EPISODE
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings - Season 1
This series explores eight different stories that illustrate the reality of family, faith, love and tolerance. Inspired by the Dolly Barton Country Music Catalog In this series, Dolly features music about real life, family and love.
19 March 1951, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 May 1966, Delight, Arkansas, USA
4 December 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2 March 1988, Waterloo, Iowa, USA
19 July 1988, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
6 June 1977, Miami, Florida, USA
January 10, 1981 in Willoughby, Ohio, USA
30 July 1956, Orlando, Florida, USA
16 November 1974, Fridley, Minnesota, USA
November 23, 2019
What the scripts lack, the actors try to make up for with wry looks, lip-biting and - if trying to be sexy - constant gentle undulation. But everything is terrible, and not even bad enough to be good.
November 22, 2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings won't be the most revolutionary drama anthology you've seen, but it's well-acted and a fine series to warm your heart on a cold winter day.
November 22, 2019
"Heartstrings" walks an interesting tightrope in these politically fraught times.
November 25, 2019
Heartstrings is an acquired taste, it's true. But [Dolly] Parton herself is a universally adored figure that you wish were available to call you sugar and sing you a lullaby as you softly cry yourself to sleep for the 280th time this year.
November 22, 2019
...immaculate, polished, freshly varnished sets...
November 21, 2019
Compelling, dramatic tales bring iconic song lyrics to life.
November 22, 2019
The most objectionable thing about Dolly Parton's Heartstrings is its length. There is no good reason why even an excellent show adapted from three-minute-long country songs would need to have 80-minute long episodes.
November 20, 2019
Heartstrings is a great conceit tangled up in a cheap execution. By stretching Parton's songs beyond their breaking point, and stuffing the minutes with tangential fluff, the producers end up softening the impact of her heartbreaking stories.
