

Johnny allows this friendship to thrive, to take up so much of their marriage, to take up so much of their life because he loves both of them as well. “I think the real strength of the piece is it’s not just Kate and Tully. “That was actually my greatest fear in allowing this piece to be adapted because it was just so important for me that a man did not come between these two, that a man was not the reason for their angst or their joy or anything because we’ve seen that a lot,” Hannah told TheWrap. We thought it would be fun to play with the audience’s expectations.”Īuthor Kristin Hannah made sure to advise Friedman to not let a man come between such a strong female friendship, since that didn’t happen in her book either. She gets dressed, and the veil is there behind her because it’s Marah’s veil. “She just happens to be wearing a white slip because she’s getting dressed. “We wanted to direct the audience a little bit and have them wonder, ‘Is Tully going to marry Johnny? Is she gonna marry Danny? What’s happening?’” showrunner Maggie Friedman told TheWrap. 1 in Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings at launch.‘Firefly Lane’ Showrunner Wanted to ‘Stay True’ to Book’s Ending and ‘Come Full Circle’


Peter O’Fallon directed and executive produced the first episode.Katherine Heigl stars in and executive produced Firefly Lane.Kristin Hannah is co-executive producer.

Stephanie Germain and Lee Rose also executive produce.The series is written, executive produced and ran by Friedman.When an unthinkable betrayal breaks them apart, the two women go their separate ways and it’s unclear whether they will ever be able to reconcile. Firefly Lane centers on Kate and Tully, who meet as young girls and become inseparable best friends throughout thirty years of ups and downs, successes and failures, depression and disappointments.
