Hallmark Channel Launches 11 New Movies For May & June 2023, Including 1 New Mystery Franchise & Reunites Two Frequent Co-Stars

Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison are back on Hallmark Channel this week!

Unofficially, Cindy Busby is the nature queen of Hallmark Channel movies.

Cannes Film Festival isn’t just a hub of red carpet premieres, champagne-drenched parties, and stars, stars, stars. It’s also a vibrant locus of dealmaking, with studio executives, agents and filmmakers descending on the Riviera to secure financing for their upcoming projects or to find a distributor for their latest movies. The 2023 edition is playing host to several compelling packages and potential awards contenders that could spark heated bidding wars. Here are 11 films that could leave buyers reaching for the espresso instead of the rosé as they engage in all-night battles to land the next big thing. Cast: Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Michael Pitt, Mike TysonDirector: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Agency: CAA, WMEWhy Buyers Care: Penn and Sheridan have crackling chemistry as disgruntled mentor and doe-eyed mentee in the edge-of-your-seat thriller, which takes audiences into the often harrowing, always intense reality for paramedics in New York City. A gentle warning, though, that “Black Flies” isn’t for the squeamish. Expect plenty of blood, disturbing and graphic injuries, extreme violence…and a lot of yelling.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Global is cutting back the Smithsonian Channel’s New York Hub as more details about the U.S. layoffs emerge.

In March, Ben Affleck revealed his and pal Matt Damon’s Artist Equity would be producing Unstoppable, starring none other than Affleck’s wife, Jennifer Lopez. This raises the question: Does the couple that act together, stay together? History doesn’t stand on their side, but with copious side projects in addition to Unstoppable, both Affleck and Lopez are busy enough with their own independent work to avoid on-set tensions: Affleck’s AIR is dropping on Prime Video and Lopez is celebrating the release of The Mother on Netflix on May 12, 2023.

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” is moving production to New York from Los Angeles.The Daytime Emmy-winning talk show is set to begin filming Season 5 at NBC Studios in the 30 Rockefeller Plaza in front of a live studio audience for a fall premiere. The show’s current season has finished filming, with new episodes set to roll out for at least the next two weeks.

Jeremy Renner gave fans an update on his health as he recovers from a near-fatal snowplow accident. Renner, 52, joked he was taking his "new" body for a "test drive" as he posted a video of himself performing exercises – despite a broken tibia. "I've decided to push through the pain of progress (this damn shattered tibia) and take the new parts for a tiny test drive," he captioned the Instagram post.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.Ed Sheeran leads this week's releases with, pronounced «Subtract,» Sheeran's fifth studio album.

New York Times report that cited more than 30 women who worked for the league who described “a stifling, deeply ingrained corporate culture that demoralized some female employees, drove some to quit in frustration and left many feeling brushed aside.”James and six other state’s attorneys general sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to express concerns about that report and called on the league to address allegations of workplace inequity, the AG’s announcement said. The NFL said it responded to that letter and was apparently surprised at the escalated investigation.

Christina Aguilera is ready to show her support to the LGBTQ+ community!

There’s no telling how long the Writers Guild of America strike will last, but as it enters its second day, guild leaders expect it to still be going by May 15, when they’re planning to stage massive rallies on both coasts. The last writers strike, in 2007-08 lasted 100 days, and the one before that, in 1988, lasted 153 days.

The Jonas Brothers are hitting the road again.

Conan O’Brien is getting into the FAST lane, setting an exclusive launch on Samsung TV Plus of a channel comprised of 30-minute compilations and other clips from his late-night career.

Cardi B is so extra in the best way!

New York Times.Citing two people with knowledge of the company’s operations, the Times said a bankruptcy filing could arrive in the coming weeks, but that Vice is still hoping a buyer will swoop in to avert it.

Doja Cat went all out at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 1) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Amazon has launched Fire TV Channels, a new hub for free, ad-supported TV (FAST).

Reading & Leeds have added over 20 new names to this year’s festival, including Mae Stephens, Cordae and Venbee.The acts who have joined the line-up include Foushee, Ken Carson, skaiwater, Artan, Jordy, Dreya Mac, Highlyy, Mnelia, Lost Girl and Tibasko. Upsahl will also be performing at Reading only.Also set to play Reading & Leeds are Somebody’s Child, Malaki, Bilk, Mothica, Joey Valence & Brae, The Royston Club, Lauran Hibberd, Mya Craig and Fat Dog.In addition, the festival has confirmed the DJs for Leeds’ post-headliner entertainment programme, Late Night Leeds, as well as those who will be entertaining punters who arrive early on the Thursday night (August 24).

Hallmark!Hallmark Channel is unveiling this year's «June Weddings» movie lineup, featuring four original romances premiering every Saturday throughout the month, ET can exclusively reveal. Torrey DeVitto and Becca Tobin headline new romantic films, which also star 's Eva Bourne, grad Jake Epstein, alum Casey Deidrick, 's Rushi Kota and ' Stephanie Bennett.The movies featured in the «June Weddings» slate spotlight various cultures and traditions, and some were filmed in international locations. Over on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp's ballroom dance-centered mystery romance, , opens the month on Friday, June 2. The film, which is the pair's third Hallmark film together, was co-developed by Kemp, who serves as an executive producer alongside Chabert.Closing out the month is the debut of the reimagined Aurora Teagarden franchise, which relaunches with a prequel toplined by Skyler Samuels as a younger version of the character previously played by former Hallmark star Candace Cameron Bure.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Celebrating the 10 th anniversary of her hit “Brave,” Sara Bareilles has announced the “Brave Gowns Collection,” a series of garments for children’s hospitals in partnership with the California-based company of the same name, started by Summer Germann, who lost her own younger brother to cancer.  The collection includes a line of colorful hospital gowns for children intended to provide an alternative to traditional patient wardrobe. Dupporters can gift these gowns to children in hospitals across the United States or contribute a donation of any amount. Head here for more information. Bareilles said, “Over the years, I have seen healthcare communities adopt ‘Brave’ as an anthem — weaving my song into all kinds of stories of patients and their families as they face different challenges and continue to meet each moment with resilience and grace. I am so inspired by the very difficult work being done on the front lines by our health care facilitators and hospital staff and especially by the young patients in hospitals all over the country showing up every single day, even when it’s hard, with bravery and strength. This collection is meant to remind them all HOW BIG THEIR BRAVE IS and how much we love them!”