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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2015

HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL PRIMETIME SERIES ‘GOOD WITCH’ 2-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE

Episode #1001 – Saturday, February 28, 2015 (8 pm ET/PT, 7C)

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER! THE ENCHANTING CASSIE NIGHTINGALE IS BACK WITH DAUGHTER GRACE BY HER SIDE AND TOGETHER THEIR SPELLBINDING CHARM IS NO MATCH FOR MIDDLETON’S NEWEST NEIGHBORS

Catherine Bell, Bailee Madison and James Denton Star

The bewitching Cassie Nightingale returns with her signature magical touch and this time, it’s all in the family! In Episode 1001: Starting Over… Again, Cassie () and her small town of Middleton have experienced great loss and new beginnings. After the tragic death of her husband, Chief of Police Jake Russell, Cassie is raising their daughter Grace (Bailee Madison), who is now a bright teenager with her own supernatural intuition, something she undoubtedly inherited from her knowing mother. The ever-charming Cassie also has a new next-door neighbor, single dad and successful doctor Sam Radford (James Denton), who has just moved from New York City with his son Nick (Rhys Matthew Bond). Sam is having trouble acclimating to the small-town way of life, especially after encountering the scoffing eye of Middleton’s mayor, Martha (). In her magical way, Cassie attempts to help him settle in, but when he finds out the residents of Middleton have forgone doctor’s visits in favor of Cassie’s peculiar brand of elixirs and herbs, Sam clashes with Cassie. At school, Sam’s son Nick, a misunderstood teen, is already trying to make his dad ship him back to the city—by causing trouble. But when Grace gets entangled in one of Nick’s rule-breaking schemes, she has to decide if she’ll take the fall for his offense. Meanwhile, Cassie welcomes her stepchildren Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas) and Brandon (Dan Jeannotte) home, but when Brandon gathers the courage to tell his family about a meaningful change in his future, he upsets the whole family just as Middleton prepares a special memorial to honor Jake. While Cassie uses her special charm to conjure up a plan to end her stubborn stalemate with Sam, Lori unexpectedly intervenes to save Brandon’s new job. And when Cassie and her family finally come together for the powerful memorial at City Hall, the good witch wonders what the universe has in store, and one thing is for certain—new things are brewing in Middleton! Also starring: Peter MacNeill (“George”), Anthony Lemke (“Ryan”), Noah Cappe (“Police Chief Derek”), Shane Harte (“Anthony”), Kylee Evans (“Stephanie”), Ron Lea (“Jerry”), Ashley Leggat (“Tara”). “Good Witch,” is a Whizbang Films Production. Orly Adelson, Jonathan Eskenas, Frank Siracusa, Craig Pryce and Sue Tenney are the executive producers. Catherine Bell is co-

executive producer. Andrea Raffaghello is producer. ITV Studios America controls distribution rights in the world for “Good Witch” outside of North America.

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