Season 5, Ep. 12: Top 10 Hallmark Movies Directed by Jeff Beesley

This month on Hallmark Movie Drafts, we’re drafting the Top 10 Hallmark Movies Directed by Jeff Beesley.

With 20 eligible Hallmark movies to choose from, this month’s guest panel of Hallmark movie experts and enthusiasts face some tough decisions as they battle to create the definitive Top 10 list of Jeff Beesley’s Hallmark movies.

Host Lynn Austin is joined this month by Erinbeth Cermak and an outstanding panel of experienced drafters:

• Brandon Gray from The Deck the Hallmark podcast
• Mary Walters Carver
• Dr. Thaddeaus S. Foster, Jr.

Before the show, Lynn DM’d with Jeff Beesley, who shared his personal five favorite movies that he directed—and gave her the scoop on two upcoming Hallmark movies he’s directed.

This draft makes Hallmark Movie Drafts history: one of the panelists becomes only the fourth player in HMD podcast history to get all 10 of their favorite movies onto the final list!

Which Jeff Beesley Hallmark movies make the Top 10?

Who achieves HMD drafting history?

How do the panelists’ picks compare with Jeff Beesley’s personal favorites?

Buckle up for another Hallmark Movie Draft as we dive into the filmography of one of Hallmark’s most prolific directors. 20 eligible Hallmark movies, 3 drafters, and plenty of tough choices await along the way to 1 ultimate Top 10 list!

About Hallmark Movie Drafts

Hallmark Movie Drafts is a Hallmark movie podcast featuring guest panelists who are Hallmark movie experts and enthusiasts who love to debate, rank, and create definitive Top 10 lists of Hallmark movies. Each episode tackles a different Hallmark movie category, including actors, writers,directors, themes/tropes, genres, and more.

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Season 5 • Episode 11 – Filmed on Location II

Pack your passport—and buckle up!

This month on the Hallmark Movie Drafts podcast, we’recelebrating travel by drafting the Top 10 Hallmark Movies Filmed on Location outside the United States and Canada.

Hallmark has taken viewers to breathtaking coastlines,charming European villages, picturesque islands, and unforgettable destinations—all without leaving home. This month’s guest panelists debate which of the 47 eligible films deserve a coveted spot in the definitive Top 10 list.

Host Lynn Austin is joined by co-host StephaniePreschel and an outstanding panel of drafters:

• Tracy ParryKate Bacca
• First time drafter Amber Sayer!

This episode revisits a favorite topic from Hallmark MovieDrafts history. In October 2022, "Filmed on Location" was only the podcast's second-ever draft, with just 25 eligible movies that had premiered at that time. Since then, Hallmark has added 47 new international productions, making it the perfect time for a new draft—with plenty of spirited debate, surprise picks, and tough decisions along the way.

So grab your passport and join us as we travel the world Hallmark style—where you're almost guaranteed to discover a long-lost relative, inherit a villa, solve a mystery, fall in love...or maybe accomplish all four before your return trip home.

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S5 Ep 10: Top Stand-Alone Hallmark Mystery Movies

This month on the Hallmark Movie Drafts podcast, our panel tackles the 27 Hallmark mystery movies that never became a series—aka Hallmark's best one-and-done mysteries—debating which 10 deserve a place on the definitive HMD Top 10 List.

Host Lynn Austin is joined by 2024 HMD Champion, fellow mystery fanatic, and phone-flipping legend Jenna Colosi.

This month's panelists:
• Yumi Peterson Hansen
• Erinbeth Cermak
• Whitney Elizabeth

Their strategies are different. Their opinions are strong.Their shared love language is yelling one four-letter word: VETO.

From genealogists and wedding planners to travel writers and ghost hunters, Hallmark has given us some unlikely sleuths over the years...and we love them for it! (Do we??)

Expect passionate arguments, strategic vetoes, surprising picks, and plenty of laughs as these mystery-loving drafters try to crack the case.

Who solves the mystery of the ultimate Hallmark mystery movie ranking?

Press play and find out.

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