Mistletoe Murders Season 3 premieres on Hallmark Channel tomorrow, Thursday 5 November at 8 p.m. ET, and the Mistletoe Murders Season 3 premiere returns Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney to Fletcher’s Grove for three new Christmas mysteries. New episodes air weekly on Thursdays and stream the following day on Hallmark+, according to Parade and Girls Gone Hallmark.
A wreathmaker, several husbands, and a town honour
According to Girls Gone Hallmark, the first episode, “Don’t Fear the Wreather — Part 1,” involves a wreathmaker, played by guest star Catherine Bell, accused of murdering her husbands — plural — while Violet and June nominate Emily for town Cheerman in an attempt to convince her to stay in Fletcher’s Grove. Parade confirms Bell and Holly Robinson Peete among the season’s guest stars, with Drew as Emily Lane, who runs a Christmas shop while carrying secrets from her past, and Mooney as Detective Sam Wilner.
Movieguide’s October coverage notes that Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger that left Emily and Sam facing higher stakes, and that Hallmark’s Season 3 description has Sam discovering that Emily herself is the bigger mystery as they work together. The season is part of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas event, according to Movieguide, and its three mysteries unfold across the season rather than resolving in a single episode.
Catch up before Thursday
The first two seasons arrived on Netflix in the US on November 1, according to Girls Gone Hallmark, giving viewers twelve episodes to catch up on before Season 3 — though Parade notes the series is otherwise available on Hallmark+, with a free trial route via Hoopla library access. Filmed in and around Toronto, according to Parade, the series adapts a popular Audible series and remains Hallmark’s rare scripted mystery inside a schedule dominated by standalone movies. For viewers who like their Christmas viewing with a body count, Thursday is the date to circle — and with episodes airing weekly, Fletcher’s Grove will stay on the schedule through the heart of the holiday season, rather than vanishing after a single weekend.
