Sleuthers who have been waiting for news on production of some new Curious Caterer Mysteries may be disappointed with the latest update on the popular Hallmark Mystery series. What is the latest news on the series that is based on the Diane Mott Davidson mystery series?
Curious Caterer Stars Reveal Filming Delay
On Sunday, Soaps reported that Curious Caterer leads Andrew Walker and Nikki DeLoach have separately shared that Hallmark has delayed filming the next two planned mysteries in this series. When Andrew was promoting his Countdown To Christmas movie Jingle Bell Run, he shared that the sixth and seventh movies in the series were originally going to start production early in the year. However, the network has delayed this.
We were supposed to shoot a couple of them in the new year, January and February, but they’ve been pushed to mid-year.
While it is disappointing that there has been a delay in production, at least the network has not canceled the mystery series. It sounds like they will start filming in the middle of 2025.
Meanwhile, when Nikki DeLoach was promoting Our Holiday Story, she confirmed this delay. However, she elaborated on the reason why. While she knows the general plot of the two movies, she also explained that they are taking a step backward to adhere closer to the original text Diane Mott Davidson created.
I know the ideas for both Curious Caterer six and seven. What I can say is we’re kind of going back to the original number one and some of the things we established at the beginning of the series in terms of seeing Goldy as a chef and honoring what Diane Mott Davidson created in the novels of the series.
So, we’re going back and pulling a little bit of that back in the show, while also delivering in both six and seven, which are two different worlds.
Nikki DeLoach Did Not Write Scripts For Movies Six And Seven
As Nikki DeLoach knows a bit about the storylines of the sixth and seventh Curious Caterer Mysteries, Sleuthers may wonder if she wrote them. The Gift Of Peace star confirmed she did not. However, she would like the opportunity to do so in the future. She admits, “I’ve put it out there very loud and proud.” Nikki continued to explain how she created a bible for each of the characters. She knows “their wants, needs, and motivations are and what their misguided wants are.”
Her goal is to get the opportunity to write just one movie.
Sleuthers, are you happy or upset that Hallmark wants the Curious Caterer Mysteries to be more like the books?