{"id":7336,"date":"2017-02-17T10:42:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T15:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7336"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:30:22","slug":"signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#8221; tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Trailer: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cneYLnrbSVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9869\"><strong><em>Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground<\/em> premieres this Sunday (2\/19) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this weekend&#8217;s special delivery, guest starring three-time Grammy winner <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keb%27_Mo%27\">Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;<\/a>, the postal investigators charged with connecting lost letters with their intended recipients attempt to reunite a New Orleans blues singer\/songwriter with the love of his life who, going missing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, never received his heartfelt love letter.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9822\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9885\"><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9885\">Meanwhile,\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9867\">HM&amp;M\u00a0 <\/span>has just delivered welcome news to fans of the series &#8212; <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9867\">announcing\u00a0 that it has ordered three additional films to\u00a0 go into production this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9818\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9873\">In announcing the renewal, Hallmark Executive Vice President of Programming Michelle Vicary said \u201cIt is an honor to continue our relationship with Martha Williamson and to continue bringing her brand of rich and poignant stories to viewers with this beloved franchise.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9875\">The series is the creation of Martha Williamson (<em>Touched by an Angel<\/em>) who says <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9877\">\u201cIn a world of rapid tweets, stories that celebrate the thoughtfully written letter are more\u00a0meaningful than ever.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Signed, Sealed, Delivered<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Signed,_Sealed,_Delivered_(TV_series)\">began its TV life in 2013<\/a> as a top-rated backdoor pilot on the Hallmark Channel. It went on to run as a weekly series on Hallmark.\u00a0 The next year it launched as a weekly series before moving to sister network HM&amp;M where, including this Sunday&#8217;s edition, it has spun of eight movie-length episodes. As noted, at least three more are on the way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9891\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9893\">The series is produced by Muse Entertainment in association with MoonWater Productions. Executive producers are Martha Williamson, Michael Prupas, Kevin Fair and Joel S. Rice. Kevin Fair directs.\u00a0 Marcie Gold Jacoby, Brandi Harkonen and Allen Lewis are Co-Executive Producers. Harvey Khan is the producer.\u00a0 Story by Martha Williamson &amp; Brandi Harkonen. Teleplay by Martha Williamson. Created by Martha Williamson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1487339024747_9916\"><\/span><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground premieres this Sunday (2\/19) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries. In this weekend&#8217;s special delivery, guest starring three-time Grammy winner Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;, the postal investigators charged with connecting lost letters with their intended recipients attempt to reunite&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&quot; tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&quot; tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground premieres this Sunday (2\/19) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries. In this weekend&#8217;s special delivery, guest starring three-time Grammy winner Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;, the postal investigators charged with connecting lost letters with their intended recipients attempt to reunite&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Faith, Media &amp; Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-02-17T15:42:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-27T17:30:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John W. Kennedy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"Signed, Sealed, Delivered\" tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"Signed, Sealed, Delivered\" tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series","og_description":"Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground premieres this Sunday (2\/19) @ 9:00 PM (ET) on Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries. In this weekend&#8217;s special delivery, guest starring three-time Grammy winner Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;, the postal investigators charged with connecting lost letters with their intended recipients attempt to reunite&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html","og_site_name":"Faith, Media &amp; Culture","article_published_time":"2017-02-17T15:42:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-08-27T17:30:22+00:00","author":"John W. Kennedy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html","name":"\"Signed, Sealed, Delivered\" tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-02-17T15:42:04+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-27T17:30:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/#\/schema\/person\/e5d5ef9caeb6b01bcbf08ca6de6591c2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/02\/signed-sealed-delivered-tackles-katrina-aftermath-hallmark-movies-mysteries-renews-series.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8220;Signed, Sealed, Delivered&#8221; tackles Katrina aftermath as Hallmark Movies &amp; Mysteries renews series"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/","name":"Faith, Media &amp; Culture","description":"Beliefnet Voices - John W. Kennedy","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/#\/schema\/person\/e5d5ef9caeb6b01bcbf08ca6de6591c2","name":"John W. Kennedy","description":"John W. Kennedy is the founder and Dir. of Development of The Creative Universe Entertainment\u2122, a media consultation and development company focusing on the creation, development and support of high-quality mainstream entertainment that upholds positive timeless values, including trust in God. Current projects include \"Bryant Park\" (an uplifting romantic-comedy) and \"Photo Finish\" (an award-winning sci-fi TV pilot). He has written over 100 children's novels based on episodes of the Cartoon Network series \"Ben 10\", \"Ben 10: Alien Force\", \"Ben 10: Ultimate Alien\", \"Ben 10: Omniverse\" and \"Generator Rex\" among others. He also writes Beliefnet\u2019s \"Faith, Media &amp; Culture\" blog. Previously, he has produced successful news and talk programming for CNN, Fox News, Pax TV and SiriusXM. Specialties: Script Writing, Movie\/TV Novelizations &amp; Adaptations, TV Content Creation and Development, Creative Consultation, Producing and Booking News and Talk shows. He can be reached for writing, producing and consulting services at 516-640-1182.","url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/author\/jkennedy"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7336"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7339,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7336\/revisions\/7339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}