With the upcoming Hallmark movies pretty much being a weekly event (especially when the Christmas season rolls around), there are probably many television lovers who’d want even more options when it comes to feel-good romances and films that remind them of some of the best rom-coms of all time. Well, the 2025 TV schedule is about to deliver, thanks to The CW and Harlequin, so Hallmark is about to get some stiff competition.
What Harlequin Romances Have Become Movies For The CW?
Even if you know nothing about the romance genre, you’ve probably heard of Harlequin novels. For 76 years now the company has been publishing stories that run the gamut from chaste to books that bang, and now the home of shows like The Flash, the quiet success Sherlock & Daughter, and soapy teen hits like Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill (which is prepping a revival series with the OG stars), The CW, is bringing six Harlequin hits to audiences later this year.
book to screen adaptations of some of the publisher’s biggest stories starring a number of notable talents, some of whom starred in major CW shows previously. Just look at this list:
The Masked Singer winner Amber Riley leads the cast of Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell. Her Savvy is fed up with her pressure-filled career and decides to make some big changes in her life, which include renovating the truly outdated kitchen her beloved grandmother left her, finding her true calling and reworking her love life. She stumbles along the way, but her contractor just might help her straighten out more than her kitchen.
This is a fantastic slate of new movies, and to really get the party started right, Montana Mavericks will also have special showings in select theaters across the country on August 26 and 27. It will also be the first to air on The CW in primetime, and while we don’t have specific air dates for any of the films just yet, it’s clear that romance lovers are in for a special treat this fall.