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Come Fly with Me on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries – Cast, Photos & Filming Location

Come Fly with Me is a new original film premiering September 15, 2023 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Starring Heather Hemmens and Niall Matter, the film centers around two parents drawn together by their matchmaking kids. This movie was filmed in cooperation with the Department of the Air Force and the Department of Defense. Get more information below, including full cast list, photos and filming location details.

Come Fly with Me Plot

Captain Emma Fitzgerald (Heather Hemmens) arrives at Nellis Air Force Base for her two-year assignment on the famed Thunderbirds team. Not long after, her daughter Lucy (Pietra Castro) befriends Alice (Georgia Acken), whose widowed father Paul (Niall Matter) is raising her on his own. Alice is in awe of Emma’s career because she wants to be a pilot herself despite her heart conditi on. As the foursome spend time together, the girls play matchmaker with their parents. Sparks fly between Emma and Paul, but she’s overwhelmed by her work and needs to focus on flying. But, when Alice’s health worsens, the thing keeping Emma and Paul apart could be what ultimately brings them together.

Come Fly with Me Cast – Who’s Who?

Heather Hemmens as Emma

Heather Hemmens is an American actress. She was a series regular on the CW series Roswell, New Mexico. Hemmens starred in TV’s Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! and If Loving You is Wrong. Not to mention, Heather guested on shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Yellowstone. Fans will also remember her from the short-lived CW series Hellcats. For Hallmark/Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, she starred in A Pinch of Portugal, Caribbean Summer, Love, Take Two and Christmas in My Heart. The 35-year-old appears to be single and keeps busy with her multi-picture deal with Hallmark Media.

Niall Matter as Paul

Niall Matter is a Canadian-American actor. After getting his big break on CTV’s The Best Years, Niall appeared on Syfy’s Eureka and Primeval: New World. Matter’s a fixture on Hallmark as well, having starred in numerous films for the network including the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Family History Mysteries: Buried Past and A Rip in Time. Guest spots on The Good Doctor, Constantine, Supernatural and iZombie round out his credits. In 2016, he married wife Sara, with whom he has two children. While he doesn’t have Instagram, he does have Twitter, where he posted some cool behind the scenes shots from filming!

Full Cast List

Heather Hemmens (Emma “Blitz” Fitzgerald)

Niall Matter (Paul)

Georgia Acken (Alice)

Pietra Castro (Lucy)

Lossen Chambers (Carol)

Kyle Warren (“Frost” Nelson)

David Paetkau (“Hawk” Gilbert)

Ben Cotton (“Cobra” Smith)

Darien Martin (“Rocker” Williams)

Sydney Bell (Aiesha)

Eileen Pedde (Karleen)

Theresa Wong (Surgeon)

Christina McInulty (Transport Medic)

Randy Lee (Stunt Coordinator)

Filming Location

Filming took place on location at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, the home of the Thunderbirds. The Department of Defense provided production access to film. In addition, “the movie features exciting flight footage courtesy of the Department of the Air Force” Hallmark Media states.

Lt. Col. Darrick Lee, Director of the U.S. Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office added: “The U.S. Air Force is excited to partner with Hallmark Media and Front Street Pictures to bring a story that loosely showcases the pride, precision and professionalism of our nation’s elite Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds.”