Based on a real story, follows a grandma who mistakenly invited a stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner through a text message thinking it was her grandson, but ended up in an unlikely friendship and a heartwarming holiday tradition.

When Wanda Dench thought she was texting her grandson to check if he would be coming over for Turkey Day. Apparently, she had the wrong cell phone number. She actually texted Jamal Hinton, a high school senior at the time, who accepted her invitation anyway and has attended her feast every year since.

The film is inspired by a 2016 incident where Dench accidentally invited Hinton to Thanksgiving dinner via a wrong text message, thinking she was messaging her grandson. Since that first Thanksgiving, Hinton has joined Dench's family every year, creating a lasting friendship that has garnered significant media attention.