RETURN TO "CHESAPEAKE SHORES" THIS SUMMER SEASON THREE PREMIERE SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Part of Hallmark Channel's "Summer Nights" Programming Event

Hallmark Channel's hit primetime series 'CHESAPEAKE SHORES' returns for Season Three Sunday, August 5 (9pm ET/PT, 8C) and runs through October 2018 with new episodes every Sunday night. "Chesapeake Shores" is part of the network's "Summer Nights" programming event.

Based on the novels of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods, the series stars Jesse Metcalfe ("Dallas"), Meghan Ory ("Once Upon A Time"), Golden Globe(R) nominee Treat Williams ("Everwood," "Hair"), Academy Award(R) nominee Diane Ladd ("Wild At Heart"), Barbara Niven ("Cedar Cove"), Laci Mailey ("Falling Skies"), Emilie Ullerup ("Sanctuary"), Brendan Penny ("Motive") and Andrew Francis ("Final Destination 3"). Gregory Harrison ("One Tree Hill"), Victor Webster and Jerry Trimble return to guest star in season three.

Season three of the multi-generational family drama "Chesapeake Shores" follows Abby O'Brien (Meghan Ory), a high-powered career woman, divorcee and mother to twin daughters, as she adjusts to life back in her hometown of Chesapeake Shores. Rekindling her romance with Trace (Jesse Metcalfe), her former high school sweetheart, Abby discovers that their relationship will be rocked by not only his newfound fame, but also her responsibility to protect her daughters. Returning to her hometown also means engaging in the lives and loves of her siblings: Jess (Laci J. Mailey) a free-spirit and owner of a successful bed and breakfast; Bree (Emilie Ullerup), a former playwright who buys a bookstore in Chesapeake Shores who has written a family tell-all; Kevin (Brendan Penny), a soldier adjusting to civilian life, a new career and a newly serious romance; and Connor (Andrew Francis), a lawyer who is finally stepping out of his brother's shadow. With the support of their uncompromising, highly successful businessman-father, Mick (Treat Williams), their once-estranged mother, Megan (Barbara Niven), and their wise grandmother Nell (Diane Ladd), the O'Briens are a family that must face life's challenges, but always finds hope in their enduring love toward one another as they navigate life, love, career and romance.

Hallmark Movies Now, Crown Media Family Networks' fast-growing subscription streaming service, is offering the first two seasons of Hallmark Channel's "Chesapeake Shores." The two-hour pilot that first immersed viewers into the world of Chesapeake Shores becomes available May 29, with two, one-hour episodes being added every Friday night starting June 1, and continuing through July, leading up to the series' season three debut on Hallmark Channel in August.