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Hallmark Channel has become synonymous with romantic comedies, feel good dramas, and movies that hit you right in the feels. Now, Hallmark is trying something a little different with a romcom series rather than a feature-length film. Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas has dropped its first trailer. The series features Mae Whitman (Parenthood), Jane Seymour (Harry Wild), and Mary McDonnell. The cozy romcom series consists of six episodes adapted from the Jenni Bayliss novel of the same name. The logline for the upcoming series is as follows:

"Talented Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate (Whitman) lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England, next door to her father Mac (Parker), who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah (McDonnell), a globe-trotting American always on an adventure. When not at work, Kate looks after Mac, who’s recovering from a motorbike accident and is inclined to spend his days sitting in his recliner.

Jane Seymour, Mary McDonnell and Mae Whitman [Images @janeseymour, @theladybam and @mistergarf on Instagram]

The announcement of a new holiday series has us already looking forward to Christmas and the six-episode limited series is based on the novel, The Twelve Dates of Christmas (working title) by Jenni Bayliss.

Famously starring Mae Whitman (Good Girls), Mary McDonnell and Jane Seymour, the series is set to make its world premiere during the Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel, and will also stream the following day on Hallmark+.

Hallmark announces limited series The Twelve Dates of Christmas

Based on the novel of the same name by Jennie Bayliss, The Twelve Dates of Christmas is set to premiere during Countdown to Christmas 2025 and will stream on Hallmark+ the following day. Production has already begun in and around Dublin, Ireland.

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Meanwhile, the movie series also stars Julian Morris, Toby Sandeman, and Nathaniel Parker.

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Jane Seymour is best known for her work as Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Now, she’s going in a different direction. She will star in a limited series for Hallmark, which will air during the holiday season.

Limited Holiday Series

Fans of the network are getting an update about the 2025 Countdown to Christmas. This year isn’t just about wholesome movies. There’s also a new series in the works. Deadline broke the news that Seymour is joining a television drama that includes Mae Whitman and Mary McDonnell. It also stars Nathaniel Parker, Julian Morris, and Toby Sandeman.

The new show is The Twelve Dates of Christmas; however, the title could change. It’s based on the book by the same name, Jenni Bayliss. The series will premiere on Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas and stream the following day on Hallmark+. An official premiere date hasn’t been announced. Filming has already begun.

We’re many months away from the Christmas season, but we’re already getting some insight into Hallmark Channel‘s programming for the upcoming holidays!

The network just announced that Mae Whitman will be starring in the upcoming limited series The 12 Dates of Christmas, based on Jenni Bayliss‘ novel of the same name.

Mae will be reunited in the series with Mary McDonnell, who plays her mom in the movie Independence Day back in the 90s.

Also starring in the series are Pretty Little Liars‘ Julian Morris, Running Point‘s Toby Sandeman, Midsomer Murders‘ Nathaniel Parker, Staged‘s Lucy Eaton, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman‘s Jane Seymour, according to TVLine.

Production on the six-hour limited series is currently underway in Ireland and it will air during the Countdown to Christmas programming block in the fall. Episodes will air on Hallmark Channel before streaming on Hallmark+ the next day.

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Hallmark Channel announced Thursday that Mae Whitman (Parenthood, Good Girls) will headline The Twelve Dates of Christmas (working title), a limited series adapted from the Jenni Bayliss novel of the same name.

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The project reunites Whitman with Mary McDonnell, who played her mom in the ’90s sci-fi classic Independence Day. The ensemble also includes Julian Morris...

Mae Whitman will join Mary McDonnell and Jane Seymour in The Twelve Dates of Christmas (working title), a six-episode limited series in the works for Hallmark.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Jenni Bayliss. It will make its world premiere on the network during Countdown to Christmas and will stream the next day on Hallmark+.

Production on the limited holiday series has begun in and around Dublin, Ireland. It also stars Julian Morris (The Morning Show, Pretty Little Liars), Toby Sandeman (Running Point, The Game) and Nathaniel Parker.

Per the logline, the limited series follows Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate (Whitman), who lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England next door to her father Mac (Parker), who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah (McDonnell), a globe-trotting American always on an adventure. When not at work, Kate looks after Mac, who’s...

Thinking about where the characters of “Staged” end and the performers themselves begin was hard enough in the show’s opening season, a set of six episodes that debuted on the BBC in the early months of last year’s lockdown. The show saw Michael Sheen and David Tennant playing slightly outsized versions of themselves, fumbling through their attempts to put on a virtual play.

The show drew on their past working relationship while finding the precise right level of industry references to play with. Sheen and Tennant would make the occasional nod to their turns on “Good Omens” with some sprinkling of “Frost/Nixon” and “Doctor Who”-related jabs. (The season-long running gag about billing order was as delightful in its simplicity as it was in its execution.) Amidst failed rehearsals and spats over wounded prides, the main focus remained the evolution of their friendship while being wedged on opposite sides of the country.

Hulu has announced a premiere date for the second season of the Staged TV show. Starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, season two of the British comedy series will be released on the streaming service on Tuesday, March 16th. There are eight episodes this time around, up from the freshman season's six installments.

Initially airing on BBC One, the first season of the Staged TV series stars David Tennant, Michael Sheen, director Simon Evans, Georgia Tennant (David's wife), Anna Lundberg (Michael's girlfriend), and Lucy Eaton (Simon's sister) playing fictionalized versions of themselves. Samuel L. Jackson, Adrian Lester, and Judi Dench guested. In the first season, bickering David and Michael try to rehearse a performance of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author during lockdown via videoconference. The production's underconfident director, Simon, struggles to keep control.Read More…...

One of the biggest surprise hits coming out of our enforced lockdown was the joyous reunion of David Tennant and Michael Sheen in the BBC’s Zoom-recorded series ‘Staged’. The good news is the bickering duo will be back for more.

The new series sees the pair attempt to navigate their ‘new normal’ at home with their increasingly exasperated families whilst simultaneously trying to tackle the world of ‘virtual Hollywood’ and their ever more fragile egos.

Also returning for the new series are Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton alongside Nina Sosanya and Simon Evans with a new addition to the regular cast Primetime Emmy winner Ben Schwartz, playing the assistant to Michael and David’s American agent.

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Following on from the surprise appearances in series one of Judi Dench and Samuel L Jackson, this series sees...

The BBC has commissioned a second season of Staged, the lockdown comedy starring Good Omens actors David Tennant and Michael Sheen that secured pick-up from Hulu in the U.S.

The first season of the Infinity Hill, Gcb Films and No Mystery-produced show featured Tennant and Sheen mounting Zoom rehearsals for their furloughed West End theatre production during the pandemic.

Season 2 sees the pair attempt to navigate the world of “virtual Hollywood” while keeping their increasingly fragile egos intact. Parks and Recreation star Ben Schwartz joins the cast as an assistant to their American agent.

#DavidTennant and @MichaelSheen return with more #Staged for @BBCOne: https://t.co/2wVydhm8vM pic.twitter.com/ZVUEjpRTUe

— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) October 22, 2020

Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton, Nina Sosanya and Simon Evans also return for the second run of the show, which was created by Evans and Phin Glynn.

Evans writes and directs.

Exclusive: Staged, the Michael Sheen and David Tennant-starring lockdown comedy that has been a breakout hit after broadcasting on BBC One in the UK, has landed a U.S. streaming deal with Hulu.

Rainmaker Content, the recently launched international distributor specializing in drama, factual and special event programming, boarded the project’s sales rights back in June and has now also closed deals with Shout! Studios (Home Entertainment and TV in North America), Netflix (UK secondary rights), ABC (Australian TV) and Huanxi Media Group (all rights in China).

Created by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn and write and directed by Evans, the 6×22’ series chronicles the cast of a furloughed West End theatre production during the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton also feature.

The show has been viewed more than 20 million times in the UK, according to the producers. It is an Infinity Hill and Gcb Films production.

New distributor Rainmaker Content has secured global rights excluding the U.K. to BBC One lockdown comedy “Staged,” starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.

Launching on BBC One today, the Infinity Hill and Gcb Films Production six part series is written by Simon Evans. It features the cast of a play – the cream of acting talent – who are furloughed when their upcoming production is suddenly brought to a halt. The series follows the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals on track in lockdown.

“Staged’s” lineup also includes Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg and Lucy Eaton as well as a selection of guest stars.

Rainmaker was set up earlier this year by former Kew Media president of distribution Greg Phillips and ex-Kew Media senior vice president, acquisitions and business development, distribution Graham Begg. Kew Media Distribution (Kmd) was the profitable British sales arm of Canadian TV group Kew Media,...

David Tennant and Michael Sheen have been cast in a brand new lockdown comedy from the BBC titled ‘Staged’.

The 6 episode series features the cast of a play – the cream of the crop of British acting talent – who are furloughed when their upcoming West End production is suddenly brought to a halt. It follows the cast as they try their best to keep the rehearsals on track in lockdown. ‘Staged’ takes on the challenges of creating a drama in lockdown, on stage and off.

Based on an original idea by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn – the series is written and directed by Evans and is an Infinity Hill/Gcb Films production for BBC One. It was commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content. Phin Glynn, Victor Glynn and Georgia Tennant produce. Tennant and Sheen are also executive producers of the series. Executive Producers for Infinity Hill are Axel Kuschevatzky...

Good Omens stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen are reuniting for a brand new BBC comedy series which they’ve filmed from their homes during lockdown. Titled Staged, the pair – who previously starred together in Amazon’s fantasy comedy-drama as Crowley the demon and Aziraphale the angel – will be playing the cast of a West End theater production who’ve been furloughed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tennant and Sheen will be joined by other house-bound actors, too, including Lucy Eaton, Anna Lundberg and Tennant’s wife Georgia Tennant. Staged will be a six-part series made up of 15-minute episodes. It will follow the cast as they attempt to keep up rehearsals on their play remotely, though the synopsis teases that their efforts will border “on the absurd and the humorous.” You can check out a short promo for Staged, featuring Tennant and Sheen, via the tweet below.

New comedy series #Staged,...

Good Omens stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen have signed up for a BBC lockdown comedy in which they will play the cast of a furloughed West End theatre production during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Infinity Hill and Gcb Films, Staged follows the cast as they try to keep rehearsals on track during lockdown, with their efforts often bordering on the absurd and the humorous.

Tennant and Sheen will be joined by yet-to-be-confirmed guest stars for the series of six, 15-minute episodes. The confirmed cast does include Tennant’s wife Georgia Tennant, as well as Lucy Eaton and Anna Lundberg.

Staged was created by Simon Evans and Phin Glynn, with the former writing and directing. The producers are Glynn, Victor Glynn and Georgia Tennant. Tennant and Sheen are executive producers alongside Axel Kuschevatzky and Cindy Teperman for Infinity Hill, and Geoff Iles for Gcb.

The series will premiere next month...

Following Amazon Prime Video’s big hit with “Good Omens,” David Tennant and Michael Sheen will reteam to star in a brand new BBC lockdown comedy “Staged,” produced for BBC One by Infinity Hill and Gcb Films and due to air in June.

“Staged” turns on the cast of a play, described as the cream of British acting talent, who, furloughed when their upcoming West End production comes to a halt, attempt to keep rehearsals on track despite lockdown, BBC announced Friday.

The set up looks set to play with on-stage and off-stage fiction and true-life reality, with a dose of bathetic realism added by self-shooting and video conference technology as well as Tennant and Sheen’s portraying lockdown at the expense of their own dignity. The line-up also includes actor Georgia Tennant (“In the Dark”) and Anna Lundberg, Tennant and Sheen’s partners in real-life, as well as theater actress Lucy Eaton.