The spectacular ratings of that first movie spawned several more before ultimatelyspinning off into a TV seriesin 2015.
Read on to discover what only the biggest fans know about Hallmark’s “Good Witch.”
The movie proved to be a massive success.
A follow-up film was fast-tracked, with “The Good Witch’s Garden” following in 2009.
“It was never supposed to be a franchise,” executive producer Jon Eskenas toldTV Goodness.
And there was no planning to do it."
The characters tied the knot in the third movie,“The Good Witch’s Gift.
Seven years later, Cassie is a widowed single mom after her husband’s death.
While viewers may have been confused, there was a very good reason for Jake’s absence.
How do we stay true to the fans and honor this character that everybody loved?'”
“So we decided the best way to do that would be to age forward in time.”
However, the show was actually filmed in the Canadian province of Ontario.
It’s just craziness.
They really want to see the place.
A couple of them have cried.
They get quite emotional."
That took place during an episode during the show’s seventh and final season.
Meanwhile,TVLinenoted, Joy and Zoey were also the first LGBTQ couple ever featured in a Hallmark series.
Nevertheless, the kiss was still a big deal, something made clear by Teresa in anInstagram post.
“If you’re not making history, you’re not doing it right,” she wrote.
It means more to me than you’ll ever know."
Playing mother and daughter for all those seasons resulted in Bell and Madison developing a similar relationship offscreen.
“When Grace went off to college, I really felt like a proud mom,” she shared.
As the article pointed out, “Breaking Bad” was regularly the No.
1 show on basic cable and coming in at No.
2 was “Good Witch,” raking in an impressive 2.5 million viewers with each airing.
“‘The Good Witch’ was the first movie franchise they did.
It makes me feel old!”
“Did I have any idea it would be the No.
1 show on the internet?”
“No, but it’s not a shock.”
“People want something positive,” he explained.
I really believe that has a lot to do with it."
“It is very important to have more women writing, producing, directing,” Bell said.
“I was told they were shooting two endings,” Heersink explained.
“Okay, I thought, that’s the end of the show.”
“We didn’t know we were not coming back, but there were two options.”
Bell hoped that the chosen series finale ending would resonate with fans.
“There’s definitely a nice wrap-up,” she said.
“They won’t be feeling like it was a cliffhanger or anything like that.”
It has always felt like family," Bell said in a message she shared onInstagram.
All in all, she wrote, the 14 years she spent playing Cassie were overwhelmingly positive.
“But I am definitely smiling because it happened,” she reflected.
Her co-star, James Denton, also offered his thoughts on the show’s end.
“I can’t announce anything specific about that,” she added.
One person who was hopeful about a “Good Witch” revival was star James Denton.
“I think there’s a chance.
“Nobody’s made me an offer,” he admitted.
It ran for 14 years between the movies and the series.
