"When Hope Calls" star Morgan Kohan Shares Hallmark's COVID-19 Production Realities

The British Columbia native was delighted her hometown could provide a perfect backdrop in the film and she hopes the movie39s lesson is something everyone will takeaway quotIt39s a nice message of 39Maybe what you39re meant to like is not necessarily what39s perfect for you and you need to figure that out on your own39 Maybe taking the blinders off for a moment and seeing what39s around you is something I really related to COVID19 has kind of done that for mequotquotIt39s like you have to look at what39s been working and see if it feels right If anything that39s a positive to come out of this pandemic It39s forced me to slow down and that39s been nice I39m sure it39s the same for everybody as so much is up in the air and unknown We have no idea when everything is going to reopen or if it will and if it does what kind of work will be there afterward If opportunities arise now you really have to try and forget being so specific about things and be thankful for the opportunities presented hope they will continue to come and grab what39s in front of you and what39s working right nowquotThe fact she39s playing a character named Lily wasn39t lost either quotIt39s funnyquot she laughed quotI talked to the director and writer after filming and mentioned the names Lily and Lillian but I didn39t put the two together at all It just worked out that way I guess I39m only playing people with that name from now on because it39s much easier and I won39t get confusedquotquotThe dog rescue element for sure attracted me to this alsoquot she continued quotI thought if I get to work with a bunch of dogs sign me up and I39m there I also really liked the relationship she shares with her best friend Christie Emma Cam pictured below right I had an awesome costar in Emma as soon as we were both cast she reached out to me expressing how much she couldn39t wait It was such a good vibe going inquotAnd the bonuses didn39t end there quotEveryone told me what an awesome guy Marcus is and how I39d have a great time He helped make it a great experiencequotThe actress is thankful for her BC roots as she39s managed to continue to work albeit differently during the COVID19 shut down quotI39ve been lucky having gotten some work here and spending time with my familyquot she said quotIt39s definitely a bit different and they39ve handled it so well that it feels safe Going to a set feels safe too because it39s so regimented We have a temperature check before we go anywhere Everyone is wearing masks and social distancing They limit the number of background actors the crew has gone down in size and we try and film outside instead of indoorsquotThe funny thing is we39ve had to take out any hugs high fives or any of the kind of stuff that would normally exist in the Hallmark worldquot she explained quotIt39s interesting trying to come up with having a family connection and for it to not look awkward Like if I come home and see my parents we won39t run over and hug Instead we do whatever we can to make it feel real like giving mom a bunch of plates so she can39t hug you stuff like thatquotKohan is hopeful her next Hallmark job will be season 2 of When Hope Calls admitting quotWe don39t have word yet but we39re all optimisticquot She39s thankful to legions of Hallmarkies who have voiced how much they want the show to return quotThe fans recently did a tweetfest requesting season 2 and showing their love for the show and charactersquot she shared quotIt was amazing and happened months before the first season had finished I really do feel lucky being a part of Hallmark having the support of everyone that loves the show and the network I never take that for grantedquotLove on Harbor Island is telecast Saturday August 8 9 pm on Hallmark ChannelPhotos courtesy of Hallmark ChannelClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNetamp160

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