The Hallmark Channel has us afraid. It’s fear in the best way possible. See, we don’t exactly have time in our lives for another television show. We become addicted to whatever Hallmark puts out. We are okay with this knowledge.
It appears that we’re going to have to make time in our lives.
Hallmark announced that they are adapting The Chicken Sisters to series. You know it’s going to be good when the cast includes Schuyler Fisk, Genevieve Angelson, Lea Thompson and Wendie Malick.
“Annie Mebane blew us away with her vision for ‘The Chicken Sisters’ — her unique spin and enthusiasm for this fried chicken feud had us excited from day one,” says Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP of programming, Hallmark Media said in a statement to Variety (who broke the news), “And talk about a dream cast! Schuyler, Genevieve, Lea and Wendie are the perfect actors to lead this witty and heartfelt story. We are confident that each episode is going leave our viewers craving more and more.”
The show is in production now and will consist of eight episodes. The Chicken Sisters is set in a fictional town, “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.”
You know that drama is about to ensue when a cooking show comes to town and things get more complicated. Complicated not being a bad thing for us, because that means that drama is coming.
The show has set Annie Mebane as its showrunner and she will also serve as an executive producer. Bradley Gardner, Larry Grimaldi, Ani Kevork, Hannah Pillemer, Fernando Szew, Shawn Williamson and Jamie Goehring are also serving as executive producers.
We’re off to buy the book and get ourselves ready. The Chicken Sisters – we’ll definitely be watching.
