Hallmark Channel’s October 2026 Schedule Includes 10 Unique Film Premieres, Including the Countdown to Christmas Launch
Hallmark Channel will likely be celebrating two particular holidays in October: Halloween and Christmas!
The October 2026 schedule has been revealed with 10 unique film premieres, together with two Halloween motion pictures and the launch of Countdown to Christmas with eight new merry motion pictures.
Keep scrolling for the complete slate of unique motion pictures coming this month!
A Knight to Remember
PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, October 3 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Julie Gonzalo, James Trevena, and Chris McNally
SYNOPSIS: A statue of an English knight arrives in Chicago for an artwork exhibit. While cleansing the statue, museum conservator Emily impulsively kisses the statue, bringing him to life.
The Spirit of Halloween
PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, October 10 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Meghan Ory, Kevin McGarry, and Lachlan Quarmby
SYNOPSIS: Everly Stone may be very firmly anti-Halloween. That is, till she is visited by three pleasant but spooky spirits who assist her rediscover her true self and see what she’s been lacking all alongside.
’Tis the Season for Setups
PREMIERE DATE: Friday, October 16 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Amanda Schull, Victor Webster, Barbara Niven
SYNOPSIS: Hyper organized single mother and social gathering planner Lexi (Schull), her free-spirited mom June (Niven) and teenage daughter Piper (Verity Marks) are set to spend Christmas at an area ski resort after Lexi is employed to arrange their annual vacation social gathering. Upon arrival she instantly butts heads with Ridge (Webster), the ski teacher and son of the lodge’s proprietor, Dan (John B. Lowe). Despite not getting alongside from the get-go, Lexi and Ridge discover a spark between June and Dan and resolve to set them up. Lexi and Ridge create a mess of festive excursions – and excuses – to deliver them collectively however due to artistic machinations by June and Dan these outings preserve turning into foursomes. In the times main as much as the Christmas social gathering Lexi and Ridge’s try to pair up their mother and father brings them nearer collectively and their merry matchmaking ends in stunning outcomes.
Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story
PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, October 17 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley, Marsha Mason, Barbara Alyn Woods, Khary Payton
CAMEOS: Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson, quarterback Caleb Williams, tight finish Colston Loveland, tight finish Cole Kmet, legendary Bears alumni Mike Singletary, Charles “Peanut” Tillman and Dan Hampton, Connie Payton, spouse of the late Hall of Fame operating again Walter Payton, and the group’s beloved mascot Staley Da Bear, in addition to Tamera Mowry-Housley, Marilu Henner, Jake Connelly and Dyon “Mojo” Brooks
SYNOPSIS: When bold freelance reporter Avery Clark (Fonseca) returns to Chicago to spend Christmas along with her mother (Woods) and new stepdad (Payton), she’s hoping for somewhat vacation downtime earlier than her subsequent project. Instead, she lands a feel-good story profiling Darlene Donnelly (Mason), a beloved Chicago Bears superfan about to rejoice an unbelievable milestone – attending her 500th recreation. There’s only one catch: Avery is aware of subsequent to nothing about soccer or Chicago. Enter Darlene’s good-looking grandson Matt (Buckley), a Chicago firefighter and die-hard Bears fan who, with somewhat mild nudging from Darlene, agrees to point out Avery what being a part of Bears Nation is all about. As Avery follows Darlene’s exceptional story by cherished game-day traditions, festive Chicago adventures and recollections of a love story that started at a stadium, she begins to know that soccer is about far more than what occurs on the sphere. And as sparks fly between Avery and Matt, this Christmas could persuade a lady who’s at all times on the transfer that typically the biggest journey is discovering a spot, and somebody, that looks like dwelling.
Mr. & Mrs. Christmas
PREMIERE DATE: Sunday, October 18 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Brendan Penny, Pascale Hutton
SYNOPSIS: Taylor Lewis (Penny) is a single dad and vacation show knowledgeable who relocates to the charming city of Pineway together with his two kids simply weeks earlier than Christmas. Despite the challenges of a brand new dwelling, new faculty and a daughter who appears to be outgrowing their cherished vacation traditions he’s decided to make the season magical. As Taylor takes cost of the city’s beloved Christmas Market revival, he finds himself unexpectedly partnered with Sophie Shaw (Hutton), a sensible accountant hoping to show she’s prepared for a brand new management function. Together, the unlikely duo brings recent concepts, festive spirit and loads of Christmas cheer to the neighborhood. But when Taylor’s properly intentioned efforts to assist his teenage daughter backfire, he begins to understand that yuletide can’t be pressured, it needs to be found. As Taylor and Sophie develop nearer, they study that embracing change will be the key to creating new traditions and new recollections.
Winter Wonderlanes
PREMIERE DATE: Friday, October 23 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Ashley Newbrough, Franco Lo Presti
SYNOPSIS: Audrey Bell (Newbrough) is a globe-trotting pop-up restaurateur who returns dwelling for Thanksgiving to the information that her late grandfather’s beloved bowling alley, Wonderlanes, will likely be bought. Audrey agrees to remain for one final festive season at Wonderlanes and decides to revive its iconic Winter Wonderlanes youth bowling match. To drum up publicity for the occasion, she reluctantly groups up with Jason Miller (Lo Presti), an area information reporter and her highschool boyfriend. Working aspect by aspect the embers of their previous begin flickering, rekindling emotions they thought they left behind. As the match attracts close to, Audrey questions her subsequent transfer that may take her away from the individuals and locations she loves…and resolve if she’s able to stroll away from Wonderlanes – or lastly put down roots the place her coronary heart really belongs.
Forgotten Holiday
PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, October 24 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Janel Parrish, Daniel Lissing
SYNOPSIS: Kathryn Liu (Parrish) is an antiques purchaser for her father’s retailer and has been fortunately courting Rob Ashford (Lissing) for almost a 12 months. When he surprises her with a pre-Christmas proposal, her worry of a failed relationship sends her dashing away with out giving him a solution. Heartbroken, as Rob drives to his sister’s home he has a automotive accident that leaves him with out recollections of the previous 12 months, together with their relationship and his once-infectious love of Christmas. Following the unconventional orders from his physician, Kathryn agrees to assist set off Rob’s reminiscence by retracing their romance and reintroducing him to the vacations. But as his recollections inch nearer to returning, Kathryn should face the painful fact that bringing Rob again to himself could imply dropping him without end, until she will lastly discover the braveness to struggle for the love she was too afraid to say.
What If Christmas
PREMIERE DATE: Sunday, October 25 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Lori Loughlin, Tom Cavanagh
SYNOPSIS: Erin (Loughlin) has at all times supported her coronary heart surgeon husband, Adam’s (Cavanagh) profession by organizing the hospitals’ Christmas charity galas. However, when he strikes to a brand new hospital, her assistance is not wanted. Feeling misplaced and with out a function again in New York City, her lengthy suppressed regrets over giving up her dream of pursuing trend design begin effervescent up. When Erin is given a peculiar heart-shaped Christmas decoration, she wakes up in an alternate actuality the place she’s a world-famous clothier. As she “meets” and attends Christmas occasions with alternate universe Adam, she realizes that whereas her trend desires got here true, it’s lonely on the high. While engaged on a method to deliver extra charity and coronary heart to her trend empire, she learns that her dream life and love had been at all times proper in entrance of her – if solely she finds the center and braveness to ask.
Who’s Coming for Christmas?
PREMIERE DATE: Friday, October 30 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Rhiannon Fish, Jake Foy, Mila Morgan
SYNOPSIS: Having just lately relocated, Julie (Fish) is organising her new city utilizing items she inherited from her late grandmother, together with a phenomenal eating room desk she plans to make use of on Christmas Eve when she hosts dinner for the primary time. Though she doesn’t have her visitor record set simply but Julie takes inspiration from her grandmother and has religion that her vacation desk for eight will likely be crammed. Julie’s heat, pleasant nature leads her to shortly turn out to be a part of the neighborhood and make associates, together with her neighbor Mark (Foy) and his younger daughter Vanessa (Morgan). Mark means that he and his household may be part of her, making Julie’s dream of dinner for eight come true. But when dangerous climate retains them from making the journey it appears to be like like it will likely be a silent evening with simply the three of them until a small Christmas miracle – or sequence of miracles – fills her vacation desk.
Adopting St. Nick
PREMIERE DATE: Saturday, October 31 at 8pm ET/PT
CAST: Amy Groening, Michael Rady
SYNOPSIS: Maren (Groening) is a busy single mom to her adopted daughter, Leah (Taylor Blake). As the proprietor of her late father’s beloved ironmongery store, she is usually discovered serving to restore absolutely anything for her fellow locals, leaving little or no time for herself. When the possibility to take part within the Christmas Companions program at Jolly Acres, a new-yet-thriving retirement neighborhood on the town, Leah excitedly jumps on the likelihood as she misses having a grandfather in her life. Much to Leah’s delight, she is paired with Kris (Randy Apostle), a jolly resident who bears an uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus. While there, Maren crosses paths with the nomadic Reid (Rady), the middle’s Director of Community Launch and Operations whose job has him touring from facility to facility to launch new branches. But the Christmas Companions program is quickly jeopardized because the contractor for the middle’s neighborhood room out of the blue pulls out. Seeing how a lot pleasure this system brings Leah and Kris, the at all times useful Maren affords to assist end the mission. As she spends extra time on the middle with Reid, Maren slowly realizes it’s okay to let others in, settle for assist and cease shouldering the whole load. Reid begins questioning whether or not to simply accept his subsequent project which is able to take him far-off from the individuals and middle which have begun to really feel like dwelling. With the assistance of some Christmas magic – and somewhat help from Kris – everybody finds the place they belong.
Check out the rest of the Countdown to Christmas movies airing in November and December!
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