HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES ALISON SWEENEY AND GREG VAUGHN SET TO STAR IN THE HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE 'TWO IN'

Production Begins Today in Los Angeles for a 2013 World Premiere

Alison Sweeney ("The Biggest Loser") and Greg Vaughn ("General Hospital," "Days of Our Lives") will star in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "Two In," it was announced by Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. The film begins production in Los Angeles today for a World Premiere in 2013.

With nearly 20 consecutive years under her belt starring as Samantha "Sami" Brady on one of America's most beloved soaps, "Days of Our Lives," Sweeney is a fixture on daytime television. She also just completed her 10th consecutive season hosting the hit primetime series, "The Biggest Loser," and has guest-starred on countless other shows, including "Iron Chef," "Friends," and many more. Sweeney also recently hosted and executive produced the first season of "Hollywood Girls Night."

The film co-stars Greg Vaughn, known and loved as Lucky Spencer on perennial fan favorite "General Hospital." Vaughn also starred in another popular soap as Diego Guttierez on "The Young and the Restless." Most recently, Greg Vaughn starred on primetime's "GCB."

"Alison Sweeney's on-camera roles as Sami Brady and as the host of 'The Biggest Loser' are balanced by her talents as an author, director, producer, wife and mother," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.

"Sweeney is a great get because she fits the Hallmark Channel brand perfectly as someone who celebrates life's special moments every day," Vicary concluded.

In "Two In," Sweeney plays a single mom working at a 911 call center who receives an emergency call from a firefighter who has broken a leg while fighting a fire. Circumstances repeatedly draw the two together until their mutual attraction cannot be ignored.

"Two In" is a Larry Levinson production. Executive Producers are Larry Levinson and Randy Pope. Jim Wilberger produces. Ernie Barbarash directs from an original teleplay by Karen Struck and Jim Buck.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 87 million subscribers. The top-tier program service is distributed through approximately 5,500 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel is the nation's leading destination for quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies and specials, as well as some of television's most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, Frasier, Little House on the Prairie, and The Waltons. Since 2010, Hallmark Channel has also been home to original daytime lifestyle programming and is debuting two new daily series, Home & Family and Marie!, on October 1, 2012. Hallmark Channel's sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, which focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, original Hallmark Channel movies and special events.