OPA! A MEDITERRANEAN LOVE STORY IS ON THE MENU WHEN DANIELLE C. RYAN AND RAFAEL KARIOTAKS STAR IN "A GREEK RECIPE FOR ROMANCE" A NEW, ORIGINAL MOVIE PREMIERING JUNE 15, ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Part of the Network's Passport to Love Programming Event

STUDIO CITY, CA - June 3, 2024 - After a young woman loses her job she takes off for a Hellenic holiday that sends her life on a new course when Danielle C. Ryan (Night Train) and Rafael Kariotakis (I gi tis elias) star in A Greek Recipe for Romance, a new, original movie premiering Saturday, June 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel. Shot on location in Greece, the movie is part of the network's Passport to Love programming event.

When Abby (Ryan) is unceremoniously laid off from her job running a New York City hotel instead of getting the promotion she was expecting, she jets off to Greece to clear her head and spend time with her mom (Peru Kavalieri, The Eye) who relocated to the Mediterranean paradise. There, Abby meets Theo (Kariotakis), a talented young chef with an air of mystery around him, who has an incredible passion for food. Theo is also grappling with the questions about his future and dreams of opening his own restaurant. But his father Nikolas (Argiris Gkagkanis, The Hunted) is pressuring him to give up his culinary dreams and take over the family business. In a bid to prepare herself for a new job opportunity that arises while she's there, Abby teams up with Theo to help him reopen his late mother's old family restaurant - she'll get the restaurant experience she needs and Theo will have the chance to showcase his prowess in the kitchen. Abby and Theo make a perfect pair as they navigate the ups and downs of building a business, despite the increasing pressure from Theo's wealthy father to shut down and return home to Athens. Soon, it's clear that they're falling for each other and could be cooking up a romance neither expected to find on the menu.

A Greek Recipe for Romance is from Johnson Production Group. Executive producers are Timothy O. Johnson and Joseph Wilka. Lisa Alford is co-executive producer. David Boyles serves as producer. Colin Theys directed from a script by Keith Hemstreet, Katie Kerr and Theys.

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