The casting news follows King’s success as the star of Hallmark’s Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story . Perhaps she is best known, though, for her role as Summer Newman on The Young and the Restless. King starred on the show from 2012 to 2016, then again from 2018 to 2021. She made guest appearances on the show in 2022, as well, before exiting.

Hunter King (ex-Summer) has had quite the career since leaving daytime behind. She quickly became a Hallmark Channel favorite and now she's about to embark on an exciting adventure! As reported by our sister site Deadline,

Only four months after the success of her latest Hallmark Channel movie, former The Young and the Restless star Hunter King is about to reunite with the network that brought her start in daytime. When the season 7 finale of CBS’ The Neighborhood airs this spring,

Young and Restless alumna Hunter King, who played Summer Newman from 2012-16 and 2018-22 and won two Daytime Emmys as Outstanding Younger Actress for her performance on the show, has kept plenty busy