{"id":219382,"date":"2025-12-11T17:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mom.com\/?p=219382"},"modified":"2025-12-11T17:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:13:50","slug":"sarah-drew-the-breakdown-with-bethany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/entertainment\/sarah-drew-the-breakdown-with-bethany","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Drew Talks Motherhood, Mystery, and Making Holiday Magic in &#8216;Mistletoe Murders&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Sarah Drew is having quite the festive season. The former <em>Grey&rsquo;s Anatomy<\/em> star, best known for her role as Dr. April Kepner, is now leading Hallmark&rsquo;s hit holiday mystery series <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hallmarkchannel.com\/mistletoe-murders\">Mistletoe Murders<\/a><\/em>, where she not only stars as the sharp and soulful Emily Lane but also serves as an executive producer. In the latest interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-breakdown-with-bethany\/id1651930842?i=1000739912471\">The Breakdown with Bethany<\/a>, Drew discussed stepping into a more hands-on creative role, raising tweens and teens, and how she keeps holiday magic alive at home.<\/p><p>Drew says taking on producing responsibilities was a natural extension of her love for storytelling. She was deeply involved in shaping the cast, providing script notes, and helping elevate everything from the romantic tension to emotional beats. &ldquo;I love being a leader on set,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Creating an environment where people want to come to work feels like a sacred responsibility.&rdquo;<\/p><p>As for Emily Lane, Drew relished playing a layered character who&rsquo;s equal parts charming shop owner and reluctant sleuth with a secret past. Season two digs deeper into Emily&rsquo;s history, complete with flashbacks that Drew called some of her most exciting work yet, and builds the slow-burn relationship between Emily and Detective Sam.<\/p><p>Off-screen, Drew is navigating familiar parenting territory: older kids with later bedtimes, evolving friendships, and big feelings that always seem to surface right before lights-out. She laughs about it, but also cherishes that they still come to her with everything. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the good stuff, the delicious piece of parenting,&rdquo; she said.<\/p><p>To stay grounded, Drew swears by hot yoga, calling it her &ldquo;holiest&rdquo; self-care ritual. And this holiday season, she&rsquo;s savoring time at home, along with watching her son perform in <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>.<\/p><p>New episodes of <em>Mistletoe Murders<\/em> air Fridays on Hallmark Channel, with episodes streaming the next day on Hallmark+.<\/p><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Drew is having quite the festive season. The former Grey&rsquo;s Anatomy star, best known for her role as Dr. April Kepner, is now leading Hallmark&rsquo;s hit holiday mystery series Mistletoe Murders, where she not only stars as the sharp and soulful Emily Lane but also serves as an executive producer. 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