‘Aurora Teagarden Mysteries’ to End After Candace Cameron Bure’s Move to GAC Media
The future looks bleak for the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries franchise following Candace Cameron Bure‘s decision to leave Hallmark and sign a deal with GAC Media.
According to Variety, there are no plans for new films in the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries series. The Hallmark Channel has previously produced 18 movies in the franchise, based on the books by True Blood author Charlaine Harris. Bure starred as the lead in all 18 films and was one of the faces of Hallmark, mostly known for her Countdown to Christmas content, which included 11 holiday movies over the years.
However, on Tuesday, it was announced that Bure had signed an agreement with GAC Media, the rebranded Great American Country network run by Bill Abbott, the former president of Hallmark Channel’s parent company Crown Media. Bure’s deal will see her develop, produce, and star in programming across GAC Family and GAC Living, and she will also help curate content for the networks overall.
“Crown Media has enjoyed over 10 years of collaboration with Candace,” a Hallmark spokesperson told Variety. “We respect her decision and thank her for her many contributions.”
The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries adaptations began airing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in 2014 as part of their Mystery Wheel umbrella series. The stories revolve around Aurora ‘Roe’ Teagarden, a professional librarian who belongs to the Real Murders Club, a group of true crime enthusiasts who gather monthly to study famous crimes from the history of their town of Lawrenceton, Washington.
Bure is the latest Hallmark regular to move over to GAC Media. In recent months, Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, and Danica McKellar have all signed agreements with the rival company. In addition, former Hallmark mainstay and When Calls the Heart star Lori Loughlin recently appeared on GAC’s When Hope Calls and could appear in more GAC projects in the future.
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I think it would have been nice for the other actors and for the fans to get one final Aurora Teagarden! I wish her well, though, but no ending for the series is a let down for fans looking forward to the next movie.
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Just replace Bure!! It’s done in movie sequels all the time! She’s not the be all end all of Hallmark! We could do without her. I hate to see all those great actors out of a job just because of one person.
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I’ll miss the Aurora Teagarden mysteries
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I enjoyed the Aururoa Teagarden mysteries and sorry to see them depart from this channel. I do wish Candace Bure all the best with her move to the other network and finding out some of my other favorite actors/actresses have already signed, makes me think I will be moving over to that channel instead to enjoy what they will be doing on that network. All the best to Hallmark and GAC Media and thank you for the many years of entertainment.
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I will miss that movie series . Wish her the best.
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Of course she is free to sign with any network she wants but it does suck for all the cast and crew of the Teagarten movies that are now out of jobs.
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I am a huge fan of the Aurora Teagarden movies. And I always get excited too. I have been following since the beginning of the first film. I love hallmark Christmas movies and basically because of Candace Cameron Bure. She is my all time favorite since full house. I’m not happy about her decision on leaving the hallmark network for GAC. ? Why can’t they just work for both networks hallmark and the new GAC network. Have you ever thought about that. I’m not happy about this at all. But I do wish her the best of luck. But just so you know I was looking forward to another Aurora Teagarden movies and see if her and Niall Matter would have a baby in the new movie. Now I’ll never know 😔
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She has the freedom to do as she wants. I love hallmark mystery movies hallmark is supposed to have morals and values. I just hope I can was my favorite starts on the gac
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Well that’s the end of Candace and all the others who have deserted Hall ark for rival network, I will not be paying to watch that channel senior citizens don’t have that kind of money to throw around but I guess these stars don’t really care of the ones who can’t get all the paid channels
Yes they have the right to switch I am just sorry I won’t be able to see a lot of my favorites anymore
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Hallmark has gotten away from the values they always known for and I don’t see anything on Gac to watch. There are hardly ever any movies on Gac. That’s what I like to see. I will miss the Aurora Teagarten movies a lot but also wish all the stars who changed the best. I will watch them on whichever channel they are on.
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Continue the series with another actress, never should have married her off, death to a series for sure.
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I agree. I loved the Teagarden mysteries and all the actors/actresses on the show. It was sad to see some of them leave though. I’m angry with Candice Cameron Bure and her high and mighty attitude. How can she just push aside the network that made her? The network that she made all her money and fame from? I am a person of faith and like the family values and morals too and if I don’t want to see physical relationships between LGBTQ people I don’t watch them but the same goes for straight people and their physical relationships. I don’t need to see the stuff that should be kept in the bedroom but to pretend they aren’t there, to pretend or act as though they are without faith or morals or values is disgusting and hurtful. We have had many actors who were gay and they made wonderful movies and programs. I am no longer a fan of that bigot
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I’m upset that there are few mysteries but I wish they would’ve closed out the movie series with one more Aurora Teagarden! I’m starting to watch other channels since there are no longer any good mysteries
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I really enjoyed Aurora Teagarden but Candace’s acting was getting really hammy. I will miss the show but look forward to more Murder 101, hopefully. Is that show coming back?
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I will not be watching GAC. I will stick with Hallmark. I wish Bure the best. It is unfortunate that she left without a conclusion to the Yeagarden Mysteries series, but I hope she finds whatever she thinks she will find there.
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Sooooo disappointed! I dont know why everyone is switching from Hallmark. Does anyone know? I love this series and am disappointed there won't be a final episode.
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It seems a bit spiteful that Ms. Bure would leave a series that she is producing without considering a proper ending to the story. For that slight alone, I won't be following Ms. Bure to GAC.
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I am extremely saddened, but I pray for her to have the best experience on GAC. I won`t be around the earth network much longer and I look forward to seeing her in Heaven.
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Does this mean she's more closely aligned to Abbott than to the management of Hallmark?
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I think it would have been nice to let the fans know before she jumped ship and left Hallmark. I was a great fan of the Aurora tea garden series many others I know were. I feel really bad for the other cast members hope they find work.
I hope this isn't going to be commonplace with other shows leaving Hallmark like mystery 101, that's another one of my favorites.
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I think Aurora Teagarden stinks! Star is too full of herself...good riddance I say!
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They do not need Bure. I enjoyed the Mysteries, but honestly, not so much Bure. She is way too overexposed. Can you go 24 hours without her showing up somewhere on Hallmark?
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I for one am excited to finally get back to good family story telling. The hallmark are to lack quality as they are producing so many so fast. The ending’s sometimes are too rushed. I will be glad to see good wholesome content as hallmark was caving to the liberals.
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Yes! I hope they never show another Aurora Teagarden movie!
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