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What’s on Chip and Joanna’s new network
HGTV superstar couple Chip and Joanna Gaines of “Fixer-Upper” fame are expanding their rapidly growing empire into Magnolia Network. A collaboration between the duo and Discovery, they will not appear on-camera in every Magnolia show — but they’ll be involved in development (and appear in many of them). Shows that don’t feature the Gaines’ include other people with businesses and lives that have similar sensibilities (design, cooking, and farming).
While Magnolia won’t officially launch on linear TV until January 2022, a full slate of Magnolia originals will roll outl July 15, along with a Magnolia app.
In addition to the complete library of “Fixer Upper” episodes and new spinoff show “Fixer Upper: Welcome Home,” here’s what you can expect from Magnolia programming — some of which is already available to preview on Discovery’s new streamer, discovery+.
“Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines”
Premiere date: now available
This series which is currently airing on discovery+, follows Joanna — who has also published several cookbooks — cooking her favorite recipes and explaining their roots. Featured dishes include fatayer, from her Lebanese heritage; comfort food such as parmesan chicken; and fettuccine alfredo.
“Mind For Design”
Premier date: now available as a preview episode
This new series follows interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn as he takes on projects with a variety of budgets and scopes. The entire series will be available at an unannounced later date (presumably around the July launch).
“Growing Floret”
Premiere date: currently available as a preview episode
This series follows Chris and Erin Benzakein as they run, expand and rehabilitate their family business, Floret Farms, in Washington State’s Skagit River Valley. The rest of the show will be available at an unannounced later date.
“Home on the Road With Johnnyswim”
Premiere date: first full season premieres Friday, Feb 19
The five-episode season of this new show follows the music duo Johnnyswimm — which consists of Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez — as they document their three-month cross country tour with their growing family.
“The Lost Kitchen”
Premiere date: currently available
This series follows Erin French as she returns to her hometown of Freedom, Maine and opens her restaurant The Lost Kitchen, which has an all-women staff. It’s a quirky place — would-be diners make reservations by sending postcards. “In the early days of creating [Magnolia Network] we knew we wanted to showcase people who are risk-takers, who are overcomers and who are making the most out of life. Erin is all of those things and more,” Joanna Gaines wrote in an Instagram post about the show.
“Family Dinner”
Premiere date: new preview episodes out Feb 26
Host Andrew Zimmern travels across America to investigate how cultural and regional factors effect the way in which people eat.
“Homegrown”
Premiere date: available as a preview episode
Series follows Atlanta farmer Jamila Norman as she helps families transform their backyard spaces into farms and begin growing their own food.
“The Fieldhouse”
Premiere date: available as a preview episode
Series follows owner Justin Bane and his staff at The Fieldhouse fitness facility in Abilene, TX, as they help clients tackle challenges.
“First Time Fixer”
Premiere date: available as a preview episode
Chip and Joanna pass the torch to first-time house renovators.
“Ranch to Table”
Premiere date: preview episode is out Feb. 19
This pilot will feature cattle rancher and entrepreneur Elizabeth Poett as she runs her family’s 14,000-acre ranch and shares her regional dishes.
“Inn The Works”
Premier date: available as a preview episode
This series follows Lindsey Kurowski and her team at Knotty Pine as they renovate various inns such as the historic Oak Knoll Lodge in Big Bear Lake, Calif. in the Feb 12 episode.
“Breaking New Ground: Expanding the Silos” Premiere date: Feb 26
Follows the Gaine’s journey to growing the Silo grounds in their hometown of Waco.
“I hadn’t remembered it at all. When I got the script I read it with completely fresh eyes and it was a real education for me.”
— Keeley Hawes (right) who plays DCI Caroline Goode in the movie “Honour,” on the real-life 2006 honor-killing case in England on which it’s based. “Honour” is available on Britbox.