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With the Nashville Reunion Concert tour right around the corner, Chris Carmack had to put himself through quite the mid-SAG-AFTRA strike makeover, as seen in an amusing video posted to his Instagram page.

The video (embedded below) portends to capture the moment that Sam Palladio, one of the tour’s four headliners, invited Carmack to join in the reunion — if only for two “One Night-Only” nights.

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Former Pretty Little Liars star Brant Daughtery will be starring with former Nashville star Clare Bowen in the upcoming Hallmark movie, #Xmas.

As the title suggests, Christmas goes viral when Bowen's character, Jen, a talented up-and-coming interior designer who keeps to herself, enters a contest with a social media slant.

Jen's best friend, Max (Daugherty), encourages her to enter the competition and joins her as her fictional husband to make the most impact. As Jen manufactures the perfect home and family, she grows closer to her mother and sister, finally sees Max in a romantic light, and realizes there's nothing like the real thing.

We had the chance to chat with Brant about the movie, what he enjoys about the Hallmark universe, and a whole lot more.

I wanted to reach out to you about #Xmas because Max seems a lot like the you that I see on social media.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri had an ace in the hole when she created the ABC-turned-cmt musical drama Nashville a decade ago: She’s married to T Bone Burnett, a songwriter and record producer with 13 Grammys to his name. And Burnett’s supervision of Nashville’s first-season music helped sell the illusion that Connie Britton’s Rayna James and Hayden Panettiere’s Juliette Barnes were actually country superstars. Unfortunately, Burnett left the show after Season 1 amid conflict with ABC executives, but his work on the show helped Nashville soundtrack albums soar on Billboard’s U.S. Country charts. With Nashville hitting its 10th anniversary on October 10, we’re sharing our favorite tracks from the show — including ones performed by costars Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose, and real-life sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella. “If I Didn’t Know Better” by Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio Co-written by John Paul White of The Civil Wars,...

Movies, movies, and more movies!

That's the reality of our summer viewing, and this week doesn't disappoint.

Vicious Fun lives up to its name on Shudder and comes highly recommended. We bet Fear Street Part 1: 1984 will, too!

Saturday, June 26

9/8c Sand Dollar Cove (Hallmark)

Stamford developer Elli works on acquiring beachfront property in Sand Dollar Cove, a quaint Connecticut beach town.

But she falls for the town's charm and property owner in the process.

Starring Chad Michael Murray, Aly Michalka, and Clare Bowen.

Sunday, June 27

7/6c A Discovery of Witches (AMC)

The second season of the thrilling romantic drama premieres on AMC after premiering on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder earlier this year.

The second season finds Matthew and Diana time walking in 1590 as Peter Knox and Gerbert close in on them.

It's a stunning season with many significant developments, and we'll be rerunning our reviews so that you can follow along!

It's kind of crazy that I've been doing this job so long and have never had the pleasure of chatting with Chad Michael Murray.

Hallmark's Sand Dollar Cove changed that, and jumping on the call to chat with him was quite revealing. In addition to Sand Dollar Cove, he's got a full slate of entertainment coming our way.

Please check out our full interview below, and don't forget to read our accompanying piece with his Sand Dollar Cove costar, Aly Michalka. The movie is very charming and perfect entertainment for a summer Saturday.

So how did you get involved with Sand Dollar Cove?

Oh, gosh. Let's see. I have been fortunate enough to have a pretty decent relationship with Hallmark over the last few years. I love bringing wholesome content to the air. I love bringing joy to people's faces. That's why I became an actor in the first place.

The second season of ABC’s Mystery Road, lockdown ABC comedy Retrograde and Sbs thriller Hungry Ghosts have won the 11th annual Equity Ensemble Awards.

The actors who starred in these programs were recently voted the most outstanding Australian small screen ensembles in their respective categories by the Meaa Equity National Performers’ Committee (Npc).

Equity president Jason Klarwein said: “There’s never been a more important time to celebrate Australian stories and the talented Meaa members who bring them to life. As our industry begins to recover from the last 12 months we must stand together and campaign for more quality local productions like our finalists and winners across every platform.”

Retrograde, which stars Pallavi Sharda, Ilai Swindells, Maria Angelico, Esther Hannaford, Nick Boshier and Max Brown, won in the comedy category.

Judges said of the Unless Pictures and Orange Entertainment Co series: “Through their zoom the characters negotiate their friendships,...

In February 2016, Jamey Johnson arrived at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, to transform a Johnny Cash sketch into a full-fledged song. The result of that session arrives Thursday with the Rolling Stone Country premiere of “California Poem,” one of a number of new tracks on a deluxe edition of the album Forever Words. Originally released in 2018, the LP put Cash’s unfinished writings, poems, and lyrics into the hands of artists like Chris Cornell, Ruston Kelly, and Brad Paisley.

After Johnson finished writing “California Poem” with Cash’s son John Carter Cash,...

Legacy Records has announced an expanded edition of Forever Words, the 2018 collaborative album that found artists like Chris Cornell and Elvis Costello setting poems and lyrics of Johnny Cash to music for the first time.

The deluxe version of Forever Words will be released to streaming services in four “waves,” pairing a total of 18 new songs with the album’s original 16 tracks. The first wave arrives today (Friday, October 23rd) with the songs “Big Hearted Girl” by Hard Working Americans and “I’m Comin’ Honey” by Shawn Camp, alongside the...

‘New Gold Mountain’ writers Peter Cox, Benjamin Law and Yolanda Ramke.

Sbs has commissioned a 4-part drama set during the 1850s gold rush from the perspective of desperate Chinese miners from Goalpost Television, to be directed by The Hunting’s Ana Kokkinos.

The broadcaster’s 2020 slate unveiled today includes documentaries spotlighting immigration, identity, homelessness, addiction and domestic violence.

Among the returning shows, Bert Newton, Lisa Wilkinson and country music star Troy Cassar-Daley will be among the eight identities who search for their family history in Warner Bros. Australia’s Who Do You Think You Are?

In the third season of Blackfella Films’ Filthy, Rich & Homeless five high-profile Aussies including Dr Andrew Rochford will swap their privileged lives to discover what life is like for the nation’s homeless.

Scripted by creator/lead writer Peter Cox (the Kiwi’s first Australian screen credit), Benjamin Law and Yolanda Ramke, Goalpost’s New...

After moving to Nashville from Ohio in 2011, Caroline Spence nannied, waited tables and wrote songs. It took her two years to come up with one she felt was good enough to play around town: “Whiskey Watered Down,” a gently savage kiss-off to a flaky musician. “You think you’re a big deal with that guitar in your hands,” she sings. “But you’ll never be Parsons, Earle, or Van Zandt.”

“I had been making myself a student [of those famous musicians],” the 29-year-old country singer says of her songwriting process. “The tagline of the...

Hugo Weaving and Jillian Nguyen in ‘Loveland’.

Jillian Nguyen landed her first screen role – as Molly Kane in Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang – just two weeks after graduating from 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne last year.

Since then her career has rocketed as she played the lead in Ivan Sen’s romantic sci-fi drama Loveland followed by a key supporting role in Hungry Ghosts, Matchbox Pictures’ genre-bending 4-parter for Sbs directed by Shawn Seet.

There was one speed bump after Kurzel’s film wrapped: She was so depressed she got fired from her retail job. It’s unlikely she will have to go back to such work, as Seet says: “I was blown away by Jillian. She is a real, natural talent.”

Stephen Corvini, who produced Hungry Ghosts with Timothy Hobart, tells If: “She is a superstar in the making. On the screen her energy crackles and pops.

Suzy Wrong as Roxy in ‘Hungry Ghosts.’

Suzy Wrong worked as a performer in her native Singapore but apart from a guest role in an episode of Crownies in 2011 she had abandoned hopes of acting.

As a transgender woman she saw little or no hope of playing trans characters, particularly because those few she had seen were almost always portrayed as tormented and struggling.

Happily that all changed when she won a key supporting role in Hungry Ghosts, Matchbox Pictures’ four-part, character-driven supernatural drama based on an original idea by Timothy Hobart, which explores three generations of Vietnamese Australian families, all haunted by the traumatic events of war.

Commissioned by Sbs and produced by Stephen Corvini and Hobart, the Shawn Seet-directed series opens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival in Melbourne when a vengeful spirit is unleashed, wreaking havoc across the Vietnamese Australian community.

Bryan Brown stars as Neil Stockton,...

Bryan Brown and Clare Bowen.

After appearing in all six seasons of Us musical drama Nashville, Clare Bowen has returned to Australia to star alongside Bryan Brown in Sbs’s Hungry Ghosts.

Matchbox Pictures’ four-part character-driven ghost story based on an original idea by Timothy Hobart explores three generations of Vietnamese Australian families, all haunted by the traumatic events of war.

Four weeks into a seven week shoot, the Shawn Seet-directed series opens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival in Melbourne when a vengeful spirit is unleashed, wreaking havoc across the Vietnamese Australian community.

The large ensemble cast also features Catherine Davies, Justine Clarke, Ryan Corr, Ferdinand Hoang, Gareth Yuen, Jillian Nguyen, Hoa Xuande, Suzy Wrong, Gary Sweet and Susie Porter.

Brown plays Neil Stockton, a photographer famous for his collection of Vietnam War photographs which are featured in an exhibition that has ripple effects.

Bowen, who...

Chris Shiflett unleashes a rocking anthem with “Liar’s Word,” Caylee Hammack bridges Dolly Parton sweetness and alt-rock crunch in “Just Friends,” Riley Green sings of his grandfather’s experience with Alzheimer’s in “Numbers on the Cars” and more songs to hear this week.

Riley Green, “Numbers on the Cars”

“He ain’t all there, but I don’t care,” Riley Green sings about his grandfather, whose battle with Alzheimer’s has prevented him from remembering much beyond his favorite Nascar drivers. Despite the communication breakdown, the two relatives...

Clare Bowen embraces her scars in the new video for “Let It Rain,” the first track to be released from the Nashville star’s upcoming self-titled debut album.

Directed by Bowen with Tyler Barksdale, the video depicts the Australian native in a disheveled, confused state and in a bar among several other people — including her husband Brandon Robert Young — dealing with their own assorted crises. What appears to be grime all over Bowen’s body is more like metaphorical imperfections, things she may not like about herself or emotional wounds,...

After spending six seasons playing budding songwriter Scarlett O’Connor on the ABC/Cmt series drama Nashville, Clare Bowen will release her own debut album this summer.

Due July 12th, the self-titled LP features tracks like “All the Beds I’ve Made,” “Tide Rolls In,” with a guest appearance by Americana singer-guitarist Buddy Miller, and the lead single “Let It Rain,” an upbeat, soulful song that Bowen has already been performing live.

Songwriters Lori McKenna, Nathan Chapman and Wyatt Durrette all have tracks on the album, which was produced by Josh Kaufman.

Broadway producer Scott Delman has acquired live theatrical rights to Nashville, the country music-themed series that spanned six seasons on ABC, Cmt and Hulu, and will team with Lionsgate to develop a musical adaptation with an all-new score.

Delman, president of Blue Spruce Productions and a producer or co-producer of Book of Mormon, Hello, Dolly!, Fun Home, Mean Girls, among many others, will serve as lead producer of the planned Nashville musical. He acquired the theatrical rights from Lionsgate and ABC Studios, co-producers and distributors of the TV series.

The announcement was made today by Lionsgate and Delman. Additional details including production dates and creative team will be announced later.

Though various Lionsgate films and series have been adapted for concert-style stage productions, the Nashville project would mark...

Jeffrey Katzenberg knows about being mentored — his mentor was the legendary agent Lew Wasserman.

“Lew was the one who took me by the hand and said, ‘This is the one we all need to be behind,’” Katzenberg remembers. “To have him as a mentor in this only makes it that much more important for me to be here.”

Here was the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s NextGen summer party for young Hollywood talent both in front of and behind the camera, held on Thursday at the Paramount lot in Hollywood.

“Mptf is our family,” Katzenberg said. “It’s my family. I’ve grown up in this town and so blessed by it, and this is a chance to give back to the industry that’s given me everything.”

Mptf provides financial support and other resources for members of the entertainment industry in need. The organization operates the Wasserman Campus, a...

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for the series finale of “Nashville.”

You bet your sweet ass that was real, honey.

Connie Britton made an emotional cameo as Rayna Jaymes in the series finale of “Nashville” on Thursday after leaving the show in Season 5 to star in the first season of “9-1-1.” TheWrap caught up with series creator Callie Khouri ahead of the finale, who said that ending the series without its former leading lady just didn’t feel right.

“We wanted to bring her back, just because, you know, nobody felt good about ending the show without her, I think that includes her,” Khouri told TheWrap of Britton’s surprise appearance in the final moments of the series finale. Khouri added that planning Britton’s cameo was a game of will-it-or-won’t-it happen: “She was doing the other show at the time and so it was all just a matter of,...

Spoiler Alert: The story includes details about the series finale of Nashville.

Nashville tonight wrapped its six-season run — four on ABC and two on Cmt — with an eventful finale that featured the return (in a flashback) of the beloved Rayna James (Connie Britton), a happy ending for virtually every character but baddie Brad and a love letter to the city of Nashville.

It was payback time for the final season’s villain, the arrogant label owner Brad (Jeffrey Nordling). With help of Deacon (Charles Esten), Alannah (Rainee Lyleson), the object of Brad’s unwelcome sexual advances in the final season’s #metoo storyline, pulled off a sting operation, getting Brad’s harassment on tape. She, Deacon and Zach (Cameron Scoggins) then used the recording to blackmail Brad into selling his Shiny New Records to Deacon and Zach for a fraction of its value. And Jessie (Kaitlin Doubleday) got full custody of their son Jake.

The time has come y'all, the Nashville series finale airs tonight. While we are already sad about having to say goodbye to the country-music based series there have been so many good episodes and moments that we can be happy about.  The best part about the ABC and then Cmt series are the characters. There are so many amazing characters like Rayna James (Connie Britton), Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten), Scarlett O'Connor (Clare Bowen) and Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere). Those wonderful characters and the actors who brought them to life are only the tip of the iceberg of things we will miss when the Nashville, Tennessee-based show goes off the air for good. One of the things we...

Cmt has released a first look at the upcoming final episode of country music drama Nashville.

In the clip, Zach (Cameron Scroggins) presents an ultimatum to Brad (Jeffrey Nordling), Nashville’s Next is about to name its star and Avery (Jonathan Jackson) and Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) are ready to face their future. There’s also a mysterious blurry figure toward the end of the clip with Deacon (Charles Esten) asking “Is this real?” (Who could that be?)

In Cmt’s official logline for the final episode, “Deacon can’t forgive Gideon and gets an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. Juliette makes a decision about her future. Daphne prepares for the final round of Nashville’s Next. Alannah confronts Brad. Avery, Gunnar, and Will discuss the future.”

The country music soap has been on quite a journey since it premiered on ABC in 2012. It was canceled suddenly in May 2016 and...

When ABC cancelled the Nashville TV series after four seasons, it seemed the song would end with no final refrain. After Cmt rode to the rescue and picked it up (with an assist from Hulu), star Connie Britton left partway through season five, leaving fans wondering if cancellation once again loomed. Although the cable network renewed it in April of 2017, by November they announced Nashville would end with its sixth season. So, why track the ratings? Well, it keeps us out of trouble. It also gives us a good benchmark by which to assess the success of other TV shows, so stay tuned. In the sixth and final season, with Rayna James (Britton) gone, Nashville centers on country music superstar Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere). The Cmt country music drama also stars Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella,...

Vulture Watch Will Juliette Barnes get an encore? Has the Nashville TV show been cancelled or renewed for a seventh season on Cmt? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Nashville, season seven. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? A Cmt country music drama, Nashville stars Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella. In season six, although Reyna James (Connie Britton) is gone, the music plays on. Juliette is still battling her depression, while Avery (Jackson) wants to figure out what comes next. Meanwhile, Deacon (Estes) and the girls attempt to make a life without Reyna, as Scarlett...

(Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Nashville” Season 5 and 6).

Is that who we think it is?

At the end of the final trailer for the last eight episodes of “Nashville,” Deacon (Charles Esten) asks “Is this real?” to a shadowy figure we can only assume is Connie Britton’s character Rayna Jaymes. We’ve got the same question as Deacon, considering Rayna died due to surgery complications after a car accident in Season 5.

It’s unclear how the show would bring back superstar Rayna, who left a lasting impact on superstar Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) — who, by the way, finds out in the trailer she’s pregnant. She’s also being held hostage by a cult in South America, so that’s no big deal. (Just kidding. That’s a huge deal. How will she get back to tell her daughter she’s a big sister?!)

Also Read: Cmt Orders 'Bachelorette Weekend'...

“Sometimes there’s a train leaving a station, and if you don’t get on it your life will be different forever.” Yes, the end is near for Nashville, Cmt’s venerable countrified soap whose final eight-episode run kicks off at 9 Pm Thursday. Check out the new trailer that aired tonight during the Cmt Music Awards.

Needless to say, there’s plenty going on — and if you’re not caught up with the series but plan to be, you might wanna click elsewhere on Deadline now.

For those who remain, here’s what to expect before the house lights come on for good — all of which is reveal in the trailer: Juliette (Hayden Panettiere), who is being held hostage by a cult in South America, is pregnant. Deacon (Charles Esten) deals with the return of his long-lost father Gideon (Ronny Cox). A major love triangle is brewing for Gunnar (Sam Palladio...

The date is fast approaching to say so long to Cmt’s “Nashville,” but in true country music fashion, the show’s six-season song won’t end without one last heart-wrenching refrain.

“Nashville” has had a journey nearly as turbulent as the complex unfolding relationships of its musically gifted characters. Within a span of just two years, the country music drama has been canceled by ABC and resurrected by Cmt only to kill off its anchor, Connie Britton, in the fifth season. With the series end in sight — for real this time — cast mates Charles Esten and Clare Bowen say the final half of the sixth season doesn’t hold back any drama for its farewell.

“We always appreciated each other, but I think once you’ve lost it and you got it back, and then you know it’s going away again, you just sort of live it out in a different way,...

Nashville, the groundbreaking music drama, returns to the stage for a triumphant swan song beginning Thursday, June 7 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Cmt.

In the final eight episodes, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) returns in full force and ready to take on cult leader Darius. Deacon (Charles Esten) is forced to face his past when an unwelcomed visitor arrives. Daphne (Maisy Stella) takes center stage under the guidance of Deacon's biggest foe, while Maddie (Lennon Stella) questions her relationship with Jonah. Scarlett (Clare Bowen) forces Sean out of his comfort zone, while Avery (Jonathan Jackson) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio) struggle to move forward with their band without Will (Chris Carmack).

The end of the road is near for Nashville. Cmt has released a midseason trailer ahead of the hit country music drama’s final episodes, which begin airing next month.

In the clip we see Deacon (Charles Esten) in a familiar spot, struggling with his unresolved past. Estranged from his new relationship with Jessie (Kaitlin Doubleday), he’s left to deal with an old one – his father. Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) goes to war with Darius (Josh Stamberg), and will face a fight to save her career and her relationship with Avery (Jonathan Jackson). Meanwhile, Daphne (Maisy Stella) pursues her own musical career under the guidance of Deacon’s biggest enemy, Brad Maitland (Jeffrey Nordling), the ultimate manipulator.

It’s been quite a journey for Nashville since it premiered on ABC in 2012. Cmt saved the series following its sudden cancellation by ABC in May 2016, picking it up for its final two seasons.

Does the sixth and final season of the Nashville TV show on Cmt hit all the right notes? As we know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Nashville is cancelled or renewed for season seven. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because of that, many viewers are frustrated their viewing habits and opinions weren't considered, before Cmt decided to end Nashville with the sixth season. We care what you think, so we invite you to rate all of the Nashville season six episodes for us, below. A Cmt country music drama, Nashville stars Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella. In season six, although Reyna James (Connie Britton) is gone, the music plays on. In season six, Juliette is still battling...

It's the beginning of the end, #Nashies. Cmt has announced the second half of the sixth and final season of its Nashville TV show. Watch a first look, below. Nashville returns for its final episodes on Cmt on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 9:00pm Et/Pt, and the Nashville TV series finale will air on July 26th. A Cmt original series, Nashville stars Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella. Ronny Cox and Mia Maestro will recur in the the final episodes of the country music drama. The story centers on the lives and careers of country music superstars, including Juliette Barnes (Panettiere), as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Read More…...

Cmt has scheduled the series finale of “Nashville,” with the final eight episodes of the country music drama to begin airing on June 7. Starring Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack and Charles Esten, “Nashville” will conclude its sixth and final season on July 26. The network released a new teaser for the last run of episodes following Thursday’s midseason finale. Also Read: 'Nashville' to End After Season 6 on Cmt Cmt also announced on Thursday that “Deliverance” star Ronny Cox and “The Strain’s” Mia Maestro would join the series for its final run of episodes in recurring roles. Cox will play Deacon’s father...

The cast of Nashville will kick off its 2018 concert tour — the last one before the Cmt series goes off the air — in front of a hometown crowd.

The tour’s single date in the United States will take place on Sunday, March 25, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Opry Entertainment announced Tuesday.

Series stars Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Lennon and Maisy Stella and Jonathan Jackson will perform at the event, which also will feature “special guests,” a promo for the show promises. A release that accompanied the announcement said Kaitlin Doubleday — as well as Nashville newbies Jake Etheridge,...

Nashville kicked off it's Season 6 premiere by kicking off the new year, but not everyone's 2018 looks like it's going to go smoothly.

In the wake of their big break up, Scarlett (Clare Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio) are struggling with cutting off all contact as well as where their respective

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Nashville is gearing up for its swan song.

The musical drama begins its sixth and final seasonon Thursday, Jan. 4 on Cmt, and only Et was invited to the set for a first look at what the beloved series has in store for fans.

"These last two years, in some sense, have felt like a bonus," Jonathan Jackson, who plays Avery Barkley, says of the show's second life. After a cancellation by ABC after season four, Nashville was picked up by the cable network in 2016. Today, the creators are preparing to give fans the sendoff they deserve. Read on for new details straight from the cast about what to expect from your favorite characters in season six.

Juliette Barnes:

It wouldn't be a Juliette storyline without a little meltdown, and Hayden Panettiere delivers right off the bat.

"She's trying to make a comeback in her career, but she's not completely ready for it," Jackson tells Et of his...

It's been a long road for Nashville, first on ABC and then Cmt, and now the country music drama is gearing up for its sixth and final season.

The tumultuous Season 5 finale saw Gunnar (Sam Palladio) and Scarlett (Clare Bowen) call it quits -- possibly for good -- and Juliette (Hayden Panettiere)

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Some obligatory credit is due to those ambitious (or, depending on the results, naive) enough to establish their name as a feature film director in 2017 on the basis of a genre-faithful western. The hazards of such an approach are not insignificant: take an earnest stab at crafting a film that belongs to a genre with an 80-year-long development trajectory — one that peaked as a self-contained narrative form well over 50 years ago, and has since hypertrophied into a self-aware meditation upon itself, replete with the postmodern, self-reflexive interrogations of the black-and-white moral worldview that forms the very meat-and-bones of the original films — and you run the risk of succumbing to unintentional parody in apparent disregard towards the historical developments of the genre you hope to submit to your vision. On the other hand, when executed with a slight, unostentatious nod to history and just the right touch of contemporary remixing, the rewards can be bountiful.

Nashville has some new company. Deadline reports The Voice of Holland star Ilse DeLange has joined the Cmt series' sixth and final season.On the country music drama, DeLange will be playing "Ilse, a judge on Nashville‘s singing show within the show." She joins regular cast members Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella.Read More…...

Nashville be will end after Season 6. Cmt, the network that picked up the show in Season 5, confirmed on Friday that they show has been canceled. ABC originally debuted Nashville in 2012 with Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen and Charles Esten. Britton’s character, Rayna James, was killed off of the series in Season 5 following the […]

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In May 2016, ABC cancelled the Nashville TV series after four years. Luckily for the drama's fans, the studio was able to make a deal with Cmt to pick up season five. Now, Nashville was never a hit in the ratings on ABC but we know the numbers will surely be a lot lower on Cmt, a small cable channel. Will the ratings be good enough for the series to be renewed for a sixth season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.In season five, the Nashville TV show continues to follow the lives and careers of country music superstars Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) and Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton). The rest of the cast includes Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella. Recurring performers are expected to include David Alford, Ed Amatrudo, Kourtney Hansen, Scott Reeves, Kyle...

It seems the fat lady is warming up. While it is not technically "cancelled," Cmt has announced its Nashville TV show will end with the upcoming sixth season. The country music cable network originally picked up the drama, when ABC cancelled it after four seasons. Although the exact release date has not yet been set, Cmt has announced the sixth and final season of Nashville will premiere in January of 2018. A Cmt original series, Nashville stars Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella. Connie Britton exited the starring role of Rayna James, during season five. The drama centers on the lives and careers of country music superstars, including Juliette Barnes (Panettiere), as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Read More…...

It's time to warm up your vocal cords. Cmt has announced the season six Nashville TV show premiere date. Check out the video featuring stars Hayden Panettiere and Jonathan Jackson, below. Nashville, season six, premieres on Cmt on Thursday, January 4th. In addition to Panettiere and Jackson, Nashville stars Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Sam Palladio, Maisy Stella, and Lennon Stella. The country music drama ran for four seasons on ABC, before being cancelled and moving to Cmt. Star Connie Britton chose to leave the series during the middle of season five, so her character was written out. Read More…...

Nashville has some new company. Entertainment Weekly reports Josh Stamberg, Jake Etheridge, Rainee Lyleson, Nic Luken, and Dylan Arnold have joined season six of the Cmt TV show.The upcoming season is slated to premiere in January 2018 and will see the return of regular cast members Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Jackson, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella.Read More…...

Last week, “The Crown” revealed that its third season of the royal drama would be jumping forward a few decades in time, and as a result recasting its leads, with the role of Queen Elizabeth II now passing from Claire Foy to Olivia Colman. This inspired the thought — what if “Stranger Things” (a period drama in its own way) pulled a similar move at some point during its run, jumping forward to something close to the modern day? And if it did, who should be enlisted to play the kids of Hawkins, all grown up?

Because perhaps they’ve remained friends over the years. Perhaps they’ve drifted apart. But it’s not hard to imagine strange things continuing to happen to these characters, no matter the time period. So here are our ideal picks for the cast of “Stranger Things 2017,” the kids as well as a few of the adults.

Wedding bells are ringing for Nashville star Clare Bowen!

The actress and singer married her longtime boyfriend and fellow musician, Brandon Robert Young, at the Cedar Hill Refuge in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, her rep confirms to People exclusively. They were married by John Carter Cash, a dear friend of both the bride and groom.

Sign of a real good party. Danced so much, my slipper blew a sparkly.

Clare Bowen is a married woman! The “Nashville” star and Brandon Robert Young said their I Do’s on Saturday in (guess where?) Nashville, Tennessee, Us Weekly reports. Exclusive: ‘Nashville’ Star Clare Bowen Reveals Wedding Date: ‘It’s Going Like Wildfire’ The 33-year-old singer-actress and her longtime love announced their fall nuptials in January, after Young, who is a Nashville-based musician, popped the […]...

Clare Bowen is a married woman!

The Nashville star and Brandon Robert Young said their I Do's on Saturday in (guess where?) Nashville, Tennessee, Us Weekly reports.

Exclusive: 'Nashville' Star Clare Bowen Reveals Wedding Date: 'It's Going Like Wildfire'

The 33-year-old singer-actress and her longtime love announced their fall nuptials in January, after Young, who is a Nashville-based musician, popped the question during her performance at the iconic Grand Ole Opry.

"October 21," Bowen told Et at the time. "We both love the fall. I think that's going to be it."

Bowen, who plays Scarlett O'Connor on the Cmt musical drama, paused the wedding planning for several months after her younger brother was diagnosed with cancer.

"We got engaged and then my brother got sick, so we dropped everything. Everything stopped and we went to Australia to help him," she added. "Now, Tim is in remission [and] we’re just able to start planning, and it’s going...

Despite being cancelled by ABC after four seasons, and star Connie Britton's exit in season five, the fat lady hasn't sung for the Nashville TV show, yet. Below, check out the new "first look" trailer for season six. The sixth season of Nashville premieres on Cmt on Thursdays, in January of 2018. When Cmt announces the release date, we'll let you know. Cmt renewed Nashville for a sixth season of 16 episodes, back in April of this year. The country music drama stars Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Sam Palladio, Maisy Stella, and Lennon Stella. Season five just concluded back in August. Read More…...

Nashville is ramping up the drama.

The Cmt country music drama debuted the first trailer for the upcoming sixth season on Thursday, and it looks like Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) will have a very public onstage breakdown.

In the 30-second teaser, Juliette -- rocking an all-black ensemble and diamond teardrop earrings -- is livid and she makes it known to the raucous crowd.

“I don’t want your money. I don’t want your attention,” a stewing Juliette spews into the mic, saving the most hurtful zinger for last as she storms offstage: “I sure as hell don’t want your love.”

Related: ‘Nashville’ Star Charles Esten Talks What’s Next for Deacon -- and That Rachel Bilson Kiss! (Exclusive)

What prompts Juliette’s uncharacteristic (and sure-to-go-viral) onstage moment? A brief glimpse of an emotional Juliette does flash over her breakdown. Could that be connected to it at all?

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The first look at season 6 of the country music drama Nashville has been revealed — and it looks juicy. The new season is set to premiere on Cmt in January 2018. Although this will be Nashville‘s sixth season, it will be its second on Cmt since moving from ABC. Season five ended with some a lot of southern-fried drama: Maddie (Lennon Stella) and Juliette’s (Hayden Panettiere) conflict comes to a head, Gunnar (Sam Palladio) and Scarlett (Clare Bowen) are on the outs, and…...