WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANNER Finds a Home on TLC; To Premiere in Early 2013

TLC announced today that it recently completed production on WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR, a new ten part series that provides viewers a window into a trailer park in Myrtle Beach. Each sixty-minute episode follows the daily drama of these quirky Southern residents with wildly different personalities as their lives collide in this proud, tight knit community.

WELCOME TO MYRTLE MANOR is produced by The Weinstein Company and Jupiter Entertainment for TLC and will premiere in early 2013.

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