Hallmark Announces Four New Movies In Its May 2023 Lineup

Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will each feature two new movie premieres in May 2023. The new movies will star such greats as Tamera Mowry-Housley, Jodie Sweetin, Cindy Busby, Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and more. Read on to find out what we know so far about the new May movies coming to Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

New movies on Hallmark Channel

1. Dream Moms

Cast: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Chelsea Hobbs, Roger Cross and Andrew J. Hampton

Premiere date: Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 8 pm ET/PT

Plot:

Dream Moms tells the story of Danielle (Mowry-Housley), a one-time off-Broadway performer and former backup singer. Meanwhile, Claire (Hobbs) is a once-aspiring dancer. Both women had major dreams of making it to the Broadway stage. Years later, after many failed auditions, Danielle is married to Mark (Cross) a successful lawyer. She has a daughter who is positioned for NYC ballet and living in the Upper East Side.

Meanwhile, Claire is a single mother, raising two sons and is working as a bookkeeper in the Garment District. Both women are so busy with motherhood, they have no time for themselves and have put off their own dreams.

However, Daniel’s brother RJ (Hampton) introduces the two women after Claire starts taking classes at his dance studio. It seems he is so impressed with Claire’s dance technique, he wants to bring them together to compete in a televised talent contest. As they begin practicing, Danielle and Claire start to regain their sense of self and passion they once had as performers.

However, when competing family priories arise and cause them to reconsider the contest, the two women ultimately realize they need to show up for themselves. In fact, both need to set an example for their children not to give up on their dreams. Once they compete in the contest, backed by the support of their families, Danielle and Claire find out it is never too late to become what you want to be.

2. Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance

Cast: Cindy Busby and David Gridley

Premiere date: Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 8 pm ET/PT

Plot:

In Love in Zion National: A National Park Romance, Lauren (Busby) is an assistant curator who wishes to prove that a set of ancient vases belongs with the Pueblo Nation. Meanwhile, she heads off to Zion National Park to find what she needs to prove her case. Along the way, Lauren meets Adam (Gridley), a native Puebloan park ranger, who joins her on her mission.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

1. A Jane Da Silva Mystery: Case of the Broken Song (working title)

Cast: Jodie Sweetin and Stephen Huszar

Premiere date: Sunday, May 14, 2023, at 7 pm ET/PT

Plot:

Jane DaSilva is a singer who inherits her family’s foundation, a non-profit detective agency that helps people who cannot help themselves. Meanwhile, her Aunt Sadie (Paris Jefferson) along with Detective John Cameron (Huszar) give her support when she takes on her first case, relating to her mother’s untimely death some years before. Meanwhile, as Jane investigates a multi-level marketing company that took advantage of her client’s (Danielle Smith) fragile mom, she soon discovers that digging up the past can be dangerous.

2. Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (working title)

Cast: Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven

Premiere date: Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 7 pm ET/PT

Plot:

The upcoming mystery movie is based on Joanne Fluke’s tenth Hannah Swensen novel, Carrot Cake Murder. Futon Critic shared a brief synopsis revealing that the discovery of a skeleton in the rubble of a building being renovated brings a revelation that one Lake Eden native may not be who they claimed to be.

In true form and much to Mike’s dismay, Hannah decides to investigate the mystery. However, while trying to uncover the victim’s identity, she turns to her mother, Delores, for help. Between them, they work to uncover the truth and bring a killer to justice.

Read more about Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swenson Mystery here.

Watch this space, as more information and photos will be shared on the movies as soon as available.