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Hallmark Lands ‘The Chicken Sisters’ Series Adaptation With Lea Thompson, Schuyler Fisk, Genevieve Angelson and Wendie Malick (EXCLUSIVE)


"The Chicken Sisters" best-selling book series will be adapted into a Hallmark Channel TV show.

“ The Chicken Sisters,” the bestselling 2020 novel by KJ Dell’Antonia and a Reese’s Book Club selection, is being adapted into a new original television series at Hallmark, Variety can exclusively announce. “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. Executive producers include Mebane, Bradley Gardner, Larry Grimaldi, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer, Fernando Szew, Shawn Williamson and Jamie Goehring.

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