After Percy's (Alison Elliott) release from prison, with no family and nowhere to go, she relocates to the small town of Gilead, Maine to escape her past. Working as a waitress in the Spitfire Grill, run by cantankerous Hannah (Ellen Burstyn) and Shelby (Marcia Gay Harden), her dark secrets are revealed, including the secrets of Percy's mysterious past.
Directed by
Lee David Zlotoff
Written by
Lee David Zlotoff
Starring
Alison Elliott (Percy Talbott); Ellen Burstyn (Hannah Ferguson); Marcia Gay Harden (Shelby Goddard); Will Patton (Nahum Goddard); Kieran Mulroney (Joe Sperling); Gailard Sartain (Sheriff Gary Walsh); John M. Jackson (Johnny B. / Eli); Louise De Cormier (Effy Katshaw); Ida Griesemer (Rebecca Goddard); Lincoln Grow (Molly Goddard); Emerson Grow (Molly Goddard); Lisa Louise Langford (Jolene); Forrest Murray (Stuart); Patty Smith (Customer #1); Faith Catlin (Neighbor). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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