Crown Media Adds to Hallmark Drama Slate

Crown Media Family Networks’ TCA presentation included news of two new productions for the Hallmark Drama programming slate.

From executive producer Martha Williamson, Signed, Sealed, Delivered has been one of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ most beloved franchises. Now, the latest installment will be part of Hallmark Drama’s growing slate of original content and serve as one of the first original movie premieres developed for the burgeoning network.

The comedic drama follows the lives of postal workers—known as the POstables—who transform themselves into an untraditional team of detectives to track down intended recipients of undeliverable mail. The franchise stars Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Crystal Lowe and Geoff Gustafson, who are all reprising their roles.

Also for Hallmark Drama, there’s a sequel to the original movie JL Family Ranch coming in 2020. Starring Jon Voight, Teri Polo, James Caan, Bo Derek, Dylan Walsh, Trevor Donovan, Judson Mills, Abby Brammell and Skyler Shaye, the story follows the trials and tribulations of a veteran rancher and former sheriff as he fights the federal bureaucracy to keep his family ranch when a grudge-seeking enemy attempts to throw land ownership into question with false documents.

Meanwhile, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is in development on an all-new mystery Mysteries of Martha’s Vineyard, based on the books of the same name, with Jesse Metcalfe (Chesapeake Shores) set to star. The all-new movie is expected to premiere in 2020 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.