Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias digs into the triumphs and defeats of small-town living in the fictional Serenity, South Carolina.
When the series begins, best friends Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Helen Decatur (Heather Headley), and Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott) are facing their own various struggles.
Maddie is dealing with the fallout of her husband Bill (Chris Klein) cheating on her with nurse Noreen (Jamie Lynn Spears), getting her pregnant, and abandoning her and their three children.
Dana Sue is still struggling with her husband’s infidelity — which resulted in her throwing Ronnie (Brandon Quinn) out — and having a disastrous experience with a horrible employee at her restaurant.
Their stories have continued to progress in ways that have left the characters better off, but Helen’s story throughout all three seasons of the show has been one missed opportunity after another.
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