Our subsequent cease in Hallmark Channel’s monthlong “Winter Escape” film getaway is Melbourne, Australia—the hometown of the movie’s actors, Mallory Jansen and Ryan Corr! Jansen, who has starred in a number of Hallmark movies, wrote the script for A Melbourne Match as a love letter to her hometown—and it exhibits.
The movie takes you off the overwhelmed path and away from vacationer traps as Jansen introduces viewers to the native spots she has come to know and love over time. It is an important movie to immerse your self in and undoubtedly makes me wish to go to Australia much more! It is also a superb primer for tennis followers because the Australian Open begins subsequent week!
Learn on for every thing to learn about A Melbourne Match.
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What’s A Melbourne Match about?
Journey writre Georgie (Mallory Jansen) heads to Melbourne for an task the place she meets ex-footballer Zach (Ryan Corr) who agrees to be her tour information, finally exhibiting her that there’s extra to life than work. A Melbourne Match was written by Jansen as a love letter to her hometown of Melbourne, Australia.
Who’s within the solid of A Melbourne Match?

Mallory Jansen as Georgie
Jansen, a local Australian, wrote A Melbourne Match as a love letter to town she grew up in. She beforehand starred in Hallmark’s Francesca Quinn, PI, The twelfth Date of Christmas and Paging Mr. Darcy. Extra not too long ago, she starred in Hallmark Channel’s The Royal We. Jansen might be greatest acknowledged because the Life Mannequin Decoy, AIDA, in Marvel’s Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D. She additionally starred in Galavant reverse Joshua Sasse.
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Ryan Corr (Zach)
Corr has been performing since he was a baby. His extra notable roles embody these on Wakefield, My Life is Homicide and Home of Dragon. He additionally appeared in 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge—directed by Mel Gibson and starring Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington and Hugo Weaving.
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What’s the launch date for A Melbourne Match?
A Melbourne Match premieres on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel and might be out there to stream the following day on Hallmark+.
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