JoAnna Garcia Swisher Bids Farewell to Sweet Magnolias — SkimNews
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- JoAnna Garcia Swisher posted a lengthy Instagram statement reflecting on 'Sweet Magnolias' as a 'really beautiful chapter of my life,' thanking fans and the team after Netflix canceled the series following five seasons and seven years
- Swisher disclosed she lost both of her parents during the show's early seasons, writing that 'Serenity gave me somewhere to go' and the cast 'gave me somewhere to belong'
- Netflix canceled 'Sweet Magnolias' after five seasons, with Deadline exclusively breaking the news on Friday
- Netflix greenlit a new series from 'Sweet Magnolias' EP/showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson and Swisher, loosely based on Lauren Edmondson's novel 'Ladies of the House'
- Swisher is attached as an executive producer on the new series and is being eyed to star, marking a swift transition from one ensemble to another
- 'Ladies of the House' centers on a winery-owning family — a wife and two adult daughters — who must battle personal and business challenges after the charismatic patriarch dies unexpectedly
Why it matters: Swisher's emotional farewell reveals personal stakes rarely surfaced in cancellation announcements — she lost both parents during the show's run — while the new 'Ladies of the House' order keeps her creatively tethered to Netflix with Sheryl J. Anderson, preserving the showrunner-actor partnership that defined Sweet Magnolias and giving the streamer another female-ensemble drama in development.
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