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While “Sweet Magnolias” adheres to the streaming era trend of only having 10 episodes per season, it’s structured like an old-fashioned primetime soap and follows its three lead characters, all South Carolina women and friends since childhood, as they traverse romance and familial drama in the modern age. (The show’s title comes from the nickname that…

It’s hard to imagine Netflix’s “Sweet Magnolias” without JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend, the head Magnolia in charge at The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina. But, believe it or not, casting directors originally had a different person in mind for the role. In May 2019, Deadline announced that “Parenthood” star Monica Potter would lead Serenity’s trio…

SWEET MAGNOLIAS. (L to R) Heather Headley as Helen Decatur, Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue Sullivan and JoAnna Garcia Swisher Maddie Townsend in episode 508 of SWEET MAGNOLIAS | Cr. Courtesy of Netflix

Sweet Magnolias creator Sheryl J. Anderson just broke her silence after the show’s shocking cancellation.

Sweet Magnolias has been canceled after five seasons, but there’s actually some good news to report.

Netflix is done pouring it out with the “Sweet Magnolias,” canceling the small-town drama after five seasons