Reba To Star In ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ TV Series
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Reba McEntire performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images,)
Yesterday, Variety reported that a series based on Fried Green Tomatoes is in the works at NBC. Reba McEntire is slated to star and Norman Lear will executive produce.
The project is described as a modernization of the 1987 Fannie Flagg novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and the 1991 movie. The plot focuses on present-day Idgie Threadgoode (played by Mary Stuart Masterson in the film and McEntire in this project) “returns to Whistle Stop after a decade away, she must wrestle with a changed town, estranged daughter, faltering cafe and life-changing secret.”
Fried Green Tomatoes (along with another 1991 film, Thelma & Louise) were said)to be inspirations to the Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl” song and video.
Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.
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