Megan Elliott

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‘Renovation Island’: HGTV Announces June 2021 Premiere Date for New Season

HGTV has announced that Renovation Island Season 2 will premiere on June 20. The show follows Sarah and Bryan Baeumler and their family as they turn a run-down resort in the Bahamas into a luxury vacation destination. In season 2, the Baeumlers must cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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‘Aquaman’ Star Jason Momoa Calls Upcoming discovery+ Series His ‘Dream Job’

Aquaman star Jason Momoa will host an upcoming docuseries for discovery+ called On the Roam. The show will follow Momoa as he meets fearless artists and dreamers who are masters of their craft. He called doing the show more fun than acting and a “dream job.” Several other new shows are also coming to discovery+.

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‘When Calls the Heart’: Pascale Hutton Hopes Rosemary and Lee Have a Baby, Thinks It Would Be ‘Hilarious’ If Her Character Was Pregnant

Fan-favorite When Calls the Heart characters Lee and Rosemary Coulter didn’t have a baby in season 8 of the Hallmark Channel show. But actors Kavan Smith and Pascale Hutton have said they hope their characters become parents in season 9.

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‘Chesapeake Shores’ Star Jesse Metcalfe Explains Why He Isn’t Returning to Hallmark Channel Show

Actor Jesse Metcalfe is leaving the Hallmark Channel series Chesapeake Shores. On Instagram, he revealed that he wasn’t happy with the direction his character’s story was heading. Metcalfe plays Trace Riley on the show, and the character’s storyline will conclude early in season 5, which premieres in August 2021.

Movies

‘The Woman in the Window’: The True Story Behind the Book Is Even Wilder Than the Netflix Movie

Netflix’s new thriller The Woman in the Window is based on a novel by AJ Finn. According to the New Yorker, Finn (whose real name is Daniel Mallory) was a serial liar who may have borrowed aspects of his book from a 1995 movie. Jake Gyllenhaal will play Mallory in an upcoming TV series.

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‘Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries’: Is the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Series Filmed in Martha’s Vineyard?

Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery premieres on May 16 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Star Jesse Metcalfe says the island is a character in the series. But the movies aren’t actually filmed on Martha’s Vineyard. Instead, filming takes place in Canada.

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‘Doubling Down With the Derricos’ Dad Deon Derrico Reflects on 2018 Acquittal on ‘Nefarious’ Fraud Charges

In 2014, Deon Derrico was accused of real estate fraud. While the dad of 14, who now appears on the TLC series Doubling Down with the Derricos, was eventually cleared of the charges, he said the experience changed how he viewed the legal system. A new season of his family's reality show premieres June 1.

Notable People

Hallmark Star Lacey Chabert’s Recipe for Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cake Will Make Your Mouth Water

Halllmark Channel star Lacey Chabert stopped by Home & Family in 2019 to share her recipe for chocolate-covered marshmallow cake, which she says her daughter Julia loves. In a later appearance on the morning talk show, she made spiced hot chocolate.

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Is ‘Good Witch’ Season 6 on Netflix? How to Catch Up Before the Season 7 Premiere

Good Witch Season 7 premieres May 16 on Hallmark Channel. Fans who want to catch up on earlier episodes can stream Good Witch Seasons 1-5 on Netflix, while Good Witch Season 6 is available for purchase on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.

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‘When Calls the Heart’ Season 8 a Ratings Win for Hallmark Channel

When Calls the Heart Season 8 was the most watched in the show’s history, according to Hallmark Channel. Roughly 3.6 million people watched the season finale. The show has been renewed for season 9, though some fans say they won’t watch new episodes because they are unhappy with the way season 8 ended.

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Are Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo Distancing Themselves From Her Family Following Her Brother’s Arrest?

Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo’s new book, The Hope We Hold, was released just days after her brother’s arrest on child pornography charges. In multiple statements, the couple has expressed how disturbed they are by the charges and condemned child abuse. It’s not the first time they have distanced themselves from her family.

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Lacey Chabert Hallmark Movies: ‘Sweet Carolina’ Premieres May 15

Lacey Chabert’s newest Hallmark movie is Sweet Carolina. The actor, who frequently appears on the network, plays a woman who returns home after a family tragedy. Tyler Hynes plays her love interest. Both actors say the movie is about more than just romance.

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Is ‘Halston’ Based on a True Story? Netflix Series Slammed By Designer’s Family as ‘Inaccurate’

Netflix’s new limited series Halston premieres May 14. It’s based on the life of iconic American designer Roy Halston, who died in 1990. But Halston’s surviving family members have slammed the show, which features Ewan McGregor in the title role, as inaccurate.

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‘Bosch’ Season 7 Release Date Revealed, Amazon Drops Trailer for Final Season of Titus Welliver Series

Bosch Season 7 premieres June 25 on Amazon Prime Video. A trailer for the upcoming season, which will be the show’s last, has also been released. While Bosch is ending, a spinoff series featuring the same character is in the work and will stream on IMDb TV.

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‘When Calls the Heart’: Erin Krakow Is Hoping for a Henry and Abigail Reunion

When Calls the Heart Season 8 featured several call outs to the character of Abigail (Lori Loughin), who left the show in season 6. Is it possible that the characters of Henry and Abigail could reunite in a future episode? Series star Erin Krakow seemed to voice support for the idea in a tweet.

Notable People

Will Anna Duggar Divorce Josh Duggar? She’s In an ‘Impossible’ Situation, Ex-Fundamentalist Says

Josh Duggar was arrested in April 2021 on child pornography charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Many Duggar family followers would like to see his wife Anna Duggar leave her husband, but that may be difficult for her to do given her faith, say some who are familiar with her religious background.

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Ellen DeGeneres’ Decision to End Her Talk Show Will Cost Her $50 Million a Year

Ellen DeGeneres has decided to end The Ellen DeGeneres Show after 19 seasons. The talk show host says the decision isn’t related to allegations of a toxic work environment on set. In walking away, DeGeneres is turning her back on a $50 million salary that made her one of the highest-paid celebrities in the world.

Books / Notable People

Jinger Duggar Recalls the Strange Gifts ‘Creepy’ Guys Would Send Her and Her Sisters When They Were Single

Jinger Duggar was a teenager when she started appearing on her family’s reality show, 19 Kids and Counting. The sudden fame brought with it unwanted attention, with strangers sending her and her sisters letters and even strange gifts. In her new book The Hope We Hold, Jinger says she found some of the attention “creepy.”

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Is ‘Days of Our Lives’ Canceled? NBC Soap Gets Surprise 2-Season Renewal

NBC has renewed Days of Our Lives for two seasons, meaning the soap opera will remain on the air at least through season 58. Fans had feared the show, whose ratings have dipped in recent years, might be canceled. It is the least-watched of the four remaining daytime soaps.

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‘The Hills: New Beginnings’ Season 2′: Is Mischa Barton Part of the Cast?

The OC star Mischa Barton joined The Hills: New Beginnings cast in season 1. However, she won’t appear in season 2 of The Hills reboot. She’s been replaced by Caroline D’Amore. Brody Jenner says Barton never really clicked with the rest of the cast, who have all known each other for years.