Preview: Hallmark Mahogany’s A Nashville Legacy 

A musical mystery at a museum becomes a perfect backdrop for love in Hallmark Mahogany’s brand new movie, A Nashville Legacy. It stars Degrassi: The Next Generation‘s Andrea Lewis and The Game‘s Pooch Hall.

Here’s what you need to know about the film that’s rich in music history, culture and romance.

SYNOPSIS

Naima moves to Nashville (aka Music City) to uncover secrets about an undiscovered music group. Naima, who got her love of music from her late grandmother, moves to Nashville to intern at a prestigious museum, while pursuing a PhD in ethnomusicology. At the museum, she meets Damian, a volunteer and music producer and feels immediate chemistry, but is focused on her work and finding a subject for her dissertation. Luckily, as she is looking into the backstory of some donated items, a beautiful vintage dress leads Naima to uncovering a mystery surrounding a classic hit and the perfect dissertation focus. As Naima and Damian develop a friendship, he works with her to investigate the secret surrounding the dress but they soon find that the truth hits closer to home than either of them realized.

The filming locations for A Nashville Legacy include Birmingham, Alabama and the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee.

American Idol season two winner and R&B superstar, Ruben Studdard, makes a cameo in the movie. So does Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Curt Chambers. Chambers has written and co-written songs for Eminem, Lenny Kravitz, Miguel, Jamie Foxx and Dr. Dre. His own unique sound is a blend of rock, country, soul and hip-hop.

THE NASHVILLE LEGACY CAST

Andrea Lewis (Naima): The Canadian actress is known for starring on Degrassi: The Next Generation for six seasons. Her other credits include Cadet Kelly, Warehouse 13 and she prouduced the award-winning web series Black Actress.

Pooch Hall (Damian): Hall is best known for two massive TV hits. He played Daryll Donovan in Showtime’s critically-acclaimed series Ray Donovan. And on the sitcom The Game, which aired first on The CW and then on BET, he played professional football athlete Derwin Davis. He’s also made a couple appearances on The Game reboot, which is streaming on Paramount Plus. Some of his other television credits includes Suits, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Girlfriends and Without a Trace.

Roz Ryan (Olivia): The Broadway star is best known for her stints in Ain’t Misbehavin and as Mama in Chicago. Her TV credits include the late great hitcom Amen, All about the Andersons, Half & Half, K.C. Undercover and The Rickey Smiley Show. She’s also voiced characters in Teen Titans Go!, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Kim Possible.

Stan Shaw (Franklin): On stage, Shaw was in the original production of Hair, which eventually ended up on Broadway. Back in the day, the veteran actor’s small screen credits included Roots: The Next Generation, Starsky & Hutch, Fame and Hill Street Blues. He recently began appearing in a major recurring role on Chicago Med.

Love. Music. Mystery. Add them all up and you get the right combination for a movie airing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Check out A Nashville Legacy tonight at 7pm ET and PT / 6pm CT.