The CW Orders Holiday Movie ‘The Waltons’ Thanksgiving’

If you are a fan of the original family drama The Waltons (and there a “mountain” of us – pun intended), you will recall the two-hour season two installment themed for Thanksgiving when Richard Thomas as John Boy Walton faced a health crisis. This time, the modern day Walton family on The CW eagerly prepares for the annual Harvest Festival Fair in town on The Waltons’ Thanksgiving, the second original movie based on the legendary 1972-81 CBS series.

The logline: Carnival rides, talent shows and pie contests come around every year, but at this year’s Harvest Festival Fair, a young boy arrives that will dramatically change the Waltons’ lives in ways that they could have never imagined.

The Waltons’ Thanksgiving stars Bellamy Young (Scandal) as Olivia, Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) as John Boy, Teddy Sears (The Flash) as John Sr., and Richard Thomas as adult John Boy, who narrates. The television movie is produced by Magnolia Hill Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, executive producer Sam Haskell, writer/co-executive producer Jim Strain, co-executive producer Hudson Hickman, producer Billy Levin, and producer Bobby Kelly. Joe Lazarov is the director/co-executive producer.

While nothing is confirmed, the expectations in this second The Waltons movie on The CW (following the initial fan response) is there will be seven Walton siblings again. The fifth of the seven children from the original series, Eric Scott as Ben, was oddly absent from The Waltons’ Homecoming.

The Waltons’ Homecoming, took home a 73rd Annual Christopher Award in Television, Cable and Streaming, as well as two Movie Guide Awards for the Epiphany Prize in Television and Bellamy Young for the Grace Prize in Television for most inspiring performance of the year. It was also the winner of the Environmental Media Association’s Green Seal Award for implementing sustainable practices and raising environmental awareness.