If you had any doubts that the series could thrive after Candace Cameron Bure's departure, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New allayed those fears.
De-aging the characters worked exceptionally well, and the most questionable choice -- to retain Marilu Henner as Aurora's mom, Aida -- gave the series an unexpected tether to the earlier episodes.
There's no doubt that this was a gamble that paid off handsomely for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Once upon a time, Bure was Hallmark royalty. There's a reason that she starred in 29 movies between the two networks, a record that will soon see Lacey Chabert, with 27, catching up and bypassing her.
Choosing a replacement for the longest-running mystery franchise couldn't have been easy with those big shoes to fill, but Skyler Samuels steps into the role perfectly.
To get a better feel for how well-suited Samuels is for the role, I watched the earlier Aurora...
De-aging the characters worked exceptionally well, and the most questionable choice -- to retain Marilu Henner as Aurora's mom, Aida -- gave the series an unexpected tether to the earlier episodes.
There's no doubt that this was a gamble that paid off handsomely for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Once upon a time, Bure was Hallmark royalty. There's a reason that she starred in 29 movies between the two networks, a record that will soon see Lacey Chabert, with 27, catching up and bypassing her.
Choosing a replacement for the longest-running mystery franchise couldn't have been easy with those big shoes to fill, but Skyler Samuels steps into the role perfectly.
To get a better feel for how well-suited Samuels is for the role, I watched the earlier Aurora...
- 6/10/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Aurora Teagarden is back on Hallmark, but with a twist. Skyler Samuels is taking over the title role from Candace Cameron Bure in the prequel movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New. It premieres June 9 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Skyler Samuels in ‘Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New’ | @2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Sven Boecker
Samuels weighed in on what it was like to portray a different version of a beloved character in a live chat with her co-stars Marilu Henner and Evan Roderick (via YouTube). The project excited her as an actor, she said.
“I was vaguely familiar with the Aurora franchise and world before, and when I had the opportunity to reprise young Aurora, I thought it was a really interesting challenge,” Samuels said. “I’ve never sort of reinvented or taken the reins of a character that already exists before.”
Bure – who ended her relationship with Hallmark in 2022 to move to...
Skyler Samuels in ‘Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New’ | @2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Sven Boecker
Samuels weighed in on what it was like to portray a different version of a beloved character in a live chat with her co-stars Marilu Henner and Evan Roderick (via YouTube). The project excited her as an actor, she said.
“I was vaguely familiar with the Aurora franchise and world before, and when I had the opportunity to reprise young Aurora, I thought it was a really interesting challenge,” Samuels said. “I’ve never sort of reinvented or taken the reins of a character that already exists before.”
Bure – who ended her relationship with Hallmark in 2022 to move to...
- 6/9/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“It’s the beginning of the love story of Aurora and solving crime,” Skyler Samuels says of when we meet the amateur detective in the newest Hallmark Movies & Mysteries installment. Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New (premiering June 9) is a prequel to the series of movies that starred Candace Cameron Bure as the titular sleuth. Now, Samuels plays her post-college, working as a Ta in a crime fiction class, when her best friend Sally’s (Kayla Heller) fiancé becomes entangled in a murder mystery. Aurora, of course, gets involved. Samuels talks about stepping into the young Aurora’s shoes. How much of the franchise had you watched before taking on the role? Skyler Samuels: I wasn’t super familiar. I knew of the movies and I think I had seen one in passing. When the opportunity to play the new Aurora came my way, I watched a bunch of the original...
- 6/8/2023
- TV Insider
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