She’s Again! Jamie Lynn Spears Joins Netflix’s Candy Magnolias
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Greater than 10 years after her final performing gig, Jamie Lynn Spears is prepared for her close-up as soon as once more. The Zoey 101 star—and child sister to Britney Spears—has joined the solid of the Netflix collection Candy Magnolias. The streamer confirmed the information in a tweet.
Within the present primarily based on Sherryl Woods‘ ebook collection, Spears will play Noreen Fitzgibbons, a younger lady who units out to construct a brand new life for herself following a collection of not so nice selections. That is Spears’ first performing job because the Nickelodeon collection Zoey 101 resulted in 2008. Her different TV credit embody Miss Guided, Simply Jordan and All That.
In 2013, Spears launched her first single, “How May I Need Extra.” She made her return to Nickelodeon in 2018 in an episode of the Double Dare revival alongside her daughter Maddie. She competed towards All That veteran Josh Server for charity.
Candy Magnolias additionally stars Monica Potter, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley. In line with Deadline, Chris Klein and Justin Bruening additionally star. Potter, Elliott and Headley play three girls from South Carolina who had been finest mates since highschool and are nonetheless supporting one another to today.
Deadline studies Klein will play the city’s pediatrician who has an surprising fall from grace and Bruening will play a former baseball participant who arrived on the town on the lookout for a recent begin.
Ebook creator Woods is serving as an govt producer. Sheryl J. Anderson is showrunner and govt producer, Dan Paulson can also be govt producing. Norman Buckley is directing and on board as a co-executive producer.
No premiere date was introduced.