On the heels of Hallmark announcing the season 12 renewal of When Calls the Heart, Variety is now reporting - Hallmark is creating an all-new television series based on KJ Dell'Antonia's bestselling 2020 novel, The Chicken Sisters.
Starring in this series are: Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City, Next Stop, Christmas), Schuyler Fisk (Every Other Holiday), Genevieve Angelson (This is Us), and Wendie Malick (After All These Years, Darrow & Darrow).
Story details via Variety:
“The Chicken Sisters,” a family drama with southern charm and romance, is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants – Mimi’s and Frannie’s – has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides.” When a popular cooking show comes to town, things get more complicated as sparks begin to fly and secrets are uncovered.
The series is currently in production and will have 8 episodes coming to the Hallmark Channel later this year.
If any of you have read the book the series will be based upon, The Chicken Sisters, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
Stay tuned for further details.
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I'm not real sure about this ATM. Yeah, it sounds appealing, and is from Marvista and Lighthouse, both companies that have made great content for Hallmark in the past. But I'm gonna need way more info on this before I even think about even considering giving this a try. -Maria
ReplyDeleteNever read this book it has mixed reviews on goodreads. Some like it and of course some didn’t. This is an awesome cast so I will be watching this.
ReplyDeleteI’ll give this one a try! I don’t really care for any of the actresses above but I love love love Wendie Malick, she is hilarious in After All These Years
ReplyDelete~Paula
It looks like a movie plot and actually reminds me of a few Hallmark movies. I am not sure how they could turn this into interesting tv show but i will probably give it a try.
ReplyDeletesounds fun. great cast.
ReplyDeleteI read the book tonight. And it is definitely not a family friendly pick. Tons of angst, a bit of violence, a sister trying to pay her sister to have an abortion, and of course, 2 gay men are in the story as well.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how closely Hallmark follows book adaptions, but this definitely has the making of another unclean show. 'shakes head in sadness'. -Maria