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Netflix’s Firefly Lane recently concluded with the second part of season 2 on April 27 titled “Season 2, Part 2: The Final Chapter.” Told through flashbacks, the series follows the tumultuous friendship between Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke) spanning 30 years of many, many ups and downs. With the various timelines, this makes for a large ensemble cast. While you mourn the ending of the beloved series, here are 8 movies to stream featuring the Firefly Lane cast.
Breakthrough (2019) – Ali Skovbye (Young Tully)
Who else is in it: Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace, Marcel Ruiz, Josh Lucas, Dennis Haysbert, Mike Colter, Sam Trammell, Maddy Martin
Synopsis: “When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Plex
Fear of Rain (2021) – Katherine Heigl (Tully)
Who else is in it: Harry Connick Jr., Madison Iseman, Israel Broussard, Eugenie Bondurant, Julia Vasi, Enuka Okuma, Chiara D’Ambrosio
Synopsis: “A girl living with schizophrenia struggles with terrifying hallucinations as she begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. The only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Plex, Prime Video
In God I Trust (2018) – Roan Curtis (Young Kate)
Who else is in it: Marc Senior, John Cassini, Steven Roberts, Melissa Roxburgh, Jenn MacLean-Angus, Bilal, Cameron Bancroft, Daryl Shuttleworth
Synopsis: “Redemption, violence, and faith define a young black man, a reckless white nationalist, and a pair of traveling vacationers during a random encounter within northern Idaho.”
Where to watch: Plex, Prime Video
Love By Chance (2016) – Beau Garrett (Cloud)
Who else is in it: Benjamin Ayres, Brenda Strong, John Cassini, Garwin Sanford, Zahf Paroo, Marci T. House, Pete Graham, Preston Vanderslice
Synopsis: “Claire, an ambitious pastry chef, is busy running her new restaurant, but her meddling mom is preoccupied with her lack of love life. Without her knowledge, Claire’s mother finds her the perfect man, but when Claire finds out it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it could ruin the relationship.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Hallmark, Plex, Vudu
Prom Pact (2023) – Chelah Horsdal (Margie)
Who else is in it: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Blake Draper, Milo Manheim, Monique Green, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Margaret Cho, Nolen Dubuc, David S. Jung, Christopher Shyer, Arica Himmel,
Synopsis: “It’s prom season, but Mandy’s focused on her dream college, until a tutoring job changes everything.”
Where to watch: Disney+
The Way We Weren’t (2019) – Ben Lawson (Johnny)
Who else is in it: Fiona Gubelmann, Alyssa Diaz, Amber Stevens West, Tobin Bell, Harriet Dyer, Patricia Belcher, Keith Powell, Ronnie Gene Blevins
Synopsis: “Two people meet just after their previous relationships have imploded, so in an effort to make themselves more appealing, they exaggerate, fib and outright lie, and after they move in together all the deception unravels.”
Where to watch: Plex, Prime Video, Tubi
Unseen (2023) Jolene Purdy (Justine)
Who else is in it: Midori Francis, Missi Pyle, Ren Hanami, Michael Patrick Lane, Nicholas X. Parsons
Synopsis: “Sam receives a call from Emily, a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. She must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes using video call.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Redbox
The Wrong Missy (2020) – Sarah Chalke (Kate)
Who else is in it: David Spade, Lauren Lapkus, Molly Sims, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Jared Sandler, Bobby Lee, Jonathan Loughran, Chris Witaske, Jorge Garcia, Candace Smith, Geoff Pierson
Synopsis: “Tim thinks he’s invited the woman of his dreams on a work retreat to Hawaii, realizing too late he mistakenly texted someone from a nightmare blind date.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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