It's Hallmark movie season. Here's how to watch premieres and reruns this year
Nothing says Christmas quite like a round-the-clock showing of holiday movies featuring your favorite small-town waitress/interior designer/inn owner who falls madly in love with a dashing, out-of-town lawyer/real estate developer/divorce.
That's right – it's Hallmark movie season!
This year, the channel will premiere 31 new movies as part of its "Countdown to Christmas" movie guide, running every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from Oct. 20 to Dec. 17.
The Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama channels will also air movie reruns every hour on the hour from now through the holidays for those who can't wait until the weekend for some Hallmark holiday magic.
Here's everything you need to know to stream all things Hallmark this holiday season.
How to watch Hallmark movies live
Watch live Hallmark movie reruns and premieres with a Hallmark channel subscription, available through some streaming services.
Viewers can watch new and old movies on Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama channels with a Peacock Premium or Peacock Plus subscription. For $70 per month, Hulu + Live TV subscribers can access all Hallmark channels live and on-demand. Hallmark channels are also available to stream with a YouTube TV subscription, which costs $73 per month.
Those with cable can log in with their cable provider at watchhallmarktv.com/channels to watch movies live.
How to watch Hallmark movies after they air
Hallmark fans can watch new releases on-demand on Peacock for 72 hours after they air. Viewers can also access a library of Hallmark movies through Peacock's Hallmark Hub.
Some of the older Hallmark classics are available to buy or rent on Amazon, which offers a one-week free trial for some Hallmark films.
What Hallmark movies are premiering in 2023?
Hallmark will premiere 31 new holiday films this year as part of its "Countdown to Christmas," which started Oct. 20.
Hallmark posted a full schedule of new movies airing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on Instagram. All movies premiere at 8 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted.
Have any Hallmark movies been filmed in Cincinnati?
"A Christmas Melody," starring Mariah Carey and Lacey Chabert, was filmed in Wyoming and Hyde Park and aired on Hallmark in 2015. It follows the story of a single mother, played by Chabert, who moves back home to Silver Falls, Ohio, where she runs into her former high school rival, Melissa, played by Carey.
Watch "A Christmas Melody" on Amazon Prime Video with a Hallmark Movies Now subscription.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: When do Hallmark movies start? Here's how to watch them
