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Hallmark Exec Responds To Stars Moving To GAC Family

Hallmark Exec Responds To Stars Moving To GAC Family

Lisa Hamilton Daly, the EVP of programming at Hallmark Channel, opened up about the departure of many stars from Hallmark to Great American Family (aka GAC).

Earlier this year, there seemed to be a mass exodus to the new network with Danica McKellar, Jen Lilley, and even Candace Cameron Bure head to the now “rival” network.

However, Lisa, and President and CEO Wonya Lucas aren’t worried about it.

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Speaking to Variety, the two opened up about the actors working with the new channel, and also about inking exclusive deals of their own.

“We’ve kept a lot of our talent under options, say for Christmas movies. We’re looking for new talent all the time,” Lisa shared with the outlet. “I think there’s a lot of talent out there that we’ve worked with in the past that GAC is now working with, but I think that we also are constantly trying to evolve the talent pool that we’re working with.”

She added, “We have, I think, retained almost everybody that we’re really excited to have. So that’s where we are.”

Wonyaadded that having talent work with Great American Family, or even other streamers, isn’t at the top of their list of worries.

“Talent works with Netflix, talent works with Lifetime and that’s kind of the way the industry works,” she shared. “I think one of the things that makes us unique versus a lot of other places is that, when I first got here, people would say, ‘We’re a family.’ I didn’t quite get that but our talent, they know each other. They have a great relationship and that’s the secret sauce we have as Hallmark.”

Lisa adds, “That continues today. We have existing talent that’s been with us a long time, and we have a new talent that we’re bringing in as well. And they all feel part of this Hallmark Channel love and so that that will be consistent; that is consistent in the past; that’s consistent today.”

If you haven’t seen it, here’s a list of all the stars who are now working with with GAC Family; and the ones who are sticking around in exclusive deals.

You can also check out the main reasons that such stars as Lacey Chabert, Tyler Hynes and more love working with Hallmark.

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Photos: Hallmark Media, Great American Family
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