New yr, new Lori! Fall Into Winter marks Lori Loughlin’s TV film comeback — and her first movie as a lead for Great American Family.
“Lori is a genre-defining star that I have had the honor to call a close friend and collaborator for more than 15 years,” president and CEO of Great American Media Bill Abbott stated in a September 2022 press launch. “We have a shared vision for creating meaningful and memorable movies that resonate with our passionate fans, and I look forward to welcoming her back to Great American Family to anchor our 2023 winter programming slate.”
Loughlin, 58, was a serious star on the Hallmark Channel for greater than six years earlier than the community minimize ties together with her in 2019 amid the school admissions scandal. (Abbott, 60, was the channel’s CEO from 2009 to 2020.)
The Full House alum made headlines in March 2019 after she and husband Mossimo Giannulli had been accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters, Bella, now 24, and Olivia Jade, now 23, into school.
The couple pleaded responsible to fraud expenses in May 2020. Loughlin served two months in jail, whereas her husband, 59, served 5 months. The Garage Sale Mysteries star and the designer additionally accomplished their required group service hours upon their respective releases.
The Homegrown Christmas actress joined forces with Great American Media, which Abbott based in 2021, for her appearing return in December 2021. She reprised her Hallmark function as Abigail Stanton within the two-episode vacation particular, When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas.
Loughlin’s attachment to the mission impressed her former When Calls the Heart costar Daniel Lissing to return as Jack Thornton within the particular.
“We stayed in touch through a pretty trying time, and it was a really nice moment to come back to work together and just connect with my friend in that way, reprising these characters again that both of us weren’t sure that we’d ever be able to play again,” Lissing, 41, completely informed Us Weekly in December 2021, referring to his 2018 exit from the drama collection. “The fact that we got that opportunity was a really special moment for both of us. We had good connection over that and a lot of gratitude to be on set just one more time.”
The Summerland alum’s appearing resurgence will proceed with Great American Family’s Fall Into Winter, which premieres on Saturday, January 28, at 8 p.m. ET.
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