FOUR NEW, ORIGINAL WORLD PREMIERE MOVIES SHOWCASED DURING HALLMARK CHANNEL'S 'FALL HARVEST' PROGRAMMING EVENT

New Original Movie Each Week Beginning September 24

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - July 27 - Hallmark Channel, the nation's favorite television destination for holiday programming, presents the second season of "Fall Harvest," a special seasonal event featuring four new, original Hallmark Channel world premiere movies throughout the month of October. The announcement was made today to a semi-annual gathering of the Television Critics Association in Beverly Hills. The movie presentations will include some of television's most popular stars, including: Ashley Williams; Marilu Henner; Rachael Leigh Cook; James Denton.

"This year's new fall movie line up continues the Hallmark Channel tradition of celebrating love, laughter and family, and will do so with content that is rich in the look and feel that is distinctively fall," said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

"Seeds of Love," Saturday, September 24, (9 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Channel starring Ashley Williams, Trevor Donovan, Marilu Henner.

Aimie Roarke (Williams) is always up for a cause, whether it's helping a local animal shelter or hosting a bake sale for the Fire Department. When the town's beloved oak tree is set to be cut down, she takes it upon herself try and save it. When the Mayor hires Kyle Sorenson, a handsome new landscaper to cut it down, she decides the only way to save the tree is to chain herself to it. As Kyle attempts to out wait her, the two start to spend more time together, they find the old tree brings them both more than they could have imagined in life and love.

"Pumpkin Pie Wars," Saturday, October 1, (9 p.m. ET/PT) starring XXX.

A modern-day Romeo & Juliet story with a happy ending. Faye McKenzie and Lydia Harper have led a small family feud for years with the pumpkin bake-off at the annual Drum County Harvest Festival. This year, the bake-off duties are being passed to the kids - Carrie and Sam. But things get complicated when Cassie and Sam unexpectedly fall head over heels in love with each other and embark on a secret romance. Their attempts to help their families see the error of their ways and mend the rift between families, makes this year's pumpkin pie contest the most riveting ever.

"Autumn in the Vineyard," Saturday, October 15 (9 p.m. ET/PT) on Hallmark Channel starring Rachael Leigh Cook.

Frankie Baudouin is determined to turn Sorrento Ranch into an award-winning winery and Nate DeLuca shares the same dream. But they don't exactly have a trusting relationship ever since Nate embarrassed her with a kiss in front of the entire town. So when Nate finds himself forced to corporate with Frankie in order to make their dreams come true, sparks fly.

"Good Witch Halloween," Saturday, October 22 (9 p.m. ET/PT) starring Catherine Bell, Bailee Madison, and James Denton.

Middleton gets transformed into a town where "it's always the day before Halloween" when the author of a series of magic-and-romance-filled novels comes to Grey House to celebrate the release of her newest book, "The Enchantress Unites." But it's Cassie (Bell) who ends up doing the uniting, bringing together the people of Middleton to stage the special event (and helping the author find love of her own) while also coming to a special realization about Sam (Denton).

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