Morning Show Mysteries | |
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Genre | Mystery film |
Based on | Billie Blessing series by Al Roker |
Written by | Shelley Evans Al Roker Amber Benson |
Directed by | Terry Ingram Kevin Fair Andy Mikita |
Starring | Holly Robinson Peete Rick Fox Colin Lawrence |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Original release | |
Network | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries |
Release | January 21, 2018 – present |
Morning Show Mysteries is a series which airs on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. Hallmark announced its first mystery series starring people of color on July 31, 2017. [1] The episodes are based on the Billy Blessing novels by Al Roker. [2] They star Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox and Colin Lawrence. The first aired in 2018.
The theme for the Morning Show Mysteries series centers around a Seattle-based, TV chef Billie Blessings (Robinson Peete) as she becomes involved in various murder criminal investigations, and her relationship with police detective Ian Jackson (Fox) who is in charge of the homicide unit. [3]
As of 2021, Rick Fox left the series and was replaced by Colin Lawrence playing the new head of homicide, Detective Sergeant Tyrell Price. [4] [5]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps" | Terry Ingram | Shelley Evans, Al Roker | January 21, 2018 [6] | |
Someone bakes a poisoned cake. Rudy gets the cake after Billie shows it in TV Morning Show. He dies in Billie's family restaurant. Billie's being framed. She investigates. | |||||
2 | "Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu'" | Kevin Fair | Shelley Evans | July 22, 2018 [7] | |
When a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef, Billie Blessings is on the case again. | |||||
3 | "Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind" | Kevin Fair | Amber Benson | April 14, 2019 [8] | |
Billie Blessings searches for the real killer, when her friend is accused of murder. | |||||
4 | "Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder" | Kevin Fair | Shelley Evans | April 21, 2019 [9] | |
The murder of a supermarket owner puts TV chef Billie Blessings and Detective Ian Jackson on the trail of a possible serial killer, while they come to terms with their blossoming romance. | |||||
5 | "Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design" | Kevin Fair | Amber Benson | April 28, 2019 [10] | |
Billie and Ian are on the case after Billie's best friend's twin sister is found strangled to death, with no shortage of suspects at hand. | |||||
6 | "Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After" | Andy Mikita | Shelley Evans | May 23, 2021 [11] [12] | |
Billie finds a corpse in her friend's father's basement, and gets involved in the murder investigation |
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