Sunday, October 18 at 9 PM ET/PT Hallmark Channel will debut “Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise,” the ninth installment of the beloved detective TV film franchise starring the award-winning Tom Selleck. Based on the bestselling books by Robert B. Parker, the 10^th anniversary installment follows Police Chief Stone (Selleck), who serves as a consultant on a gripping unsolved murder case in Boston. Starring alongside Selleck are William Devane, Gloria Reuben, Leslie Hope and Luke Perry.

CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS, SONY PICTURES TELEVISION AND GOLDEN GLOBE® AND EMMY® WINNER TOM SELLECK CELEBRATE 10^TH 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

 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 10^th 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.

"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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ABOUT CROWN MEDIA FAMILY NETWORKS

Crown Media Family Networks is the umbrella unit of Crown Media Holdings, Inc. housing cable’s leading family friendly networks, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as well as their corresponding digital extensions HallmarkChannel.com and HallmarkMoviesandMysteries.com. The company operates and distributes both channels in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) with Hallmark Channel available to 84 million subscribers and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in 56 million homes in the United States. Hallmark Channel features an ambitious slate of original content, including movies; scripted series, such as Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart, and Good Witch; annual specials like Hero Dog Awards and Kitten Bowl; world premieres of Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations, and a daily 2-hour lifestyle show, Home & Family. Hallmark Channel is also home to annual holiday franchise, Countdown to Christmas, featuring a lineup of 24/7 holiday programming. Rounding out the networks’ lineup are television’s most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, The Middle, Little House on the Prairie, and Frasier. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, recently rebranded from Hallmark Movie Channel, is a 24-hour digital cable network featuring a unique mix of original movies and acquired series focused on the lighter side of the suspense and mystery genres. The network also features its own annual holiday programming franchise, the Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas, as well as presentations from the award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame library.

Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWN), owns and operates Crown Media Family Networks.

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