Where Was Mistletoe Murders Season 3 Filmed? Every Toronto Location Behind Fletcher’s Grove

Emily Lane is back behind the counter of Under the Mistletoe, and this time her past is knocking on the front door. Mistletoe Murders Season 3 premieres Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel as part of Countdown to Christmas, marking the show’s first Thursday night slot, with three new Christmas mysteries.

Fletcher’s Grove looks like the kind of snowy upstate town you’d want to book a weekend in. But can you actually visit it? Here’s where Mistletoe Murders Season 3 was filmed, how the fake town was built, and what Hallmark fans can see for themselves.

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Mistletoe Murders Season 3 Filming Locations

Like the first two seasons, Season 3 was shot in Ontario, Canada. Production List records the season as scheduled to start shooting in Toronto in April 2026, and it has since wrapped principal photography. The actual camera dates landed later than that early schedule: filming for season three began on May 14, 2026, and concluded on July 11, 2026.

WFW Studios Backlot, Pickering, ON	Exterior streets of Fletcher’s Grove, including Emily’s shop
Toronto soundstages	Interiors and new Season 3 sets
Greater Toronto Area	Additional location shoots

WFW Studios Backlot, Pickering: The Real Fletcher’s Grove

Here’s the twist most fans don’t expect: Fletcher’s Grove isn’t a real town dressed up for Christmas. Unlike many Hallmark films, the show wasn’t filmed using an existing town; instead, the crew created the entire town of Fletcher’s Grove in a field in Pickering.

Sarah Drew has confirmed it herself. She explained that the show films on a backlot in Pickering, and that all the exterior footage of Fletcher’s Grove is its own little fake town.

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The backlot sits at 3800 Sideline 32 in Pickering, Ontario, and offers roughly 23 acres of streetscape made of elaborate sets that give Fletcher’s Grove an illusion of realism. Opened in 2021, it is the largest backlot in Canada; the lands north of Pickering were initially used for the TV series Reacher, and once filming wrapped, William F. White International took over the lease and opened the location to other productions.

The set is a chameleon. With around 30 stores and shops on the property, the town can be expanded and converted for all kinds of productions, from rustic western settings to busy New York City streets. For Mistletoe Murders, the team decorated it to resemble Emily’s small-town community, building the exterior of her Christmas shop, Under the Mistletoe, alongside other local businesses.

Peter Mooney and Sarah Drew have both spoken warmly about the place. Drew recalled that the crew always has them facing the sunset over a beautiful field, and said she’s taken many sunset pictures outside her trailer there.

Visiting tip: The backlot is a working, private film facility, not a tourist attraction, so there are no public tours. Admire Fletcher’s Grove from your couch and don’t trespass on the property.

Toronto Soundstages: Christmas in a Heatwave

While the backlot handles the snowy streets, a lot of Season 3 was shot indoors. TV Insider visited the set in July and described the Toronto soundstages as covered in more Hallmark merch than a Gold Crown store, with enough cold-weather decor to make one forget the city was a blazing 98 degrees outside. The same visit noted new sets and intriguing additions to the cast as the show expands its scope.

That’s movie magic for you: every frosty window and twinkling tree in Season 3 was created in the middle of an Ontario summer.

A Season Filmed Between Red Carpets

The cast squeezed in a night off during production. Drew and Mooney took a break from filming their third season to attend the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards to represent the series.

Early production listings also hinted at more. The Film and Television Industry Alliance indicated filming would take place in both Toronto and the United States, though no specific U.S. location has been publicly confirmed, and on-set reports point to Toronto as the show’s home base.

Is Fletcher’s Grove a Real Place?

No. Fletcher’s Grove is a fictional town created by Ken Cuperus, depicted as a tourist hotspot in Upstate New York. The name is a nod to Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote, which makes sense for a town that keeps producing corpses at Cabot Cove levels.

Under the Mistletoe isn’t real either. It’s a fictional year-round Christmas store also invented by Cuperus.

Why Hallmark keeps filming Mistletoe Murders in Toronto?

Toronto has been the show’s home since the very first season. IMDb lists the earlier shoots as running from June 10 to August 8, 2024, and March 31 to May 29, 2025, all in Toronto. Sarah Drew clearly feels at home there. Ahead of Season 3, she said she couldn’t wait to resolve the giant cliffhanger and get back on set with her beloved community in Toronto.

The Greater Toronto Area gives Hallmark easy access to experienced crews, small-town-looking streets, and a permanent backlot that can be dressed for Christmas any month of the year.

Planning a Hallmark-Inspired Trip to Ontario?

You can’t walk the streets of Fletcher’s Grove, but you can get close to the vibe:

Explore Pickering and Durham Region. The backlot is about midway between Highway 7 and the Seventh Concession in rural north Pickering, surrounded by the same open fields you see behind Fletcher’s Grove.
Visit Pickering Museum Village. For real small-town charm, this preserved village includes 19 heritage buildings dating back as far as 1810, including a blacksmith’s shop, schoolhouse, steam barn and chapel, with white picket fences and period gardens. Check seasonal opening hours before you go.
Base yourself in Toronto. The city is the show’s production hub and a good jumping-off point for holiday markets and festive events during the winter season.

Behind the Scenes

Season 3 was a smoother shoot for its star. Drew broke her hand 10 days before Season 2 wrapped, forcing the crew to hide her cast in the final episodes, and joked that this season she didn’t break any bones.

The show also has a long future planned. Cuperus revealed he has a five-season plan mapped out, with room to go beyond five. The series is produced by Lionsgate Canada and Headspinner Productions.

What is Mistletoe Murders Season 3 about?

Season 3 picks up right after the Season 2 cliffhanger. The premiere opens with Emily being confronted by Aaron, played by Aaron Ashmore, and the season leaves her questioning everything she believed to be true.

Showrunner Ken Cuperus has explained that this season, the story tears things down again as Emily realizes she has to go back to the Agency and give up her life in Fletcher’s Grove, testing what that means for her and Sam. Fans will also get flashbacks, with Drew teasing more of “CIA Grace” and more insight into the big explosion from the start of Season 1.

Mistletoe Murders Season 3 Cast

Sarah Drew as Emily Lane (also executive producer)
Peter Mooney as Detective Sam Wilner
Aaron Ashmore as Aaron
Catherine Bell (guest star)
Holly Robinson Peete (guest star)

Season 3 features guest appearances by Hallmark favorites Catherine Bell and Holly Robinson Peete, along with a Christmas Chairman tragedy and a local who thinks they’re Santa.

Where to watch Mistletoe Murders Season 3?

Season 3 airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Hallmark Channel, and each episode streams the next day on Hallmark+. Three mysteries are told across six episodes, one per week starting November 5.

Need to catch up? Seasons 1 and 2 arrived on Netflix in the US on November 1.

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