‘A Harvest Homecoming’ premieres on GAF

Category: Television and Streaming

The new fall drama movie, A Harvest Homecoming, is filled with family antics as Drew Granger and his sister Della (Trevor Donavan and Sarah Fisher) come back to their childhood home in Chestnut Hollow for different reasons. When they get there they learn their parents are planning on expanding their orchard and mill instead of retiring. This is news to the siblings.

Drew has come back for a two-week temporary job substituting at the local school, and Della has come home because she is undecided about her future. Drew figures he will spend some time with his family, work the two weeks, then leave for greener pastures. What he doesn’t plan on is Lainie (Jessica Lowndes), the woman his parents just hired to help expand their family business. 

Drew and Lainie get off to a rocky start, but with her son Aiden in Drew’s class, they see more of each other than they originally planned. Plus, Drew befriends the lad who has just moved to town and doesn’t know anyone. Drew and Aiden become pals, and at the same time the relationship between Drew and Lainie takes on a new dimension. This was not in Drew’s plan. He was not supposed to fall in love. He had a strict roadmap for his life and she was definitely not part of it.

So, what is a guy to do? Follow his dreams or his heart? Or will they merge and become one?

Well, this being a wholesome family story on GAF, we all know what the outcome will be. After all, that is why we turn into this network, for wholesome, family entertainment. But the way their relationship grows has some cute aspects. And while the family business is expanding, both siblings feel more comfortable with their parents’ decision.

Both Lowndes and Donovan are also executive producers on the film. And, quite frankly, their pairing on screen is perfect. They make an attractive couple whose cuteness is matched by their own desires to do what is best for their families. After all, Lainie comes with Aiden. It’s a two-fer situation.

This is a sweet little film for the fall season. Every set is decked out in fall colors with plenty of leaves decorating the walls and everywhere. (I defy anyone to try to guess how many orange leaves the set decorators used in the making of this film.) Plus the fall scenery with all the fall colors makes a great backdrop for this story of leaving the old dreams behind and making new ones.

A Harvest Homecoming premieres Saturday, September 30, 2023 on GAF. It is a good way to bring in the fall season. 

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