Good Witch | |
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Original work |
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Owner | Hallmark Channel |
Years | 2008–present |
Films and television | |
Television series | Good Witch (2015–21) |
Television special(s) | 5 (list of specials) |
Television film(s) | 7 (list of films) |
Good Witch is a Hallmark Channel media franchise that is centered on a series of films and a television series. The franchise is centered upon Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale (Catherine Bell), the titular "good witch" who uses her abilities to bring positive change in the lives of those around her.
The franchise was launched with the 2008 film The Good Witch , which aired on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008. It has since been followed with six additional movies and a television series that has run for seven seasons.
Character | Title | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Good Witch | Garden | Gift | Family | Charm | Destiny | Wonder | Season 1 | Halloween | Season 2 | Secrets of Grey House | Season 3 | Spellbound | Season 4 | A Tale of Two Hearts | Season 5 | Curse From A Rose | Season 6 | Season 7 | |
Cassie Nightingale | Catherine Bell | ||||||||||||||||||
Jake Russell | Chris Potter | ||||||||||||||||||
Martha Tinsdale | Catherine Disher | ||||||||||||||||||
George O'Hanrahan | Peter MacNeill | Peter MacNeill | |||||||||||||||||
Brandon Russell | Matthew Knight | Dan Jeannotte | Dan Jeannotte | Dan Jeannotte | Dan Jeannotte | ||||||||||||||
Lori Russell | Hannah Endicott-Douglas | ||||||||||||||||||
Derek Sanders | Noah Cappe | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Tinsdale | Paul Miller | Paul Miller | Paul Miller | Paul Miller | Paul Miller | Paul Miller | |||||||||||||
Dylan Tinsdale | Alexander De Jordy | JD Smith | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Tinsdale | Nathan McLeod | Edward Ruttle | Edward Ruttle | ||||||||||||||||
Gwen | Elizabeth Lennie | Elizabeth Lennie | |||||||||||||||||
Abigail Pershing | Sarah Power | Sarah Power | |||||||||||||||||
Tara | Ashley Leggat | Rebecca Dalton | Rebecca Dalton | Rebecca Dalton | Rebecca Dalton | ||||||||||||||
Grace Russell | uncredited | uncredited | Lily-Fay Mowbray | Bailee Madison | Bailee Madison | ||||||||||||||
Jarod | Randal Edwards | Randal Edwards | Randal Edwards | ||||||||||||||||
Sam | James Denton | ||||||||||||||||||
Ryan | Anthony Lemke | Anthony Lemke | |||||||||||||||||
Stephanie | Kylee Evans | ||||||||||||||||||
Nick | Rhys Matthew Bond | ||||||||||||||||||
Anthony | Shane Harte | ||||||||||||||||||
Linda | Gabrielle Miller | Gabrielle Miller | |||||||||||||||||
Ben | Jefferson Brown | ||||||||||||||||||
Eve | Kate Corbett | ||||||||||||||||||
John Dover | Dan Payne | ||||||||||||||||||
Courtney | Alanna Bale | Alanna Bale | |||||||||||||||||
Liam | Seann Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||||
Noah | James Swalm [1] | James Rittinger | |||||||||||||||||
Nurse Arrington | JaNae Armogan | ||||||||||||||||||
Vincent | Gianpaolo Ventua | Gianpaolo Ventua | |||||||||||||||||
Adam | Scott Cavalheiro | ||||||||||||||||||
Donavan Davenport | Marc Bendavid | ||||||||||||||||||
Dottie Davenport | Paula Boudreau | Paula Boudreau | |||||||||||||||||
Joy Harper | Katherine Barrell | ||||||||||||||||||
Claire Tinsdale | Nicole Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||
Grant Collins | Lindsey Owen Pierre |
The Good Witch films are composed of seven films spanning from 2008 to 2014, after which Hallmark opted to continue the storyline via a television series.
The Good Witch premiered on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008, and starred Catherine Bell as Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale and Chris Potter as Chief of Police Jake Russell.
The movie centers upon Cassie, a new arrival to the town of Middleton. She immediately catches the attention of the people around her, particularly Jake, who becomes enamored with her. Cassie also attracts negative attention from Martha Tinsdale, who believes that she is practicing black magic.
The movie had great success on Hallmark Channel on the night of its premiere, making it the second-highest-rated original movie to that date. It premiered with a 3.8 HH (household) rating and was in nearly 3.2 million homes. [2] It also was #1 in its time period, propelling the channel to the #4 spot in weekly ranking. [3]
The Good Witch's Garden premiered on the Hallmark Channel on February 7, 2009. The film's premise centers on Cassie, who is turning her home into a bed and breakfast. Strife comes when a suspicious stranger, Nick, comes into town claiming to be the actual owner of her home, Grey House. Nick claims that it is his birthright, as he is the descendant of the home's original owner, the Grey Lady, and her lover, a captain. Over the course of the film it's proven that the captain was only a fictional creation and that Nick is a grifter who had run similar cons on other homeowners. The film ends with Jake proposing to Cassie.
The film's premiere did moderately well for Hallmark Channel. It scored a 2.7 household rating with over 2.3 million homes, over 3.1 million total viewers and 4.2 million unduplicated viewers. This performance ranked it #1 in the time period as well as the second-highest-rated Prime Time cable movie of the week and day, among all ad-supported cable networks. The film boosted Hallmark Channel to rank #3 in prime time for the day, and #5 for the week. [4]
The Good Witch's Gift premiered on November 13, 2010, and is the third installment in the Hallmark Channel's series of Good Witch television films. The film had a 3.8 HH rating and nearly 3.2 million homes.[ citation needed ] The film's premise centers on the wedding of Cassie and Jake.
Cassie Nightingale has settled comfortably in Middleton with a successful boutique and is planning her Christmas Eve wedding to Chief of Police Jake Russell (Chris Potter). Leon Deeks, a man Russell put in jail for robbing a bank 10 years ago, gets out of prison and shows up in town to collect the money he'd hidden. Cassie moves in with Jake and arranges for a caretaker, George, to move into Grey House.
The Good Witch's Family premiered on the Hallmark Channel on October 29, 2011, and is the fourth film in the series. The film follows Cassie as she must deal with new threats to the wellbeing of her family, friends, and community.
Critical reception for the film was positive and actor Matthew Knight received a 2012 Young Artist Awards nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor" for his role as Brandon Russell. [5]
The Good Witch's Charm aired on the Hallmark Channel on October 27, 2012. Bell and Potter reprised their roles as Cassie and Jake, respectively. [6]
The film focused on Cassie's life as she acclimates to caring for her newborn while also serving as her town's mayor. She's hoping to get a break from her hectic life and take a vacation with her husband Jake and their new family, however this plan is ruined when her stepdaughter is blamed for a recent rash of robberies. A reporter has also arrived in town with the seeming goal of ruining Cassie's reputation, and Cassie's own estranged foster mother has suddenly arrived in town as well.
The Good Witch's Destiny premiered on Hallmark Channel October 26, 2013 and is the sixth film in the series. [7] Its premiere was watched by 2.82 million viewers and was the channel's most watched original movie to date for 2013 among the network's core demographic, women aged 25–54. [8] [9]
The film's plot centers on Cassie's birthday and her stepdaughter Lori's investigation into Cassie's great aunt who disappeared many years ago.
The Good Witch's Wonder is the seventh film in the Good Witch film series. It premiered on the Hallmark Channel on October 25, 2014. [10] [11] The film is the last one to star Chris Potter, as he was unable to reprise his character due to scheduling conflicts. [12]
In its original airing on the Hallmark Channel, The Good Witch's Wonder was watched by 2.49 million viewers and had a 0.3 rating among adults aged 18 to 49. [13]
In February 2014, the Hallmark Channel announced that Good Witch had been green-lighted for a ten-episode series, starring Catherine Bell, to premiere on February 28, 2015. [14] [15] Production for the first season began on October 29, 2014, in Toronto, [16] with Sue Tenney as showrunner. Bailee Madison and James Denton also star. [16] [17] Five further two-hour films, promoted as special episodes, have also aired from 2015 to 2019 in the weeks before Halloween.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | February 28, 2015 | April 18, 2015 | |
Halloween | October 24, 2015 | |||
2 | 10 | April 17, 2016 | June 19, 2016 | |
Secrets of Grey House | October 22, 2016 | |||
3 | 10 | April 30, 2017 | July 2, 2017 | |
Spellbound | October 22, 2017 | |||
4 | 10 | April 29, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |
Tale of Two Hearts | October 21, 2018 | |||
5 | 10 | June 9, 2019 | August 18, 2019 | |
Curse from a Rose | October 19, 2019 | |||
6 | 10 | May 3, 2020 | July 5, 2020 | |
7 | 10 | May 16, 2021 | July 25, 2021 |
The table below shows the ratings for the Good Witch films. Ratings for the films and the subsequent television series have been generally favorable. [18]
Film | Premiere date | Household rating | Viewers (in millions) |
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The Good Witch [2] | January 19, 2008 | 3.8 | - |
The Good Witch's Garden [4] | February 7, 2009 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
The Good Witch's Gift | November 13, 2010 | 3.8 | - |
The Good Witch's Family | October 29, 2011 | - | - |
The Good Witch's Charm | October 27, 2012 | - | - |
The Good Witch's Destiny [8] [9] | October 26, 2013 | - | 2.82 |
The Good Witch's Wonder [13] | October 25, 2014 | - | 2.49 |
Season | Season premiere | Season finale | Viewers (in millions) |
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1 | February 28, 2015 | April 18, 2015 | 2.21 [19] |
Halloween/Something Wicked | October 24, 2015 | - | 2.68 [20] |
2 | April 17, 2016 | June 19, 2016 | 2.19 [21] |
Secrets of Grey House | October 22, 2016 | - | 2.24 [22] |
3 | April 30, 2017 | July 2, 2017 | 2.147 [23] |
Spellbound | October 22, 2017 | - | 2.70 [24] |
4 | April 29, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | 2.137 [25] |
Tale of Two Hearts | October 21, 2018 | - | 2.36 [26] |
5 | June 9, 2019 | August 18, 2019 | 2.8 [27] |
Curse from a Rose | October 19, 2019 | - | 1.87 [28] |
6 | May 3, 2020 | July 5, 2020 | 2.8 [29] |
7 | May 16, 2021 | July 25, 2021 | - |
Film | DVD release dates | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
The Good Witch | January 5, 2010 [30] | ||
The Good Witch's Garden | April 22, 2014 [31] | ||
The Good Witch's Gift | June 17, 2014 [32] | March 17, 2014 (DE) [33] | |
The Good Witch's Family | September 16, 2014 [34] | April 16, 2014 (DE) [35] | |
The Good Witch's Charm | October 7, 2014 [36] | September 26, 2014 (DE) [37] | |
The Good Witch's Destiny | October 24, 2014 (DE) [38] | June 7, 2015 [39] | |
The Good Witch's Wonder | June 7, 2015 [39] |
Title | DVD release dates | Films | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
The Good Witch Collection | October 14, 2014 [40] |
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Cassie Collection | May 29, 2015 (DE) [41] |
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The Good Witch Collection | February 8, 2017 [42] |
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The Good Witch Double Pack | July 10, 2019 [43] |
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