Hallmark’s ‘The Christmas Cottage’: Time, Cast, & Photos

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Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Central) on Saturday, December 9, Hallmark’s latest Countdown to Christmas movie, The Christmas Cottage, will premiere. The movie stars Merritt Patterson and Steve Lund. After you read all about this movie and watch it, come back and share any comments or questions that you may have about the movie in our comments section below. Join in the discussion with other readers.

To find out what channel Hallmark is on for you, click here to go to TV Guide’s listings. Then change the “Provider” (right under TV Listings) to your local provider. You’ll be able to scroll down to see what channel Hallmark is on for you. (To find out how to stream Hallmark’s Christmas movies live, see our story here.) If you miss the movie tonight, you’ll have lots of other times to catch it. Just visit here and click on “Showtime” to find all the encore times.

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Here’s the synopsis for the movie from Hallmark: “When Lacey takes a rare break from work for her friend Ava’s Christmas Eve wedding, she reconnects with her former flame, Ean. The two decorate the cottage where the newlyweds will spend their honeymoon – a cottage said to bring true love to anyone who stays there – and feel their chemistry return.”

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The movie stars Merritt Patterson as Lacey. Her other credits include Ravenswood, The Royals, Life Unexpected, Motive, The Art of More, Supernatural, Kyle XY, Radio Rebel, Iron Golem, Bad Date Chronicles, A Royal Winter, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and more.

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The movie also stars Steve Lund as Ean. His other credits include Hemlock Grove, Beauty and the Beast, Haven, Blue Mountain State, Bitten, Schitt’s Creek, The Art of Us, The Best Christmas Party Ever, Christmas Incorporated, Reign, and more.

Other cast members include:

- Brittney Wilson (Ava)
- Victor Zinck (Roger)
- Carey Feehan (Mason, Ava’s fiance)
- P Lynn Johnson (Aunt Sarah)
- Laurie Paton (Ava’s Mother)
- Victor Zinck (Lacey’s boyfriend)

Here are more photos to get you in the holiday spirit.