Hallmark Movie Drafts

S5 Ep 10: Top Stand-Alone Hallmark Mystery Movies This month on the Hallmark Movie Drafts podcast, our panel tackles the 27 Hallmark mystery movies that never became a series—aka Hallmark's best one-and-done mysteries—debating which 10 deserve a place on the definitive HMD Top 10 List. Host Lynn Austin is joined by 2024 HMD Champion, fellow mystery fanatic, and phone-flipping legend Jenna Colo...

S5 Ep 9: Top 10 Hallmark Movies Featuring Singing 🎶 The “Don’t Make Me Sing” Edition This month on the Hallmark Movie Drafts podcast, we’re drafting the Top 10 Hallmark movies where one of the leads actually sings in the movie. And we have rules. Strict rules. LOL. No karaoke scenes. No random Christmas duets. No voice dubbing. We’re talking real singing performances from Hallmark stars, Broadway...

S5 Ep 8: The Tracy Andreen Edition (featuring TracyAndreen) The Tracy Andreen Edition is here — this month on HallmarkMovie Drafts , we’re taking on the impossible: drafting the Top 10 Hallmark movies from the 32 films written by Tracy Andreen. Even better — acclaimed Hallmark writer Tracy Andreen joinsus for the entire episode. She’s with us reacting in real time as her own filmographygets debate...

Brittany Bristow Edition (ft. Dustin Keating + Special Guest Appearance!) Brittany Bristow’s filmography takes center stage in this Hallmark Movie Drafts episode, as host Lynn Austin is joined by co-host Lisa Ferreone. Drafters Jen Bliss and Daniel Thompson ( Deck the Hallmark ) face off against first-time drafter Dustin Keating… Brittany’s husband . A self-described trophy husband. A competitive...

S5 Ep 6 — This is a special bonus episode of Hallmark Movie Drafts ! We’re joined by Filmmaker and producer Jen Silliman — known for Hearts of Stars and the documentary Dark Side of the Full Moon —to talk about her upcoming documentary projects centered around one of Hallmark’s most passionate fan communities: The Hynies . If you’re a fan of Tyler Hynes , you already know—this fandom is something...

S5 Ep 5 | Top 10 Hallmark Movies Starring Tyler Hynes vsAndrew Walker | Cousins Draft – March 2026 Tyler Hynes movies vs. Andrew Walker movies! This episode of Hallmark Movie Drafts ranks the Top 10 Hallmark movies starring either Tyler Hynes or Andrew Walker — two fan-favorite Hallmark stars who are cousins-in-law in real life. It’s a Hallmark Cousins Mash-up Draft. With 55 eligible Hallmark movi...

The 2025 championship finals are here! The 2025 Hallmark Movie Drafts Tournament of Champions reaches its epic Championship Round as three elite Hallmark movie fans battle for the ultimate prize: the HMD crystal trophy . In this episode, each finalist drafts a persona, unique Top 10 list of Hallmark movies across 10 unique categories , then pitches their list to the HMD Jury , who vote for the str...

S5 Ep 4 | Top 10 Best Kiss Hallmark Movies (Loveuary 2026) It’s Loveuary, and things are getting smoochy 💋 This episode of Hallmark Movie Drafts crowns the Top 10 Hallmark Movies with the Best Kiss — drafted and debated by three passionate Hallmark fans. Drafting in this episode: Stephanie Preschel Jackie Finestone Erin Johnson (first-time drafter!) Host Lynn Austin and co-host Erinbeth Cermak en...

The 2025 Hallmark Movie Drafts Tournament of Champions (HMD TOC) semi finals! Listen in as the 7 semi finalists struggle to answer questions that really test their knowledge of Hallmark movies! Think you know Hallmark movies? You can take the quiz @Hallmarkmoviedrafts on Instagram! Semi finalists Amy Maloof, Erin Rempe, Stephanie Preschel, Kate Bacca, Laura Schinner, Jenna Colosi, and Deck the Hal...

The 2025 Hallmark Movie Drafts Tournament of Champions (HMD TOC) has begun! Host Lynn Austin is joined by cohost Jackie Finestone to announce the 13 tournament players who won their 2025 drafts and are competing in the tournament. They review the tournament format, the Round 1 eliminationformat, and announce which 7 tournament players are moving on to the HMD TOC Round 2/Semi Finals! Coming in Feb...

HMD Hallmark Christmas movie drafting MVPsBrian Herald, Mary Walters Carver, and Vanessa Deyhlie are back for the 4th year in a row! So many hot takes and vetoes! Join host Lynn Austin, co-host Erinbeth Cermak and guest co-host Debbie Faith as this trio of savvy guest panelistsbattle it out to create the definitive top 10 list of the 2025 Hallmark Christmas movies. Be sure to check out Mary’s podc...

Bonus drop - Dec show #3 ! Host Lynn Austin faces off against Stephanie Preschel for the first-ever two panelist top 10 draft, with a slight twist in the usual 3 panel drafting format! This year’s 13 “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” Christmas movie premiers feature several Hallmark Channel actors and actresses! See the list of eligible movies on Letterboxd @Hallmarkdrafts and follow the show and join t...

It’s the first-ever HMD MEGA MAXI draft! 5 panelists (not 3!) drafting a Top 15 (not 10!) list! Yes, we’ve done mega top 15 list drafts before, but this month’s Hallmark Hunks in Glasses draft is the first-ever 5 panelist draft, adding that maxi flair to the mega chaos! It’s a listener requested draft topic! This month’s five guest panelists have drafted the ultimatelist of the best 15 Hallmark mo...

LISTENERS: Use PROMO CODE HMD on the Bissinger’s website to get 15% off your purchases through Dec 31, 2025! Special Guest Dan Able, Jr., Chief Chocolate Officer at Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier returns to flex his savvy drafting muscles and share delicious behind the scenes stories and insights on all things chocolate, chocolate making, chocolate truffle tasting, and what it takes to lead a...

Guest panelists Tracy Parry, Laura Schinner, and Kate Bacca battle it out to create the definitive top 10 list of Hallmark Channel movies out of the 35 that premiered Jan 1, 2025– up to their Countdown to Christmas kick off Oct 17th (aka "non-Christmas / non-holiday movies) . Host Lynn Austin is joined by co-hosts Erinbeth Cermak and Dr. Stephanie Preschel. The final list may surprise you! Who won...

Surprise! This bonus episode is dropping November 8th in honor of this Jessica Lowndes' birthday! Jessica Lowndes superfans Cece Ponce & host Lynn Austin celebrate Jessica’sbirthday by facing off to draft the definitive top 5 list of her Hallmark movies out of the 9 eligible. It’s the draft no one asked for except us and we had a BLAST! Cece’s boyfriend Matt joins us to kick off this episo...

Guest panelists Erinbeth Cermak, Meredith Lewanowicz, and Kate Bacca battle it out to create the definitive top 10 list of Hallmark movies starring fan favorite, actor Niall Matter! Everyone has an opinion! Host Lynn Austin is joined by guest co-host Dr. Stephanie Preschel. The final top 10 list may surprise you! Will your favorite movie make the list? See the list of his 27 eligible movies @Hallm...

We’re celebrating our 4th season anniversary before we flip our HMD calendar to season 5 in January! Guest panelists Dr. Stephanie Preschel, Jackie Finestone, and Yumi Peterson battle it out to create the definitive top 10 list of Hallmark movies featuring lead cast members from the Cedar Cove series. That’s 11 Hallmark actors and a whopping 73 eligible movies! Host Lynn Austin is joined by cohost...

This month, host Lynn Austin and cohost Kate Bacca welcome Nina Weinman, the pen behind more than 34 Hallmark movies, and the undisputed queen of witty banter, and swoony meet-cutes. Nina has written some of the most beloved, rewatchable movies in the Hallmark-verse. Nina shares fascinating behind the scene stories of the Hallmark movie world as this month’s opinionated guest panelists Sarah Davis...

Merry Christmas & Buckle up! It is the Hallmark Movie Drafts Christmas in July show! Host Lynn Austin and co-host Erinbeth Cermak welcome this month’s guest panelists Swiss Miss Jen Bliss, Michelle “McChill”,and Deck the Hallmark Podcast’s Brandon Gray! The trio battle it out to create the singular, definitive list of the top 10 Hallmark Channel Christmas movie premiers of all time. All 20 of...

Buckle up! It is the Rachel Boston draft! Host Lynn Austin and special co-host Rina welcome this month’s guest panelists Jenna, Amy, and Happy to draft the definitive top 10 list ofHallmark movies featuring fan-favorite Rachel Boston. Lynn describes this panel’s vibe as “two kittens and a Bobcat”...but who exactly is the Bobcat??Check out the list of Rachel Boston’s 14 eligible Hallmark movies on...

WARNING: This episode contains sibling rivalry, loud laughter, and serious Hallmark hot takes! It is a sister act showdown - real sisters, unfiltered! Host Lynn Austin and her cohost Erinbeth Cermak welcome a special guest panel of sisters Nicole & Jill, Christine & Brooke, and Tracy & Stacy to draft the definitive top10 list of the Hallmark movies featuring Ashley Williams, her sister...

We’re dropping TWO shows this month, and this first one is unlike any other draft we’ve ever done! Host Lynn Austinand cohost Erinbeth Cermak welcome special guest DanAbel, Jr., CEO and Chief Chocolate Officer of Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatiers! Dan knows a thing or two about moments worth savoring and the connection among love, romance, and chocolate. We talk all things Bissinger’s & cho...

The definitive top 10 list of Hallmark movies starringfan-favorite Nikki Deloach is created (drafted) by this month's guest panelists: Thaddeaus, Emily, and Dan (aka Daniel Thompson, co-host of the Deck The Hallmark podcast and host of the Breakfast In Hell podcast). They battle it out to get their personal favorite Nikki Deloach movies onto the final top 10 list and win the match! Joining the...

The definitive top 10 list of Hallmark Mystery series movies is created (drafted) by this month’s guest panelists. Host Lynn Austin is joined by special co-host Jenna Colosi, 2024 Hallmark Movie Drafts Champion! Guest panelists Whitney, Yumi and Erinbeth are stellar mystery sleuths and battle it out to get their personal favorite mystery series pilot movies onto the final top 10 list and win the m...