As Hallmark expands its footprint into unscripted programming, the idea for the network’s first reality series came from none other than Hallmark leading man Jonathan Bennett.
Bennett, who was a contestant on “Celebrity Big Brother” and “Dancing With the Stars” and served as a judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” mixed his love for reality and being a Hallmark leading man with “Finding Mr. Christmas,” a competition series that invites Hallmark hopefuls to showcase their talents for the chance to be cast in a Hallmark holiday movie.
“All of my friends who are actors want to be in business with the Hallmark pop culture of it all — Every actor wants to be on the Hallmark Channel, or they’re lying,” Bennett, who also hosts “Finding Mr.