“How to Fall In Love” premieres July 21 on Hallmark Channel

Still suffering from the ugly-duckling syndrome that branded his youth, Harold White (Eric Mabius) hires Annie Hayes (Brooke D’Orsay), the popular girl he had a crush on in high school to be his personal dating coach and help him shed his wallflower approach to romance.

The Hallmark Channel Original Movie “How to Fall In Love” premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 21 and stars Brooke D’Orsay (“Royal Pains”) and Eric Mabius (“Ugly Betty”) in a love story about having someone to watch over you, according to a news release.

A summary and production credits for the film, provided by the Hallmark Channel, are as follows:

Still suffering from the ugly-duckling syndrome that branded his youth, Harold White (Mabius) hires Annie Hayes (D’Orsay), the pretty and popular girl he knew in high school, to be his dating coach and help him shed his wallflower approach to romance.  Annie even enlists her friend Kim (Kathy Najimy), a waitress at a local diner, to be Harold’s practice date.

Annie draws Harold out of his shell and teaches him to win over a new love interest with the help of their shared passion for classic love songs.  But when sparks unexpectedly fly between “student” and “teacher,” both Harold and Annie must learn how to make up for past mistakes if they’re going to hold onto true love.

“How to Fall In Love,” is an Annuit Coeptis Entertainment II Inc. production.  Tim Johnson and Jean Abounader are executive producers.  Oliver de Caigny is producer.  Mark Griffiths directed from a script by Bart Fisher.

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