Country music legend Dolly Parton is breaking into television with NBC. Her production company has agreed to create multiple TV movies for the peacock network.
The deal was announced today during the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena. It covers multiple movies produced by Magnolia Hill Entertainment’s Sam Haskell with Warner Bros. TV. Each movie will run two hours and are inspired by Parton’s songs and her life.
“I don’t know anyone in the world who doesn’t love Dolly Parton, and the idea of developing television movies inspired by her incredible life and the stories she has sung about for decades is exciting to all of us at NBC,” Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. “I hope we will create some uplifting movies that the entire family can enjoy together, a genre of programming that still seems largely untapped on television.”
Parton said that she is happy to work with Greenblatt again, since he produced the BRoadway version of 9 To 5 with her and Haskell. “We want to create projects for NBC that are both fun and inspirational with a family audience in mind,” she added.
It’s not clear when the first movie will air or if Parton will appear in any of them. She has worked as an actress in the past, earning Golden Globe nods for 9 To 5 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
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