Girls Gone Hallmark

Girls Gone Hallmark


True Justice: Family Ties

January 17, 2024

Welcome to Girls Gone Hallmark, the ultimate podcast for all things Hallmark movie reviews! In this episode, your hosts Megan and Wendy will be discussing the latest mystery movie titled "True Justice: Family Ties." Tune in to hear their thoughts on whether this movie has what it takes to launch a brand new mystery franchise. As they delve into the plot, they also compare the Justice Warriors to the beloved Scooby-Doo gang. So, grab your AirPods and get ready to join the conversation!

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About "True Justice: Family Ties"

This movie was directed by Jonathan Wright. He is no stranger to Hallmark having directed “A Not So Royal Christmas” from the 2023 Countdown to Christmas line up. He also directed “Family History Mysteries: Buried Secrets” last year as well as “The Royal Nanny” and “Jolly Good Christmas” in 2022.  

Related: Girls Gone Hallmark loved “Family History Mysteries: Buried Secrets” - listen to the review here.

The script is from Nikki DeLoach and Megan McNulty. Nikki and Megan wrote together on the 2021 movie "Christmas For Keeps."

Katherine McNamara plays Casey Barlowe. We last saw Katherine in “Love, Classified” from 2022. She has 70 acting credits including tons of episodes on the following the series: “Walker: Independence,” “Arrow” and “Shadowhunters.” Her resume is long and varied, and it’s nice to see her back on Hallmark.

Related: "Love, Classified" makes Girls Gone Hallmark top 5 movie list for 2022.

Markian Tarasiuk plays Eli Flint. Something about a dude in a cardigan, hello wowie-zowie. We’ve seen Markian in previous Hallmark projects like “Welcome to Valentine,” “Christmas at the Golden Dragon,” and “Our Italian Christmas Memories.” And grab your bingo cards… He was also in 2 episodes of “Virgin River.”

Marisa McIntyre plays Sarah. This appears to be Marisa’s second project for Hallmark having previously appeared in “Never Too Late to Celebrate” from 2022. 

Sabrina Saudin plays PJ. Sabrina has just 9 previous acting credits and this is her first role for Hallmark.

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Alexander Nunez plays Private Investigator friend Liam. This is also his first project for Hallmark. His previous 24 acting credits include the CW series “Moonshine,” “The Teacher” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres play supporting roles as Professor Ambrose and D.A. Quinn, respectively.

The movie was initially called “Exonerated”

Filmed entirely in Ottawa, Ontario in mid-June 2023.

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