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Sweet Homes press kit
Four friends, two families and one wooded lot on Smith Lake, Alabama. Sweet Homes follows them all the way to a finished lake house.
Fact sheet
The same facts, in the same words, everywhere the show is described.
- Premiere
- Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, 8pm ET / 9pm PT
- Network
- Destination America
- Streaming
- HGTV GO, after broadcast
- Episodes
- Seven, weekly on Wednesdays, Nov. 18 to Dec. 30, 2026
- Bonus episodes
- One per TV episode, 18 to 25 minutes, on Spry's YouTube channel
- Cast
- Derek Miller, Josh Hemingway, Shannon Fondren and James “Marko” Markovits
- Location
- Smith Lake, near Cullman, Alabama
- The house
- About 3,800 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a wall of glass facing the lake
- Produced by
- A Spry Production in partnership with Goliath Multimedia
- Partners
- Visit Cullman and 18 brand partners built into the house
- Idea to TV
- Under 12 months
- Online
- sweethomes.tv · wearespry.com · @wearespry
Cast
Derek Miller
Co-founder of Spry. Co-created Sweet Homes and is one of the four friends on screen.
Josh Hemingway
Co-founder of Spry. Co-created and produced Sweet Homes, and narrates the series.
Shannon Fondren
Builder, from Cullman, Alabama. Built the Sweet Homes house on Smith Lake.
James “Marko” Markovits
One of the four friends building the house.
From the show
Frame grabs from Season One. Please credit “Courtesy of Spry.”
Going over the plans on siteDownload 
Derek and Josh in the water, where the idea startedDownload 
Inside the framed houseDownload 
The foundation from aboveDownload 
Shannon Fondren on the lotDownload 
Derek Miller on the waterDownload 
Walking the lot as the house goes upDownload 
Heading up to the houseDownload 
Walking the site togetherDownload 
Picking finishesDownload 
Cutting on siteDownload 
Framing the lower levelDownload 
Working the phones from the siteDownload 
Morning on the boatDownload 
On the waterDownload 
Out on Smith LakeDownload 
The house from aboveDownload 
A boat crossing Smith LakeDownload
The finished house
Professional photography of the finished home on Smith Lake, approved for editorial use. Please credit “Courtesy of Spry.”
The house at duskDownload 
The lake side at duskDownload 
The covered deckDownload 
The great roomDownload 
Clerestory windows over the great roomDownload 
The floating staircaseDownload 
The kitchenDownload 
Kitchen and islandDownload 
Living roomDownload 
Home officeDownload 
Primary bathDownload 
Bath vanityDownload 
Guest bathDownload 
Outdoor kitchen with Big Green EggDownload
Episode guide
| Ep | Airs | Title | Bonus episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Nov 18 | “We have the spot.” | Bonus 1: The Night Before Ground Broke |
| 2 | Wed, Nov 25 | Title still drying | Bonus 2: Ten Guys, One Wall |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 2 | Waiting on inspection | Bonus 3: Measure Twice, Argue Once |
| 4 | Wed, Dec 9 | Still framing this one | Still in the edit bay |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 16 | On back order | Measuring twice |
| 6 | Wed, Dec 23 | Check back after drywall | Somewhere under the sawdust |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 30 | No spoilers. You'll have to watch. | Saving the best for last |
About Spry
Spry is an independent studio in Orlando. We make original shows and get them distributed: our own, and ones we make with brands and creators. Sweet Homes, Spry's first self-produced series, went from idea to national TV in under 12 months.
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