Good Witch (franchise)

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Good Witch
Original work
  • Canada
  • United States
Owner Hallmark Channel
Years2008–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.

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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.

Cast

CharacterTitle
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 JeannotteDan JeannotteDan Jeannotte
Lori Russell Hannah Endicott-Douglas
Derek Sanders Noah Cappe
Tom Tinsdale Paul Miller Paul MillerPaul MillerPaul MillerPaul MillerPaul Miller
Dylan TinsdaleAlexander De JordyJD Smith
Michael TinsdaleNathan McLeodEdward RuttleEdward Ruttle
GwenElizabeth LennieElizabeth Lennie
Abigail Pershing Sarah Power Sarah Power
Tara Ashley Leggat Rebecca Dalton Rebecca DaltonRebecca DaltonRebecca Dalton
Grace RusselluncrediteduncreditedLily-Fay Mowbray Bailee Madison Bailee Madison
Jarod Randal Edwards Randal EdwardsRandal Edwards
Sam James Denton
Ryan Anthony Lemke Anthony Lemke
StephanieKylee 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 ArringtonJaNae Armogan
Vincent Gianpaolo Ventua Gianpaolo Ventua
Adam Scott Cavalheiro
Donavan Davenport Marc Bendavid
Dottie Davenport Paula Boudreau Paula Boudreau
Joy Harper Katherine Barrell
Claire TinsdaleNicole Wilson
Grant CollinsLindsey Owen Pierre

Films

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Television series

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.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 10February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28)April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)
Halloween October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24)
2 10April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)
Secrets of Grey House October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22)
3 10April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)
Spellbound October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)
4 10April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
Tale of Two Hearts October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
5 10June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)August 18, 2019 (2019-08-18)
Curse from a Rose October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19)
6 10May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)
7 10May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)

Ratings

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]

Films

Ratings table
FilmPremiere dateHousehold ratingViewers (in millions)
The Good Witch [2] January 19, 20083.8-
The Good Witch's Garden [4] February 7, 20092.73.1
The Good Witch's GiftNovember 13, 20103.8-
The Good Witch's FamilyOctober 29, 2011--
The Good Witch's CharmOctober 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

Television

Ratings table
SeasonSeason premiereSeason finaleViewers
(in millions)
1February 28, 2015April 18, 20152.21 [19]
Halloween/Something WickedOctober 24, 2015-2.68 [20]
2April 17, 2016June 19, 20162.19 [21]
Secrets of Grey HouseOctober 22, 2016-2.24 [22]
3April 30, 2017July 2, 20172.147 [23]
SpellboundOctober 22, 2017-2.70 [24]
4April 29, 2018July 1, 20182.137 [25]
Tale of Two HeartsOctober 21, 2018-2.36 [26]
5June 9, 2019August 18, 20192.8 [27]
Curse from a RoseOctober 19, 2019-1.87 [28]
6May 3, 2020July 5, 20202.8 [29]
7May 16, 2021July 25, 2021-

Home video releases

Film DVD release dates
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 GiftJune 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 CharmOctober 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 WonderJune 7, 2015 [39]

Box sets

Title DVD release datesFilms
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
The Good Witch CollectionOctober 14, 2014 [40]
  • The Good Witch's Garden
  • The Good Witch's Gift
  • The Good Witch's Family
  • The Good Witch's Charm
  • Special features: Bonus featurette: On location
Cassie CollectionMay 29, 2015 (DE) [41]
  • The Good Witch's Gift
  • The Good Witch's Family
  • The Good Witch's Charm
The Good Witch CollectionFebruary 8, 2017 [42]
  • The Good Witch's Gift
  • The Good Witch's Family
  • The Good Witch's Charm
  • The Good Witch's Destiny
  • The Good Witch's Wonder
The Good Witch Double PackJuly 10, 2019 [43]
  • The Good Witch's Destiny
  • The Good Witch's Wonder

References

  1. ↑ According to his Instagram, his Twitter and IMDB, James Swalm and James Rittinger are the same person, with "Rittinger" being his middle name.
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  4. 1 2 Hallmark Channel Press Release 2/10/2009
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  8. 1 2 "The Good Witch's Destiny" Premieres as #1 Cable Program of the Day Among Women 25-54 Rating; Boosting Hallmark Channel to Rank #1 in Prime Time
  9. 1 2 Saturday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: World Series Makes It No Contest for FOX
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