Skyler Samuels to Star in Hallmark's 'Aurora Teagarden' Prequel as Candace Cameron Bure Exits to Great American Family

Skyler Samuels is taking over!

The 28-year-old actress will star in the titular role of Hallmark‘s Aurora Teagarden prequel, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New, following Candace Cameron Bure‘s departure from the network to Great American Family.

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“Our viewers have been waiting for more adventures with Aurora and her friends. What better way to do that than to take them back to when the young, amateur sleuth was just coming into her own? The Aurora Teagarden franchise is a fan favorite and we’re excited to share this new chapter with viewers,” Hallmark said in a statement.

Skyler will make her debut as a younger version of Aurora in the prequel, centered around Aurora’s post-college days when she returns to her home in Lawrenceton.

Here’s a plot summary: “While her mother, Aida, struggles to keep her newfound real estate business, Aurora supports herself by working as a teacher’s assistant in a crime fiction class, and waitresses at the local diner at night, where she shares her love of researching true crime with her friend Sally and police officer Arthur. When Sally’s fiancé doesn’t show up at their wedding rehearsal, Maid of Honor Aurora gets Arthur to help her search for him. When they discover a body, everyone assumes it is Sally’s tardy groom, but when it turns out to be someone else, Sally’s fiancé becomes the main suspect.”

The news comes after Candace, who starred in 18 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries films, left the channel. Find out the controversial reason why she left.