Hallmark’s May Lineup: Tamera Mowry Leads a Must-See Rom-Com — Plus a Gripping Murder Mystery

Hallmark did not waste any time in 2026. Off the momentum of its December 2025 'Winter Escape' marketing push, the network rolled straight into a wall-to-wall lineup of new movies and shows across Hallmark Channel and Hallmark+. The first premiere out of the gate was a Lacey Chabert adventure-rom-com shot in Fiji, and the very next night we were back in Hope Valley. February leans hard into romance ( because of course it does), March and April sprinkle in the 'Spring Into Love' titles, and by May the cozy-mystery machine is revving again.

'This movie is truly an adventure filled with comedy and even a little romance 😉 I hope you' ll tune in!'

That is Lacey Chabert hyping her January 3 premiere. And if you are here for Hope Valley updates: Erin Krakow promised plenty of swoon this season and teased that Elizabeth and Mountie Nathan finally make it official once they are back in town. Consider me not surprised.

Everything Hallmark has dated so far (January through May 2026)

• Jan 1 — Second Chance at Love (Hallmark+) — Series premiere. Hosts: Matthew Lawrence and Chilli. Ten singles bring their first loves to a gorgeous getaway to see if old flames can actually rekindle.
• Jan 3 — Lost in Paradise (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Lacey Chabert, Ian Harding. A high-end fashion founder washes up on a 'deserted' island with a chef; survival turns into flirting and feelings. Filmed in Fiji.
• Jan 4 — When Calls the Heart, Season 13 (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET; next day on Hallmark+) — Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Chris McNally, Jack Wagner and more. Elizabeth Thornton continues juggling teaching, single motherhood and the ever-evolving Hope Valley — with her relationship with Nathan Grant heating up.
• Jan 10 — A Melbourne Match (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Mallory Jansen, Ryan Corr. A work-first travel writer lands in Melbourne, where an ex-footballer turned tour guide reminds her life is bigger than deadlines.
• Jan 17 — Love on the Amazon ( Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Jaicy Elliot, Rafael de la Fuente. In Brazil, a traveler hires a riverboat captain to help deliver an urgent message to her sister, a marine biologist studying pink dolphins on the Amazon.
• Jan 24 — Caught by Love (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Rachael Leigh Cook, Luke Macfarlane. A soul-searching guest at a luxe resort stumbles into an undercover jewel-theft investigation — and an unexpected romance.
• Jan 31 — Missing the Boat (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Emilie Ullerup, Kristoffer Polaha. Two strangers miss their cruise ship in Italy and have to sprint across the south to catch it, bonding (and bickering) along the way.
• Feb 7 — The Way to You (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Kim Matula, Aaron O'Connell. After a subway blackout, two New Yorkers team up to find their 'missed connections' — only to realize they might be each other's.
• Feb 14 — Because of Cupid (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Amy Groening, Evan Roderick. Best friends enter a Valentine' s mocktail contest, then a meddling 'love potion' scrambles the friend group — and their feelings.
• Feb 21 — The Stars Between Us (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Sarah Drew, Matt Long. Seven years after a fleeting eclipse meet-cute, a rookie reporter returns to Illinois for the next eclipse — unaware fate' s lining up a reunion.
• Feb 28 — Romance at Hope Ranch (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Alison Sweeney, Gabriel Hogan. Starting over in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a woman finally chases her childhood dream of running a ranch and resurrecting the Giddy Up Gala.
• Mar 7 — Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, Barbara Niven. A body turns up at the Lake Eden Inn' s grand re-opening; a storm strands the guests, and Hannah has to unmask the killer before the roads open.
• Mar 14 — Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith. A lavish dinner party ends in a homicide, sending Nelly and Detective Michael into clue-mode.
• Mar 21 — Two for Tee (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Janel Parrish, Chris McNally. A Chinese American pottery artist finds her roots through her craft and teams up with the community center' s new handyman to keep the place from shutting down.
• Mar 21 — Hope Valley: 1874 (Hallmark+) — Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres, Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis, Lachlan Quarmby. A Chicago widow and her 11-year-old daughter head to the Western Canadian frontier; when their wagon breaks, a reserved rancher and a fierce pioneer woman help them find a new start — and a reason to stay.
• Mar 28 — A Royal Setting (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Jen Lilley, Dan Jeannotte. A world-class gemologist is hired by Prince Luca to restore the crown jewels and design his crown, stirring up palace tradition — and tension with the queen.
• Apr 4 — A Season to Blossom (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Emily Tennant, Carlo Marks. An aimless aspiring writer returns home to sell her late grandmother' s bookstore and instead rediscovers her voice, her roots and a romance worth staying for.
• Apr 11 — A Little Park Music (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Laci J Mailey, Beau Mirchoff. A mysterious piano appears in a park gazebo, wrecking a city manager' s workflow; teaming with a rookie cop to remove it proves music — and chemistry — are tough to shut off.
• Apr 18 — To Philly With Love (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Rebecca Dalton, Stephen Huszar. A teacher and an archivist decode Revolutionary War love letters around Philadelphia and stumble into a history of their own.
• Apr 19 — The Way Home, Season 4 (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET; episodes stream next day on Hallmark+) — Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Sadie Laflamme-Snow. Alice eyes graduation, Kat and Elliot consider next steps and Del faces another empty nest — while the past keeps barging in with new secrets and answers.
• Apr 25 — I' ll Be Seeing You (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Tyler Hynes, Stacey Farber, Christine Ebersole. A work errand hijacks a granddaughter-grandma weekend, turning into a road trip with one very sentimental detour — and a little help from a charming activities director.
• May 2 — Kentucky Roses (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Andrew Walker, Odette Annable. A greenhouse worker and the son of Churchill Downs' CEO race to save the Kentucky Derby' s rose blanket and uncover a decades-spanning love story.
• May 9 — All' s Fair in Love and Mahjong (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Melissa Peterman. Teaching the centuries-old game of mahjong helps a school nurse build community — and reopen her heart.
• May 16 — Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster, Barbara Niven. A forgery suspect ends up dead and the prosecutor vanishes; Hannah and Chad connect the dots before the trial clock runs out.
• May 23 — True Justice: Eye for An Eye (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Katherine McNamara, Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki DeLoach, Benjamin Ayres. The Warriors — our favorite amateur sleuths — work to clear a mom accused of murdering another parent in the Parent School Coalition.
• May 30 — Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ET) — Tamera Mowry-Housley, Risteard Cooper, Marco Grazzini. A ghost- hunting TV crew rolls into town; when the host is killed, Gethsemane and Eamon unravel the case so the newly departed can move on.

Notes for the theme-watchers: January' s five 'Winter Escape' rom-coms set the tone; February' s 'Loveuary' is four straight romance plays; March and April carry the 'Spring Into Love' torch while sneaking in a pair of mysteries; and May cranks up the whodunits with three new titles alongside two romances. Translation: plenty to DVR, and plenty of floral puns. More 2026 titles are coming — this is just what is on the books right now.