Hallmark Channel’s popular “Summer Nights” programming event returns in June with four all-new original movie premieres. Viewers will be transported to a virtual vacation on the sands of a Caribbean island, the French seaside, and the tropical shores of Hawaii. On Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, a heartfelt story of young love will take viewers on a special journey.
PREMIERING IN June ON HALLMARK CHANNEL:
‘HIDDEN GEMS’
Saturday, June 4 (8PM ET/PT)
Starring: Hunter King, Beau Mirchoff
While prepping for her sister’s wedding, Addie (King) loses her grandmother’s ring in the waters of Hawaii. She hires dive instructor Jack (Mirchoff) to search for her lost treasure. They immediately clash with each other when Addie insists she go on the pursuit with Jack. Once they come to an agreement, Jack ends up serving as Addie’s tour guide of the island’s hidden gems.
‘CARIBBEAN SUMMER’
Saturday, June 11 (8PM ET/PT)
Starring: Heather Hemmens, Ser’Darius Blain
Jade (Hemmens), a morning news producer, is forced to take a vacation after an embarrassing gaffe during a live broadcast. She arrives to a relaxing Caribbean island, but Jade’s trip gets off to a rocky start thanks to a snafu involving the house she rented for her stay. Serendipitously, Jade manages to turn things around and begins a romantic Caribbean adventure with the legitimate owner of the house, a mysterious man named Ford (Blain). As Jade slowly lets her guard down and welcomes all that the island, its people, and her handsome host have to offer, her heart and job come into direct conflict when she finds out the true backstory of the man she’s falling for – and it’s a career-defining scoop.
‘MORIAH’S LIGHTHOUSE’
Saturday, June 18 (8PM ET/PT)
Starring: Rachelle Lefevre, Luke Macfarlane
Based on the book series by Serena Miller
Moriah (Lefevre) is a woodworking artisan living in a French, seaside town, who dreams of restoring the local lighthouse. When Ben (Macfarlane) an American architect, comes to town it seems as though her dreams will never become reality after she learns he’s there to give the lighthouse a makeover… but for another buyer.
‘TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE’
Saturday, June 25 (8PM ET/PT)
Starring: Ashley Williams, Ryan Paevey, Mary-Margaret Humes
Two strangers meet on what feels like the worst day of their lives. Hannah (Williams) and Josh (Paevey) have both been stood up at the altar. While shocked and devasted, they happen to meet at the park, which turns out to be the morale boost they need to commit to taking their honeymoon vacations. They realize they are going to the same honeymoon resort and keep crossing paths in tropical paradise. Seeing the futility of fighting fate, Hannah and Josh eventually join forces and help learn from one other to enjoy their vacations.
PREMIERING ON HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES IN June:
‘COLOR MY WORLD WITH LOVE’
Sunday, June 12 (9PM ET/PT)
Starring: Lily D. Moore, Erica Durance, Benjamin Ayres, David DeSanctis
Kendall (Moore) is a talented artist with Down Syndrome who, thanks to the support of her mother, Emma (Durance), and grandmother, Bev (Karen Kruper), Kendall is happy and thriving. Her life takes an exciting turn when she meets Brad (DeSanctis) in a cooking class at the local center for diverse learners and romance blooms. Emma has spent the last 22 years trying to protect her daughter and has reservations about this new relationship, especially when it quickly moves in a serious direction. With the help of Nic (Ayres), a longtime family friend of Brad’s, Emma slowly accepts that Kendall is ready to – and should – live her own life.
