First Impression: Good Witch (2015)
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Listen to First Impression: Good Witch (2015)
What is Good Witch About?
Cassie Nightingale is back as Middleton’s favorite enchantress — and this time, she’s joined by her teenage daughter, Grace, who shares her mom’s special gift of intuition. When the charming Dr. Sam Radford and his teenage son move in next door to Grey House, they’re instantly intrigued by the mysterious mother-daughter duo. As Cassie extends her trademark magical welcome, she and Sam soon discover they don’t always see eye to eye. Meanwhile, as the Nightingale family deals with the heartache of a recent loss, Cassie’s son Brandon delivers a surprise announcement that stirs up even more emotions. With her signature warmth and a little bit of magic, Cassie works to bring everyone together just in time for a life-changing event — promising plenty of new beginnings, unexpected twists, and that unmistakable Middleton charm.
When Did Good Witch Premiere on Hallmark Channel?
- Good Witch (Ep 1, S1) “Starting Over…Again” premiered on Hallmark Channel on February 28, 2015.
- Good Witch is a fan-favorite series that aired on Hallmark Channel from 2015 to 2021, spanning seven seasons and 75 episodes. Before the series began, the story was introduced through seven popular movies in The Good Witch franchise.
- This was a Hallmark Channel Original series.
- Good Witch is available on-demand on Hallmark+
Who Was in Good Witch?
- Good Witch was created by Craig Price and Sue Tenny.
- Craig has 35 directing credits which include all seven of The Good Witch movies. He also wrote 73 episodes of the series.
- Sue Tenney is no stranger to Hallmark and Hallmark-like series. She has been an executive producer on series like 7th Heaven, Cedar Cove and Virgin River. She was also a writer on all of those series and is credited with 67 episodes of Good Witch.
- Catherine Bell plays Cassie Nightingale. Catherine has been in several long running series like Army Wives and JAG as well as movies like Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty. Her most recent Hallmark appearances were on Christmas on Cherry Lane and Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane.
- James Denton joins Good Witch cast as Dr. Sam Radford. Prior to this series he was best known for his role as Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives. He has gone on to become a staple on Hallmark appearing in two Cherry Lane movies, The Real West and A Kiss Before Christmas.
- Bailee Madison plays Grace Russel. Bailey has 58 acting credits and appeared on The Fosters as well as Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
- Peter MacNeill plays George. Peter has a whopping 214 acting credits and was recently seen in A 90’s Christmas as well as the CW series Sullivan’s Crossing.
- Catherine Disher plays Mayor Martha Tinsdale. Catherine has acting credits spanning nearly forty years. We recently saw Catherine in the three Love on the Danube movies.
- Other familiar Hallmark faces include Dan Jeannotte as Brandon and Rebecca Dalton plays his wife Tara. In future episodes Jefferson Brown, Kat Barrel and Sarah Power will appear.
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