Hallmark's 'Good Witch' Resumes Production

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Hallmark Channel said production began today (Aug. 12) in Toronto on the second season of original series Good Witch.

Series stars Catherine Bell, as Cassie Nightingale; James Denton (Desperate Housewives), as Dr. Sam Radford; and Bailee Madison, as Grace Russell, have all returned for the second season, the network said.

Hallmark plans to premiere the first two hours of the season in a Halloween-related "sneak peak" in October. No date has been set. The remaining 10 episodes will premiere in early 2016, a Hallmark spokesperson said.

The first season premiered in February as the top primetime drama on cable on Saturday nights at 8 and the top-rated program on cable in the time period (excluding sports) throughout its run, according to the network. 

The second season of Good Witch is produced by Good Witch II Productions in association with Whizbang Films.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.