Mystery 101
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| Genre | drama, mystery |
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| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Original release | January 27, 2019-present |
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Mystery 101 is an American/Canadian series of mystery TV movies created by Robin Bernheim and Lee Goldberg.[1] It stars Jill Wagner as Amy Winslow, a professor of English literature who specializes in mystery fiction; Kristoffer Polaha[2] as Travis Burke, a "big city" police detective who moves to Amy's small town of Garrison in the Pacific Northwest; and Robin Thomas as Amy's father Graham, the author of a bestselling series of crime novels. The series airs on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel in the US and on the W Network in Canada.
Main cast[]
- Jill Wagner as Amy Winslow, a mystery/fiction literature professor
- Kristoffer Polaha as Travis Burke, a newly transferred police detective
- Robin Thomas as Graham Winslow, a famous author and Amy's father
- Preston Vanderslice as Bud, Amy's talented assistant
- Derek Green as Chief Tate, police chief and Travis' boss
- Sarah Dugdale as Claire Tate, Chief Tate's daughter and a rookie detective
- Erin Cahill as Kate Colson, a Chicago-based FBI agent and Travis' ex-wife
Characters[]
- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Character | Title | ||||||
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| Mystery 101 | Playing Dead | Words Can Kill | Dead Talk | An Education in Murder | Killer Timing | Deadly History | |
| Amy Winslow | Jill Wagner | ||||||
| Detective Travis Burke | Kristoffer Polaha | ||||||
| Graham Winslow | Robin Thomas | ||||||
| Bud | Preston Vanderslice | ||||||
| Chief Tate | Derek Green | ||||||
| Claire Tate | Sarah Dugdale | ||||||
| Kate Colson | Erin Cahill | ||||||
Films[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Mystery 101" | Blair Hayes | Robin Bernheim & Lee Goldberg and John Christian Plummer, Story by Robin Bernheim & Lee Goldberg | January 27, 2019 | |
| Professor Amy Winslow's star student Lacey goes missing shortly after her boyfriend, Rex Hansford, a crusading campus newspaper reporter, is killed in a motorcycle accident. A suspicious Amy insists the police investigate but the newly appointed Detective at Garrison Police Department, Detective Travis Burke, is less than enthusiastic about Amy's eagerness to be involved in police work. After a rare genetically engineered plant goes missing from the University's Life Sciences Department, Amy's boss suddenly commits suicide, and Rex's accident is ruled as a murder, Detective Burke is forced to team up with Amy to investigate both cases. The two end up striking a friendship as they work together to solve the mystery. | |||||
| 2 | "Mystery 101: Playing Dead" | Blair Hayes | John Christian Plummer | June 23, 2019[3][4] | |
| Amy is working as the dramaturge on a play when the main actress Bella Brightman's life is threatened as two accidents occur. As Travis and Amy look into these incidents, Bella suddenly dies of a heart attack leading Amy to suspect foul play. As Amy and Travis investigate, they discover that a series of burglaries in Garrison may be linked to Bella's death. | |||||
| 3 | "Mystery 101: Words Can Kill" | Andy Mikita | John Christian Plummer | September 15, 2019 | |
| Amy's University is hosting a book festival bringing together several clashing personalities including Graham Winslow's old editor, Betsy Crane and his literary nemesis, fellow writer Rick Fitch, who has long been in love with Amy's late mother. But the Winslows are soon victims of strange happenings, from being stalked by a New York cop to Graham's tires being slashed to a man being murdered in front of his house. When Betsy turns up murdered, Amy and Travis clash after he arrests her father. Amy begins to investigate with her suspects including her father's new British editor Celia Bunton, who her father seems to have a mild crush on. When Rick is murdered as well, Amy and Travis must work fast to uncover the murderer. | |||||
| 4 | "Mystery 101: Dead Talk" | Winnifred Jong | Jim Biederman and John Christian Plummer, story by John Christian Plummer & Jim Biederman | September 22, 2019 | |
| Amy heads to Seattle to give a TEDTalk-style lecture hosted by her ex-boyfriend Tim Bishop, a brilliant professor of Psychology. When a fellow speaker and tech genius Mitchell McHale dies, Amy suspects foul play. Seattle Police Lt. Rachel Knox turns out to be an old friend of Travis' but is quick to shut Amy out of the investigation. Amy and Travis investigate with suspects including McHale's wife and best friend, who were having an affair, and even Tim Bishop himself. Travis and Amy come closer faced with their past love interests. | |||||
| 5 | "Mystery 101: An Education in Murder" | Michael Robison | John Christian Plummer | March 29, 2020 | |
| A young writer's research prompts the police to revisit a famous murder case that convicted Amy's colleague, Mac McGinnis, at Elmstead, so Travis and Amy get a second chance at clearing the professor's name. But that becomes all the more difficult when the writer is murdered as well. | |||||
| 6 | "Mystery 101: Killer Timing" | Fred Gerber | John Christian Plummer | March 22, 2021 | |
| An escaped serial killer and an attempt on Travis's life makes this their most dangerous case yet as Amy and Travis team up with his FBI agent ex-wife to find the connection before it's too late. | |||||
| 7 | "Mystery 101: Deadly History" | Stacey Harding | John Christian Plummer | September 12, 2021 | |
| Amy and Travis travel to New York to investigate when Amy’s uncle Alistair goes missing, as does all his research on the “accidental” death 20 years ago of a family heir. | |||||
Production and filming[]
Parts of the first film were shot in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.[5]
Actress Erin Cahill, who guest-starred as "Kate" in the sixth movie, Killer Timing, was the lead in Fast Track: No Limits, a 2007 action movie and TV series pilot written by Mystery 101 co-creator Lee Goldberg, and also played a character named Kate.
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Lee Goldberg about 'Mystery 101'". Kings River Life Magazine. February 9, 2019.
- ^ "'Mystery 101' Star Kristoffer Polaha Chats Playing 'Dark' Hallmark Character [Cast, Trailer]". ibtimes. January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Armchair Sleuths, Grab the Remote: Hallmark's Mystery 101 is Back". Southern Living. June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Get Your First Look at Hallmark's Newest Movie, Mystery 101: Playing Dead". Parade. June 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hallmark's 'Mystery 101': Cast & Where Filmed". Heavy. January 27, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- American films
- American film series
- American mystery films
- American television films
- Canadian films
- Canadian mystery films
- Canadian television films