There is no such thing as an emergency podcast when you cover Hallmark movies. This week got close.

Megan was traveling the day all of this news dropped, frantically texting Wendy from the road while Wendy tried to figure out where any of it was even coming from. Hallmark Channel turned 25, and the network celebrated by telling us almost everything about Christmas. Between a sold-out birthday event at 92NY and a virtual Television Critics Association panel, we got a Countdown to Christmas start date, three premiere dates, three brand-new movies, two Halloween movies and a new Hallmark+ series.

Read the full roundup with every date, cast and synopsis: https://www.girlsgonehallmark.com/hallmark-news-august-2026-countdown-to-christmas-announcements/

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