The second season of Hallmark’s first-ever reality competition show, “Finding Mr. Christmas,” will have some serious star power.
On July 24, 2025, host and co-creator Jonathan Bennett was understandably pumped to reveal the guest judges for the new season — an all-female lineup of seven Hallmark superstars, plus “superfan” besties Gail and Alicia, who’ve been standouts on Hallmark’s current docuseries “Christmas at Sea.”
Paul Campbell Jokes He ‘Must’ve Missed My Invitation’ to Be a Guest Judge on ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Much like the first season, which streamed exclusively on Hallmark+, a different Hallmark star will join Bennett and Melissa Peterman each week to assist with a contestant challenge and help decide who’s going home.
Entertainment Weekly published the first photos from the new season, revealing that the guest judges will be Janel Parrish, Heather Hemmens, Alison Sweeney, Hunter King, Ashley Williams, Sharon Lawrence, and Erin Krakow.
Bennett walked fans through the lineup in an Instagram video on July 24, asking for feedback. Not only did fans voice their approval, but many stars chimed in, too.
Bennett’s husband, musician Jaymes Vaughan, commented, “Look at all these staaaaaarrrrrs 😍”
Ginna Claire Mason, who co-stars with Wes Brown in the upcoming “A Newport Christmas,” enthused, “CANNOT WAIT 😍 what 👏 a 👏 lineup”
Paul Campbell, who will start filming the third “Three Wise Men” movie in August with Tyler Hynes and Andrew Walker, hilariously wrote, “I must’ve missed my invitation…” and then quipped, “I know A LOT about hunks.”
Bennett’s returning co-star Peterman wrote, “Here we go! So excited for season 2! Thank you to all the amazing quests who came and shared their time and talents with us!!!”
Ashley Williams Says Guest Judging With Jonathan Bennett Was a ‘Delicious Treat’
Late on July 24, Williams shared several behind-the-scenes pics from filming her episode of “Finding Mr. Christmas” and gushed about the experience.
She wrote, “GAHH! What a delicious treat to get to be a guest judge on a show that I am a genuine fan of! #FindingMrChristmas is one of those GEMS where you tune in to giggle and end up in tears by the end of the first episode, totally hooked. You all DO NOT want to miss what we’ve got going on this season— it’s NUTS and these boys are STARS! Can’t wait for you to see!”
Other upcoming guest stars commented on Bennett’s post about how much they loved being part of the show, too.
King wrote, “I had the BEST time ❤️” and Hemmens chimed in, “Gonna be an epic season!! 🎉🥳🥂”
Jonathan Bennett Has Promised New Twists in Season 2
HallmarkThe first season of “Finding Mr. Christmas” also featured a star-studded lineup of guest judges, including Hynes, Nikki DeLoach, Erin Cahill, B.J. Britt, and Brooke D’Orsay. The series streamed exclusively on Hallmark+ and was an instant hit with viewers and media critics.
The second season — filmed in Utah in the spring of 2025 — will premiere on Hallmark Channel during the network’s Countdown to Christmas programming.
In May, Bennett and Peterman appeared on a panel at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, and revealed there are new twists in season two. Bennett teased a “surprise element we didn’t have before,” according to Laughing Place, adding, “Even the contestants didn’t see it coming.”
Season one champ Ezra Moreland went on to co-star with longtime Hallmark actress Jessica Lowndes in “Happy Howlidays,” the last new movie of the 2024 holiday season.
The longtime model told Digital Journal on July 22 that it sparked a new passion for acting and that winning the show was “a blessing in every way that I didn’t even expect.”
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Jonathan Bennett Unveils Powerhouse Lineup of Hallmark Guest Stars for ‘Finding Mr. Christmas 2’