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. The first aired in 2018.

Series overview

The theme for the ''Morning Show Mysteries'' series centers around a Seattle-based, TV chef Billie Blessings (Robinson Peete) as she becomes involved in various murder criminal investigations, and her relationship with police detective Ian Jackson (Fox) who is in charge of the homicide unit. As of 2021, Rick Fox left the series and was replaced by

playing the new head of homicide, Detective Sergeant Tyrell Price.

Cast and characters

* Belinda "Billie" Blessings (

) is a chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host. * Ian Jackson (

) is a police detective in charge of the homicide unit. (2018–2019) * Cassandra "Cassie" Shaw (

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) is Billie's aunt and manages her restaurant, Blessings Kitchen. * Maurice (Greg Rogers) is a former convict who now cooks for Blessings Kitchen and has a dog named Feathers. * Phil ( Jesse Moss) is a producer on the morning TV show and often helps Billie investigate the murders. * Lance ( David Lewis) is a co-host on the morning TV show. *Wallace "Wally (

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) * Tyrell Price (

) is the new head of Homicide after Ian leaves.

List of episodes

References

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