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CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER BOOK-TO-FILM ADAPTATION - Nancy Naigle's The Secret Ingredient

Hallmark Publishing Original Novel, The Secret Ingredient, Developed as New Original Movie to Air in February as Part of Hallmark Channel’s “Love Ever After” Programming Event


New York, NY, January 14, 2020 – Crown Media Family Networks announced today its first-ever movie adaptation of a Hallmark Publishing original novel. The film, based on The Secret Ingredient by USA Today Bestselling author Nancy Naigle, is slated to air this February in conjunction with Hallmark Channel’s “Love Ever After”programming event.

“When we launched Hallmark Publishing two and a half years ago, we envisioned a future when we would be able to leverage the division’s original novels as blueprints for new movies,” said Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Crown Media Family Networks. “The Secret Ingredient checked off all the boxes for a great Hallmark Channel movie – a compelling narrative, rich, multi-dimensional characters, heart-warming sentiment – and we are so proud to bring this wonderful story from page to screen as our very first book-to-film adaptation.”


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