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Hayden Panettiere Explains Why Filming 'Nashville' was a 'Traumatizing' Experience For Her

Hayden Panettiere opened up about her experience on the set of Nashville.

The 34-year-old actress starred on the country music-inspired show for six years starting in 2012.

While the role led to a lot of exposure, it wasn’t without its challenges. In fact, she even described the experience as “traumatizing” for a variety of reasons.

Read more about Hayden Panettiere’s Nashville experience…More Here! »

'Nashville' TV Series to Become a Broadway Musical!

The beloved television series Nashville is heading to the Broadway stage!

Lionsgate Television and ABC Studios have sold the theatrical rights to the series to a Broadway producer, who plans on bringing the story to the Great White Way.

Nashville, with its complex, relatable characters and sweeping emotional gestures, has all of the narrative elements that I look for in great theatrical source material. From that rich DNA, we will be building an original story with entirely original music, written by major Nashville and Broadway songwriters,” producer Scott Delman said in a statement to THR. “We are particularly excited to deliver Broadway’s first score of true contemporary country music — a genre that has exploded with mainstream audiences in recent years. Lionsgate has a treasure-trove of sterling IP, and I’m honored to be a part of this new phase of their live entertainment division.”

No word yet on who will star in the musical or if characters Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) and Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) will be involved.

'Nashville' Sets Series Finale Date - Watch the New Promo!

The end is near for Nashville and the air-date for the upcoming series finale has been announced.

The longtime-running show will end with its sixth season, which is currently airing on CMT. The mid-season premiere will air on Thursday, June 7 and the finale will air on July 26.

Two actors are joining the show for the final eight episodes. Ronny Cox will play Gideon, a recently reformed, lifelong alcoholic who has come back to try and heal a long broken relationship with his son, Deacon. Mia Maestro will play Rosa, a dedicated follower of Darius’ movement who is now having doubts about her role in it.

Watch a promo for the final episodes below!


NASHVILLE on CMT | Final Episodes Coming June 7

'Nashville' Is Coming to an End (Again) After Six Seasons

Nashville is ending – again.

The country music-centered television drama will come to a close after its upcoming sixth season, as confirmed by Variety.

“All of us on Nashville are so incredibly grateful to the show’s fans, who convinced CMT to give us a chance to keep telling the story of these remarkable characters. And we want to return the favor with a final season that celebrates all the joys and passions, twists and turns – and amazing music! – that made Nashville such an exciting journey for the last six years,” said the show’s executive producer, Marshall Herskovitz.

The show was originally canceled after four seasons by ABC in 2016, until being revived by CMT for a fifth season at the start of 2017.

Nashville ranks as the most-watched and highest-rated show in CMT history.

The sixth and final season will air on January 4, 2018. Watch a trailer below!

Rachel Bilson Shows Off Singing Voice on 'Nashville' (Video)

Rachel Bilson has been a recurring guest star on the current season of Nashville and she finally got a chance to show off her singing voice!

During a scene where her character accompanies Lennon Stella‘s character Maddie to a party, Rachel‘s marketing expert character Alyssa is pressured into taking the stage to sing some karaoke.

Rachel crooned the classic Ray Charles song “You Don’t Know Me” and she sounded great!

“My character might get drunk enough to [sing]. That might happen,” Rachel teased to ET last month. “She’s not going to be belting out any country ballads, but she might have a tipsy tune in there somewhere.”


Rachel Bilson Shows Off Her Impressive Singing Voice on CMT’s ‘Nashville’
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'Nashville' Season 5 Trailer Promises Lots to Come - Watch Now!

The first trailer for the new episodes of season five of Nashville is here, and it’s teasing some big moments to come.

The returning cast includes Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad and Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad.

Connie Britton, who originally starred in the show, won’t be returning for new episodes.

The new episodes land online on June 1, 2017. Be sure to tune in!

Rachel Bilson & Kaitlin Doubleday's 'Nashville' Roles Revealed in New Promo!

Rachel Bilson and Kaitlin Doubleday joined the cast of Nashville for the second half of season five, and now we know what roles they will be playing.

Rachel will play the role of Alyssa Greene, who is a Silicon Valley marketing expert. She’s brought in to help Highway 65 and take the record label to a different level. Her character is not a country music fan. She’s described as “driven and brilliant.”

Kaitlyn will be taking on the role of Jessie Caine, a singer/songwriter, who left Nashville after a scandal years back. Her character returns to the area to continue her career and get her son back.

Also returning to the cast are Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad and Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad.