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James Denton Joins the Cast of ‘The Good Witch’

James Denton (Photo Credit: Copyright 2014 Crown Media United States, LLC )

James Denton is going from hanging out with desperate housewives to keeping company with a good witch. Denton’s joined the cast of Hallmark Channel’s The Good Witch as a divorced dad and doctor who lives next to series star Catherine Bell’s character. The primetime series will begin shooting at the end of this month and will air season one in early 2015.

Based on the popular original movie franchise, The Good Witch also stars Bailee Madison.

“For 8 years, James Denton captured the hearts of millions of viewers on Desperate Housewives,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President of Programming, Crown Media Family Networks. “Having James move from ‘Wisteria Lane’ to ‘Middleton’ to join Catherine Bell and the talented cast of The Good Witch is sure to be another very successful role for him and we are thrilled to have him join the Hallmark family.”

Denton’s credits also include The Pretender, Philly, and Threat Matrix.

The Plot:

The Good Witch series is based on Bell’s beloved character Cassie Nightingale, the raven-haired enchantress who kept audiences spellbound for six installments of the network’s longest-running and highest-rated original movie franchise of all time, with a seventh movie premiering October 25, 9pm ET/PT, 8C. The bewitching Cassie will continue to conjure up her special touch of magic to everyone she meets, in her small town of Middleton.



This post was last modified on February 26, 2023 12:11 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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