Hearts Around the Table
4 movies
Hearts Around the Table is a found-family franchise built around a meal. The constant across all four films is a weekly Sunday Supper in and around Washington, D.C., where the same tight circle of friends gathers, hashes out their problems, and slowly pairs off. Each film pulls one member of that circle into the spotlight for their own romance while the rest keep a seat at the table. If you have ever wanted a Hallmark series where the supporting cast actually feels like a real friend group, this is the one.
Ashley Newbrough (Jenna), Mishael Morgan (Shari), Jake Epstein (Josh), and Kathryn Davis (Kiki) make up the core four, and unusually for this kind of set, all four appear in every film, not only the one they headline. Mindy Cohn plays Angie and Justice James plays Rory throughout, with Steve Lund and Brendan Morgan recurring as love interests. The 2025 run leans warm and grounded, careers and second chances rather than royalty or amnesia. One nice touch the titles hide: the ordinal in each name (Second Act, Fourth Ingredient, Third Serving, First Love) winks at where that character sits in the group's history. Four films, one supper table, four love stories.
Hearts Around the Table movies in order
These are standalone romances that share an ensemble, so order is flexible. We list them in the franchise's numbered order. Storylines do carry across, so release order rewards you a little more.
- 1
Hearts Around the Table: Shari's Second Act(2025)
Shari's story. Newly divorced and back in the D.C. area, painter Shari moves into an artists' co-op and meets Evan, the building's handyman who, it turns out, also owns the place. She is trying to rebuild her confidence as an artist; he is quietly hunting for his grandmother's missing painting. Then a job offer in San Francisco lands at the worst possible moment. Mishael Morgan and Brendan Morgan lead. The lowest-key, most grown-up entry of the set.
- 2
Hearts Around the Table: Kiki's Fourth Ingredient(2025)
Kiki's story, and the one with a wedding at the end of it. Food-truck chef Kiki says yes to catering her sister Jenna's wedding, then nearly buckles under the pressure of a broken oven, a moving-target menu, and an estranged father turning up uninvited. She swallows her pride and asks restaurant chef Clay for backup, and the kitchen partnership warms from there. Kathryn Davis and Torrance Coombs headline. The emotional core is Kiki learning that asking for help isn't losing.
- 3
Hearts Around the Table: Josh's Third Serving(2025)
Josh's story, and the most charged. When after-school funding gets cut, math teacher and coach Josh and new music teacher Ella are pitted against each other for a shrinking budget, his track team versus her music program. Naturally they end up fundraising side by side. The subplot about getting a struggling student support for an ADHD evaluation gives it more spine than the premise suggests. Jake Epstein and Stephanie Bennett lead an enemies-to-collaborators romance grounded in arts education.
- 4
Hearts Around the Table: Jenna's First Love(2025)
Jenna's story, and the second-chance one. Event planner Jenna is chasing a charity gala for billionaire Tom Redlands when she discovers his right-hand consultant is Andrew, her high school ex. Being forced to work shoulder to shoulder pries old feelings loose, while the Sunday Supper crew rallies around a missing teen in their circle and reminds her what belonging actually feels like. Ashley Newbrough and Steve Lund headline.
Hearts Around the Table cast
Frequently asked questions
What order should I watch Hearts Around the Table?
Any order works, since each film centers a different member of the D.C. found family and tells a complete romance. That said, storylines carry across the set, so release order reads a touch more smoothly. The franchise titles them Shari's Second Act, Kiki's Fourth Ingredient, Josh's Third Serving, and Jenna's First Love.
How many Hearts Around the Table movies are there?
There are four Hearts Around the Table movies, all released in 2025: Shari's Second Act, Kiki's Fourth Ingredient, Josh's Third Serving, and Jenna's First Love.
Who stars in the Hearts Around the Table movies?
The core four are Ashley Newbrough, Mishael Morgan, Jake Epstein, and Kathryn Davis, who each lead one film and appear in all four. Mindy Cohn and Justice James recur, with Steve Lund and Brendan Morgan among the love interests.
Are the Hearts Around the Table movies connected?
Yes. They share one found family who gather for weekly Sunday Suppers, and threads carry across the films, but each movie tells its own standalone love story. You can follow any single film on its own.
Where can I watch the Hearts Around the Table movies?
They air on the Hallmark Channel and stream on Hallmark+. Check each film's page on HallmarkDB for current availability.