Hallmark Officially Orders First Scripted Series 'Cedar Cove'

Andie MacDowell starrer to premiere in spring 2013

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/17/2012 5:03:58 PM

Hallmark Channel has officially greenlit its first primetime series Cedar Cove, scheduled to premiere in spring 2013, the network said Wednesday.

Cedar Cove, which will preview as a two-hour special on Jan. 19, was first announced as part of Hallmark's upfront development slate last spring. Carl Binder (Stargate Atlantis, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman) will serve as showrunner on the series, which is based on the novels by Debbie Macomber and stars Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal.

Executive producers are Dan Wigutow, Caroline Moore and Michael Scott, who all worked on the Hallmark Channel original movies based on Macomber's books -- Mrs. Miracle (2009), Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010) and Trading Christmas (2011).