Newly minted rock star and musical Mexican pizza enthusiast Dolly Parton delivered her wholesome Netflix holiday special Christmas on the Square back in 2020, and if that wasn't enough cheer for you, you're in for another helping this winter.
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas, which is described as a "modern-day musical about the making of a network TV special," has just been greenlit by NBC, where the artist signed a development deal in 2015.
A synopsis for the forthcoming special reads [via Deadline]:
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas is the frenetic backstage story and delightful on-camera results of Dolly's desire to uplift an exhausted world's spirits by sharing the unique "mountain magic" she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas. Throughout the movie's production numbers and rehearsal chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Men. When it's time for her big special to air live, a renewed and inspired Dolly goes rogue and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realization that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future.
Parton's Sandollar Productions has teamed with Warner Bros. Television and Magnolia Hill Productions for the project, alongside writer David Rambo, who will serve as executive producer with Parton and Sam Haskell. Billy Levin and Bobby Kelly also join the production team, while Hudson Hickman will co-executive produce.
So far, the special has no firm release date, but it's probably a safe bet that it will be hitting our screens around December.
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas, which is described as a "modern-day musical about the making of a network TV special," has just been greenlit by NBC, where the artist signed a development deal in 2015.
A synopsis for the forthcoming special reads [via Deadline]:
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas is the frenetic backstage story and delightful on-camera results of Dolly's desire to uplift an exhausted world's spirits by sharing the unique "mountain magic" she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas. Throughout the movie's production numbers and rehearsal chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Men. When it's time for her big special to air live, a renewed and inspired Dolly goes rogue and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realization that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future.
Parton's Sandollar Productions has teamed with Warner Bros. Television and Magnolia Hill Productions for the project, alongside writer David Rambo, who will serve as executive producer with Parton and Sam Haskell. Billy Levin and Bobby Kelly also join the production team, while Hudson Hickman will co-executive produce.
So far, the special has no firm release date, but it's probably a safe bet that it will be hitting our screens around December.