Alison Sweeney on the Popularity of Hallmark's "Chronicle Mysteries" Franchise

amp8220It39s always nervewracking when you try something different and go outside the box a littleamp8221 Sweeney admitted during an exclusive interview with MediaVillage amp160amp8220I was nervous amp160I wanted them to do well amp160I wanted to do the network proud and make movies that people wanted to see amp160In the end everyone just wants the audience to enjoy it amp160So thereamp8217s always that struggle of finding an audience interested in something a little more intenseamp8221In the new installment Alex finds herself embroiled in a podcast about a woman accused of murdering her husband amp160While itamp8217s fairly certain she will be convicted Alex believes the evidence doesnamp8217t quite add up to murder amp160And with the trial in progress time is of the essence if Alex wants to see justice prevailamp8220What I love about the podcast premise in general and the ones that I listen to in real life is they can choose whatever case they are interested in at that momentamp8221 she said amp160amp160amp8220In this one we went for a more current urgent case where Alex is really trying to help her listeners understand what the prosecution39s version is along with what the defense39s version is amp160Drew Benjamin Ayres pictured above and below with Sweeney is also covering it for the paper so I loved the feeling of the ticking clock and that Alex has to get to the bottom of it in time amp160It was really fun to get the whole group working together and have Alex feel that sense of family and unity and that39s something she noticesamp8220We feel really good about the movies we have madeamp8221 she continued amp160amp8220They were exciting while still very much in keeping with the Hallmark family brand which is very important to everyone including me being a family person amp160It was fun to challenge myself and my writer Melissa Salmons to create something that would give the audience thrills excitement danger and mystery all rolled into oneamp8221After starring as Hannah Swensen in the hugely popular Murder She Baked movies for the network Sweeney spent two years developing and cultivating the podcasting world of Alex McPherson amp160While romance was a throughthread of the Baked series she relished the opportunity to put mysteries front and center of the Chronicle franchise at least for a while amp160amp8220I think viewers look for the right balance of romance and mysteryamp8221 she saidamp160 amp8220Some audiences really want romance while others don39t amp160Thatamp8217s hard to develop and I39m glad I don39t work on that side of thingsamp160 So yeah it39s hard to find the audience that wants more mystery and less romance because you do get conflicting comments online amp160Some are more anxious for romance while others are like amp8216Just get on with the mystery because we want to know what happensamp8217 amp160I do find myself constantly trying to balance the twoamp8221Viewers might notice a few changes with Alex in this installmentamp160 Indeed she makes one important life decision that could possibly alter her working relationship with Drew and open a door to romance amp160amp8220The chemistry between Drew and Alex is really cute in that they have that amp8216opposites thingamp8217 that as a viewer is really fun to watchamp8221 she explainedamp160 amp8220I love rooting for them to see each other and that theyamp8217re so wellmatched even though they don39t see it themselves sometimesamp8220You want to give the audience a reason to hopeamp8221 she added amp160amp8220But at the same time you have to be really careful about them getting too close too soon as that takes the fun away from the dynamic amp160It39s a legendary thing Moonlighting Lois ampamp Clark Ross and Rachel on Friends so we39re really taking it one script at a time amp160It39s hard to get romantic when youamp8217re worried someoneamp8217s out to get you amp160But hopefully at the same time the audience can be hopeful of something to look forward to amp160Thatamp8217s an important element of what Hallmark offers and is enticing to watch again and again amp160Just the support for the amp8216wouldbeamp8217 couple who amp8216mightamp8217 get togetheramp8221Seems fans will get the opportunity to see that relationship develop amp160Sweeney is back at work on a fifth Chronicle mystery with plans afoot for a sixth amp160Sheamp8217s also not ruling out the possibility of fitting in a Hallmark Christmas movie this year amp160amp8220It39s been two years since my lastamp8221 she recalled amp160amp8220I get asked that a lot but the truth is the year isn39t over yet and anything is possible so don39t count me out amp160It39s been a little crazy this year as I took a girlamp8217s family trip to South Africa where we had the most amazing adventure amp160Then of course my husband and son were like amp8216What about usamp8217 amp160But I39m back at work now and I promise I won39t let you downamp8221Chronicle Mysteries The Deep End 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