EPISODE
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings - Season 1
This series presents eight different stories that celebrate family, faith, love, tolerance and giving ideally. The series offers more encounters in life and is inspired by Dolly Barton's country music catalog. Dolly offers more different tires in her life as she displays an important aspect of family life.
4 December 1951, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
15 March 1979, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
21 January 1942, Lubbock, Texas, USA
12 June 1957, Lansing, Michigan, USA
1963, Australia
6 February 1980, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
November 22, 2019
"Heartstrings" walks an interesting tightrope in these politically fraught times.
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.
November 21, 2019
Compelling, dramatic tales bring iconic song lyrics to life.
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
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 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
...immaculate, polished, freshly varnished sets...
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.
