with an infant son, and Dinah had a friend named Margot, who enjoyed the 1940s era and its fashions in particular. In the series' final episode, Hattie married an old friend of the family and Russell quit the Ridley Center to take a job as a police officer. Most of the third season was spent in Denver, Colorado, but—much like Touched by an Angel—it was filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cast Main Gerald McRaney as Russell Greene Wendy Phillips as Claire Greene Austin O'Brien as Josh Greene Sarah Schaub as Dinah Greene Celeste Holm as Hattie Greene Eddie Karr as Nathaniel Greene Eugene Byrd as Lawrence "L.T." Taggert Jr. (season 3) Kathryne Dora Brown as Shamaya Taggert (season 3) Michael Flynn as Principal Vincent Peters (season 3) Tinsley Grimes as Bobbie Wagner (season 3) Ashleigh Norman as Margot Noteworthy (season 3) Recurring Ossie Davis as Erasmus Jones Suzzanne Douglas as Dr. Rebecca Dixon (seasons 1-2) Kamar de los Reyes as Leon Flores (season 3) Della Reese as Tess John Dye as Andrew Richard Thomas as Joe Greene Roma Downey as Monica Episodes Production The pilot episode was filmed in the spring of 1996 by the crew of Touched by an Angel at the conclusion of production of the latter's second season. The pilot episode took place primarily in the fictional town of Chickory Creek, Kentucky but the actual location was Springville, Utah. Because Touched by an Angel continued production for a third season, a new crew was hired for production of the Promised Land series. In the meantime, parts of the pilot episode were re-written and two characters from the original pilot episode were recast. Originally, the part of Hattie Greene was played by Peg Phillips. Celeste Holm replaced her in the cast. The part of Nathaniel Greene was also recast with Eddie Karr playing the role in the new version of the pilot and throughout the series. The newly hired crew of Promised Land spent six days reshooting portions of the pilot episode in July 1996. The storyline of the series called for the Greene family to travel throughout the United States, so northern Utah served as a stand-in for many states. As was the case with Touched by an Angel, the crew's filming locations were usually within a two-hour drive from downtown Salt Lake City. However, during each of the first two seasons, three episodes were filmed