Season 3 ofIn the shade of magnolias is now on Netflix. You have never launched any episode of this series and you wonder if it is made for you? Answer.
Yes, cocooning is more reserved for fall and winter. But there are TV series that offer us this pleasure also for the summer. Here is one of them. No doubt you noticed the entry ofIn the shade of magnolias (Sweet Magnolias) in Netflix’s top 10, at the end of July: season 3 has just arrived, with 10 new episodes.
If you don’t know, chances are you’ll fall under the colorful and terrifyingly pleasant spell — with a title whose quietude doesn’t lie.
What is the Netflix series about?
Welcome to the city of Serenity — yes, serenity, literally. Three long-time friends are at the heart ofIn the shade of magnolias : Maddie, Dana and Helen. They form a trio that has loved and supported each other since childhood.
At the very beginning of the series, this support is catalyzed in particular around Maddie: fresh out of a difficult divorce, she seeks to rebuild herself, and in particular to find work, while managing three teenagers who do not necessarily live well the separation. Her husband, meanwhile, is in a relationship with the one who was his mistress, pregnant. For her part, Helen is a brilliant lawyer, who has also just bought a big house to transform it into a spa (with the desire to include her friends in the adventure). Dana is a chef and runs her own restaurant.
In the shade of magnolias is a sweet series, as it emphasizes friendship, romance and everyday life. Like Virgin River, finally, it’s a calm series, which can do good by its tranquility (the musical atmosphere is, moreover, relatively close, even if the city Serenity is less “in the middle of nature” and, life, much more urban). Fans also tend to compare In the shade of magnolias to the series, older, Gilmore Girls (also on Netflix). There are also similarities with Always there for you (Firefly Lane), for the life course of a friendship between women that lasts through time.
How much of seasons?
The Netflix series has, to date, 3 seasons of 10 episodes. The renewal for a season 4 has not yet been announced. Episodes are usually around 50 minutes long.
The distribution
Brooke Elliott, Joanna Garcia, Heather Headley, Jamie Lynn Spears…
On the casting side, you will find the brilliant Brooke Elliott, who was the heroine of the legal series with fantastic touches Drop Dead Diva. JoAnna Garcia Swisher was seen recently in The Astronaut Wives Club Or Once Upon a Timeand Heather Headley in Chicago Med. In the casting, you will also find Jamie Lynn Spears, with a familiar name of course (yes, it is the sister of Britney Spears). There’s also Chris Klein, whose face will speak to those watching. The Flash.
Where was In the Shadow of the Magnolias filmed?
The town of Serenity, supposedly located in South Carolina in the United States, does not actually exist. In reality, the scenes are filmed in Covington, in another American state, Georgia. For the anecdote, it is also there that was turned The Vampire Diaries.
The restaurant run by Dana is called, in real life, the Mystic Grill. And although it is difficult to observe so much the setting in scene varies, the place also appears, therefore, in The Vampire Diaries. Yes, this is the crossover you weren’t expecting.
The teaser
Sweet Magnolias, the book by Sherryl Woods
The Netflix series is adapted from a series of books of the same name (Sweet Magnolias) in OV. It is the showrunner of the adaptation, moreover, who is the author of the works. There are 10 volumes. There again, it is a similarity with some series of the same kind (Virgin River, Always there for you…).
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