Chronicle Mysteries is a 2019 American/Canadian mystery film series[1][2] that stars Alison Sweeney as Alex McPherson, a podcast host,[3] and Benjamin Ayres as Drew Godfrey, the editor of a local newspaper.[4] Set in the small Pennsylvania town of Harrington, it airs on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in the United States.
| Chronicle Mysteries | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery film |
| Written by | Melissa Salmons Kraig Wenman |
| Directed by | Jason Bourque Terry Ingram David Weaver Nimisha Mukerji |
| Starring | Alison Sweeney Benjamin Ayres |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries |
| Release | February 17, 2019 – present |
Main cast
edit- Alison Sweeney as Alexandra "Alex" McPherson, a podcast host who moves to her hometown and stays to manage the local newspaper, The Chronicle which is owned by her uncle
- Benjamin Ayres as Andrew "Drew" Godfrey, a single father who works as the editor-in-chief at The Chronicle newspaper
- Michael Kopsa as Miles Lewiston, the publisher and owner of The Chronicle and Alex's uncle
- Rebecca Staab as Eileen Bruce, a lifestyle journalist at the newspaper[5]
- Olivia Steele Falconer as Kendall Godfrey, Drew's teenage daughter who interns with the newspaper
- Dave Collette as Charlie "Chuck" Matthews, printing press manager at the newspaper
- Toby Levins as Sean Mullen, a local fireman who becomes interested in Alex
- Jesse Moss as Tim Reynolds
- Ian Collins as Zachary "Zach" Warren, Chuck's Nephew
- Karen Holiness as Katie
Characters
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| Character | Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered | The Wrong Man | Vines That Bind | The Deep End | |
| Alex McPherson | Alison Sweeney | |||
| Drew Godfrey | Benjamin Ayres | |||
| Miles Lewiston | Michael Kopsa | |||
| Eileen Bruce | Rebecca Staab | Rebecca Staab | ||
| Kendall Godfrey | Olivia Steele Falconer | Olivia Steele Falconer | ||
| Chuck Matthews | Dave Collette | |||
| Sean Mullen | Toby Levins | |||
Films
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered" | Jason Bourque | Melissa Salmons | February 17, 2019[6] | |
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Alex McPherson is the host of a podcast who returns to her hometown of Harrington in Pennsylvania seeking answers to the disappearance of her school friend, Gina DeSavio (Lisa Durupt), who went missing twenty years ago in 1998. She teams up with the local newspaper, The Chronicle, to research the case from old case files and interviews with locals to try and find out what happened to Gina. She and newspaper editor-in-chief, Drew, have different outlooks on research and using technology but end up working together and striking a friendship. | |||||
| 2 | "Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man" | Terry Ingram | Melissa Salmons | February 24, 2019[7] | |
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The body of a woman who had been missing for three years is discovered. Her husband, acquitted for lack of evidence but now seen as guilty, asks Alex for help to clear his name. As she investigates for her podcast, Drew investigates fishy river shipping for a local scoop. | |||||
| 3 | "Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind" | David Weaver | Melissa Salmons, Kraig Wenman | March 3, 2019[8] | |
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Alex's friend and colleague at the newspaper, Eileen, enlists her help to look into the one year old, suspicious death of the owner of a vineyard. After his death by carbon dioxide poisoning, Colton Saunier's will divided the vineyard between his sons - Jackson and Gil but the discovery of a mysterious new will now leaves everything to only one son leading to new suspicious events as Alex, Drew and Eileen investigate. | |||||
| 4 | "Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End" | Nimisha Mukerji | Melissa Salmons | August 25, 2019[9] | |
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Alex's best friend Katie (Karen Holness) is the defense attorney for Stephanie Burke (Chelan Simmons), a young mother of two who is on trial for the murder of her ex-husband Eliot. Katie asks Alex to help and Alex and the team at the newspaper decide to investigate. Drew and Alex work closely and discover Eliot had many secrets including being a pilot and owning his own plane. As they dig deeper they find that Eliot could have had friends and enemies that they don't know about. | |||||
| 5 | "Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death" | Jason Bourque | Melissa Salmons | February 21, 2021[10] | |
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Alex and Drew investigate a self help retreat and the controversial life coach who oversees it. | |||||
Production and filming
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Orders THE CHRONICLE MYSTERIES From Alison Sweeney". Broadway World. March 29, 2018.
- ^ "ABOUT THE CHRONICLE MYSTERIES". Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "'DAYS OF OUR LIVES' STAR ALISON SWEENEY'S LOVE OF TRUE CRIME PODCASTS INSPIRED HER NEW HALLMARK SERIES 'CHRONICLE MYSTERIES". Newsweek. February 15, 2019.
- ^ "'Chronicle Mysteries' Starring Alison Sweeney Coming To Hallmark Soon". tvshowsace. January 10, 2019.
- ^ "ICYMI Rebecca Staab Interview". Soap Opera Digest. December 5, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Hallmark's 'Chronicle Mysteries': Cast & Where Filmed". Heavy. February 17, 2019.
- ^ "'Chronicle Mysteries: Wrong Man' Hallmark Movie Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis, Air Date". IB Times. February 24, 2019.
- ^ "'Chronicle Mysteries: Vines That Bind' Hallmark Movie Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis, Date". IB Times. March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Alison Sweeney talks Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End". TV Goodness. August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Chronicle Mysteries: Helped to Death". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.
- ^ "Days of our Lives Star Alison Sweeney Talks New Hallmark Series, True Crime Podcasts and Holiday Movies". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. February 16, 2019.