HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES THROWS IT BACK TO WHEN IT ALL BEGAN WITH "AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: SOMETHING NEW" A PREQUEL TO THE POPULAR, LONG-RUNNING "AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES"

Skyler Samuels Stars as Young Aurora and Evan Roderick as Young Arthur

Marilu Henner Reprises her Role as Aida Teagarden

STUDIO CITY, CA -- March 9, 2023 - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries throws it back to when the sleuthing first began with "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New," a prequel to the network's popular, long-running "Aurora Teagarden Mysteries" premiering later this year, it was announced today. Skyler Samuels ("The Gabby Petito Story," "The Gifted") will star as young Aurora, Evan Roderick ("A Tale of Two Christmases," "Autumn in the City") as young Arthur and Marilu Henner ("A Kismet Christmas," "Evening Shade") is set to reprise her role as Aida Teagarden.

"Our viewers have been waiting for more adventures with Aurora and her friends - what better way to do that than to take them back to when the young, amateur sleuth was just coming into her own?" said Emily Merlin, Development Manager, Programming, Hallmark Media. "The Aurora Teagarden franchise is a fan favorite and we're excited to share this new chapter with viewers."

"Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New" is set in Aurora Teagarden's (Samuels) post-college days when she finds herself back home in Lawrenceton. While her mother, Aida (Henner), struggles to keep her newfound real estate business, Aurora supports herself by working as a teacher's assistant in a crime fiction class, and waitresses at the local diner at night, where she shares her love of researching true crime with her friend Sally and police officer Arthur (Roderick). When Sally's fiancé doesn't show up at their wedding rehearsal, Maid of Honor Aurora gets Arthur to help her search for him. When they discover a body, everyone assumes it is Sally's tardy groom, but when it turns out to be someone else, Sally's fiancé becomes the main suspect.

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