Hallmark Drama is an American cable television channel owned by

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Crown Media Holdings Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. Hallmark Media consists of Crown Media Productions ...

. It is the sister channel to

Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies a ...

and

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel, and also known as HMM) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings. The channel was spun off from sister network Hallmark Chan ...

, and focuses on family-friendly dramatic storytelling.

History

In 2009, Crown Media Holdings and Hallmark chairman Donald J. Hall Jr. announced a new Hallmark network called "Hallmark Drama Channel". It was set to launch on March 2010, but the project was cancelled. In May 2017, the concept was picked up by Hallmark Channel (which at the time, is owned by Crown Media Holdings). The launch date was announced on June 1, 2017, and Hallmark Drama network was launched on October 1, 2017. The channel's first new programming, ''Christmas Cookie Matchup'' in early December.

Programming

Hallmark Drama's programming consists of family friendly movies and TV series from acquired content and Hallmark network library that are not being aired on either of its sister channels, Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. TV series from Hallmark library include '' Matlock'' and ''

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'' TV series airing on Hallmark Drama include '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' and ''

'' On August 26, 2019, it was announced that a new series, the channel's planned first original content, ''Christmas Cookie Matchup'', originally titled ''Christmas Cookie Countdown'' and aired in December 2019. ''Project Christmas Joy'' special was announced at the same time. air on December 10, 2019. The channel's first original movies were announced on July 26, 2019 as ''JL Family Ranch'' sequel and ''Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' franchise installment slated for 2020. As of April 2022, programming consisted of ''The Waltons'', ''Matlock'', ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Magnum, P.I.'' and movies during the weekend. COX Communications daily program grid

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* {{U.S. family-oriented television channels Television networks in the United States Studio City, Los Angeles English-language television stations in the United States Hallmark Channel Television channels and stations established in 2017 2017 establishments in the United States

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