/21/21

Amazing Winter Romance/ Snowkissed 2-pack [no photo yet]

[Chedwiggen]

A work in progress

[Chedwiggen]

Via Vision Entertainment

[OceanBlue]

Chedwiggen, many thanks for your above contributions.

[Chedwiggen]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Chedwiggen, many thanks for your above contributions.

You're welcome. Seeing a lot of these are out of print isn't fun though, I've got to go through my dvds and make a priority list of wants this weekend before anymore disappear.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Chedwiggen

You're welcome. Seeing a lot of these are out of print isn't fun though, I've got to go through my dvds and make a priority list of wants this weekend before anymore disappear.

Read elsewhere here earlier, that Deep Discount have currently got a 15% discount code offer on (the discussion thread is in the Movie and TV Deals sub-forum).

[OceanBlue]

Just double-checked the Via Vision section of your posts above Chedwiggen, and it's not there (was checking Via Vision's website for another television title, and saw that being released in Australia in mid-November is Chronicle Mysteries Collection Two. It has the two most recent TV films in the series, The Deep End and Helped to Death).

[russgup]

Still waiting for The Dancing Detective to get a UK airing but see there is a DVD release due in February 2024 as part of a 6 movie collection

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lacey-Chabe...%2C351&sr=1-12

Due in January 2024

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallmark-2-...5&s=dvd&sr=1-4

Due in February 2024

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallmark-Ch...d%2C178&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallmark-Tr...5&s=dvd&sr=1-3

Due in March 2024

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hallmark-Mo...5&s=dvd&sr=1-1

[russgup]

If you enjoyed the "simple" time travel nature of A Biltmore Christmas I have heard good things about this Hallmark series, that also features time travel, and it had it's Season 1 DVD release in September:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Way-Home-Se...d%2C420&sr=1-1

Not ordered it yet as got a lot of other stuff to watch but will likely get it later this month

[OceanBlue]

Quite enjoyed the TV film Inheritance Lost (aka The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost) last week (it premiered on UK TV on Channel 5). Hopefully, more get made.

Checked Deep Discount recently for new Hallmark titles on DVD (and Blu-ray), and among the pre-order titles is a US DVD set containing the three (to date) TV films in The Curious Caterer series, out in the States on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. The Amazon.com and Deep Discount DVD pre-order listing pages are below (source of the front cover artwork: Amazon.com):

https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Caterer-3-Movie-Collection-Chocolate/dp/B0CQ24TSPH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13HO7XYX0CWGW&keywords=The+Curious +Caterer&qid=1704762432&s=movies-tv&sprefix=the+curious+caterer%2Cmovies-tv-intl-ship%2C166&sr=1-1

https://www.deepdiscount.com/curious...s/767685169582

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There is also a US DVD set containing the five Murder, She Baked TV films, as well as a US DVD release of the first TV film in the continuation series Hannah Swensen Mysteries (three to date, the most recent premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries during last fall/autumn in the States), "Sweet Revenge":

https://www.amazon.com/Murder-She-Baked-Complete-Collection/dp/B07G2DLVGB/ref=sr_1_3?crid=39I3KTG8YCFFG&keywords=Murder+She+ Baked&qid=1704763148&refinements=p_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650304011&rnid=2650303011&s=movies-tv&sprefix=murder+she+baked%2Cmovies-tv-intl-ship%2C189&sr=1-3

https://www.deepdiscount.com/murder-...n/767685160169

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The Amazon.com and Deep Discount DVD listing page links for Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (Murder, She Baked VI), followed by the front cover artwork (source of artwork: Amazon.com):

https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Revenge-Hannah-Swensen-Mystery/dp/B0BM58HBRY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=30989PT4JI54B&keywords=Hannah+Swen sen&qid=1704763795&refinements=p_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650304011&rnid=2650303011&s=movies-tv&sprefix=hannah+swensen%2Cmovies-tv-intl-ship%2C194&sr=1-2

https://www.deepdiscount.com/sweet-r...y/767685168356

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Note: the synopsis on the Deep Discount DVD listing page for Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery is incorrect (it's a synopsis for something else). It appears to be correct on the Amazon.com DVD listing page.

[OceanBlue]

Premiering on Channel 5 a week tomorrow (Wednesday 17th January) at 2.15 pm - 4 pm is new Hallmark TV film Francesca Quinn P.I.

I think it's this one, where following the Hallmark TV film series Mystery 101 coming to an end (sadly), this new TV film technically continues from where the cliffhanger left off at the end of Mystery 101: Deadly History.

Source: Sky TV listings and TV & Satellite Week (Saturday 13th to Friday 19th January, 2024).

[OceanBlue]

Premiering on Channel 5 a week tomorrow (Wednesday 24th January) at 2.15 pm - 4 pm is new Hallmark TV film Murder in G Major.

Source: Sky TV listings and TV & Satellite Week (Saturday 20th to Friday 26th January, 2024).