New Hallmark 'Mystery 101' Update Should Thrill Sleuthers (2024)

It has been nearly a year since Hallmark Movies & Mysteries aired Mystery 101: Deadly History. This mystery ended on a cliffhanger that has Sleuthers calling for a resolution.

Since then, an Instagram account was started that is devoted solely to the series. In addition, there is not a week that goes by that someone asks about the next Mystery 101 on Reddit.

Do we have some news on this mystery? Here is the latest news.

Mystery 101 Star Kristoffer Polaha Updates Fans On Series

At the recent Christmas Con in Pasadena, not everyone asked questions about holiday movies. Some wanted to know about the status of Mystery 101. Best of all, Kristoffer Polaha had an update that fans should be happy to hear. Thanks to the very activeKristoffer Polaha Facebook group, we know what he said.

A fan asked Kris, “Are there any Mystery 101 movies planned?” This led to a lot of noise in the audience. The fan continued, “It was such a cliffhanger. You can’t leave us there!”

Kristoffer Polaha promised, “We are not gonna leave you there.” Then he continued:

“This isn’t actor talk, or BS, or anything like that. I have spoken with Lisa, over at Hallmark, and Randy Pope, Elizabeth Yost, who is in charge of all of the non-Christmas pictures.”

The executives that Kris is referring to areLisa Hamilton Daly, the Executive Vice President of Programming for Hallmark Media, Randy Pope who is Senior Vice President of Programming/Development at Hallmark Media, and Elizabeth Yost who is Vice President of Development at Hallmark Media.

“We have every intention of continuing the story of Travis and Amy. We just have to make sure that A: It’s the right way to do it. B: Jill’s available. C: I’m available.”

Next, he pointed out, “Really, technically, it has only been about a year. We are in TV land.” Although there were some groans of frustration, the overall response was very enthusiastic.

Moreover, it should be. These high-ranking executives are behind this next mystery movie. This is positive news. Already some mysteries have been canceled.

Mystery 101 Has Not Been Canceled

No matter what Kristoffer Polaha is promoting, everyone wants to know about the status of Mystery 101. Back in June, when the Double Holiday star was promoting his excellent Lifetime thriller, Buried In Barstow, he was asked by Metacritic about the series.

Although at that time, he did not have new information, he did confirm that the series was not canceled.

“Mystery 101is, for all intents and purposes, on a very long hiatus. We will find out about the future ofMystery 101. That’s not to say it’s canceled, but I have no dates as to when we’re going to do No. 8.”

The reason this is so important is that there have been Hallmark Mysteries that have been canceled in the past year. They include Matchmaker Mysteries, Picture Perfect Mysteries, and Hailey Dean Mysteries. We know that they were canceled because Danica McKellar, Alexa PenaVega, and Kellie Martin all confirmed on social media that their series was canceled.

In addition, when Candace Cameron Bure defected to Great American Media, Hallmark confirmed that they had no plans to make any more Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.

As for the Gourmet Detective Mysteries, Dylan Neal, who starred and co-wrote the series shared on his social media that there were no more planned. He and his family moved to Portugal at the end of last year, and his only response to the series is that Hallmark had his number.

What Are Jill Wagner And Kristoffer Polaha Doing Now?

Currently, Jill Wagner is getting ready to start filming her new Paramount+ series, Lioness. Originally, it was going to start filming in June, but there was a major showrunner shakeup.

This turned out to be the best for the series, because Yellowstone creator, Taylor Sheridan, is now the showrunner of the series that Wagner created with Sheridan.

As for Polaha, he has a lot going on. First, he should be filming a second Barstow movie with Angie Harmon soon.

Also, the second novel he co-wrote with Anna Gomez, Where The Sun Rises (From Kona With Love), will be released on October 11, 2022. There has been news that they are trying to develop these books into movies.

As for filming the next Mystery 101, we need to wait for both stars to have some free time to film. Meanwhile, many Sleuthers are sending emails to Hallmark Media and supporting their favorite mystery.

Hopefully, Polaha’s next update is from the set and that they are filming the conclusion of the Deadly History cliffhanger.