Netflix developing a movie based on friendship that started from an accidental Thanksgiving invite

(CNN)A substance astir Thanksgiving meal that was accidentally sent to a incorrect fig six years agone has sparked an enduring friendship. Now it's inspiring a film.

Netflix is processing a movie based connected Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton's viral accidental meeting. The 2 Arizona residents met successful 2016 erstwhile Dench accidentally texted Hinton alternatively of her grandson to invitation him to Thanksgiving dinner. The 2 rapidly figured retired the premix up, but the meal invitation stood and Hinton accepted. They've celebrated the vacation unneurotic each twelvemonth since.

"We are excited to stock our communicative with the world," Dench and Hinton said successful a associated connection provided by Netflix. "We anticipation it inspires much radical to scope retired and marque connections that they wouldn't ordinarily make. We are truthful blessed to find a genuine relationship brought unneurotic by God from a mistaken substance message."

Hinton besides shared the quality connected Instagram, penning "We convey each azygous 1 of you for your emotion and enactment successful our travel the past 6 years. We can't hold to archer our communicative connected the large screen!"

Abdul Williams is attached to constitute the film, with Robert Teitel and George Tillman, Jr. producing the task for State Street Pictures.