It’s time to break out your cowboy boots and bust a move!
Hallmark Channel‘s Texas Two-Step premieres tonight, bringing the network’s signature romance to the Lone Star State. Tonight’s new movie follows Olivia (Heather Hemmens), who returns home to Texas to help her aunt’s struggling country bar. While there, she is not only reminded of her love of dance, but also reunites with her former flame, Luke (Brendan Penny).
Summer is in full swing at Hallmark with its Summer Nights movie lineup, which began with last week’s The Greek Aisle. You can check out DECIDER’s The Greek Aisle cast guide and The Greek Aisle review here. There’s more where that came from, with two more movies premiering this month that are sure to satisfy your movie night needs.
If you’re planning on watching Texas Two-Step when it premieres tonight at 8/7 c on Hallmark Channel (with next-day streaming on Hallmark+), give DECIDER’s Texas Two-Step cast guide a read below.
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Photo: Syd Wong/ Hallmark Media Heather Hemmens plays Olivia, a Texas native who grew up with her aunt and has fond memories of the country bar she owns. Though Olivia is currently working as a producer for a high-profile photographer, she longs for more out of work, and to one day be the one behind the camera.
Hemmens is a Hallmark Channel fixture, most recently starring in 2025’s The Snow Must Go On alongside Corey Cott. Outside of the network, she is best known for her work on If Loving You is Wrong, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, and Roswell, New Mexico.
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Photo: Eike Schroter/ Hallmark Media Luke (played by Brendan Penny) is Olivia’s childhood sweetheart, who has stayed in the town of Blue Creek and is a certified cowboy. However, his feelings for Olivia may have never subsided after she left town.
Penny is a Hallmark hunk, with his most recent credit at the network being in last year’s The More the Merrier with Rachel Boston. He has also appeared in movies like John Tucker Must Die, I Love You, Beth Cooper, and Fifty Shades Freed .
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Photo: Eike Schroter/ Hallmark Media Ruby (BJ Harrison) is Olivia’s aunt and the proud owner of Sweetwaters, the best country music bar in Blue Creek, Texas. Now running the business alone in the wake of her husband’s passing, Ruby is happy to have Olivia back home, though she doesn’t necessarily want all of her help.
Harrison is no stranger to Hallmark Channel, as Texas Two-Step marks her second film for the network this year following April’s I’ll Be Seeing You. Her decades-long career also includes appearances in Tooth Fairy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and IT: Welcome to Derry.
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Photo: Eike Schroter/ Hallmark Media June (played by Kaylah Zander) is Olivia’s best friend, who accompanies her to Texas to meet her famous Aunt Ruby. However, another one of Olivia’s relatives might just catch her eye.
Zander is best known for playing Amelia Salazar in Netflix‘s The Recruit. She has also appeared in shows like Fire Country, Goosebumps, Tracker, Virgin River, and Memory of a Killer.
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Photo: Eike Schroter/ Hallmark Media Nathan Witte plays Mason, Olivia’s second cousin who is juggling a job as a vet, serving as Blue Creek’s mayor, and caring for his Aunt Ruby. However, he might just find time for love, too.
Witte has worked on many a Hallmark Channel movie, including 2025’s The Wish Swap. Among his other TV credits are Arrow, Chesapeake Shores, A Million Little Things, and Murder in a Small Town.
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Photo: Eike Schroter/ Hallmark Media Bryan Boone (Zach Smadu) grew up with Olivia in Blue Creek, and has grown up quite a bit since he last saw her, and has become a very successful entrepreneur.
Smadu starred as Daniel Svensson in Family Law, and has racked up TV roles on shows like Kim’s Convenience, Cardinal, and Wild Cards.
