Sarah Drew is in awe of Hallmark’s first-ever vacation mysteries present, Mistletoe Murders, particularly after her surprising motion sequences.
“I acquired to do that actually cool battle scene that concerned a three-hour weekend follow of studying all of the choreography,” Drew, 44, solely informed Us Weekly whereas selling the Hallmark+ sequence, which premieres on Thursday, October 31. “I used to be so sore.”
The actress, who performs Christmas retailer proprietor turned novice sleuth Emily Lane, revealed that her muscle groups had been “so sore” that she needed to borrow costar Peter Mooney’s Theragun massager on set.
“He lent me his [Theragun] as a result of I used to be in a lot ache from the rehearsal,” Drew recalled of Mooney, 41, who performs Detective Sam Wilner. “Then his wrap present to me was my very personal Theragun, which I like a lot.”
Sarah Drew. US Weekly
Whereas Drew had a couple of bumps and bruises from the scene, she gushed concerning the expertise and her newfound draw to motion roles.
“I simply acquired executed taking part in a bounty hunter the place I had one other epic battle scene and I used to be like, [a] dangerous assery, gun toting, I’m going to burn this place down [character],” she defined. “I simply did that in North Carolina and I’m like, ‘What is going on? Why am I swiftly an motion particular person?’”
Mistletoe Murders particularly, gave Drew the chance to “study new abilities” and “soar into” an action-packed half, which is opposite to her personal persona.
“I like attending to play moments of excessive depth, like, anger [and] combating as a result of I’m so self-controlled in actual life and I’ll by no means let unfastened like that. I’m not going to punch somebody or kick somebody. It’s not going to occur,” she informed Us. “However attending to do it when somebody wrote it in a script, so I’ve to, it’s like a launch. It’s so good. I adore it a lot.”
Drew famous that because of the launch of Hallmark+, she isn’t the one actress who’s attending to flex totally different muscle groups in entrance of the digital camera. (Drew can be working behind the digital camera on Mistletoe Murders as an government producer.)
“Hallmark is launching into that streaming world and actually elevating all of their materials and it’s actually enjoyable as a result of it’s like we acquired slightly bit extra layers,” she mentioned of the community’s streaming service, which premiered in September. “We nonetheless have all of the issues that Hallmark viewers know and love about Hallmark, however we’re bringing in slightly extra spiciness, slightly extra darkness at occasions, greater feelings, greater loves, greater all.”
Sarah Drew. Peter Stranks/Hallmark Media
The Gray’s Anatomy alum continued, “It simply will get slightly deeper and extra layered and extra advanced. And that’s the place I like to stay, so that is heaven for me. If I may do that present for years, I’d be a contented camper.”
Drew defined that the complexities in Mistletoe Murders begin together with her character, Emily, and unfold all through the story traces.
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On the present, which consists of six episodes, Emily’s “sleuthing abilities are put to the check as she investigates native murders” whereas working her Christmas retailer. “Regardless of Detective Sam Wilner’s rising affection for her, Emily’s enigmatic previous raises suspicions about her true motives,” the synopsis reads.
Drew, in the meantime, described the present as the blending of “two beloved genres,” the vacation style and the homicide thriller style.
“What’s actually enjoyable about it’s that my character is a paradox in and of herself. So it’s enjoyable that it’s a present that could be a paradox of two genres a couple of character who’s a paradox,” she mentioned. “She is on the floor, a really candy proprietor of a Christmas store after which individuals begin to die and swiftly you uncover she has all these abilities {that a} retail proprietor mustn’t have.”
Drew added, “[We] sprinkle some bread crumbs all through to fill in some gaps about her previous, however it’s a pleasant lengthy tease.”
Every episode brings thriller to the forefront, however it’s Emily’s evolution that Drew is most excited to point out viewers.
“I like that we may hear her internal monologue on a regular basis within the voiceover after which watch her face doing one thing fully reverse to what her thoughts is saying,” she shared. “I simply assume that it’s so fantastic as a result of I really feel prefer it’s very human, truly. All of us have 1,000,000 conversations happening in our mind and also you placed on a masks to get the factor executed that you must do and no matter setting you’re in. … I really feel like this present simply type of illuminates that.”
Drew revealed that Emily has a “actually cool backstory,” which she hopes followers will get extra of if the present is renewed for a second season. (Mistletoe Murders is predicated on an Audible authentic story, so there’s a chance of a number of seasons.)
“Once we had been all leaving, I undoubtedly shed tears within the trailer on my final day. I’m like, ‘This may’t be the tip. It could actually’t be the tip,’” Drew confessed. “We’ve created such a stunning household right here. We’re having a lot enjoyable. There’s a lot pleasure on that set, and we’re telling tales that matter.”
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The star defined that she’s “fallen head over heels in love with Emily Lane” and considers the character “a sister” much like the best way she felt about her Gray’s character, April.
“I cherish her, I treasure her, and I need actually good issues for her. I need issues to work out for her,” Drew mentioned of Emily. “However she’s acquired ache and he or she’s acquired trauma and he or she’s acquired life stuff and he or she’s acquired darkness and he or she’s acquired messiness. I like that about her. It’s simply she’s so human and I simply need to maintain telling her story.”
Drew famous that she’s “obsessed” together with her Mistletoe Murders’ alter ego as a result of she is “a freaking cool character” who has “so many locations to go.” She teased, “We’re simply getting began in season 1.”
Mistletoe Murders premieres on Hallmark+ Thursday, October 31.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
