With the Hallmark Channel premiere of “Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Thriller” on June 22, 2025, Alison Sweeney marks her twelfth movie within the well-liked franchise. The film premieres at 8 p.m. Jap time and might be accessible to stream on Hallmark+ the next day.
Filmed within the fall of 2024, the beloved solid is again for a riveting case, comedic moments (don’t miss Barbara Niven going undercover as a poorly disguised janitor!), and a blossoming romance between Sweeney’s baker-turned-amateur-sleuther Hannah Swensen and Victor Webster’s Detective Chad Norton.
Solid & Crew Share Glimpses of Filming ‘Pie To Die For’ in Vancouver
As with the entire different “Hannah Swensen Mysteries,” filming on “Pie To Die For” passed off in Vancouver, British Columbia. In response to a number of trades, the first solid filmed two back-to-back motion pictures in October and November. On the finish of filming on November 26, Niven, who has performed Hannah’s mother Delores because the franchise started, posted a selfie video on Instagram from her trailer.
Within the caption, she wrote, “That’s a wrap! 🎬 After a tremendous journey on set, it’s time to go residence. Grateful for the unbelievable solid and crew who made this film a actuality. And I particularly need thank YOU guys to your continued help—it actually means the world to me! I’m past grateful to have such a tremendous neighborhood behind me. 🙏 💞”
Noting in her video that she’d simply filmed her final scene, she informed followers that the solid, who’ve labored collectively for years, “all stated goodbye and hugged and cried a bit to go away one another.”
“Pie To Die For” was directed by longtime Hallmark star Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, who’s been a part of Ashley Williams’ Make Her Mark program to raise feminine administrators at Hallmark. On November 1, she posted a behind-the-scenes video of her crew and wrote, “I can’t imagine it’s my final day! I had the most effective time with my crew!!!”
Solid member Sharon Taylor, who was additionally in February’s “Actuality Bites,” wrote, “You probably did it! Whoo hoo!! 🙌🏼🔥”
Webster informed EntertainmentNow, “She’s so proficient, and he or she got here in (with) only a huge smile on her face, and he or she was like a child in a sweet retailer. She got here to work to play. It wasn’t a job, prefer it was enjoyable for her. She has some nice concepts. And he or she’s so good at speaking to actors, as a result of she is a incredible actor herself. So I actually loved working along with her.”
On June 21, Taylor posted a pic from the set of “Pie To Die For” and wrote, “Tomorrow/Sunday one other Hannah Swensen Thriller film “A Pie to Die For” airs on the Hallmark channel. Our unbelievable director @officialcrystallowe stacked the solid with a few of my favorite performers that I’ve recognized from over time. What a deal with for me to be reunited with a few of my favorite folks and to get to know some fabulous new ones! 🥰”
For these searching for extra insights on the making of the film, Lowe and Sweeney, an government producer on the movie, held an Instagram Live session with followers on June 20. It was the second time Lowe had directed Sweeney, since she additionally was on the helm of her 2024 Christmas film, “This Time Each Year.” Niven additionally hosted a Facebook Live session with Lowe, Sweeney and Webster simply earlier than the film premiere to dish on the film.
What’s ‘Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Thriller’ About?
In “Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Thriller,” Hannah receives a particular order of banana cream pies by Victoria (Soltis), the much-beloved star of Delores’ area people theater group. It turns into evident that Victoria’s holding a particular occasion from which Delores was excluded, and that the 2 usually are not getting alongside in any respect.
When Hannah delivers the pies, she discovers Victoria’s physique and turns into a part of the crime scene, whereas her mother turns into a suspect. As Hannah and Chad attempt to unravel clues to the thriller, their chemistry collectively is simple.
The film contains returning solid members Lisa Durupt as Hannah’s sister Andrea and Mike Dopud as Sheriff Ealing. “Pie To Die For” additionally Zak Santiago (who appeared within the final two “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” motion pictures with Lowe) and longtime Hallmark supporting actress Laura Soltis.
From Webster’s first fight scene in a Hallmark film to his dance scene with Sweeney, the film is action-packed and even has an surprising twist of romance to observe for on the finish. Take pleasure in, Hallmarkies!
