New Netflix motion picture will inform viral tale of grandma that unintentionally welcomed an unfamiliar person to Thanksgiving supper

Netflix is bringing a viral tweet that charmed the internet to the small screen-- a heartwarming Thanksgiving misunderstanding is being made right into a flick by the streamer, Range records.

The movie will comply with the real-life tale of Wanda Bench and Jamal Hinton, which went viral on Twitter in 2016, when Arizona grandmother Bench thought she was texting her grandson to examine if he was concerning Thanksgiving supper. Nevertheless, she quickly discovered she had the incorrect number as well as had really texted high school senior Hinton-- he accepted the invite anyway, as well as they've commemorated the vacation together since.

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The movie doesn't have a confirmed director or cast yet, yet the manuscript will certainly be written by Abdul Williams.

We are thrilled to share our story with the globe, Bench and Hinton claimed in a joint declaration. We hope it influences even more people to get to out as well as make connections that they wouldn't usually make. We are so blessed to locate a genuine friendship combined by God from a mistaken text message.

Both have actually taken to Twitter yearly since 2016 to share their yearly reunions, with Hinton's partner and also family currently being invited along.

This isn't the very first time a tweet has been developed into an attribute film-- Zola, which was launched last year and also starred Taylor Paige, Riley Keogh, and Nicholas Braun, was based on a viral Twitter thread from 2015.

The Thanksgiving Text doesn't have a launch day yet, yet we can assume it will arrive at the banner sometime around Turkey Day. In the meanwhile, fill up out your watch listing with our picks of the the finest Netflix motion pictures that you can enjoy now.