‘Aussie at Heart’ is a traditional Hallmark feel-good story
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Aussie at Heart stars Samara Hart (Rhiannon Fish) who was a high powered attorney in Seattle. She left to pursue her dream of being an event planner.
Nate Lawson (Daniel Lissing) was also a high-powered attorney at the same law firm but left to return to Australia to help his ailing father and brother run their boat charter service.
When Samara’s best friend Lana hires her to plan the her parents 40th anniversary party, she is delighted. The catch is it is in Queensland, Australia. It has to be. That is where her parents met and fell in love.
Samara takes off to the land down under and is immediately met by Nate, the captain of the boat where all the festivities will take place. Their history is confused. They were friend back in the day, but the final case they had together turned out badly. Very badly. That was the end of her career with the firm and the beginning of her dream job. But her father keeps pushing for her to return to law. And at the same time Nate had to take off for Australia, so they never saw each other until now.
In the beginning there are tensions between the two. After all, they each blame the other for the disastrous ending to their last case. But as the week progresses, they learn to see what actually happened and renew their friendship.
Samara is an excellent event planner, and goes the extra mile to keep her clients happy and fulfill every one of their wishes, even if that includes fireworks at the end. But those fireworks are against Nate’s safety rules, so how can she get this last request fulfilled?
As the entire group enjoys their fun-filled cruise on this beautiful boat, couples bond more closely: Lana and her husband, Lana’s parents who are reliving their past, and even Samara and Nate. But with those two there are definite walls to break and misunderstandings to clear up. Will they be able to get through these obstacles. Well, it is a Hallmark movie, after all.
Aussie at Heart premieres August 15, 2026 on Hallmark Channel and begins streaming August 18 on Hallmark+.
Grab your swimming suits and head out down under for some tropical excitement.
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