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Sarah Drew has recently starred in Branching Out and Guiding Emily on Hallmark and will now lead a new series on Hallmark Mystery.
Titled Mistletoe Murders, Drew will play the role of Emily Lane in a series based on the Audible podcast narrated by Cobie Smulders and Raymond Ablack.
Sarah Drew to lead movie series, Under the Mistletoe on Hallmark Mystery
According to Deadline’s report, the Grey’s Anatomy alum plays Emily, who is “smart, tough and observant, but also kind, empathetic and charming with a great – albeit dry – sense of humor.” Emily runs her small-town Christmas-themed store Under the Mistletoe, but also investigates local murders with the help of a local police detective and his teen daughter.
However, while she seems to be a “good-natured mystery lover,” she is also “hiding a secret past that, if exposed, threatens to destroy the new life she has built in Fletcher’s Grove.”
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About Sarah Drew
Drew’s most famous role is playing Dr. April Kepner on the long-running and beloved hospital drama, Grey’s Anatomy. She joined the series on a recurring basis in season 6, becoming a recurring cast member in season 7.
Over the course of her appearance in the show, Drew’s character April became a core character at Grey Sloan Memorial. Meanwhile, she departed the show in season 14 but returned on a guest star basis in seasons 17 and 18. After leaving the series, Drew starred in Cruel Summer on Apple TV+. She also starred in Birthright Outlaw for Sony Affirm.
Meanwhile, the actress starred in and executive produced the movie Reindeer Games Homecoming for Lifetime. Moreover, she wrote and produced A Cowboy Christmas Romance for the It’s a Wonderful Lifetime holiday event.
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Sarah Drew’s Hallmark journey
Meanwhile, Mistletoe Murders isn’t her first for Hallmark as she starred in the movie Branching Out with Juan Pablo Di Pace. The movie premiered in April 2024 as part of the feel-good network’s Spring Into Love programming event.
Drew also starred opposite Antonio Cupo and Will & Grace’s Eric McCormack in Guiding Emily. McCormack voices Emily’s guide dog in the film.
In the movie, Emily’s life veers off course when she becomes permanently blind due to a rock climbing accident and is struggling to cope with her new reality.
Meanwhile, production on the first season of Mistletoe Murders starts in Toronto in June and so far, the premiere date is unknown.
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