Hazard at each flip! The Hallmark Films & Mysteries channel has gained over followers with its number of thrilling franchises over time — and the checklist simply retains getting longer.
Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney and Holly Robinson Peete are simply a few of the names which have earned their very own film sequence on the community.
Whereas the characters and areas are completely different in every franchise, each thriller movie sequence is full of journey, a witty and curious lead and plenty of twists and turns.
The truth is, Sweeney, who first performed baker Hannah Swensen within the Homicide, She Baked motion pictures, revamped her character for a derivative franchise that began in August 2021 referred to as the Hannah Swensen Mysteries. The premise continues to be primarily based on Joanne Flukes’ books, however the mysteries are much more intense.
“I’m so excited to revisit Hannah Swensen and to once more work with Cameron [Mathison] and Barbara [Niven] on these enjoyable tales that mix romance with intrigue,” the Days of Our Lives star mentioned in an announcement to Leisure Tonight in Could 2021. “The followers have been so vocal of their love of those characters and it’s thrilling to be bringing them again to life and to return to Hannah’s bakery the place all of it started.”
Followers met Sweeney’s Hannah in 2015’s Homicide, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Thriller. The beginner sleuth managed to assist resolve a homicide, spark a romance with the city’s new detective, Mike Kingston (Mathison), get caught in a love triangle with dentist Norman Rhodes (Gabriel Hogan) and run her bakery multi function film.
Whereas the sequence concluded in 2017, the characters all returned in 2021 for the revamped — and continued story line — of the baker who can’t keep out of hassle irrespective of how onerous she tries.
Sweeney, who can also be the star of The Chronicles Mysteries, isn’t the one Hallmark Films & Mysteries actor who’s busy with a profitable franchise. Cameron Bure, who’s the reigning queen of Christmas for the primary Hallmark Channel community, can also be a staple on the mysteries entrance.
She starred in 17 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries motion pictures from 2015 to 2021. In February 2022, her 18th movie within the sequence debuted with the Full Home alum bringing a well-recognized face alongside for the journey: her daughter Natasha Bure.
“I beloved it. I beloved each minute of it,” Cameron Bure solely instructed Us in February 2022 of working along with her daughter, who performs the youthful model of her character, Aurora, within the thriller.
The Christmas Contest star defined that she had talked about bringing each Natasha and Lexa Doig’s daughter, Mia Shanks, into the franchise for some time earlier than it really occurred. (Doig performs Aurora or Ro’s BFF Sally Allison within the sequence.)
“We have been like, ‘Wouldn’t or not it’s nice if we did an Aurora Teagarden [and] we did flashbacks and we had our personal daughters enjoying us as youngsters?’” the California native recalled. “So to have that come true and we have been ready to do this [as actors] was a lot enjoyable.”
Cameron Bure, who additionally shares sons Lev and Maksim with husband Valeri Bure, joked: “I felt like the most important stage mother. I used to be so proud. I used to be giving her all types of notes and find out how to act like Aurora and Lexa was doing the identical along with her daughter. And we have been taking photos after which video recording the display as they have been doing their scenes. Prefer it was, it was a lot enjoyable.”
Scroll right down to see which Hallmark Films & Mysteries franchise you’ve already seen — and which of them you have to mark off your checklist:
