Mistletoe Murders season 3 premieres on Hallmark Channel
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The gist
Season 3 of Mistletoe Murders premiered Nov 5 on Hallmark Channel with six weekly episodes.
Its first two seasons just landed on Netflix, widening the show's audience.
Background
Mistletoe Murders is a Hallmark mystery series starring Sarah Drew, who is also an executive producer, as Emily Lane — the outwardly cheerful owner of a year-round Christmas shop in Fletcher's Grove who is hiding a big secret. Peter Mooney plays Detective Sam Wilner, the local cop who works with her and comes to realize the bigger mystery is Emily herself. The show launched with six episodes on Hallmark+ in 2024, made its linear debut on Hallmark Channel in October 2025, and returned for season 2 that November; season 3 arrives as part of Hallmark Channel's annual Countdown to Christmas lineup.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026Sarah Drew announced in an Instagram video that the first two seasons would stream on Netflix starting November 1, 2026.
- Nov 1, 2026The first two seasons of Mistletoe Murders became available to stream on Netflix in the United States.
- Nov 5, 2026Season 3 premiered at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel, with episodes available the next day on Hallmark+. The premiere is titled "Don't Fear the Wreather - Part One."
- Nov 5, 2026Season 3, set to adapt "Mistletoe Murders 3," runs six episodes airing weekly through Dec. 10. The audio drama "Mistletoe Murders 5" also released that day, free for Audible subscribers.
- recentlyMistletoe Murders was sitting at number six on Netflix's Top 10 TV Shows list.
Key terms
- linear debut
- The first airing of a show on a traditional scheduled broadcast channel rather than a streaming service.
- ET/PT
- A time zone five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, used in the eastern United States and Canada.
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Who’s saying what
- Cast
- Co-star Peter Mooney teased new twists, deeper character development and plenty of surprises for longtime fans in season 3.
- Cast
- Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney discussed what it means to be part of Hallmark's holiday programming lineup and the role these stories play in family traditions.
- Star
- Sarah Drew said that off-screen she doesn't want to dress like her character Emily, noting she has "so many Christmas coats and jeans" and "pretty much only wear[s] Mother" jeans.