Is Kevin McGarry’s Next Project a Halloween Film?

Fans of Kevin McGarry may have just gotten the first breadcrumb about an upcoming project — even if the actor himself is staying quiet about it.

Earlier this week, during an interview on the Heart in Motion Podcast for Hope Valley: 1874, actor Lachlan Quarmby shared that he was working with McGarry in Ottawa when he found out he had landed the role in Hope Valley: 1874. The moment came after Quarmby was asked whether McGarry — who plays Mountie Nathan Grant on When Calls the Heart — had offered him any advice about stepping into a Mountie role himself.

While the comment seemed casual, it added an interesting new piece to an already growing timeline.

Months earlier, while speaking with Suspenders Unbuttoned and the McGarries during the Hallmark Christmas Experience in Kansas City, McGarry shared that he had just wrapped filming a project he couldn’t yet discuss. The only detail he offered was that it would likely release in fall 2026 — a timeline that would certainly fit a Halloween-themed project.

According to the Ottawa production listings, the only movie filming during the stretch after McGarry stepped away from the Hallmark Christmas Cruise but before he appeared in Kansas City — and which has not already publicly identified its leads — was The Halloween Carol. In addition, composer Tommy Fields confirmed on March 4th, through Instagram, that he had just wrapped on the score and music forThe Halloween Carol and tagged Hallmark Channel, confirming that the movie will air on Hallmark.

The film reportedly shot from November 24 through December 12, 2025, wrapping production the very same day McGarry needed to be in Kansas City for the Hallmark Christmas Experience.

That timeline also overlaps with a social media post from Meghan Ory, who shared on November 28 via Instagram and the Union Conventions Facebook page that she would no longer attend the “From Storybrooke to Paris 2” convention in Paris for Once Upon a Time because she was “grateful to be working on a new project — 🤫” and could not find a flight that would allow her to do both the convention and the project.

At this point, there has been no official confirmation connecting McGarry, Quarmby, or Ory to The Halloween Carol. The theory is based entirely on overlapping timelines, filming locations, and comments shared during interviews.

Still, the pieces are beginning to line up in a way fans can’t help noticing.

If the speculation turns out to be accurate, the project could mark a very different kind of seasonal release for McGarry — and potentially an unexpected collaboration that fans were not anticipating.

What we do know is that Quarmby and McGarry were working on the same project in Ottawa — and whatever that project turns out to be, it’s already one fans are eager to learn more about.