Get to Know Skyler Samuels from The Gabby Petito Story

1. Her full name is Skyler Rose Samuels and she is 29 years old.  She was born in Los Angeles, California in 1994.

2. Skyler was getting slammed online for agreeing to portray Gabby in the Lifetime movie.  Viewers felt like it was just too soon to be sharing her story and that Skyler was trying to cash in on this.  However, Samuels describes how hard it was to make this decision when she spoke to ET.  She said, “I was admittedly quite overwhelmed and it was a hard decision to make,” and she continued “I also felt it was a chance to give Gabby a voice in her own story that I don’t think the media did justice with.”

3. She replaced Candace Cameron Bure as the lead, Aurora Teagarden in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery movies filmed by Hallmark Channel.

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4. Skyler stands at 5’6” tall.

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5. She wanted to display to the world how much of a fighter Gabby was and how fierce this young girl was.  You can watch Skyler’s portrayal of Gabby Petito in the Gabby Petito Story on Lifetime.

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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Something New: Plot

Young Aurora Teagarden (Skyler Samuels) is back home near her mother Aida (Marilu Henner) to pursue her grad degree. Working as a teaching assistant in a crime fiction class, Aurora is struggling on a thesis. At night, she waitresses at the local diner in Lawrenceton. There, she shares her love of true crime research with soon-to-be-married friend Sally and policeman Arthur (Evan Roderick). When Sally’s fiancé doesn’t show up to the wedding rehearsal, Maid of Honor Aurora and Arthur search for him. They discover a body, and everyone assumes it’s Sally’s fiancé. But, it’s not – it’s someone else…and that means Sally’s fiancé is the main suspect.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Something New Cast

Skyler Samuels as Young Aurora Teagarden

Skyler Samuels rose to fame thanks to her titular lead role in Nine Lives of Chloe King. That role won her a Teen Choice Award for Breakout Actress. Samuels continued on with roles in shows like Scream Queens and The Gifted. Last year, Skyler starred in The Gabby Petito Story. Upcoming for her this summer is her role in the feature film Meg 2: The Trench.

Back in March, Skyler shared her excitement for taking on the role of Aurora in the prequel. “Surprise…I’m the new Aurora So excited to be joining the mysterious and fun world of Aurora Teagarden. Let the mystery solving begin! @hallmarkchannel,” she wrote.

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Evan Roderick as Arthur

Evan Roderick starred in Hallmark’s A Tale of Two Christmases and Autumn in the City. He also starred in Secrets of a Marine’s Wife and V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family. Evan co-starred in the popular Netflix series Spinning Out and has guested on shows such as Arrow and Project MC2.

When he’s not working, he enjoys music. Evan’s a self-taught singer and guitar player. The Canadian actor is also dating model Dion Karas.

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Marilu Henner as Aida

Marilu Henner is a well-known actress with 72 films and two sitcoms on her resume. Henner has starred in 27 films for Hallmark, 19 of those being the Aurora Teagarden franchise. The two classic sitcoms were Taxi and Evening Shade. Most recently, Marilu starred in Disney Plus’ Haunted Mansion. Aside from acting, she’s also 7-time Broadway performer, and has been touring the country with her one-woman show Music & Memories with Marilu Henner!

She was married three times. Since 2006, she’s been married to Michael Brown. Marilu has two children from her previous marriage to Robert Lieberman. Their sons’ names are Nicholas and Joseph. See photos of Henner and her sons below.

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Full Cast List

Skyler Samuels (Aurora)    

Evan Roderick (Arthur)     

Marilu Henner (Aida)     

Kayla Heller (Sally)     

Steve Bacic (Detective Cook)     

Crystal Balint (Professor Lindo)     

Jordan Buhat (Daniel)     

Madison Smith (Matt)     

Hayley Sales (Kara)     

Wern Lee (Carson)    

Libby Osler (Dawn)     

Karen Kruper (Aunt Gladys)     

Chase Sander (Brody)    

Jana Morrison (Louisa)     

Jason Burkart (Fred Hoskins)    

Alex Gilmour (Student)

Where Did They Film?

You may be wondering where they filmed Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New on the Hallmark Channel. This is the first mystery after Candace Cameron Bure left the channel to go to GAC. It was filmed in Canada, just like many of the other Hallmark Channel movies.

When does the movie premiere?

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Something New premieres on Friday June 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, only on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. 

Other Aurora Teagarden Mysteries:

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Last Scene Alive (2017)

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)

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Lifetime will be airing this movie for the stop violence against women initiative. More to come will be the stories of Let’s Get Physical and Swindler Seduction.

Get the full details on what we know so far including who is portraying Gabby, the sypnosis, and more.

The Gabby Petito Story on Lifetime Plot

It will follow the true story of Gabby and her fiance Brian Laundrie’s relationship and travels across the country as they set out to live the van life. It will explore what could have happened along the way and in those final moments of both of their lives.

The disappearance of the 22-year old travel blogger, Gabby Petito was front and center in the headlines, setting off a nationwide search. Her parents reported her missing in September 2021 after her boyfriend Brian returned back home to Florida without his girlfriend. Social media was abuzz as sleuths tried to discover clues as what could have happened on her trip, up until the discovery of Gabby’s body in Wyoming.

The story will follow the warning signs, red flags during their doomed love story and the eventual suicide of Brian.

Cast of the Gabby Petito Story

Skyler Samuels as Gabby Petito

She stars as Gabby Petito, the young woman who went missing while on a trip across the country with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. Skyler Samuels is an American actress best known for her roles on Wizards of Waverly Place starring Selena Gomez and Scream Queens. She graduated from Stanford University. The 28 year old actress hails from the city of lights, Los Angeles, California.

She is a dog lover. Look at the greeting she got on her work day! What’s better than that?

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The Gabby Petito Story is not the first Lifetime movie Skyler has been in. In October 2021 she sent a message of thanks to viewers for tuning into her movie, Switched Before Birth also on Lifetime.

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Gabby’s Boyfriend

Evan Hall as Brian Laundrie

He portrays Brian Laundrie, Gabby’s fiance in The Gabby Petito Story. Hall is an American actor who has been acting since 2008. The 32 year old can be seen in supporting roles in Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, The Equalizer, The Code and more popular shows. Evan was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

He has an uncanny resemblance to the late Brian Laundrie. He has an Instagram profile that is private. The profile has over 1200 followers.

Gabby’s Friend

Monica Moore Smith as Gabby’s Friend, Rose

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Monica Moore Smith portrays Rose, Gabby Petito’s friend in the Lifetime movie. She is an American actress who has been acting since 2011 in supporting roles through various TV movies and shorts.

The 25-year old actress is actually from Boca Raton, Florida. As her character Rose, she is from North Port, Florida near Sarasota.

In an Instagram post, she created awareness about physical intimidation and abuse in relationships. “f he’s physically intimidating you, it’s not a matter of IF he’ll hit you, but WHEN. Know the signs,” she said. Watch what she has to say below.

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Here is the real Gabby and her friend Rose in a video from TikTok

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Gabby’s Mom

Thora Birch as Nichole Schmidt

She portrays Gabby’s mom in the Lifetime movie. Thora is an American actress and producer. She is most likely best known for her role as Gamma on AMC’s The Walking Dead.

The 40-year old Los Angeles born actress is married. Birch married talent manager Michael Adler on December 21, 2018. She captured a selfie in the car traveling out of Utah. This is where the movie filmed during the summer.

Leaving Utah.. pic.twitter.com/p0ruGJGF7O

— Thora Birch (@1107miss) June 30, 2022

She thanked her film crew in a tweet as well.

Personal wrap party…. Thank you to all my #Utah crew…. pic.twitter.com/LtBrQfz7d3

— Thora Birch (@1107miss) July 1, 2022

Thora does not only act in the film but she is also listed as the director according to IMDB.

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Where Did the movie film?

The Gabby Petito Story on Lifetime filmed in Utah, specifically Salt Lake City. The cast and crew shot the original movie during the summer of 2022.

Check out this video to see some behind the scenes coverage of filming.

First Look Photos of the Lifetime Movie

Check out the Gabby Petito Movie Video Trailer

When Does The Gabby Petito Story Premiere?

It will premiere on Lifetime Saturday October 1, 2022 at 8pm EST.

A 911 Caller Tried to Stop It

Did you know that a man spotted the real Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie on the street in Utah arguing? There is a document of a 911 caller describing what he saw on the street. He admitted that he saw both people running up and down the sidewalk as well as witnessing Brian slapping Gabby. Listen to it below.

The Real Gabby’s Instagram Photos

In the movie we see the tragic van life trip Gabby and Brian went on across country. Along the way, Gabby took photos for her blog. Here are the real photos from her Instagram page (@gabspetito).

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Gabby Petito Siblings

Her siblings weren’t really seen in the Lifetime movie, however she did have them. Did you know Gabby had one full younger brother? His name is TJ. He has posted a number of photos in memory of his big sister.

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This past March, TJ wished his late sister, Gabby Petito a happy birthday. “Love you so much gabbs Ik this is late but happy birthday I miss you more then words can describe,” he wrote.

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How to Watch the Gabby Petito Story

You can watch the true story movie about Gabby Petito on Lifetime. It is streaming now. See it here. All you have to do is sign in with your provider information

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