Netflix orders two female-led soapy romance dramas as it tries Hallmark-style programs

The Hollywood Reporter

The streaming service has given straight-to-series orders to Virgin River, based on Robyn Carr’s small town-set 20-book series that has sold more than 13 million copies about a nurse practitioner who moves to a remote California town. Netflix also picked up Sweet Magnolias, based on Sherryl Woods' 11-book series about two female friends in South Carolina.