Murder, She Baked

Murder, She Baked
Also known as	Hannah Swensen Mysteries
Genre	Mystery film
Written by	Joanne Fluke Nancey Silvers Teena Booth Kraig Wenman Melissa Salmons Marcy Holland Alison Sweeney Nick Hopkins Tim James
Directed by	Mark Jean Kristoffer Tabori Pat Williams Shannon Kohli Kevin Leslie
Starring	Alison Sweeney Cameron Mathison (1–8) Victor Webster (9–present)
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	11
Original release
Network	Hallmark Mystery
Release	May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02) – present (present)

Murder, She Baked is an American/Canadian television film series based on the cozy mystery novels written by Joanne Fluke. The television films are centered around small-town baker Hannah Swensen, portrayed by Alison Sweeney, and Detective Mike Kingston, played by Cameron Mathison. ^[1] Five films for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel were created based on Fluke's book series, with the fifth movie airing on March 26, 2017. The films took a four-year hiatus before returning as the Hannah Swensen Mysteries. ^{[2] [3]} The films are set in the fictional town of Eden Lake in Minnesota, reverting to Lake Eden like in the novels in the sixth film.

Cast

• Alison Sweeney as Hannah Swensen, a local baker who owns the Cookie Jar bakery and cafe
• Cameron Mathison as Detective Mike Kingston, a recently widowed homicide detective who moves to town from the city
• Lisa Durupt as Andrea Swensen Todd, Hannah's sister
• Toby Levins as Deputy Bill Todd, a local detective who is married to Andrea
• Gabriel Hogan as Doctor Norman Rhodes, a dentist and Hannah's close friend
• Barbara Niven as Delores Swensen, Hannah, Andrea and Michelle's mother
• Juliana Wimbles as Lisa Herman, a helper at Hannah's bakery
• Garry Chalk as Mayor Bascomb, the town's Mayor
• Tess Atkins as Michelle Swensen, youngest daughter of Delores
• Victor Webster as Chad Norton, Lake Eden's prosecuting attorney

Characters

• A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Character	Title
	A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery	A Plum Pudding Mystery	A Peach Cobbler Mystery	A Deadly Recipe	Just Desserts	Sweet Revenge	Carrot Cake Murder	A Zest for Death	One Bad Apple	A Sprinkle of Deceit	Reality Bites
Hannah Swensen	Alison Sweeney
Detective Mike Kingston	Cameron Mathison
Andrea Swensen Todd	Lisa Durupt							Lisa Durupt
Deputy Bill Todd	Toby Levins
Doctor Norman Rhodes	Gabriel Hogan								Gabriel Hogan		Gabriel Hogan
Delores Swensen	Barbara Niven
Lisa Herman	Juliana Wimbles
Mayor Bascomb		Garry Chalk
Michelle Swensen						Tess Atkins
Bradford Ramsey								Oliver Rice
Chad Norton									Victor Webster

Film series

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery [4] [5] [6] "	Mark Jean	Joanne Fluke (Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder); Nancey Silvers	May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)
2	"Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery [7] [8] "	Kristoffer Tabori	Joanne Fluke (Plum Pudding Murder); Nancey Silvers	November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
The owner of a Christmas tree lot, Larry Jaeger, is murdered. The list of suspects is a long one, from a bitter ex-wife to exasperated investors. Hannah takes an interest in the case as Detective Mike Kingston tries to keep her safe. Hannah is pushed further to make a choice between Norman and Mike while Andrea announces her pregnancy at the end of the episode.
3	"Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery [9] [10] "	Kristoffer Tabori	Joanne Fluke (Peach Cobbler Murder); Teena Booth	January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)
Soon after a rival bakery opens, Mike's old friend and the owner, Melanie Quinn, is found dead at the bakery by Hannah. Meanwhile, Mike tries to help her as best he can trying to balance being a detective with Hannah as a suspect and his feelings for her.
4	"Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe [11] [12] "	Kristoffer Tabori	Joanne Fluke (Fudge Cupcake Murder); Teena Booth and Kraig Wenman	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)
5	"Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts"	Kristoffer Tabori	Joanne Fluke (Strawberry Shortcake Murder); Melissa Salmons	March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)
Hannah's first-ever televised bake-off competition turns deadly, when a judge, grumpy high school coach Leonard Bishop, is found dead of very unnatural causes. She and detective boyfriend Mike find indications that other judges might also be targeted, including Hannah.
6	"Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery [13] "	Pat Williams	Joanne Fluke (Cream Puff Murder); Marcy Holland	August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
7	"Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery [14] "	Pat Williams	Joanne Fluke (Carrot Cake Murder); Melissa Salmons	May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
8	"A Zest for Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery [15] "	Shannon Kohli	Joanne Fluke (Lemon Meringue Pie Murder); Marcy Holland	October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)
9	"One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery [16] "	Shannon Kohli	Joanne Fluke (Apple Turnover Murder); Alison Sweeney	April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05)
10	"A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery [17] "	Kevin Leslie	Joanne Fluke (Coconut Layer Cake Murder); Nick Hopkins and Tim James	October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04)
11	"Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery"	Kevin Leslie	Joanne Fluke (Blueberry Muffin Murder); Alison Sweeney	February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
12	"Cooked to Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery"	TBA	TBA	December 0, 2025 (2025-00-00)
13	"Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery"	TBA	TBA	December 0, 2025 (2025-00-00)

References

1. Christie, Judy (February 23, 2016). "Author Joanne Fluke Shares Recipes". Monroe News Star. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
2. Nolasco, Stephanie (March 8, 2017). "Alison Sweeney dishes on 'Murder, She Baked' and whether she'll ever return to soap operas". Fox News . Retrieved March 12, 2017.
3. Alison Sweeney (June 19, 2018). "So no more Murder She Baked? Yup!" . Retrieved July 15, 2018– via Facebook.
4. "Alison Sweeney talks new Murder, She Baked culinary movie". Digital Journal. April 28, 2015.
5. "Alison Sweeney And Cameron Mathison's Murder She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Mystery Gets Premiere Date". Soap Opera Network. March 11, 2015.
6. "FIRST LOOK: Alison Sweeney And Cameron Mathison In Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery". Soap Opera Network. April 7, 2015.
7. "Murder She Baked cooks up interesting mystery". Daily Herald . November 20, 2015.
8. "Murder, She Baked: Cameron Mathison, Alison Sweeney Cook Up Plum Pudding In Tonight's Hallmark Murder Mystery Movie". Inquisitr . November 22, 2015.
9. "Alison Sweeney Talks Peach Cobbler & Her Message For Fans". Channel Guide Magazine. January 10, 2016.
10. "Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison Star In Murder She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery On January 10". Soap Opera Network. January 9, 2016.
11. "Alison Sweeney Dishes Delish Deets for Murder She Baked: A Deadly Recipe". Channel Guide Magazine. June 17, 2016.
12. "Alison Sweeney cooks up another Murder She Baked movie". Canada.Com. June 29, 2016.
13. "Sweet Revenge Official Film Site". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries . August 14, 2021.
14. "Carrot Cake Murder Official Film Site". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries . May 19, 2023.
15. "A Zest for Death Official Film Site". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries . October 16, 2023.
16. "One Bad Apple Official Film Site". Hallmark Mystery . September 3, 2024.
17. "A Sprinkle of Deceit Official Film Site". Hallmark Mystery . September 3, 2024.

External links

• Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery at IMDb  
• Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery at IMDb  
• Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery at IMDb  
• Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe at IMDb  
• Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts at IMDb  
• Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery at IMDb  
• Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery at IMDb