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Real-life sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams are joining forces!

Hallmark announced Thursday the duo will executive produce two all-new original movies, Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday and Sister Swap: Christmas in the City, and fans of the beloved stars don't have long to wait.

Premiering this year during Hallmark Channel’s beloved, annual programming event, Countdown to Christmas.

Ashley Williams’ husband, Neal Dodson also serves as executive producer.

Keith Robinson, Mark Deklin, Susan Yeagley, and Kevin Nealon also star.

"Jennifer (Williams-Paisley) and Meg Swift (Williams) are sisters who couldn’t be closer despite living hours apart," reads the logline.

"Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenaged son Simon," it continues.

"Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery."

"This Christmas is the family’s first since the passing of Uncle...

Each week, we spotlight some of the best work the indie web series community has to offer. Now, a new podcast is giving the creators of some of those shows a chance to share their insights with listeners. It’s called The Web Series Podcast, and it’s now available on iTunes.

The hosts of The Web Series Podcast are Robin Nystrom and Jason Kaiser, who are creators themselves; their series Nicolife, can be found on YouTube, where six episodes are available. For their podcast, Nystrom and Kaiser seek out some of their most talented fellows in the digital media space. Their goal is twofold: They wish to shine light on shows that have otherwise flown under-the-radar, while also conversing with the creators of those shows about storytelling techniques, new media production, and other relevant topics.

The first episode of The Web Series Podcast, which arrived on iTunes on August 25th,...

Many modern independent web series creators turn to platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise thousands of dollars to fund their production. These People, however, shows that a high-quality web series can be made on a tight budget. The first season of director Jamie Heinrich and writer Zac Hug’s family web series was made for under $500, but despite its price tag, it is a polished dramedy.

Hug stars as Todd, an exasperated man who must deal with his crazy family and a cast of oddball characters as he looks to take care of his younger brother, who is in a poor mental state--or at least appears to be that way. Along the way, Todd becomes increasingly frustrated, and his relationship with his boyfriend suffers as well.

These People isn’t the funniest web series, nor is it the most insightful, but it has a nice combination of stakes and laughs,...