Hallmark Movies You Probably Didn't Know Were Actually Filmed in the South
Christmas in Homestead
Filmed in Dahlonega, Georgia.
A famous actress heads to a Christmas-obsessed town to film a movie, but finds love (and the true meaning of Christmas) with a local inn keeper and single dad.
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Love at the Shore
Filmed in Tybee Island, Georgia.
A single mother and successful writer finds inspiration from a new love interest—next-door neighbor and carefree surfer, Lucas—after a rocky start in a month-long stay at the beach. Airs August 26th on Hallmark Channel.
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An Uncommon Grace
Filmed in Horse Cave, Kentucky.
An army nurse returns to her grandmother’s home in Amish country, where she assists a young man after a mysterious home intrusion and shooting. She finds forbidden love as she works to discover the truth. Airs September 3rd on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
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The Lost Valentine
Filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.
Spanning decades and celebrating lost and found love, this Hallmark: Hall of Fame movie stars Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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Angels Sing
Filmed in Austin, Texas.
A father's holiday spirit was crushed by an accident when he was a child. Thirty years later, when his son faces a tragedy, a mysterious man instills in him the courage to find the joy he lost. Starring Harry Connick Jr., Connie Britton, and Willie Nelson.
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Christmas in Conway
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina.
A doting husband is determined to give his wife—recently home from the hospital—the best Christmas present: a ride on a Ferris wheel in their backyard. He’ll find a way to make it happen, with a little help from a pair of young loves. Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Mandy Moore, and Andy Garcia.
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A Way Back Home
Filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Famous country singer Trey Cole returns home after abandoning his small hometown many years ago and never looking back. He remembers the local barber’s father-figure role in his childhood as he faces his own absent father and the family he barely knows to make things right.
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J.L. Family Ranch
Filmed in La Grange, Kentucky.
J.L., an old-fashioned, conservative cowboy, owns a large ranch in a small Texas town and is the patriarch of his close-knit family. He fights forces from the modern world to keep his ranch—and family—together. Starring Jon Voigt and Melanie Griffith.
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The Shunning
Filmed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The dying wish of Laura Mayfield-Bennett is to be reunited with the daughter she never knew. Unfortunately, that daughter, Katie Lapp, is a member of the Amish community and faces the uneasy future of her impending marriage—before discovering the secret of her adoption.
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The Confession
Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Katie Lapp, an innocent young Amish woman, ventures out of her small Lancaster community for the first time after a painful incident led to her “shunning” from the very township that raised her. She sets off to find her dying birth mother, but selfish forces try to keep them apart.
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Lake Effects
Filmed in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
After the death of their father, two sisters and their mother come together for a week of tears, laughter, and adventure at the lake where they grew up. Starring Jane Seymour.
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The Watsons Go To Birmingham
Filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.
On a family road trip to visit their grandmother in Birmingham, Alabama, the Watsons gain the courage to stand up for what’s right, while growing stronger as a family along the way.
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The Love Letter
Filmed in Virginia.
A young man finds a 100-year-old love letter in an antique desk. What unfolds is a magical string of love letters between the woman in the letter from the past and himself in present day.