Luke Perry to Star in Two More 'Goodnight for Justice' Movies for Hallmark Movie Channel (Exclusive)

Luke Perry is back in business with Hallmark Movie Channel.

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The cable network is expected to announce Wednesday during its session at the Television Critics Association press tour that it has greenlighted two more Goodnight for Justice movies.

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Perry stars as Judge John Goodnight, a character he created He also serves as executive producer.

In the second film, Goodnight crosses paths with a stagecoach under attack and comes to the rescue of its passengers, one of whom is a beautiful woman who may or may not have been a prisoner being transported by a detective who did not survive the attack. Their journey together takes them to a gambling riverboat, where Goodnight discovers her true identity.

The first movie reunited Perry with his former Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Jason Priestley, who directed, but scheduling conflicts prevented Priestley from directing the two news films in the franchise.

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Goodnight for Justice 2 is set to go into production in August for an early 2012 premiere. The third film starts production in September with a yet-to-be-determined premiere date.

The first movie is Hallmark Movie Channel's highest-rated film of all time. It earned a 1.6 rating in its Jan. 29 premiere, ranking as No. 4 out of all cable programs for the night, and has helped fuel the network's big viewership growth among total day (106% spike between May 2010 and May 2011) and primetime (107%).