Georgie, a travel writer, travels to Melbourne for an assignment where she meets Zach, an ex-Australian footballer who agrees to be her tour guide and shows her that there’s more to life than work. Photo: Ryan Corr, Mallory Jansen Credit: ©2025 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Jaggi Entertainment
Hallmark Channel has welcomed a new year with Winter Escape 2026. The second movie of the programming event is A Melbourne Match featuring Mallory Jansen and Ryan Corr.
There are five all-new movies in the Winter Escape 2026 programming event including Lost in Paradise, A Melbourne Match, Love on the Amazon, Caught by Love and Missing the Boat. As is tradition, many of the movies this January feature warm climates that offer snowbound viewers an escape.
If you’re missing Countdown to Christmas, though, you can still catch all the movies released this season on Hallmark Plus, including A Grand Ole Opry Christmas, An Alpine Holiday, We Met in December, The More the Merrier, The Snow Must Go On, Melt My Heart this Christmas, Three Wisest Men, A Keller Christmas Vacation, Christmas in the Clouds, Mistletoe Murders, A Royal Montana Christmas and A Christmas Angel Match.
Here’s what you need to know about A Melbourne Match.
What is A Melbourne Match about?
Here’s the synopsis of A Melbourne Match from Hallmark Channel:
“Georgie, a travel writer, travels to Melbourne for an assignment where she meets Zach, an ex-Australian footballer who agrees to be her tour guide and shows her that there’s more to life than work.”
Who is in it?
A Melbourne Match features Mallory Jansen (On the 12th Date of Christmas) as Georgie and Ryan Corr (House of the Dragon) as Zach.
How to watch A Melbourne Match
A Melbourne Match premieres Saturday, January 10, at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel. The movie will be available to stream the day after its premiere on Hallmark Plus.
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery are included in many cable TV packages. You can also access Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery via Philo, Sling TV, Frndly TV, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV and Fubo. Hallmark Plus is a standalone streaming service that requires its own subscription; new movies and series are available to stream on the platform day after they air.
Watch the trailer
You can watch the preview and sneak peek for A Melbourne Match below.
Be sure to check out Lacey Chabert’s Lost in Paradise, the first movie in the 2026 Winter Escape lineup.
