Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifetime movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.

Series details

• Title: Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family
• Premiere date: 2015-12-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-11-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17091

Cast and credited roles

• Jennifer Nettles — Avie Lee Parton
• Rick Schroder — Robert Lee Parton
• Gerald McRaney — Rev. Jake Owens
• Alyvia Alyn Lind — Young Dolly Parton
• Dolly Parton — Dolly Parton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2015: premiered 2015-12-10; final listed air date 2015-12-10; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-11-30; final listed air date 2016-11-30; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.