The Perfect Setting on Hallmark: Full list of cast

The Perfect Setting is an upcoming Hallmark film that will premiere on the Hallmark channel on January 25 at 8 pm ET.

This TV movie stars Laci J. Mailey and David Elsendoorn in lead roles, among others. According to Rotten Tomatoes, it has a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Jonathan Wright directs this impending Hallmark release. Borga Dorter produces, Agnes Bristow, Leif Bristow, Fred Gerber, J.C. Mills, and Jeff Vanderwal are executive producers, and Hubert Toint is a co-producer.

With January coming to a close and Valentine's Day approaching, The Perfect Setting is set to offer a new romantic story.

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Cast list: The Perfect Setting

1) Laci J Mailey as Abby

Laci J. Mailey will star as Abby, the protagonist of the Hallmark film, The Perfect Setting. The promotion describes her as an "aspiring jewelry designer." In the film, she travels to Belgium to meet her widowed grandfather, learns about her grandfather's struggle to keep the family shop afloat, tries to save the business, and discovers love in an unexpected place.

35-year-old Canadian Actress and Writer Laci J. Mailey is known for Chesapeake Shores (2016), Mary Jean Remembers (2018), Betty's Bad Luck in Love (2024) and more. Before the film's premiere, Mailey hyped the film with a shoutout post on her Instagram.

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2) David Elsendoorn as Alexander Remy

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In The Perfect Setting, David Elsendoorn will star as Alex Remy. Alex is Abby's competitor in the diamond festival contest. Alex's family hasn't lost for the past several years. Alex as an opponent is surprisingly supportive of Abby's work which wonders where her heart truly belongs.

32-year-old Dutch actor David Elsendoorn is known for his role as Dutch soccer player Jan Mass in two seasons of the Emmy Award-winning Apple TV series Ted Lasso (2020-present). Elsendoorn has also previously appeared in Flinkken Maastricht (2007), King of the Skies (2020), and more.

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3) Hans Royaards as Laurent

In The Perfect Setting, Hans Royaards stars as Laurent, a recently widowed jeweler and the grandfather of Abby (Laci J. Mailey). Laurent runs a jewelry shop and struggles to keep it afloat having competitors from a more modern local family business Remy&Sons.

Hans Royaards is a 73-year-old Belgian director and actor, known for Love Blossoms (2017), Puppy Patrol (2016-18), and more.

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Other cast members as revealed by IMDb

• Brian Froud as Jules Peeters
• Jinesea Bianca Lewis- unknown
• Gloria Bae as Store employee / Gala patron
• Xavier Baeyens as Security guard
• Justin Hay as Hugo

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Plot summary of The Perfect Setting

This Hallmark movie tells the story of Abby, an aspiring jewelry designer, who travels to Belgium to visit her widowed grandfather, who is a struggling jeweler trying to keep his shop afloat.

Abby is keen on helping her grandfather enter the prestigious Valentine’s Day Diamond Contest which would help her with enough money to fix the business. She finds herself competing against Alexander Remy who hasn't lost the contest in the past several years.

While struggling to save the business she's surprised by her rival Alex's support and help towards her for saving her grandfather's shop from closing down which makes her wonder where her heart truly belongs.

Hallmark describes this film as:

"An aspiring jewelry designer returns to Belgium to visit her grandfather and hopefully win the Valentine’s Day Diamond Contest."

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