‘The Waltons’ Movie at The CW Casts the Rest of the Walton Family

The CW has filled out its Walton family for the upcoming TV movie “The Waltons’ Homecoming.”Ben Lawson will play family patriarch John Walton Sr., joining the previously announced Bellamy Young (Olivia Walton), Logan Shroyer (John Boy) and original cast member Richard Thomas, who will narrate as older John Boy.The other new cast additions include Marcelle Le Blanc (Mary Ellen), Christian Finlayson (Jason), Tatum Matthew (Erin), Samuel Goergen (Jim Bob), Callaway Corrick (Elizabeth), Rebecca Coon (Grandma Walton), Alpha Trivette (Grandpa Walton), Marilyn McCoo (Sister Harriet) and Billy Davis Jr. (Brother William).Timed to the 50th anniversary of the original movie that launched the series, “The Waltons’ Homecoming” will revisit the franchise and will air during the holiday season.The film is set in the 1933 Depression Era and told through the eyes of John Boy. Here is the full description:His mother expects John Boy to help her raise his sisters and brothers, ...