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as Alex McPherson, a podcast host, and

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as Drew Godfrey, the editor of a local newspaper. Set in the small

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town of Harrington, it airs on

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in the United States.

Main cast

as Alexandra "Alex" McPherson, a podcast host who moves to her hometown and stays to manage the local newspaper, ''The Chronicle'' which is owned by her uncle *

as Andrew "Drew" Godfrey, a single father who works as the editor-in-chief at ''The Chronicle'' newspaper *

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as Miles Lewiston, the publisher and owner of ''The Chronicle'' and Alex's uncle *

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as Eileen Bruce, a lifestyle journalist at the newspaper *Olivia Steele Falconer as Kendall Godfrey, Drew's teenage daughter who interns with the newspaper *Dave Collette as Charlie "Chuck" Matthews, printing press manager at the newspaper *Toby Levins as Sean Mullen, a local fireman who becomes interested in Alex *Jesse Moss as Tim Reynolds *Ian Collins as Zachary "Zach" Warren, Chuck's Nephew *Karen Holiness as Katie

Characters

* A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Films

Production and filming

The first three films were shot in

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References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 13197674 American film series American mystery drama films American drama television films Canadian mystery drama films Canadian drama television films Cozy mystery television series Hallmark Channel original programming Hallmark Channel original films Films directed by Jason Bourque Canadian film series American mystery television films