Chesapeake Shores Gets Season 5 Premiere Date, Adds Robert Buckley Following Jesse Metcalfe's Departure
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The
iZombie actor has joined the cast of the Hallmark Channel drama ahead of its Season 5 premiere, which is set for Sunday, Aug. 15, Deadline reports.
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Cheers, Terriers) will take over as showrunner, replacing John Tinker (
Judging Amy).
The casting news comes just two weeks after it was reported that original series star Jesse Metcalfe (aka Trace Riley) would depart
Chesapeake Shores midway through Season 5. Buckley’s character, Evan McKenzie, is described as a successful entrepreneur who brings a new development project into town.