HALLMARK CHANNEL ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR "A LITTLE ROMANCE" FEATURING THREE ALL-NEW MOVIE PREMIERES IN JUNE

STUDIO CITY, CA - May 14, 2020 - Hallmark Channel debuts a new programming event, "A Little Romance," premiering three all-new original romance movies the first three Saturdays in June. The event starts with "Country at Heart" (Saturday, June 6, 9 p.m. ET/PT), followed by "Love in the Forecast" (Saturday, June 13, 9 p.m. ET/PT), and "Love Under the Olive Tree" (Saturday, June 20, 9 p.m. ET/PT).

'COUNTRY AT HEART'

A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere

Saturday, June 6 (9 p.m. ET/PT)

Starring: Jessy Schram, Niall Matter

Struggling musician Shayna (Schram) is on the verge of giving up on her career and returns to her small-town home, when a chance encounter with prolific songwriter Grady (Matter) changes everything. He's writing a song for country music star Duke Sterling and Shayna seems like the perfect writing partner. The two grow closer and romance blooms as they work on their love song, but when Shayna meets Duke, who takes a liking to her and asks her to be his opening act, it undermines everything she and Grady created and Shayna feels forced to choose between love and possible stardom.

'LOVE IN THE FORECAST'

A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere

Saturday, June 13 (9 p.m. ET/PT)

Starring: Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell

On-air weather reporter Leah Waddell (Busby) is getting weary of her bleak dating life and inability to be taken seriously as a budding meteorologist. At her wits end, she makes the decision to stay single and focus on her career for a full year. As soon as she makes this commitment, it literally starts pouring rain and men. As Leah deflects multiple romantic offers, she befriends her new neighbor Mark (Russell), a handsome farmer who teaches her methods to forecast the weather by observing signs in nature. With romance off the table, Leah and Mark grow comfortable and allow their friendship to blossom into something neither of them predicted.

'LOVE UNDER THE OLIVE TREE'

A Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere

Saturday, June 20 (9 p.m. ET/PT)

Starring: Tori Anderson, Benjamin Hollingsworth

Nicole (Anderson) has plans to expand her family's Northern California olive oil business until childhood crush Jake (Hollingsworth), heir apparent to the neighboring ranch and her biggest competitor, discovers the land where Nicole wants to build on may belong to his family, stemming from a decades-long feud since their grandfathers ended their partnership. When a local judge decides to resolve the dispute by awarding it to the winner of the upcoming olive oil competition, the flames are further fanned between the families, but Nicole and Jake begin to find common ground and a romance develops as the big competition looms.