<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Chesapeake Shores is a Canadian / American drama television series, based on the novel series of the same name by Sherryl Woods, produced by Chesapeake Shores Productions Inc in association with Borderline Distribution . The series had a two - hour premiere on the Hallmark Channel on August 14, 2016 . Meghan Ory, Jesse Metcalfe, Treat Williams, Brendan Penny, Andrew Francis and Diane Ladd star in the series . John Tinker is showrunner and executive producer . </P> <P> On January 15, 2017, Hallmark announced that the show was renewed for a 10 - episode second season, which aired from August 6 through October 8, 2017 . </P> <P> On January 13, 2018, Hallmark announced that the show was renewed for a 10 - episode third season, which premiered on August 5, 2018 . </P>

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