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FROM THE AMERICAN GIRL COLLECTION™ OF DOLLS AND BOOKS

AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JULIA ROBERTS

‘FELICITY – AN AMERICAN GIRL ADVENTURE,’

A HALLMARK CHANNEL PREMIERE DECEMBER 2,

STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY, JOHN SCHNEIDER AND

ACADEMY AWARD^® WINNER MARCIA GAY HARDEN

Movies with Instant Appeal to 30 Million American Girls

From Executive Producer Julia Roberts and one of America’s most beloved brands – the American Girl Collection™ —  comes a two-hour Hallmark Channel Premiere of a Movie Made for Television, “Felicity – An American Girl Adventure,” on Hallmark Channel, Saturday, December 2 (7/6c).  The lead in to “Felicity – An American Girl Adventure” is “Samantha – An American Girl Holiday,” a Hallmark Channel Premiere, (5/4c).

Starring Shailene Woodley, John Schneider and Academy Award^®-winner Marcia Gay Harden, “Felicity” and the other “American Girl” movies hold sway with an audience of 30 million-plus American girls who subscribe to American Girl catalogs and magazines.

Set in the days leading up to the American Revolution, "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure"  is based on Felicity Merriman, the fourth character introduced to American Girl’s highly successful line of historical dolls and books.   Ten-year-old Felicity Merriman (Shailene Woodley, “Jack & Bobby”) lives with her Patriot family in Colonial Williamsburg in 1775.  Felicity’s father (John Schneider, “Smallville,” “Dukes of Hazzard”) owns and operates the general store, while her mother (Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden, “Pollock,” “Mystic River,” “Mona Lisa Smile”) cares for the family, which includes six-year-old Nan (Eulala Scheel, real-life daughter of Marcia Gay Harden).  Mr. Merriman’s apprentice, Ben (Kevin Zegers, “Dawn of the Dead”), lives with the family and dreams of the day that the colonies will declare their independence.

When Felicity learns that a beautiful, spirited horse is being abused by its cruel owner, she befriends the animal and helps it escape.  Strong-willed and determined, Felicity struggles through lessons on being a “gentlewoman" and befriends Elizabeth (newcomer Katie Henney), a young girl from a Loyalist family.  As a year passes and

Christmas nears, Felicity proves her loyalty and courage through adventures revolving around family, friends and the coming revolution.

From Revolution Studios, Red Om Films, and American Girl, Inc.™ in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. with executive producers Ellen L. Brothers (“Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”) Nancy Bennett (“Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”), Lisa Gillan (“Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”), Deborah Schindler (“Maid in Manhattan,” “Mona Lisa Smile,” “Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”), Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (“Maid in Manhattan,” “Mona Lisa Smile,” “Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”) and Julia Roberts (“Stepmom,” “Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”), writer Anna Sandor (“My Louisiana Sky”) and director Nadia Tass (“Samantha: An American Girl Holiday”).

          Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming to a national audience of 75 million subscribers.  The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,300 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country.  Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the top 10 ad-supported cable networks in Total Day and Prime Time household ratings and is the nation’s leading network in providing family-friendly programming.  Crown Media also operates a second 24-hour linear channel, Hallmark Movie Channel.

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