Sweet Serenity, indeed, Magnolia lovers! (Warning: Spoilers ahead!)
Halfway through Sweet Magnolias season four, viewers got what they’d been waiting years for: Helen and Erik finally gave into their intense chemistry and feelings and became a couple.
Of course, the road to coupledom was rocky given that at the beginning of season four, Helen was dating Alex, the contractor for Sullivan and Friends, while Erik was dating Genevieve, who we first met last season. Eventually both couples broke up, but that wasn’t the instigator for Helen and Erik getting together. Instead, it was a natural disaster—and the most epic of rescues—that saw the lawyer and the chef finally admit their feelings to each other and act on them.
By the end of the season, Helen and Erik had gotten engaged—but in many ways, their love story is just beginning. Sweet Magnolias hasn’t been renewed yet for season five, but showrunner and executive producer Sheryl Anderson has already been thinking of what their journey looks like going forward.
Meanwhile, as for Maddie and Cal, they are as solid as they’ve ever been following a tumultuous chain of events (Bill’s death, Bill’s mother coming to town, and Cal’s stressful new job as partner at Sullivan and Friends). But by the end of season four, Maddie had all but accepted an offer to work at a independent publishing house in New York City. Will she and Cal and the family be able to make long-distance work? Will they all move? And is Maddie’s “dream job” really all its cracked up to be?
To that end, Anderson got on Zoom with us to talk about it all—including the Easter eggs you probably missed—and what’s next in a possible season five. Grab a margarita (or a milkshake) and read on.
