season 1), the sous chef at Sullivan's and a mentor to Isaac Brandon Quinn as Ronnie Sullivan (season 2; guest season 1), Dana Sue's estranged husband and Annie's father Recurring Chris Medlin as Isaac Downey, a member of the kitchen staff at Sullivan's. He recently moved to Serenity to find his birth father and mother. We later discover that his parents are Peggy and Bill Bianca Berry Tarantino as Katie Townsend, Maddie and Bill's only daughter and youngest child Frank Oakley III as Harlan Bixby, the assistant coach of Serenity High School baseball team Allison Gabriel as Mary Vaughn Lewis, the mayor's wife and adversary of the Sweet Magnolias Simone Lockhart as Nellie Lewis, Mary Vaughn's daughter. She has a crush on Kyle Brittany L. Smith as Peggy Martin Tracey Bonner as Pastor June Wilkes Charles Lawlor as Collins Littlefield Harlan Drum as Caroline "CeCe" Matney, Ty's love interest Sam Ashby as Jackson Lewis, Ty's baseball rival teammate and Mary Vaughn's son Hunter Burke as Trotter Vidhyarkorn, Cal's best friend who works at The Corner Spa as a yoga instructor Al-Jaleel Knox as Gabe Weatherspoon, Ty's best friend and baseball teammate Michael Shenefelt as Ryan Wingate, Helen's on-and-off boyfriend Michael May as Simon Spry, Annie's friend Caroline Lagerfelt as Paula Vreeland, Maddie's Mom Chase Anderson as Jeremy Reynolds, Dana Sue's suitor Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2020) Season 2 (2022) Production Development On September 27, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was based on the Sweet Magnolias book series by Sherryl Woods and executive producers were expected to include Woods, Sheryl J. Anderson, and Dan Paulson. Anderson was also set to serve as the series' showrunner. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Daniel L. Paulson Productions. The series premiered on May 19, 2020. Norman Buckley directed six of the episodes and served as co-executive producer. On July 23, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which premiered on February 4, 2022. On May 4, 2022, Netflix renewed the series for a third season. Casting On May 20, 2019, Monica Potter, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley were announced as the leads. On July 1, 2019, it was reported that Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Justin Bruening had joined the cast as series regulars. On August 1,