Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
Hallmark Mystery is finally dealing a long-awaited sequel in the Mystery Island franchise, and fans are ready to roll the dice on another thrilling whodunit! This time, contest winners arrive on Mystery Island eager to crack a staged murder case for a grand prize, but when an actual crime disrupts the game, the stakes turn deadly, and long-buried secrets rise to the surface. With twists, turns, and puzzles at every corner, this island getaway is anything but a vacation. Familiar faces return, but the real ace up Hallmark’s sleeve is the addition of fan-favorite Kristin Booth, making this sequel even more exciting. Don’t miss the Girls Gone Hallmark review of Mystery Island: Winner Takes All.
Mystery Island: Winner Takes All will premiere simultaneously on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery on Thursday, March 12, 2025. The movie will be available to stream on Hallmark+ the following day.
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Who is in Mystery Island: Winner Takes All (Hallmark Mystery – 2025):
- Steven R. Monroe directed Mystery Island: Winner Takes All which marks his 58th directorial project. His other Hallmark credits include Five Gold Rings, Caribbean Summer, A Winter Getaway, and Love to the Rescue.
- The script was written by John Christian Plummer, who also wrote the first movie and created these characters. Plummer has an impressive Hallmark Mystery resume, including all seven Mystery 101 films, several Curious Caterermovies, Francesca Quinn, P.I., and last holiday season’s Five Gold Rings.
- Elizabeth Henstridge returns as Dr. Emilia Priestley. With 20 acting credits, she is likely familiar for her long-running role as Jemma on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. For Hallmark, she also starred in the 2019 holiday film Christmas at the Plaza.
- Charlie Weber also returns as Detective Jason Trent. Charlie has a healthy resume of projects including 90 episodes of How to Get Away with Murder. For Hallmark, Charlie can also be seen in Christmas Bedtime Stories from 2022.
- Kezia Burrows plays Jane Alcott. Kezia has 43 previous acting credits with projects like the BBC medical drama Doctors, as well as tons of video game voice work.
- Kristin Booth plays as “CC” Cassandra Cornwall. Kristin is probably best known on Hallmark as Shane on Signed, Sealed, Delivered. She has an incredibly deep resume with an impressive 105 acting credits.
- Henry Twohy plays Fredricks, another returning character from the first Mystery Island movie. Henry is a voice over artist and actor of the stage and screen. These two Mystery Island movies are his only projects for Hallmark.
- Adam Rojko Vega as James. This is his first project for Hallmark but Adam has appeared in other projects like the Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones as well as a supporting role in the 2022 Batman movie.
- Alice Franziska Woodhouse plays podcast host Alice. This is just her fourth acting project according to IMDb.
- Cherry Bagnall plays Aunt Louise and Mystery Island marks her third acting project.
- Jim Mannering plays Ted Cornwall. This is Jim’s first Hallmark gig but has appeared in a handful of horror films like Nightmare on 34th Street and The Last Village on the Right.
- Jack Brett Anderson plays finance brother Davis. He has 30 previous acting credits with a regular stint on the British fantasy teen drama Wolfblood.
- Raffaello Degruttola plays Bobby. Raffaello has 62 previous acting credits with 6 upcoming projects. He’s been in so many projects including the previously mentioned Doctors, Ted Lasso, What a Girl Wants, and Saving Private Ryan.
- Randy Dominguez as Chief of Police Ray. Randy previously appeared in the first Mystery Island.
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