THE CHICKEN SISTERS is a drama series by Hallmark that explores a family torn apart after taking opposing sides of a 100-year town feud. After marrying the heir of her family’s rival chicken shop, Amanda’s mother disowns her. After years of this strained relationship, tensions ease when a reality TV show comes to town to highlight the feud and award the best chicken shop $100,000. Initially, the two shops play nice, and relationships begin to mend, but Sabrina, the show host, stirs up drama for good TV, reigniting the longstanding divide.

Over 100 years ago, two sisters had a falling out, causing them to split their famous chicken restaurant into two rival businesses. A major rift took over their small town, which grew stronger every day. Nobody knows this better than Amanda, whose family disowned her for running Mimi’s Chicken after marrying the heir to Frannie’s Chicken. Though Amanda chose her husband over this longstanding feud, lately, she wonders if she made the right choice. With the chicken shop financially struggling and her husband being more deadbeat than ever, Amanda takes matters into her own hands when she signs up Mimi’s and Frannie’s to compete on the reality TV show KITCHEN CLASH.

To Amanda’s surprise, the reality show accepts the town, which causes a whole new set of problems as she must work with both sides of her family and force them to play nice. Not only does she have to convince her mom, Gus (who is extremely committed to the feud), to join the show, but she also must deal with her hotshot sister, Mae, who returns to town to help.

As shooting for the show begins, everything seems like smooth sailing, and both restaurants will benefit from the publicity—not to mention the $100,000 prize. However, Sabrina, the show’s host, stirs up drama for the sake of TV. She secretly records Amanda revealing an embarrassing secret from Mae’s past. When Mae finds out, she’s furious, reigniting the bitter rivalry between the two sides.

Mae destroys Mimi’s sign, which Amanda had painted and was her only link to the shop. Amanda retaliates by ruining Mimi’s sweet tea, causing them to miss the lunch rush. In return, Mae buys out all the chicken from their supplier, forcing Frannie’s to buy its stock at a 30% markup. Amanda returns fire by breaking into Mimi’s at night and destroying hundreds of dollars worth of supplies.

Meanwhile, Sabrina has spurred relational tension as well, causing problems between the mother-son owners of Frannie’s and igniting an extramarital relationship between Amanda and Mimi’s new chef. Unfortunately, by the end of Episode 3, tensions are at an all-time high as these tensions explode, making great TV for Sabrina.

The first three episodes of THE CHICKEN SISTERS ae an entertaining and expose the depths hatred can ignite when hate festers within the heart. Though Amanda and her family ultimately love each other, at the end of the day, their commitment to this longstanding feud costs them hundreds of dollars and causes significant emotional pain. Furthermore, the show reveals the toxicity of the entertainment industry and the lengths some people will go to for the sake of good TV.

Nevertheless, Episode 1 to 3 of Season 1 of THE CHICKEN SISTERS includes strong biblical messaging emphasizing redemption, forgiveness, and the value of family. Furthermore, the main characters realize that fame and money aren’t worth the feud’s cost of continuing to harm the ones they love. The show, however, is marred by continuous immoral choices, multiple scenes of drunkenness and moderate foul language. Thus MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children and teens.