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    William Penick

    Writer·Active 2012–2022
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    Career at a glance

    4Hallmark films

    2 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.3 / 10

    across 4 rated films

    Weirdness5.5 / 10

    Noticeably offbeat

    Best reviewed

    A Little Christmas Charm6.8

    Most recent

    Welcome to Mama's2022

    Everything William has done for Hallmark, from It's Christmas, Carol! (2012) right through to Welcome to Mama's (2022).

    William’s signature

    Across 4 films, William usually leans into Christmas and is almost always set in the big city.

    • Christmas2 films
    • the big city3 films
    • second-chance romance2 films
    • enemies-to-lovers2 films

    10/10

    William's wildest Hallmark outing scores 10 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.

    It's Christmas, Carol!, proof the formula can get strange.

    Where William fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe William keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers
    • 🔄Second-chance romance

    All 4 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    2 films
    • 2022Welcome to Mama'sWriter · Wedding Anniversary5.9Weird 5/10
    • 2020A Little Christmas CharmWriter · Christmas6.8Weird 4/10

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2017A Harvest WeddingWriter · Rural/Farm6.6Weird 3/10
    • 2012It's Christmas, Carol!Writer · Christmas5.8Weird 10/10

    William’s standouts

    • A Little Christmas Charm poster
      Highest ratedA Little Christmas Charm (2020)

      Best-reviewed of the 4, at 6.8/10

      6.8
    • It's Christmas, Carol! poster
      Most divisiveIt's Christmas, Carol! (2012)

      Lowest-rated of the 4 — every filmography has one

      5.8

    In pictures

    A quick look at William’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • William Penick headshotWilliam Penick
    • Welcome to Mama's poster
    • A Little Christmas Charm poster
    • A Harvest Wedding poster
    • It's Christmas, Carol! poster

    Movies by year

    William Penick Hallmark movies by release year120122013201420152016120172018201912020202112022

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has William Penick been in?
    We have 4 Hallmark movies on file for William Penick, spanning 2012–2022.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is William Penick known for?
    William is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in the big city, often with second-chance romance.
    What is William Penick's most popular Hallmark movie?
    A Little Christmas Charm (2020) has more audience votes than any other William Penick Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is William Penick still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest William Hallmark credit we have is from 2022; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has William Penick made?
    William Penick turns up in 2 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was William Penick's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest William Hallmark title we have is It's Christmas, Carol! (2012).
    What does William Penick do in Hallmark movies?
    William Penick works on Hallmark films as writer.

    Data & sources

    William’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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