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NASHVILLE Season Five On The Way: CMT Reaches Deal To Air Music City Drama!

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Fantastic news today out of The Tennessean!  Their sources are reporting that Thursday night a deal was reached with CMT cable network and the show’s producers, Lionsgate that will bring Nashville’s fifth season to the outlet!  The music city drama was canceled by ABC back in May after four seasons.  Originally, a formal annoucement was expected during Wednesday’s airing of the CMT Awards.

In addition, while CMT will air the episodes on TV, Hulu will also stream the new episodes.  According to The Tennessean, “Crucial to the deal is the incentive package that will see the state, Metro, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. and Ryman Hospitality chip in funds to offset the cost of the show’s production. The state put $8 million in its budget and Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has proposed a $1.375 million fund for film incentives, though the final amount for “Nashville” has not been announced.The state and Metro have justified incentives for Nashville by arguing the show brings tourists to the city and pumps millions of dollars into the local economy, in addition to bringing production jobs.

The entire cast is expected to return for the show, which will be under the direction of a new creative team of Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.

So, excited to know that it looks like all systems go for season five production of Nashville? We will keep you posted on more on this developing story.  Comment below!

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Didn’t like the show that much but I love the work of Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.. multiple Emmy’s.. Golden globes .. an Oscar.. They are all about dynamic characters and getting inside their heads.. NOW.. I WILL BE WATCHING..

Sound of screeching brakes.. It is ABC.. so who k knows what legal shenanigans they’ll have up their sleeve after dropping the ball on yet another popular soap… Good luck CMT

Great News!!!

Absolutely thrilled and I say that hoping we’re not all going off The Tennessean which I also read earlier. If this is the case O felt strongly it would be picked up and deservedly so. One of my favotite shows

The show got horrible at the end. It should have been left dead.

YOU DONT HAVE TO WATCH IT..

I am happy the show will continue. I am not always a fan of the storylines. However, I was pleased with the season finale. It is very interesting how the state of TN and other agencies are helping to offset the cost of the show. An interesting development indeed. I am so glad Hulu will stream the show as streaming is how I watch TV these days. I no longer get cable.

So happy to hear that my Favorite show Nashville will live again! Too good a show with too much talent to be cancelled!

Great news.

CMT now seems to be a premium channel and I no longer have access to it. Not that I watched Nashville, but it’s a shame I can’t get this channel anymore.

Wonderful news! Hope the show lasts beyond the 5th season.

I DO HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE BACK SOON. LOVE THEM, AND MY HEART IS WITH THEM. KEEP US UP TO DATE SO WE KNOW ALL ABOUT THE SHOW. THANKS

Wow, wonderful news. ABC I hope you choke on it, for getting rid of Nashville I read online that Nashville got picked up for 22 episodes on CMT. Bravo to you CMT, for picking up Nashville. I predicted that Nashville would get picked up, by CMT or Netflix. I am so happy that Nashville will be back.

So excited to know someone picked up the show. Thank You CMT

I am so happy to hear a success story like this happen for a show I really enjoy! Congratulations to all involved! I look forward to watching it on CMT.

Yay! I cannot wait~~~

the creators of my ALL-time favourite show (thirtysomething) take on Nashville: i know how i’ll spend my summer

GB, Not sure about your summer, lol. It’s probably going to come back in the fall, though a date gasn’t been announced yet.

I meant I’d spend the summer catching up so i’m ready in time for the new season

gotcha… enjoy!

Yay!!!! So happy it’s back and I will definitely be watching.

Yahhhhhh..I’m so excited!!!

SO HAPPY TO HEAR NASHVILLE WILL CONTINUE…..

Such good news!

I really don’t live under a rock… I had NO IDEA that Nashville and Castle (2 of my fav shows) had been cancelled by ABC. However, when I saw how they ended Castle I thought to myself, that looks like a series ending, not a season ending show! Then a couple of weeks later watched Nashville and thought it was a season ending show. Terrible way to end the series, although I already had Juliette and Avery back together next year lol. THEN I found out the show had been cancelled. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CMT for picking up the show!! Now if someone would just pick up Castle and bring back The Good Wife……. (I can dream….)

Great news!!

Nashville

Hayden Panettiere Reveals Filming ‘Nashville’ was ‘Traumatizing’; Writers Used Her Personal Struggles with Addiction, Postpartum as Storylines

Nashville and former Guiding Light star, Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GL) opened up about her final seasons on the ABC country music primetime drama, where the show touched too close to home for the actress who played lead character, Juliette Barnes.

In an interview with The Messenger, Hayden shared that during the run of the show from 2012-2018, she feels that the writers, more often that not, pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines.

Hayden said on the years she spent filming the series that it was “also very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.”

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Previously, the actress had shared that her dependency on alcohol and opioids as a teenager led to her dependency in her adult life. In addition, Nashville told the story of Juliette’s postpartum depression, which also mirrored Panettiere’s experience who went through the same thing when her own daughter was born.

Explaining what went down behind the scenes, Hayden recalled: “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, (and then) Juliette dates a football player. And then they turned her into an alcoholic. Then they turned to her leaving her daughter and going to this crazy (place) in Europe, and it was very obvious.”

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The actress added, ‘They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”

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Hayden added that she didn’t have time to care of herself and the pain she was going through physically and emotionally, so she tried to watch mindless TV and shows to help her calm down. Panettiere also felt that when she knew she had to go back to the set of Nashville, she did, “anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much (as I did) on Nashville.”

Hayden is set to make three upcoming appearances of her A Conversation With Hayden Panettiere live series in New York on February 23 and Washington D.C. on February 24.

So, do you think the Nashville writers literally stole creative ideas for the character of Juliette Barnes based on Hayden’s personal struggles? It certainly on paper seems so. Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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Jonathan Jackson Reunites with Stars from ‘Nashville’ for New Tour Across the UK

He won five Daytime Emmys as General Hospital’s Lucky Spencer and now actor and musician, Jonathan Jackson is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom this fall, when he reunites with some of the cast of the former ABC primetime music city drama, Nashville.

Jackson shared on his Instagram, “This has been in the works for a while, and I’m thrilled to announce that the NASHVILLE cast and I are reuniting for a special UK tour this October. I’m excited about this!”

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On Nashville, Jonathan Jackson starred for six season as Avery Barkley before the series concluded in the summer of 2018, after it moved from ABC to CMT for its final two seasons.

Joining Jonathan on the Nashville reunion tour are his former co-stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio. The fab four will play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham,  London, and Cardiff, as they tour the UK.

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If you are in the UK and wanted to get your tickets early, the presale is already underway.  The general sale tickets will become available tomorrow on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Go to Gigs and Tours.com to purchase.

With GH’s 60th anniversary just a few weeks away, do you wish somehow Jonathan Jackson was brought back just for even a little while to reprise his role as Lucky? Would you like to see the ‘Nashville’ tour here in the states? Comment below.

 

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Guiding Light

GL and ‘Nashville’ Alum Hayden Panettiere Loses Her Younger Brother Jansen at 28-Years-Old

Just devastating news to report on Monday evening.  Hayden Panettiere’s (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light, ex-Juliette, Nashville) younger brother Jansen Panettiere has died at only 28-years-old.

According to TMZ,  Jansen died over the weekend in New York.  His cause of death is not available, but there was no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death.  Police responded to a call and came to a residence at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday where they found Jansen.

As with his sister, Jansen was deep into his acting career and was only five years younger than Hayden.

Throughout his career he appeared in Even Stevens, The X’sTiger CruiseRacing StripesThe Martial Arts Kid, The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, and the holiday film Love and Love Not.

Less than 3 weeks ago, Jansen shared an adorable picture on his Instagram with his hair being cut by his big sister, Hayden.

Jansen is survived by Hayden and their parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.

Send your love and condolences to Hayden and her family on the sudden passing of Jansen via the comment section below.

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