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Photo: Jonathan Bennett, Melissa Peterman, Nikki DeLoach

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In the final episode of the new reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas, the winner talks about Happy Howlidays with Jessica Lowndes.

It has been a fun and unique Hallmark+ reality TV show, and finally, the Finding Mr. Christmas winner has been revealed.

The show was hosted by Jonathan Bennett and Melissa Peterman, along with a favorite Hallmark beauty, Nikki DeLoach, who literally did a taste test by kissing all the contestants! In the upcoming last episode, fans will be able to see the win, so who is the final Mr. Christmas, who stars in the movie, Happy Howlidays with Jessica Lowndes? Read on to find out.

Latest Hallmark hunk revealed in Finding Mr. Christmas

Finding Mr. Christmas winner, Ezra Moreland and Jonathan Bennett [Image @jonathandbennett on Instagram]Not only did one Hallmark Hunk win the title of Mr. Christmas, but...

Hallmark has selected the first-ever Finding Mr. Christmas winner. This new reality series hosted by Jonathan Bennett, and Melissa Peterman has enchanted fans of holiday romcoms. Now, this lucky contestant will star in an upcoming Christmas movie, Happy Howlidays. Did this experience help this new Hallmark Hunk prepare for his first leading role in a Christmas romcom?

Please note, there are major spoilers including the name of the winner below.

Photo: Parker Gregory, Elijah Malcomb, Ezra Moreland, Hayden Maher, Gage Robinson, Isaac Ramirez, David Habashy, Blake Kelley, Jonathan Wells, Daxton Bloomquist Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Kim Nunneley Ezra Moreland Won Finding Mr. Christmas

On Thursday, Hallmark+ judges chose Ezra Moreland as the winner of Finding Mr. Christmas. Jonathan Bennett, who hosts the reality series, and who created it, shared on Instagram that Ezra had the “it factor.” He also shared that they always “leaned forward” when the 31-year-old model Ezra was the focus.

Photo: Jessica Lowndes, Alison Araya

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: David Owen Strongman

Hallmark favorite actress Jessica Lowndes has been missing from the network for a couple of years while in an exclusive contract with Great American Family. However, the good news is that Jessica is back on the feel-good network with the new, original movie, Happy Howlidays.

To keep things interesting, however, the male lead in the movie is currently a mystery. This is because the unknown hunk was the winner of the Finding Mr. Christmas reality show, hosted by Jonathan Bennett. Read on to find out what we do know so far about this upcoming Christmas movie.

Jessica Lowndes returns to Hallmark in Happy Howlidays Photo: Jessica Lowndes

Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Allister Foster

Fur-face lovers will certainly enjoy this last movie in Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2024. However, besides the cute dogs, this movie sees the return of...

Hallmark’s final 2024 Countdown To Christmas movie is Happy Howlidays. This also marks the return of Jessica Lowndes, who has been missing from the feel-good network for the past couple of years due to her exclusive Gaf contract. Therefore, this is a big deal to have this fan-favorite back on the network. The 90210 star has been missed!

In addition, this movie also stars the winner of the Finding Mr. Christmas reality show hosted by Jonathan Bennett, with Melissa Peterman as lead judge.

“Mia, a webpage editor for Seattle Tourism, meets a stray dog who forms a connection with the dog of her nemesis.”

Here is more about this upcoming holiday movie that includes cute dogs, a new lead, and the return of Jessica Lowndes!

Photo: Jessica Lowndes, Alison Araya Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: David Owen Strongman What Is Hallmark’s Happy Howlidays About?

Hallmark’s final 2024 Christmas movie is Happy Howlidays.

The Tracker season 2 fall finale, "The Night Movers," finally moves the needle on Colter Shaw's Gina Picket case, but the outing may have been better if it focused on its weekly case instead. Tracker, the most-watched TV show of the 2023-2024 season (breaking NCIS' 5-year streak), returned for its sophomore season to high expectations, and understandably so. Marking Justin Hartley's first post-This Is Us series, Tracker follows its titular character as he roams the country for missing people's cases. In season 2, however, the CBS procedural seems to be struggling to find its identity.

Tracker follows lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw as he navigates the country as a reward seeker. Utilizing his expert tracking skills, he aids private citizens and law enforcement in solving various mysteries while grappling with issues from his fractured family.

Cast Arianna McGregor, Zia Newton, Dalias Blake, Aggie Bell, Jeremy Jones, Ashley Roxburgh, Paniz Zade, Mattia Castrillo,...

Despite positive reviews and three Daytime Emmy Awards, Netflix decided not to renew "Julie and the Phantoms" for a second season, leaving fans disappointed. The first season ended with a cliffhanger, leaving many unanswered questions and indicating that the show was meant to continue with further storylines. The show's creators had plans for a second season, including exploring the ghosts' desire to share their music with the world, but unfortunately, those plans will never come to fruition due to the cancellation.

Though it was a vibrant and original addition to Netflix's massive library of shows, Julie and the Phantoms season 2 never materialized and the series was canceled after only one season. The musical comedy-drama television series was based on the Brazilian show Julie e os Fantasmas and was created by Dan Cross and David Hoge and executive produced by Kenny Ortega, who had previously signed a multi-year deal with Netflix.

A musical dramedy about life, loss, and following your dreams, “Julie and the Phantoms” (Jatp) brought something special to the small screen in 2020. The show’s emotional storylines and music captured the interest and hearts of many viewers. “Julie and the Phantoms” was also well received by critics and won several awards, including three Daytime Emmys.

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With such a promising beginning — and a cliffhanger ending! — many fans are wondering why Netflix hasn’t released a second season of “Julie and the Phantoms.” We’ve gathered everything you need to know about the show’s current status right here.

Has “Julie and the Phantoms” Been Canceled?

Inspired by the Brazilian TV series “Julie e os Fantasmas,” Dan Cross and David Hoge created the American musical series “Julie and the Phantoms.” Kenny Ortega, famed director of Disney’s “Descendants” and “High School Musical” movies,...

Among the subplots and side characters, there is a very dark romantic comedy playing out in "Peacemaker." It's the story of Amber and Evan, a couple without a whole lot of pleasantries to say about one another. Peacemaker crashes into their apartment, hits it off with Amber over music, and then one thing later leads to another. Per usual with writer-directorJames Gunn's work, almost everyone scores laughs in a story with no small parts. 

For character actress Alison Araya, the experience and the role was one of her most fulfilling gigs in her already stacked resume. If there's a TV show on the...

The post Peacemaker Actress Alison Araya on Life as a Character Actor and Pedro Almodovar [Interview] appeared first on /Film.

More like “Fifty Shades of Beige,” “Brazen” applies an unconvincing dollop of kink into an equally by-the-numbers suburban mystery, providing a vehicle for producer-star Alyssa Milano as a crime novelist turned sleuth after her sister’s murder. This Netflix adaptation of a 1988 tome by prolific romance scribe Nora Roberts is slick but increasingly silly, its various elements so obvious and formulaic that they induce giggles more than chills by the climax. Still, whether viewers are looking for unintentional laughs or the streaming equivalent of a throwaway beach read, Monika Mitchell’s feature does offer some guilty-pleasure entertainment value.

Introduced reading from her latest “Brazen Virtue” (the actual Roberts novel this is based on) at a public event, Milano’s Grace Miller is a celebrity author with a big fanbase. Having frowned upon some of Kathleen’s (Emilie Ullerup) past life choices, she hasn’t actually seen her younger sibling in five years,...

Peacemaker has added two more actors to its growing ensemble. Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson are the latest to join the Peacemaker cast as new characters in the HBO Max spin-off series of writer/director James Gunn‘s upcoming movie The Suicide Squad. Variety broke the news that Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson have been tapped for recurring roles in the upcoming Peacemaker […]

The post James Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Adds Alison Araya, Lenny Jacobson to Cast in Recurring Roles appeared first on /Film.

The upcoming “Peacemaker” series at HBO Max has cast Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson in recurring roles, Variety has learned exclusively.

They join previously announced series lead John Cena as well as series regulars Danielle Brooks, Chris Conrad, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, and Chukwudi Iwuji. Araya and Jacobson will play the married couple Amber and Evan respectively.

Araya is an Australian-Latinx actress whose past TV credits include “Riverdale,” “Arrow,” and “Julie and the Phantoms.” She is repped by Premiere Talent Management.

Jacobson previously starred in “Narcos: Mexico” at Netflix and is currently working on “For All Mankind” at Apple. He has also been on shows like”Big Time in Hollywood, Fl,” and “Nurse Jackie” as well as films like “Bumblebee” and “Like Father.”

He is repped by Greene & Associates, Pallas Management Group, and Pacific Artists

The series is a spinoff of James Gunn’s upcoming “Suicide Squad” film,...

Dean (Jensen Ackles) enters a Chinese butcher's to find Doctor Robert (Robert Englund) who used to fix Dad. He had his medical licence back then. Dean wants to flatline so he can meet with the reaper, Tessa (Lindsey McKeon) and subsequently converse with Death (Julian Richings). He gives the doctor a letter for Ben incase something happens to him. Then calls for Tessa in Latin and needs Death, who comes anyway. He only loaned Dean the ring and he knows where Dean's stashed it. Death can break into Lucifer's cage, where both Sam's (Jared Padalecki) and Adam's souls are. Dean wants them both and he can only pick one. No contest as to who he was going to choose. Sam's soul has been there for a year and is damaged. Death offers to put up a wall in Sam's mind so he won't recall anything. Tessa says it's not permanent.

The last five episodes of Caprica air tonight, from 6 pm to 11 pm, on Syfy. Again, double-check your DVRs to make sure they are not showing up as repeats. If you are going to record the episodes, you might have to do it manually.

Propworx has launched The Official Prop and Costume Auction. There is a video sneak peek over at Propworx.com and you can bid on the items on Ebay.

The first half of the season is now out on DVD in the UK. You can get it on Amazon.

Syfy posted a clip from the Season 1.5 DVD, "The Next Generation," with the producers and cast talking about the younger generation on the show. In the clip: Esai Morales, Jane Espenson, Jonas Pate, David Eick, Alessandra Torresani, Magda Apanowicz, Sasha Roiz, Brian Markinson, Eric Stoltz, and Michael Taylor.

If you missed them on Hulu a while back, the Gemenon...

The Caprica Season 1.5 DVD is out this Tuesday (Dec. 21) and you can still pre-order it on Amazon. NBC has sent out copies for review and the first interesting bits about the commentary tracks come from IGN's Eric Goldman; one about plans to have James Callis and Tricia Helfer appear in the second half of season one, and another about one of the Final Five appearing in season two (if the show hadn't been pulled).

If you haven't seen the last five episodes, the general consensus is that they're the best part of the season. For better or worse, the show got a lot more prequelized and the hour that was cut last year can be felt, especially in the last two episodes, but the storylines, characters, dialogue and everything else stayed as frakking inspired as it always has been. Be warned, though. The finale wraps up the most prominent storylines...

A lengthy round of updates today.

The campaigns to bring Caprica back for another season are still very much alive and kicking. The second round of apples will be shipped to Mark Stern this Thursday, and the letter campaign just got easier. If you want to send a letter to Syfy and NBC, head over to Caprica Times or the Battlestar Cafe for the addresses and info on the fastest way to do it.

Bear McCreary tweeted some great (unofficial) news about another Caprica CD, so keep an eye on him on Twitter for updates. These days, he is writing the score for Summer Glau's new show, The Cape, which kicks off on Sunday, January 9 at 9 pm on NBC. On other fronts, The Walking Dead season finale aired yesterday and Eureka is back with a holiday episode tomorrow night.

Caprica starts airing in Asia this week. The show will...

Caprica 1x16, "The Heavens Will Rise," airs tonight at 10 pm on Space. Both this week's episode and the next one, "Here Be Dragons," were directed by Michael Nankin.

Beyond that, there isn't much info out there about the last few eps, but there has been a lot of speculation about some massive plot points that happen toward the end of the season, so whether you are DVRing, downloading, waiting for the DVD, or waiting for Syfy to air the episodes, if you don't like reading major spoilers, stay away from reviews and discussion forums. Great choice there for most people: either steal or be spoiled. Thanks for that too, Syfy.

That said, Space has posted the synopsis for "The Heavens Will Rise:"

The Graystones (Eric Stoltz & Paula Malcomson) search New Cap City for Zoe (Alessandra Torresani), while Lacy (Magda Apanowicz) uncovers a mystery about the Cylons. Clarice (Polly Walker) learns the truth about Amanda.

All right, Caprica 1x15, "The Dirteaters," is finally out there. The episode was written by Matthew B. Roberts, who previously wrote "The Imperfections of Memory," and directed by John Dahl, who also directed "False Labor."

Returning guest stars include Scott Porter, Panou, Peter Wingfield, Teryl Rothery, Jorge Montesi, Sina Najafi and Genevieve Buechner. New faces are Aleks Paunovic (William Adama, Sr.), Alison Araya (Isabelle Adama, not Marie), Elisabeth Rosen (Kolibri), Daleal Monjazeb (Young Joseph), and Alexander Kambolis (Young Sam). Brian Markinson is back as Agent Duram.

The Thirteenth Colony has the recap. You can rate the episode below.

And you can find some campaign updates at the Save Caprica blog and LilCylons.com.

In other news:

Final reminder that several familiar faces are on Hellcats tonight at 9 pm on the CW network. Magda Apanowicz tweeted last week that this was her first episode on the show, Aaron Douglas is in the promos,...

Caprica 1x14, "Blowback," finally had its international premiere yesterday, for lack of a better word. The episode was written by Kevin Murphy and directed by Omar Madha, and it's definitely one of the best episodes so far. If you have seen it, wherever you may have seen it, you can rate it below.

Space posted the Innerspace podcast on their website the other day and it's definitely something worth checking out, especially if you're also a fan of Stargate Universe. You can find it at Spacecast.com. Among other things, they explain why Caprica isn't available for viewing on their site and voice their surprise at Syfy's decision to pull the show off the air and alienate their BSG fan base the way they did.

They have also apologized to the Canadian viewers who missed last week's episode because their DVRs hadn't registered the last minute schedule change in time.

With Caprica season 1.5 premiering tomorrow, there's been a bunch of updates over the last couple of days. In random order:

Episode 1x10, "Unvanquished," was screened yesterday at the Globe Theatre at Universal Studios, with Alessandra Torresani, Esai Morales, Sasha Roiz and executive producers Ron Moore, David Eick, Jane Espenson and Kevin Murphy in attendance. There is a short clip from the event on YouTube and Caprica Hub has a fan report. If you don't understand what is being said in the clip, let The Wall Street Journal explain it to you: Syfy Relies on Social Media for "Caprica" Screening Event.

Caprica Season 1.0 is out on DVD tomorrow. The DVD is currently at #3 on Amazon's list of Bestsellers in Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Io9.com has posted new interviews (including video clips) with Alessandra Torresani, Sasha Roiz and Magda Apanowicz. Check them out here: Caprica's stars talk gay gangsters, robot...