SWEET Magnolias is a romantic drama series based on novels of the same name.
Season 2 was made available on Netflix on February 4, 2022.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, 42, is an American actress with nearly 60 film and television credits to her name.
She starred in 1990s classics Are You Afraid of the Dark and Freaks and Geeks, the latter of which spawned the careers of Seth Rogan, James Franco, Linda Cardellini, and more.
Garcia Swisher has been nominated for multiple comedy-based awards, but her work on Sweet Magnolias as protagonist Maddie Townsend is more dramatic and somber.
She plays the matriarch of the Townsend family, which is ruptured by divorce and calamity.
In 2010, Garcia Swisher married New York Yankees outfielder and World Series Champion Nick Swisher.
Brooke Elliot played the lead role in Drop Dead Diva, a high-concept show about reincarnation and body image.
Before reaching the silver screen, Elliot was a performer with a Chicago-based theater company.
Early in her theatrical career, she served as an understudy for the antagonistic role of Madame Morrible in Wicked.
In her role as Dana Sue Sullivan, she has appeared in all 20 episodes of the show.
Heather Headley’s character is the lawyer and entrepreneur Helen Decatur, the third and final member of the group of friends that have dubbed themselves the Sweet Magnolias.
Headley’s character had once had a successful career in the “big city” but returned to the small, fictional community of Serenity.
Headley has won a Grammy Award for her R&B Gospel album Audience of One’ and a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal as the titular character in Elton John’s musical Aida.
Headley, 47, starred as Clara Ward in the Jennifer Hudson-led biopic of Aretha Franklin.
Logan Allen, 18, plays high school freshman Kyle Townsend.
Sweet Magnolias has been a breakthrough role for the young actor, who had made appearances in short films, low budget shows, and B-movies before landing his spot as the younger Townsend son.
His character is a skilled actor and has a crush on his on-screen brother’s romantic interest.
Carson Rowland, 24, plays the elder Townsend son, Ty.
His character is a junior at Serenity High School and an elite baseball player.
In the cliffhanger ending to Season One, Ty’s car is flipped over but it is unclear whether he was in the car.
Rowland has a role as Chip in the Pretty Little Liars reboot.
Anneliese Judge broke into acting with her role as Annie Sullivan, daughter of Brooke Elliot’s character Dana Sue Sullivan and classmate of the Townsend boys.
Off the success of Sweet Magnolias Season One, she played Jessica Waters in the 2021 horror film Where’s Rose.
Judge celebrated Sweet Magnolias Season Two release with an Instagram post from the set.
Justin Bruening is an American actor and model that was discovered while working at a McDonald’s outside of San Diego.
He had a recurring role as Matthew Taylor on Grey’s Anatomy from 2013 to 2018.
His role as Cal Maddox is his first principal cast television role since he played the lead role in the reboot of Knight Rider.
On Sweet Magnolias, Bruening’s character is a former professional baseball player and a coach to Ty Townsend.
He develops a romantic relationship with series lead JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s character.
Chris Klein, most widely known for his role as Oz in the irreverent comedy American Pie, plays the philandering ex-husband of JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s character.
He reprised his role as Oz in sequels to American Pie and has voice acting credits to his name for an episode of American Dad! and three episodes of the Tron animated series.
His most recent TV work was as superhero antagonist Cicada in the series The Flash starring Grant Gustin.
Sister to Brittany Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears has been a household name since her days as the titular character on the Disney hit Zoey 101.
On Sweet Magnolias, she plays Noreen Fitzgibbons, the woman who brings the Townsends marriage to an end.
This is Jamie Lynn’s first role as a television series regular outside of Zoey 101.
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