Lea Thompson Wants Switched at Birth Costar on The Chicken Sisters

Lea Thompson has a powerful bond along with her Switched at Start costars, a lot so she’d fortunately deliver one star over to Hallmark+’s The Hen Sisters if given the possibility.

“My first [choice] could be my different sort of sister spouse from Switched at Start, Constance Marie. I like her a lot,” Thompson, 63, completely informed Us Weekly of her prime choose for a attainable season 2 cameo. “I believe she’d be hilarious on this present.”

Thompson performed Kathryn Kennish, mom of Bay (Vanessa Marano), on Freeform’s Switched at Start. Marie, 59, portrayed Regina Vasquez, mom of Daphne (Katie Leclerc), on the drama from 2011 to 2017. On the present, Kathryn and Regina uncover that they aren’t the organic moms of their respective daughters, and their children had been switched shortly after being born.

Thompson, who has since appeared on a number of TV exhibits, famous that she’s had the “success of working with so many great folks” all through her profession, so mixing previous and current exhibits is one thing she’s open to.

The actress informed Us she’d even be excited to deliver her Spencer Sisters castmate Stacey Farber on board for future Hen Sisters episodes. “Stacey Farber is admittedly one other redhead in case they want one other pure redhead,” Thompson teased, referring to her CW costar.

In terms of Hallmark+’s new scripted sequence, The Hen Sisters, Thompson performs Nancy, who owns Frannie’s rooster restaurant with the assistance of her daughter-in-law, Amanda (Schuyler Fisk). Her rival Gus (Wendie Malick) runs Mimi’s rooster eatery and is Amanda’s mom. Gus’ different daughter, Mae (Genevieve Angelson), arrives again on the town simply in time to observe Nancy and Gus go head-to-head on the truth present Final Kitchen Conflict.

Whereas Us Weekly visited the present’s set in Canada earlier this 12 months, the actresses revealed their prime selections for season 2 cameos — even when the sequence hasn’t been picked up for one more 12 months simply but.

Malick, 73, had a number of nice former castmates to select from after starring on Frasier and Scorching in Cleveland.

“I instantly considered Enrico Colantoni, as a result of he’s Canadian and he might truly work up right here,” she informed Us completely, referring to her former Simply Shoot Me! costar, who additionally appeared on one episode of Scorching in Cleveland. “He’s additionally sensible and great, fabulous. He’d be nice, however I’d like to have Laura San Giacomo [from that series].”

Malick famous that “it could be enjoyable” to have Scorching in Cleveland stars Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli on the Hallmark+ present, calling all of them “nice.” (Scorching in Cleveland additionally starred Betty White, who died in December 2021 on the age of 99.)

Angelson, in the meantime, picked her Handmaid’s Story costar Bradley Whitford proper out the gate. “Bradley Whitford could be my No. 1 alternative for Hen Sisters,” she laughed. “He’s completely great.”

Angelson, 37, labored with Whitford, 64, on The Handmaid’s Story in 2022. She recalled when he was directing an episode that he’d “do one thing to interrupt the strain in essentially the most insane manner,” she liked.

The actress would additionally push for her former Flack castmate Anna Paquin to make a cameo. “My favourite sister relationship earlier than this was with Anna,” Angelson shared. “That was additionally a female-driven present. I believe it could be fairly humorous to have the entire British actors who had been on that play Southern [characters].”

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Fisk, for her half, desires “everybody” from The Child-Sitters Membership forged to cease by The Hen Sisters set. “Bre [Blair], Larisa [Oleynik] and Rachael [Leigh Cook] are in all probability those I see essentially the most and keep essentially the most in contact with,” Fisk, 42, informed Us. “Can we get all three of these women on right here?”

Whereas followers should wait some time to see if The Hen Sisters will get a season 2, the primary season premiered on Tuesday, September 10. The present follows rival fried rooster restaurant house owners as they compete on a actuality TV present to find out who actually has the perfect meals. Amid the competitors, the household drama surrounding Gus and her two daughters, Amanda and Mae, will bubble over.

The second episode of The Hen Sisters drops on Hallmark+ Thursday, September 12, with new episodes set to premiere each Thursday.