‘Good Witch’ Halloween 2019 Hallmark Movie Premiere: Cast, Bailee Madison’s Grace, Trailer

Christmas programming just started on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and on Hallmark Drama, but it’s still Fall Harvest over on Hallmark Channel, thanks to tonight’s premiere of the 2019 “Good Witch” Halloween movie, “Curse from a Rose.”

Every year, the Hallmark show has a Halloween special, and this year is no different. Well, the movie itself will be a little different, though, and that’s because there will be one important character missing this time around: Grace (Bailee Madison).

The actress announced over the summer that she was leaving the show after five seasons as Cassie Nightingale’s (Catherine Bell) daughter. For those who have been wondering whether or not that meant she’d be done after the Season 5 finale in August or after tonight’s “Good Witch: Curse from a Rose” movie, it’s the former.

The network confirmed to International Business Times that Madison and her character Grace will not be in this year’s “Good Witch” Halloween movie. That said, the rest of the characters Goodies have come to love after all of these years will be back for the special.

Aside from Bell, the cast members appearing in the movie include Sarah Power (Abigail), Catherine Disher (Martha), James Denton (Sam), Peter MacNeill (George), Rhys Matthew Bond (Nick), Kylee Evans (Stephanie), Paul Miller (Tom), Scott Cavalheiro (Adam) and Marc Bendavid (Mayor Donovan Davenport). Lolita Davidovich (“Paris, Wine and Romance”) guest stars as Autumn Deveraux in the Hallmark film.

Keep reading to find out what the new “Good Witch” Hallmark Halloween movie, which was directed by Craig Pryce and written by Darren Goldberg and Vincent Pagano, is all about.

“Cassie receives an unexpected visit from her college roommate Autumn Deveraux, who harbors resentment toward Cassie over a past event,” according to the synopsis. “Cassie relies on her magical instincts to help Autumn through her unresolved feelings before she sabotages Middleton’s celebrations. Martha plans a bonfire to honor the season and tries to ignore her husband’s failure to recognize the anniversary of their engagement on Halloween night. Bad luck seems to thwart Sam’s attempts to plan a romantic Halloween for Cassie since it’s their first as a married couple, despite the arrival of a mysterious good luck charm.

“Donovan makes a wager with Abigail over the Halloween-themed triathlon he is racing against Sam, with the winner earning the rights to decide the couple’s Halloween plans. Stephanie and Adam rally the town to break the pumpkin carving record held by Blairsville. Meanwhile, George and Nick search for Middleton’s mythical sea monster. As the bonfire nears, Cassie works her magic to help Autumn overcome the past and take control of her future.”

“Good Witch: Curse from a Rose” premieres on Hallmark Channel on Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT.