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Netflix Renews JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s “Sweet Magnolias” for Third Season

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Sweet news for JoAnna Garcia Swisher…

Netflix has renewed its romance drama series Sweet Magnolias, starring the 42-year-old Cuban and Spanish American actress, for a third season.

Joanna Garcia SwisherIn addition to Garcia Swisher, the other leads set to reprise their roles on the series include Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley.

Based on Sherryl Woods’ popular series of novels, Sweet Magnolias follows lifelong best friends Maddie (Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue (Elliott) and Helen (Headley) as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the charming small town of Serenity, South Carolina.

Season 2 ended with several cliffhangers.

Ronnie and Dana Sue reunited, but mystery-woman Kathy might mean trouble for Dana Sue in the upcoming season. The season also ended with the death of Miss Frances (Cindy Karr), with Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue in mourning over her passing.

Woods executive produces with Sheryl J. Anderson, who returns as showrunner and executive producer. Dan Paulson, whose Daniel L. Paulson Productions is producing, also serves as executive producer.

JoAnna Garcia Swisher to Star in Netflix’s Series “Sweet Magnolias”

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It’s a sweetday for JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

The 39-year-old half-Cuban American actress is set to lead the cast Netflix’s upcoming series Sweet Magnolias. She replaces Monica Potter who had been originally tapped for the series.

Joanna Garcia Swisher

Sweet Magnolias, based on Sherryl Woods’ popular series of novels published by Harlequin imprint MIRA books, is set in the charming small town of Serenity, South Carolina. It centers on three women, played by Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley, best friends since childhood.

Swisher will play Maddie Townsend, a low-key but resolute, warm and loving woman with a vocabulary like Southern poetry. She finds herself at a crossroads in her life and her best friends are trying desperately to convince her that now is the time for reinvention.

Woods executive produce with Sheryl J. Anderson, who also serves as showrunner. 

Norman Buckley serves as co-executive producer and will direct six episodes of the series, which is currently filming.

Swisher is known for her starring roles in Kevin (Probably) Save the World and The Astronaut Wives Club, and recurring as Ariel on ABC’s Once Upon A Time.