Just in time to celebrate the franchise’s 10th Anniversary, Tom Selleck returns to the role of Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone in Lost Paradise, an original movie to debut on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, October 18th, then premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Sunday, October 25th.
Paradise Police Chief Stone (Selleck) agrees to serve as a consultant on an unsolved murder case in Boston. But local police suspect a killer who is already behind bars. Stone thinks otherwise. follow the jump for details.
CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION AND GOLDEN GLOBE®AND EMMY® WINNER TOM SELLECK CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘JESSE STONE’ FRANCHISE
‘JESSE STONE: LOST IN PARADISE,’ RECEIVES AN UNPRECEDENTED DEBUT ON BOTH HALLMARK CHANNEL, OCTOBER 18, AND HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES, OCTOBER 25
Selleck Returns to the Iconic Detective Franchise
Along with William Devane, Gloria Reuben, Leslie Hope and Guest Star Luke Perry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner Tom Selleck (“Magnum, P.I.,”) returns as Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone in Crown Media Family Networks’ two-hour original motion picture “Lost in Paradise,” to debut on Hallmark Channel (Sunday, October 18, 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C) and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Sunday, October 25, 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8C). Starring alongside Selleck are the Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated William Devane (“The Dark Knight Rises,” “Interstellar”), Gloria Reuben (“ER,” “Mr. Robot”), Leslie Hope (“24,” “NCIS”) and Luke Perry (“Beverly Hills, 90210”).
Based on the bestselling books by Robert B. Parker, the 10th anniversary installment of the iconic detective franchise Jesse Stone is the first ‘Jesse Stone’ original produced by Sony Pictures Television exclusively for Crown Media Family Networks. With things running smoothly in Paradise, Police Chief Stone (Selleck) agrees to serve as a consultant on an unsolved murder case in Boston. Local police suspect “The Boston Ripper,” a killer who is already behind bars, but Stone believes the murderer is a bit closer to home – setting him off on an investigation filled with surprises and grave danger.
“Tom Selleck is a TV legend and ’Jesse Stone’ is a cornerstone franchise on our very successful Hallmark Movies & Mysteries,” said Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming and Publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. “While unprecedented to debut a program across our networks, we want Tom’s millions of fans to see one of TV’s greatest actors reprise one of his best roles ever,” Vicary concluded.
“Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise” is produced by Brandman Productions, Inc., Jesse Stone Productions Inc. and TWS Productions II in association with Sony Pictures Television. Michael Brandman and Tom Selleck are the executive producers. Steven Brandman is the producer. Robert Harmon directs from a script by Michael Brandman and Tom Selleck based on characters created by Robert B. Parker. With Michael Brandman producing all ten films to date, Tom Selleck received an Emmy® nomination for “Jesse Stone: Sea Change.”
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