Brian pops in to help review the newest Mystery Island movie, House Rules.

On the eve of becoming a NY executive chef, Sophie returns home to help her family's flailing restaurant and runs into Cam, an old crush who makes her question everything.

September 14, 2025 | Hallmark Channel

• Elizabeth Henstridge as Dr. Emilia Priestly
• Charlie Weber as Jason Trent
• Kezia Burrows as Baroness Jane Alcott

The movie kicks off with some running as the gang prepares for their next big mystery party. The Baroness drops a bombshell — they’re considering opening a second location: Mystery Mountain. To test it out, Jason and Emilia are sent for a trial weekend as guests. Everything seems perfect, and they’re both very impressed.

At dinner, things get awkward when the staff starts arguing. Reagan, the on-site cop, begins questioning the company’s hiring practices. But soon, it’s game time — and the tech is mind-blowing, featuring Bluetooth phone integration and even a hologram. Jason and Emilia dive into solving the puzzles, but then chaos strikes. A tiny dart shoots out of a bookshelf and hits Reagan in the neck. It’s tipped with honey — which she’s allergic to. Moments later, their Bluetooth game box explodes. When they return to the room where Reagan collapsed, her body has vanished.

One by one, more people “die” — three victims in total — yet none of their bodies are found. Emilia realizes she was the actual target, since she too is allergic to honey. Determined to solve the case, Jason and Emilia hunker down with their trusty whiteboard to crack the mystery.

In the end, the shocking twist is revealed: it was all part of the game. No one really died, and Mystery Mountain remains murder-free. Relieved, Jason and Emilia celebrate the victory with their long-awaited first kiss.

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It’s finally that time of year again—Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas lineup has been revealed, and we at Deck the Hallmark Podcast could not be more excited! Every holiday season, Hallmark gifts us with brand-new movies packed with festive fun, cozy romance, and just the right amount of Christmas magic.

Everything kicks off on October 17th with our 24+ hour live stream marathon. Stay tuned for more information on that!

Want to see the schedule? Check it out HERE.

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Jack's joins the boys to chat about The Chicken Sisters Season 2, Episode 6: A Woman Always Knows, Y'all

When Gus needs help, Nancy begins to wonder if Clayton is ready to support her; doubts also start to crowd Mae's mind about Clayton's presence in town.

September 14, 2025 | Hallmark Channel

• Schuyler Fisk as Amanda
• Genevieve Angelson as Mae
• Lea Thompson as Nancy
• Wendie Malick as Gus
• Margo Martindale as Narrator
• Rukiya Bernard as Sabrina
• Caitlin Howden as Shawna

Gus is recovering in bed, and Sergio is keeping her company by reading her some pure smut. Frankie finally shows her mom her Instagram full of drawings that’s really blowing up, and it makes Amanda genuinely happy. A big-time editor wants to set up a call, and Amanda tells Frankie it’s the nicest thing anyone’s done for her in a long time.

Sabrina is busy prepping for the wedding, which she’s enjoying. Meanwhile, Nancy says goodbye to the pastor before he leaves for his mission trip—she’s not going. Their goodbye comes with a kiss.

Mae finally confides in Amanda that she doesn’t think Clayton is here for her. Right on cue, he shows up 30 minutes late to check on Gus, brushing it off by saying he got caught up in “business.”

Nancy goes to check on her son and is shocked to find Mr. Chicken absolutely packed. They’ve got sports on TV, and the chicken being served is her recipe.

Sabrina breaks some bad news to Mae: the flowers won’t arrive in time. Amanda starts spiraling—especially since the editor is here. Meanwhile, Clayton tries to give Gus some pie, but she can tell the vibe between them has shifted.

As Sabrina continues setting up chairs, the super-hot handyman from Season 1 makes his return.

Nancy goes on a tear: first confronting her son for only thinking about himself, then calling out Clayton and flat-out labeling him a coward.

The meeting between Amanda and the editor goes great—the editor thinks Amanda could turn her drawings into a best-selling book.

Shawna serves Frank Jr. divorce papers, which he now has to legally deal with—and it’s glorious.

Things keep getting worse for Mae: no flowers, a storm rolling in, and then she sees Clayton loading up his suitcases. She confronts him.

The storm intensifies, but the mayor is nowhere to be found. Gus pushes Nancy to run down and pull the tornado alarm. After she leaves, a tornado touches down on the house.

Nancy insists on pulling the fire alarm, doing it even after pushback over policy and procedure.

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