Exclusive: Joanna Garcia Swisher is expanding her lifestyle platform The Happy Place with the launch of her producing banner THP Entertainment, which she co-owns with longtime business partner and co-founder Kate Gordon.
Garcia Swisher is an actress, producer, television host, and entrepreneur known for her role in the Netflix film. sweet magnoliaABC's once upon a time Reba McIntyre's comedy series of the same name airs on The CW. Gordon is a talent entrepreneur with extensive experience in talent management, sports/media production, digital content creation, and e-commerce product development.
Garcia Swisher and Gordon launched The Happy Place as a lifestyle digital and social media platform that celebrates spaces, places, and moments that bring joy and a sense of community to all visitors. THP says the site has nearly 1 million subscribers and its social media accounts reached more than 4.8 million people in the last month alone. The production banner is an extension of the site's book club THP Reads, which focuses on bringing selected stories to life through television and film.
The script's first choice is a THP Reads March 2022 Pick. ladies, produced by Black Label Media. This romantic drama stars Garcia Swisher and sweet magnolia. Based on the novel by Lauren Edmondson, the series follows a senator's wife and adult daughters as they navigate the dangerous balance between their private and public lives after the senator dies in dangerous circumstances.
“The Happy Place is a place where we feel inspired and connected through each other's life experiences. We are always in awe of our community,” Garcia-Swisher and Gordon said in a joint statement to Deadline. “THP Reads has become something we all enjoy together every month. We bring this collective excitement surrounding the books we read to life on screen in a way we can all be proud and excited about. It felt like a natural extension.”
Swisher is currently starring in a Netflix drama sweet magnolia as “Maddie Townsend”. Season 4 of the show is currently in production, and she will return as host. Ultimatum: Queer Love. In movies, she most recently starred in a Vince Vaughn movie. Campbell family Christmas.
Garcia Swisher and The Happy Place are both repped by Untitled Entertainment, UTA, YMU Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham.