# Hometown Romance (2026)

> A spoiled high-society heiress is forced into a marriage arrangement with a rural landowner to save her family's business.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1104955

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Episode runtime: 60 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, romance
- Network: ONE 31
- Cast: Punyapat Wangpongsathaporn, Saranphat Pedersen, Thanyares Chamnan, Pisanu Chutanimsakul, Supakson Ruengsomboon, Narupornkamol Chaisang, Supanut Satpan, Jiratchaya Kittavornsakul
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39452164/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, sincere, comforting, playful

## Synopsis

Hometown Romance (2026) is a Thai television romantic comedy series created for ONE 31, a Thai girls love romance told across eight hour-long episodes in a single season. Saranphat Pedersen plays Si, a high-society heiress who dreams of running her family company but is passed over for her younger sister because her parents see her as spoiled and irresponsible. When a crucial land lease renewal collapses, the landowner Klao, played by Punyapat Wangpongsathaporn, offers to renew it only if Si agrees to marry her. The engine of the series is this uneasy bargain: two people with completely opposite lifestyles, one sheltered in luxury and one rooted in rural village life, are pushed together by money and obligation and slowly discover something more. Supporting roles include Thanyares Chamnan as Song, along with Si's parents played by Pisanu Chutanimsakul and Supakson Ruengsomboon. The story moves between city ease and countryside routines, with light comedic friction and warm, gentle romance. Its tone is breezy and sincere, with a hopeful emotional register. Fans of Bad Buddy and My Ride will find resonance in its class-gap romance and playful, character-driven charm.

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