''Martha's Vineyard Mysteries'' is a

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

series which airs on

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Hallmark Mystery (formerly known as Hallmark Movie Channel (HMC) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (HMM)) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Hallmark Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The channel was spun ...

channel. The films star

Jesse Metcalfe Jesse Eden Metcalfe (born December 9, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for being John Rowland on ''Desperate Housewives''. Metcalfe has also had notable roles on ''Passions'' and played the title role in '' John Tucker Must Die''. He sta ...

and Sarah Lind and are filmed in the USA and Canada. They are based on the novels by Philip R. Craig and the first aired in 2020. The author's son, a sergeant in the

Edgartown Edgartown is a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, for which it is the county seat. The town's population was 5,168 at the 2020 census. It was once a major whaling port, with historic houses ...

Police Department, helps the production team ensure the stories are as realistic as possible.

Series overview

The series centers around a retired

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

detective (Metcalfe) when he returns to his hometown in Massachusetts and becomes involved in various criminal investigations, and his relationship with the local doctor and

medical examiner The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions who is trained in pathology and investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdicti ...

(Lind). There is a recurring subplot around the circumstances of Jackson's retirement from Boston after being shot and injured while working a case with his partner.

Cast and characters

is Jeff Jackson, a medically-retired Boston Police Department detective * Sarah Lind is Zee Madieras, a doctor and medical examiner *

Eric Keenleyside Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor. Early life Eric Keenleyside was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, grew up in London, Ontario, and spent time in Brisbane, Australia. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) fro ...

is Chief Madieras, the chief of police, and Zee's father *

Chelsea Hobbs Chelsea Hobbs (born February 18, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for roles such as Gerda in the 2002 television film '' Snow Queen'' and Emily Kmetko in the ABC Family teen drama '' Make It or Break It''. Early life Hobbs attended an ...

is Jackie Shawl, a local reporter * Sunita Prasad is Britt Prajna, a local hotel manager and Zee's best friend

List of films

References

External links

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Allen Media Group films American mystery drama films Hallmark Channel original films Martha's Vineyard in fiction American drama television films 2020s English-language films American mystery television films