June Rom-Coms on Hallmark Channel – Photo: Andrew Walker Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Vortex Media
Hallmark is heading to Europe in June with a selection of rom-coms featuring delicious food with a side of mystery.
As most fans know, Hallmark loves to travel the world for their latest movie releases. This time around, a series of rom-coms feature Europe as a film set. One movie takes us to Malta, another to Paris, then it’s Greece, before closing off June new, original movies in Italy.
Besides the new rom-coms, Sleuthers will have a treat, too, with a new mystery movie coming in June on Hallmark Mystery. Read on to find out more about the selection of movies in June on Hallmark.
June rom-coms heat up Europe on Hallmark Channel Love & Honey
Margaret Clunie on set [Image @margaretclunie on Instagram]Starring: Margaret Clunie and Andrew Walker
Premiere date: Saturday, June 1, at 8 pm, Et/Pt...
Hallmark is heading to Europe in June with a selection of rom-coms featuring delicious food with a side of mystery.
As most fans know, Hallmark loves to travel the world for their latest movie releases. This time around, a series of rom-coms feature Europe as a film set. One movie takes us to Malta, another to Paris, then it’s Greece, before closing off June new, original movies in Italy.
Besides the new rom-coms, Sleuthers will have a treat, too, with a new mystery movie coming in June on Hallmark Mystery. Read on to find out more about the selection of movies in June on Hallmark.
June rom-coms heat up Europe on Hallmark Channel Love & Honey
Margaret Clunie on set [Image @margaretclunie on Instagram]Starring: Margaret Clunie and Andrew Walker
Premiere date: Saturday, June 1, at 8 pm, Et/Pt...
- 5/6/2024
- by Anne King
- Celebrating The Soaps
One Tree Hill alum Bethany Joy Lenz opens up about her experience in a cult in her new memoir Dinner for Vampires.
The actress promoted her memoir on her Instagram with the caption, “Dinner for Vampires, my memoir about the decade I spent in an abusive, high-demand group is on presale now . . .”
The memoir follows Lenz’s life on the teen drama One Tree Hill where the actress began a “secret double life.” Lenz, who dealt with loneliness and “[wanting] a place to belong” found comfort in a Bible study group. However, things took a more sinister turn.
Lenz details her move to the Pacific Northwest with the church and being convinced by the “domineering minister” to marry one of his sons.
Lenz spent over a decade with the cult until she became a mother. Lenz says it was then that she had the courage to escape.
Lenz said she is...
The actress promoted her memoir on her Instagram with the caption, “Dinner for Vampires, my memoir about the decade I spent in an abusive, high-demand group is on presale now . . .”
The memoir follows Lenz’s life on the teen drama One Tree Hill where the actress began a “secret double life.” Lenz, who dealt with loneliness and “[wanting] a place to belong” found comfort in a Bible study group. However, things took a more sinister turn.
Lenz details her move to the Pacific Northwest with the church and being convinced by the “domineering minister” to marry one of his sons.
Lenz spent over a decade with the cult until she became a mother. Lenz says it was then that she had the courage to escape.
Lenz said she is...
- 3/3/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
In a forthcoming memoir, Bethany Joy Lenz will detail “her decade in a cult and her quest to break free,” which overlapped with her time on One Tree Hill, according to a book description from publisher Simon & Schuster. In that memoir, Dinner for Vampires — due to be released on October 22 — Lenz recalls falling in with a Bible study group with other Hollywood creatives, a group that “soon morphed into something more sinister — a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse, and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family,” Simon & Schuster says. “Piece by piece, Lenz began to give away her autonomy, ultimately relocating to the Family’s Pacific Northwest compound, overseen by a domineering minister who would convince Lenz to marry one of his sons and steadily drained millions of her TV income without her knowledge,” the publisher adds. View this post on Instagram A...
- 3/2/2024
- TV Insider
After revealing last year that she was a part of a cult for a decade, Bethany Joy Lenz is finally naming the group she joined at the time.
When unveiling the cover for her upcoming memoir Dinner for Vampires on Thursday, the cult that the One Tree Hill actress joined was also identified: A church covenant called The Big House Family.
“Being a writer has been a great, private joy in my life since I was about 12,” she shared on Instagram. “This isn’t the first book I thought I’d write, publicly, but as difficult as this subject matter is to untangle, I’m grateful I get to share my story, my way. It’s a story of forgiveness and a roadmap to how manipulation works, with heartache and humor along the way. We all make mistakes and I hope Dinner for Vampires reminds you that, no matter what...
When unveiling the cover for her upcoming memoir Dinner for Vampires on Thursday, the cult that the One Tree Hill actress joined was also identified: A church covenant called The Big House Family.
“Being a writer has been a great, private joy in my life since I was about 12,” she shared on Instagram. “This isn’t the first book I thought I’d write, publicly, but as difficult as this subject matter is to untangle, I’m grateful I get to share my story, my way. It’s a story of forgiveness and a roadmap to how manipulation works, with heartache and humor along the way. We all make mistakes and I hope Dinner for Vampires reminds you that, no matter what...
- 3/1/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bethany Joy Lenz Reveals Name of the 'Cult' She Joined, Reflects on Experience in Memoir Description
Bethany Joy Lenz shared new details about her experience in a “cult” while promoting her forthcoming memoir Dinner for Vampires.
The One Tree Hill actress will release the book on October 22. However, on Thursday (February 29), she took to social media to reveal the cover and to provide a link to pre-order a copy.
The pre-order page contained a description that offered new insight into Bethany‘s past. It also named the organization that she joined.
Keep reading to find out more…
The book’s description notes that she led a “secret double life in a cult” in the midst of her fame. The group in question was identified as The Big House Family, and Bethany will describe its “slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse, and fear.”
“An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she’d...
The One Tree Hill actress will release the book on October 22. However, on Thursday (February 29), she took to social media to reveal the cover and to provide a link to pre-order a copy.
The pre-order page contained a description that offered new insight into Bethany‘s past. It also named the organization that she joined.
Keep reading to find out more…
The book’s description notes that she led a “secret double life in a cult” in the midst of her fame. The group in question was identified as The Big House Family, and Bethany will describe its “slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse, and fear.”
“An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she’d...
- 3/1/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Update: An Instagram announcement by Bethany Joy Lenz today revealed that her upcoming memoir will be titled Dinner for Vampires. The book details her decade in a cult while working on the hit TV show One Tree Hill.
“Being a writer has been a great, private joy in my life since I was about 12,” she wrote on Instagram. “This isn’t the first book I thought I’d write, publicly, but as difficult as this subject matter could be to untangle, I’m grateful I get to share my story, my way. It’s a story of forgiveness and a roadmap to how manipulation works, with a heartache and humor along the way. We all make mistakes and I hope Dinner for Vampires reminds you that, no matter what weird roads you’ve gone down, you’re not alone.”
The book is planned for an Oct. 22 release via Simon & Schuster.
“Being a writer has been a great, private joy in my life since I was about 12,” she wrote on Instagram. “This isn’t the first book I thought I’d write, publicly, but as difficult as this subject matter could be to untangle, I’m grateful I get to share my story, my way. It’s a story of forgiveness and a roadmap to how manipulation works, with a heartache and humor along the way. We all make mistakes and I hope Dinner for Vampires reminds you that, no matter what weird roads you’ve gone down, you’re not alone.”
The book is planned for an Oct. 22 release via Simon & Schuster.
- 3/1/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
We were supposed to have much more time with Quentin Fields.
Robbie Jones is the special guest on this week’s episode of Drama Queens — the One Tree Hill rewatch podcast co-hosted by series stars Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz — during which he reveals that his character’s sudden departure in the basketball drama’s sixth season (2008) was the result of a series regular deal gone wrong.
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Robbie Jones is the special guest on this week’s episode of Drama Queens — the One Tree Hill rewatch podcast co-hosted by series stars Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz — during which he reveals that his character’s sudden departure in the basketball drama’s sixth season (2008) was the result of a series regular deal gone wrong.
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- 12/5/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Bethany Joy Lenz shared that her One Tree Hill co-stars supported her after she left a cult she had been a part of for 10 years.
In an appearance on Southern Living’s podcast, Biscuits & Jam, Lenz opened up about how she was part of a cult throughout the duration of her time on the teen drama, and when she left, the kindness she experienced from her fellow actors made a world of a difference.
“I was a smart person. I was a good actor. You can’t be a good actor without being smart,” she said. “You can’t dissect a script without being able to assess things. But I had a big blind spot in my life — and everybody does — and mine was something that I was going to have to work out on my own.”
She continued, “I feel like a lot of the people there, whether consciously or subconsciously,...
In an appearance on Southern Living’s podcast, Biscuits & Jam, Lenz opened up about how she was part of a cult throughout the duration of her time on the teen drama, and when she left, the kindness she experienced from her fellow actors made a world of a difference.
“I was a smart person. I was a good actor. You can’t be a good actor without being smart,” she said. “You can’t dissect a script without being able to assess things. But I had a big blind spot in my life — and everybody does — and mine was something that I was going to have to work out on my own.”
She continued, “I feel like a lot of the people there, whether consciously or subconsciously,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bethany Joy Lenz is penning a memoir that will delve into the ten years she spent in a cult and how cast and crew of her show One Tree Hill helped rescue her. The actress, who sprang to fame on Guiding Light, opened up about some of the details in a new interview with Variety, saying that it was a “Bible-based cult” that operated on isolating its members from their friends and family. She didn’t escape the cult until “shortly after” One Tree Hill ended in 2012, but she explained that her co-stars tried to help her. “For a while, they were all trying to save me and rescue me, which is lovely and so amazing to be cared about in that way. But I was very stubborn,” Lenz said. “I was really committed to what I believed were the best choices I could make.” She continued, “The nature of...
- 8/11/2023
- TV Insider
Bethany Joy Lenz Details Her 10 Years in a Cult, Reveals One Tree Hill Costars Tried To ‘Rescue’ Her
Bethany Joy Lenz is speaking out about the decade she spent in a cult.
The One Tree Hill star opened up to Variety in a wide-ranging interview and revealed that her costars tried to help rescue her from it.
"It was the whisper behind the scenes, like, 'You know, she's in a cult,'" she explained to the outlet.
"For a while, they were all trying to save me and rescue me, which is lovely and so amazing to be cared about in that way."
"But I was very stubborn," she stated.
"I was really committed to what I believed were the best choices I could make."
Lenz shared that her time in the cult led to severe isolation.
"They have to make you distrust everyone around you so that the only people you trust are, first and foremost, the leadership and then, people within the group if the leadership...
The One Tree Hill star opened up to Variety in a wide-ranging interview and revealed that her costars tried to help rescue her from it.
"It was the whisper behind the scenes, like, 'You know, she's in a cult,'" she explained to the outlet.
"For a while, they were all trying to save me and rescue me, which is lovely and so amazing to be cared about in that way."
"But I was very stubborn," she stated.
"I was really committed to what I believed were the best choices I could make."
Lenz shared that her time in the cult led to severe isolation.
"They have to make you distrust everyone around you so that the only people you trust are, first and foremost, the leadership and then, people within the group if the leadership...
- 8/11/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about a “painful” period in her life, one that sounds like a storyline straight out of One Tree Hill, the teen drama on which she starred from 2003 to 2012.
In a new interview with our sister publication Variety, the actress details her 10-year involvement with a “Bible-based cult” whose controlling leader she likens to Nxivm’s Keith Raniere, the subject of the HBO docuseries The Vow.
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In a new interview with our sister publication Variety, the actress details her 10-year involvement with a “Bible-based cult” whose controlling leader she likens to Nxivm’s Keith Raniere, the subject of the HBO docuseries The Vow.
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- 8/11/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Bethany Joy Lenz is ready to tell her story. The actor, best known for her main role on “One Tree Hill,” is in the process of writing a book about her experience in a cult.
“Why I wanted to talk about it is because I think it can be really healing for a lot of other people. I know I’m not the only one,” Lenz tells Variety. “What good are our painful experiences if we just lock them away and pretend like everything’s perfect? That’s not doing anybody any good.”
Lenz made headlines last month when she mentioned on her “Drama Queens” podcast that she had been part of a cult for 10 years. In addition to launching a newspaper and dropping a new single on Aug. 18, she’s been writing a book about the entire experience. She began writing during the pandemic, and is now getting back into it — which means,...
“Why I wanted to talk about it is because I think it can be really healing for a lot of other people. I know I’m not the only one,” Lenz tells Variety. “What good are our painful experiences if we just lock them away and pretend like everything’s perfect? That’s not doing anybody any good.”
Lenz made headlines last month when she mentioned on her “Drama Queens” podcast that she had been part of a cult for 10 years. In addition to launching a newspaper and dropping a new single on Aug. 18, she’s been writing a book about the entire experience. She began writing during the pandemic, and is now getting back into it — which means,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Anthony Fantano is known for sharing pointed musical opinions on his Needle Drop channel, but his latest beef has nothing to do with hip-hop. Fantano has been sued by Activision after contesting the publisher’s decision to use his voice in one of its TikTok videos.
It all started with some over-sliced pizza.
To understand the dispute between Fantano and Activision, we have to travel back to 2021, when the critic reacted to a pizza video on his TikTok account. As the pizza is cut into quarters, then eighths, then sixteenths, Fantano becomes increasingly incensed. By the end of the video, he’s screaming “enough slices!”
@theneedletok Reply to @nyoung051 ♬ original sound – TheNeedleTok
That two-word exclamation became a popular meme on TikTok. According to Rolling Stone, “enough slices” has appeared in 54,000 videos, including some follow-ups published by Fantano himself. “Since making this audio wider to the greater TikTok public, the whole...
It all started with some over-sliced pizza.
To understand the dispute between Fantano and Activision, we have to travel back to 2021, when the critic reacted to a pizza video on his TikTok account. As the pizza is cut into quarters, then eighths, then sixteenths, Fantano becomes increasingly incensed. By the end of the video, he’s screaming “enough slices!”
@theneedletok Reply to @nyoung051 ♬ original sound – TheNeedleTok
That two-word exclamation became a popular meme on TikTok. According to Rolling Stone, “enough slices” has appeared in 54,000 videos, including some follow-ups published by Fantano himself. “Since making this audio wider to the greater TikTok public, the whole...
- 7/26/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
One Tree Hill's Bethany Joy Lenz is opening up about a period of her life her fans are unfamiliar with.
On this week's new episode of her Drama Queens podcast she co-hosts with One Tree Hill co-stars Hilarie Burton Morgan and Sophia Bush, Lenz revealed she was in a cult at one point.
"I was in a cult for 10 years," she shared.
"That would be a really valuable experience to write about, and the recovery," Lenz said, adding that it took around ten years to recover.
"There's a lot to tell," the actress affirmed but revealed she wasn't quite ready to tell about that period of her life.
Lenz would be interested in becoming an author and telling that story but believes there's a lot of pressure to get the story right.
The Hayley James actress writes about her past all the time but is also worried about the...
On this week's new episode of her Drama Queens podcast she co-hosts with One Tree Hill co-stars Hilarie Burton Morgan and Sophia Bush, Lenz revealed she was in a cult at one point.
"I was in a cult for 10 years," she shared.
"That would be a really valuable experience to write about, and the recovery," Lenz said, adding that it took around ten years to recover.
"There's a lot to tell," the actress affirmed but revealed she wasn't quite ready to tell about that period of her life.
Lenz would be interested in becoming an author and telling that story but believes there's a lot of pressure to get the story right.
The Hayley James actress writes about her past all the time but is also worried about the...
- 7/12/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“One Tree Hill” star Bethany Joy Lenz has just dropped a shocking revelation will likely leave her fans shook.
Lenz, who played Haley James Scott on the series, dropped the bombshell during the latest edition of the “Drama Queens” podcast, which she co-hosts alongside former co-stars Hilarie Burton Morgan and Sophia Bush.
“I was in a cult for 10 years,” Lenz revealed, explaining that she’d been writing a book about her experience.
Read More: Bethany Joy Lenz Reunites With ‘One Tree Hill’ Cast At Holiday Party
“That would be a really valuable experience to write about, and the recovery — 10 years of recovery after that,” she said. “So there’s a lot to tell.”
During the conversation, Lenz didn’t divulge which cult she’d been trapped in, but did acknowledge feeling “the pressure of getting it right and everything having to be exactly real and all the people that are involved.
Lenz, who played Haley James Scott on the series, dropped the bombshell during the latest edition of the “Drama Queens” podcast, which she co-hosts alongside former co-stars Hilarie Burton Morgan and Sophia Bush.
“I was in a cult for 10 years,” Lenz revealed, explaining that she’d been writing a book about her experience.
Read More: Bethany Joy Lenz Reunites With ‘One Tree Hill’ Cast At Holiday Party
“That would be a really valuable experience to write about, and the recovery — 10 years of recovery after that,” she said. “So there’s a lot to tell.”
During the conversation, Lenz didn’t divulge which cult she’d been trapped in, but did acknowledge feeling “the pressure of getting it right and everything having to be exactly real and all the people that are involved.
- 7/11/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz are continuing to use their voices to spread awareness about the abuse they suffered throughout their television careers. During Monday’s episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast, the actors were joined by Danneel Ackles to recap the Season 4 finale of “One Tree Hill.” However, the discussion turned into a much more emotional one that explained why they keep speaking out about the behavior of creator Mark Schwahn and what they experienced on later jobs.
First, Burton claims that Schwahn told everyone she was doing cocaine while filming the episode, during which she was taking caffeine pills to make it through the night shoots. Ackles and Burton also alleged that he then called their next employers to say they were problematic. Lenz added, “He was super happy to say anything that he could to keep people from hiring us at any moment.”
Both...
First, Burton claims that Schwahn told everyone she was doing cocaine while filming the episode, during which she was taking caffeine pills to make it through the night shoots. Ackles and Burton also alleged that he then called their next employers to say they were problematic. Lenz added, “He was super happy to say anything that he could to keep people from hiring us at any moment.”
Both...
- 4/18/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Hilarie Burton is speaking out about a traumatizing experience while filming One Tree Hill.
Burton and her Oth costars Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush released a new episode of their Drama Queens podcast this week.
The ladies have opened up about their experiences while filming for the series throughout the podcast, and the latest installment focused on One Tree Hill Season 4 Episode 17.
If you watch One Tree Hill online, you know the episode focused on the characters going to Honey Grove to get Mouth (Lee Norris) out of jail.
The location for the episode was part of an event in which fans submitted videos about why their hometown should be on the hit drama series.
For the big reveal about which school and town won the competition, Burton said that her "boss" decided she would be the only one joining him for the reveal.
"The flight back from that is when he assaulted me.
Burton and her Oth costars Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush released a new episode of their Drama Queens podcast this week.
The ladies have opened up about their experiences while filming for the series throughout the podcast, and the latest installment focused on One Tree Hill Season 4 Episode 17.
If you watch One Tree Hill online, you know the episode focused on the characters going to Honey Grove to get Mouth (Lee Norris) out of jail.
The location for the episode was part of an event in which fans submitted videos about why their hometown should be on the hit drama series.
For the big reveal about which school and town won the competition, Burton said that her "boss" decided she would be the only one joining him for the reveal.
"The flight back from that is when he assaulted me.
- 3/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Hilarie Burton is detailing her traumatizing experience on “One Tree Hill.” During the latest episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast, Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz and Sophia Bush recap “It Gets Worse at Night,” the Season 4 episode in which the Tree Hill gang goes to Honey Grove to rescue Mouth (Lee Norris) from jail.
Burton, who was one of 18 women of the show who accused creator Mark Schwahn of sexual harrassment, detailed the trauma she endured while filming this episode of the show. She and Schwahn, who she never refers to by name, only by the “boss,” had to travel to Honey Grove, Texas, before filming started to surprise the local high school with news that they’d won a contest to have the CW drama film there.
“The flight back from that is when he assaulted me. He assaulted me again in the car on the drive from Raleigh to Wilmington,...
Burton, who was one of 18 women of the show who accused creator Mark Schwahn of sexual harrassment, detailed the trauma she endured while filming this episode of the show. She and Schwahn, who she never refers to by name, only by the “boss,” had to travel to Honey Grove, Texas, before filming started to surprise the local high school with news that they’d won a contest to have the CW drama film there.
“The flight back from that is when he assaulted me. He assaulted me again in the car on the drive from Raleigh to Wilmington,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
In the mood for a little romance this Valentine’s Day? There’s nothing better than a Hallmark movie. Most of the network’s rom-coms make perfect Feb. 14 viewing. But if you really want to get in the spirit of the day, check out one of these romantic Valentine’s Day movies from Hallmark, which all have a connection to the holiday.
‘The Lost Valentine’
Golden girl Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt co-starred in The Lost Valentine, a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that aired on CBS. White plays Caroline, whose husband Neil went Mia during World War II. Every year on Valentine’s Day, she returns to the train station where she last saw him to mark her loss. Hewitt plays the TV journalist who learns about Caroline’s story and sets out to discover what happened to Neil.
The Lost Valentine is streaming for free on Pluto.
‘The Lost Valentine’
Golden girl Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt co-starred in The Lost Valentine, a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that aired on CBS. White plays Caroline, whose husband Neil went Mia during World War II. Every year on Valentine’s Day, she returns to the train station where she last saw him to mark her loss. Hewitt plays the TV journalist who learns about Caroline’s story and sets out to discover what happened to Neil.
The Lost Valentine is streaming for free on Pluto.
- 2/14/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hallmark has aired its final original movie premiere of the 2022 Countdown to Christmas programming event, and that can only mean one thing:
What's on tap for 2023?
Well, Hallmark dropped some exciting news on Tuesday.
Hallmark unwrapped its first original holiday movie for 2023 with A Biltmore Christmas, starring Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha.
The new original movie will enter production this January in Asheville, North Carolina, at the historic Biltmore Estate, renowned for its classic holiday traditions since 1895.
"Although this National Historic Landmark has been home to many productions over the years, this movie marks the first time Biltmore Estate itself serves as the setting," Hallmark teases.
"Each year, we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience," enthused Samantha Dipippo, Senior Vice President, Development, Programming, Hallmark Media.
"We know fans will love being transported back in time, and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is...
What's on tap for 2023?
Well, Hallmark dropped some exciting news on Tuesday.
Hallmark unwrapped its first original holiday movie for 2023 with A Biltmore Christmas, starring Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha.
The new original movie will enter production this January in Asheville, North Carolina, at the historic Biltmore Estate, renowned for its classic holiday traditions since 1895.
"Although this National Historic Landmark has been home to many productions over the years, this movie marks the first time Biltmore Estate itself serves as the setting," Hallmark teases.
"Each year, we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience," enthused Samantha Dipippo, Senior Vice President, Development, Programming, Hallmark Media.
"We know fans will love being transported back in time, and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is...
- 12/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Hallmark Channel is planning ahead. Next month, the network will begin production on their first holiday movie of 2023.
“A Biltmore Christmas,” led by Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha, will film entirely on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, a national historic landmark known for its classic holiday traditions. Dustin Rikert serves as executive producer with Andrew Gernhard producing. John Putch directs the script, written by Marcy Holland.
“Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience,” says Samantha Dipippo, senior vice president of development and programming at Hallmark Media. “We know fans will love being transported back in time and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is the perfect setting to help fans get into the holiday spirit.”
Lenz, best known for her role on “One Tree Hill,” has starred in many movies for Hallmark through the years, including “Poinsettias for Christmas...
“A Biltmore Christmas,” led by Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha, will film entirely on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, a national historic landmark known for its classic holiday traditions. Dustin Rikert serves as executive producer with Andrew Gernhard producing. John Putch directs the script, written by Marcy Holland.
“Each year we look for ways to create exciting, new holiday viewing experiences for our audience,” says Samantha Dipippo, senior vice president of development and programming at Hallmark Media. “We know fans will love being transported back in time and the iconic, beautiful Biltmore Estate is the perfect setting to help fans get into the holiday spirit.”
Lenz, best known for her role on “One Tree Hill,” has starred in many movies for Hallmark through the years, including “Poinsettias for Christmas...
- 12/20/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Teen drama One Tree Hill had a loyal fanbase, but one person who has no interest in revisiting the show is star Chad Michael Murray, who played main character Lucas Scott on the series, which aired on The WB and The CW between 2003 and 2012.
During a panel at Christmas Con, Chad Michael Murray discussed what has undoubtedly been his biggest success–although he doesn’t necessarily keep it too close to his heart. “It’s a section of my life that I deleted. A lot of development, a lot of growth as a human being, and just deleted so much of it.” Murray tried to break it down as best he could, saying, “I think we have hard drives, right? I’m probably like, you know when you get an iPhone that holds like 264 gigs: I’m down on a 32 gig phone because of old information, so booting everything up....
During a panel at Christmas Con, Chad Michael Murray discussed what has undoubtedly been his biggest success–although he doesn’t necessarily keep it too close to his heart. “It’s a section of my life that I deleted. A lot of development, a lot of growth as a human being, and just deleted so much of it.” Murray tried to break it down as best he could, saying, “I think we have hard drives, right? I’m probably like, you know when you get an iPhone that holds like 264 gigs: I’m down on a 32 gig phone because of old information, so booting everything up....
- 12/13/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
‘One Tree Hill’ Stars Hilarie Burton & Sophia Bush Reveal They Were Pressured To Do Racy Maxim Cover
Hilarie Burton and Sophia Bush, former stars of One Tree Hill, are opening up about the drama behind the scenes on the racy Maxim magazine cover. The actors revealed that they were pressured and threatened into posing for the publication.
In the newest episode of their Drama Queens podcast, Burton and Bush talked about the episode where the latter’s character Brooke takes photos of Danneel Ackles’ Rachel for Maxim.
“I was specifically pulled aside and told that our male numbers in viewership skyrocketed when [my character] Peyton got her ass kicked by Derek,” Burton said. “So what you’ll see, there’s a pattern on our show, where, either violence towards women or super sexualized situations, there’s gonna be an uptick in that because they were really hot to capture the male audience. That was really frightening to me, but I had to be a good sport about it … They...
In the newest episode of their Drama Queens podcast, Burton and Bush talked about the episode where the latter’s character Brooke takes photos of Danneel Ackles’ Rachel for Maxim.
“I was specifically pulled aside and told that our male numbers in viewership skyrocketed when [my character] Peyton got her ass kicked by Derek,” Burton said. “So what you’ll see, there’s a pattern on our show, where, either violence towards women or super sexualized situations, there’s gonna be an uptick in that because they were really hot to capture the male audience. That was really frightening to me, but I had to be a good sport about it … They...
- 12/1/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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On Monday’s episode of the Drama Queens podcast, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz discussed being pressured into things they weren’t comfortable doing during their time on One Tree Hill.
Specifically, the women talked about the season four episode of the popular WB and CW series that ran from 2003-2012, where Brooke (Bush) takes Rachel’s (Danneel Ackles) photos for Maxim magazine. After the episode aired in October 2006, Bush, Morgan and Ackles were on the cover of Maxim in November 2006. But Bush and Morgan said that they didn’t want to do it. During this time, the two One Tree Hill stars said, the show was wanting to attract a larger male audience to increase viewers.
“They were fixated on the male thing,” Morgan said. “I was specifically pulled aside and told that our male numbers in viewership...
On Monday’s episode of the Drama Queens podcast, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz discussed being pressured into things they weren’t comfortable doing during their time on One Tree Hill.
Specifically, the women talked about the season four episode of the popular WB and CW series that ran from 2003-2012, where Brooke (Bush) takes Rachel’s (Danneel Ackles) photos for Maxim magazine. After the episode aired in October 2006, Bush, Morgan and Ackles were on the cover of Maxim in November 2006. But Bush and Morgan said that they didn’t want to do it. During this time, the two One Tree Hill stars said, the show was wanting to attract a larger male audience to increase viewers.
“They were fixated on the male thing,” Morgan said. “I was specifically pulled aside and told that our male numbers in viewership...
- 11/30/2022
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The ladies of One Tree Hill are opening up about their experience working on the WB/ CW teen drama.
On their Drama Queens podcast, Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Lenz chatted on Monday about the Maxim storyline that took place during the drama's fourth season.
If you watch One Tree Hill online, you will likely recall a storyline involving Brooke (Bush) taking photos of Rachel (Danneel Ackles) for Maxim magazine.
Bush, Burton, and Ackles went on to land their own cover in the magazine in November 2006, but they didn't want to do it.
“I know they weren’t trying to solicit basement bullies on the internet, but they saw that a lot of young men were drawn to a violent assault of women and they went, ‘We should do more of that.’ Not, ‘Uh-oh, hold the phone,'” Bush said.
“They were like, ‘Maybe we should do more!
On their Drama Queens podcast, Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush, and Bethany Joy Lenz chatted on Monday about the Maxim storyline that took place during the drama's fourth season.
If you watch One Tree Hill online, you will likely recall a storyline involving Brooke (Bush) taking photos of Rachel (Danneel Ackles) for Maxim magazine.
Bush, Burton, and Ackles went on to land their own cover in the magazine in November 2006, but they didn't want to do it.
“I know they weren’t trying to solicit basement bullies on the internet, but they saw that a lot of young men were drawn to a violent assault of women and they went, ‘We should do more of that.’ Not, ‘Uh-oh, hold the phone,'” Bush said.
“They were like, ‘Maybe we should do more!
- 11/29/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Every diehard One Tree Hill fan remembers when three of the CW drama’s stars appeared on the cover of Maxim in 2006, but as revealed in a new episode of the show’s iHeartRadio rewatch podcast, it’s a moment that the actresses involved would much rather forget.
Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz detail the instances of misogyny and abuses of power surrounding that cover shoot in the Nov. 28 episode of Drama Queens. The shoot, which featured Bush, Burton and Danneel Ackles, was loosely tied into a Season 4 storyline in which Rachel (played by Ackles) lands the...
Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz detail the instances of misogyny and abuses of power surrounding that cover shoot in the Nov. 28 episode of Drama Queens. The shoot, which featured Bush, Burton and Danneel Ackles, was loosely tied into a Season 4 storyline in which Rachel (played by Ackles) lands the...
- 11/29/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz are opening up about more of their experiences on “One Tree Hill,” specifically the “Maxim” storyline in Season 4. During Monday’s episode of their “Drama Queens” podcast, they recap the fourth episode of the season, during which Brooke (Bush) takes photos of Rachel (Danneel Ackles) for Maxim magazine.
The episode aired in October 2006, one month before Bush, Burton and Ackles landed their own cover of Maxim magazine — but didn’t actually want to do it. At the time, they explained, the show was trying to draw in more male viewers by bringing in an abusive male and putting the women in underwear.
“I know they weren’t trying to solicit basement bullies on the internet, but they saw that a lot of young men were drawn to a violent assault of women and they went, ‘We should do more of that.’ Not,...
The episode aired in October 2006, one month before Bush, Burton and Ackles landed their own cover of Maxim magazine — but didn’t actually want to do it. At the time, they explained, the show was trying to draw in more male viewers by bringing in an abusive male and putting the women in underwear.
“I know they weren’t trying to solicit basement bullies on the internet, but they saw that a lot of young men were drawn to a violent assault of women and they went, ‘We should do more of that.’ Not,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
The ladies of "One Tree Hill" are back on the red carpet almost two decades later. Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy Lenz, and Sophia Bush, who played Peyton Sawyer, Haley James, and Brooke Davis respectively on the aughts show, joined together at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas over the weekend. The trio smiled arm in arm on Sept. 23 before introducing Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo as performers at the annual event. Burton wore a sleek black pantsuit covered in sequins; Lenz, a gold bow minidress; and Bush rocked a pinstripe suit.
As cohosts of "Drama Queens," a weekly "One Tree Hill" rewatch podcast, the actors have spent plenty of time together over the years, but this appearance marks the first time the three have posed on the same red carpet since 2005. In fact, Bush and Burton recently hung out in New York City, where they wore matching white power suits.
As cohosts of "Drama Queens," a weekly "One Tree Hill" rewatch podcast, the actors have spent plenty of time together over the years, but this appearance marks the first time the three have posed on the same red carpet since 2005. In fact, Bush and Burton recently hung out in New York City, where they wore matching white power suits.
- 9/26/2022
- by Yerin Kim
- Popsugar.com
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