HALLMARK OFFERS VIEWERS ROMANCE AND DRAMA WITH ALL-NEW ORIGINAL MOVIES BOTH NETWORKS AND THE SEASON 9 PREMIERE OF 'WHEN CALLS THE HEART' ON HALLMARK CHANNEL

Fans of heartfelt stories and romance can fall in love every week in March with the much-anticipated Season 9 premiere of the network's original primetime drama series "When Calls the Heart" and two all-new original movie premieres, including "A Second Chance at Love," the kick-off to the network's "Spring into Love" programming event.

PREMIERING IN MARCH ON HALLMARK CHANNEL:

'WHEN CALLS THE HEART' SEASON 9 - NEW EPISODE EVERY SUNDAY
Sunday, March 6 (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Erin Krakow, Pascale Hutton, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith, Chris McNally, Kevin McGarry, Andrea Brooks, Martin Cummins, Kayla Wallace, Loretta Walsh, Viv Leacock, Amanda Wong, Johannah Newmarch, Natasha Burnett, Ben Rosenbaum, Hrothgar Mathews
This season, Hope Valley is in a state of growth, with the foundry's progress and the evolution of key relationships. The mayoral race has the town buzzing with a few members of the town running against one another. Elizabeth (Krakow) and Lucas (McNally) focus on their relationship beyond courtship, and as she gets to know Lucas better, she learns about his past which gives Elizabeth pause about their future.

'FEELING BUTTERFLIES'
Saturday, March 12 (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Kayla Wallace, Kevin McGarry
Emily's (Wallace) booming butterfly business delivers monarchs to a birthday party where she meets single dad, Garrett. With the help of Garrett (McGarry) and his daughter, Emily's business begins to take flight.

'A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE' - 'SPRING INTO LOVE' PROGRAMMING EVENT BEGINS
Saturday, March 26 (8 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Gloria Reuben, Alvina August, Jarod Joseph, Eriq La Salle
On the surface, Alicia (August) and Arnold's (Joseph) marriage is picture perfect, however, there is something amiss. Arnold is ready to grow their family, but subconsciously Alicia is hesitant to the idea. Rather than face the problem head on, Alicia, the self-proclaimed "love doctor," immerses herself in her divorced parents Jack (La Salle) and Brenda's (Reuben) dating affairs by setting them each up on a blind date dating app.

PREMIERING ON HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES IN MARCH:

'THE PRESENCE OF LOVE'
Sunday, March 13 (9 p.m. ET/PT)
Starring: Eloise Mumford, Julian Morris
Adjunct professor Joss (Mumford) travels to England to visit the farm where her late mother grew up and bonds with single-father, Daniel (Morris), whose family now runs it.

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