Q 01/05

On which streaming service did Sweet Magnolias premiere in May 2020?

A) Hulu

B) Netflix

C) Amazon Prime Video

D) Hallmark Channel

Answer · why

B) Netflix

It arrived as a full ten-episode season on May 19, 2020, alongside Netflix's other Deadline-announced novel adaptation, Virgin River.

Q 02/05

Who developed Sweet Magnolias for television and served as its original showrunner?

A) Shonda Rhimes

B) Sue Tenney

C) Sheryl J. Anderson

D) Robyn Carr

Answer · why

C) Sheryl J. Anderson

Anderson wrote most season finales and shares an executive producer credit with novelist Sherryl Woods and Dan Paulson.

Q 03/05

Which novelist wrote the books the series is based on?

A) Sherryl Woods

B) Debbie Macomber

C) Nora Roberts

D) Robyn Carr

Answer · why

A) Sherryl Woods

Woods has published more than 110 romance and mystery novels since 1982 and is an executive producer on the show.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the fictional South Carolina town where the show is set?

A) Harmony

B) Serenity

C) Tranquility

D) Charity

Answer · why

B) Serenity

The town name also shows up in the book titles: the fourth novel is Welcome to Serenity.

Q 05/05

Who plays Maddie Townsend?

A) Brooke Elliott

B) Heather Headley

C) JoAnna Garcia Swisher

D) Jamie Lynn Spears

Answer · why

C) JoAnna Garcia Swisher

Garcia Swisher was a late addition, cast in August 2019 after the original lead left the project.