According to the network’s official announcement, MacDowell is set to play Del Landry, the matriarch of the Landry family and a pillar of the close-knit community of her small, Canadian farm town. A tragic event forever changed her family and forced her daughter Kat to move away.

After years of being estranged, Kat decides to move back to her hometown with her teenage daughter. As the series proceeds, the three generations of women will “embark on an enlightening journey to find their way back to each other and learn important lessons about their family’s past.”

The Way Home will premiere on Hallmark in 2023, and it’s the first new series to get a pickup at Hallmark since 2016. Lisa Hamilton Daly, the executive VP of programming for Crown Media Family Networks described MacDowell as “a perfect Del Landry”, adding they can’t wait to see her bring this character to life.

MacDowell is attached to several more projects right now, including movies The Other Zoe, Red Right Hand, and My Happy Ending.

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Kaling’s take on the 1994 classic follows a new generation of friends who reunite in London for a wedding before everything turns upside down.

According to the official synopsis “relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused” in the TV adaptation of the beloved rom-com.

Four Weddings and a Funeral will premiere on Hulu on July 31st, and it will consist of a total of 12 episodes. The Game of Thrones veteran Nathalie Emmanuel will take on the lead role, and she’ll be joined by the cast of promising young actors, including Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Brandon Mychal Smith, and John Reynolds. They will be joined by Andie MacDowell, the star of the original film.

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One of the most classic British comedies is being remade in an American context.

Four Weddings and a Funeral starred Hugh Grant who, along with his closest friends, is looking for love. The 20-something-year-old thinks he may have found it in Andie MacDowell who is American.

Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project is now recreating the story for Hulu in series form and plans to swap the nationalities of the leading cast.

Game of Thrones star, Nathalie Emmanuel, has been cast as the lead of the (now American) crew who venture to London for a wedding.

The rest of the cast includes Brandon Mychal Smith (You’re the Worst), Zoe Boyle (Frontier), Jennie Jacques (Vikings), Harish Patel (Run Fatboy Run), Guz Khan (Finding Fatima), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Mindy Project), and John Reynolds (Stranger Things).

In a connection to the original film, Kaling has now also brought MacDowell on board as a recurring character, playing one of the other’s mothers.

Production will begin next year.

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According to the network’s official announcement, MacDowell is set to play Del Landry, the matriarch of the Landry family and a pillar of the close-knit community of her small, Canadian farm town. A tragic event forever changed her family and forced her daughter Kat to move away.

After years of being estranged, Kat decides to move back to her hometown with her teenage daughter. As the series proceeds, the three generations of women will “embark on an enlightening journey to find their way back to each other and learn important lessons about their family’s past.”

The Way Home will premiere on Hallmark in 2023, and it’s the first new series to get a pickup at Hallmark since 2016. Lisa Hamilton Daly, the executive VP of programming for Crown Media Family Networks described MacDowell as “a perfect Del Landry”, adding they can’t wait to see her bring this character to life.

MacDowell is attached to several more projects right now, including movies The Other Zoe, Red Right Hand, and My Happy Ending.

The post Andie MacDowell Joins Hallmark Series “The Way Home” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Kaling’s take on the 1994 classic follows a new generation of friends who reunite in London for a wedding before everything turns upside down.

According to the official synopsis “relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused” in the TV adaptation of the beloved rom-com.

Four Weddings and a Funeral will premiere on Hulu on July 31st, and it will consist of a total of 12 episodes. The Game of Thrones veteran Nathalie Emmanuel will take on the lead role, and she’ll be joined by the cast of promising young actors, including Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Brandon Mychal Smith, and John Reynolds. They will be joined by Andie MacDowell, the star of the original film.

The post First Trailer for “Four Weddings and a Funeral” is Here! appeared first on EverydayKoala.

One of the most classic British comedies is being remade in an American context.

Four Weddings and a Funeral starred Hugh Grant who, along with his closest friends, is looking for love. The 20-something-year-old thinks he may have found it in Andie MacDowell who is American.

Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project is now recreating the story for Hulu in series form and plans to swap the nationalities of the leading cast.

Game of Thrones star, Nathalie Emmanuel, has been cast as the lead of the (now American) crew who venture to London for a wedding.

The rest of the cast includes Brandon Mychal Smith (You’re the Worst), Zoe Boyle (Frontier), Jennie Jacques (Vikings), Harish Patel (Run Fatboy Run), Guz Khan (Finding Fatima), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Mindy Project), and John Reynolds (Stranger Things).

In a connection to the original film, Kaling has now also brought MacDowell on board as a recurring character, playing one of the other’s mothers.

Production will begin next year.

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