It’s finalized, a done deal: ABC is launching a new country music-based drama called Nashville in the fall.
The show—like the movie Country Strong—will feature friction between a veteran star and a young upstart.
The veteran is being played by Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, American Horror Story) and the young up-and-comer by Hayden Panettiere, the cheerleader on NBC’s Heroes.
Hayden tells E! Online that she flirted with a music career when she was 15, going back and forth between rock and pop.
But, she adds, “Something I always loved, I always loved country music. But when you’re from New York, people go, ‘Country music? Where’s the connection there?’”
Hayden says she always had a little twang in her heart: “And it’s got such a loyal fan base. And so many of the people I look up to are in country music.”
So when the new show was being cast, “I literally was like, ‘This is the one. . . . Tell me what to do.’”
Hayden and Connie do all their own singing, and all the songs are originals.
Last night (May 15, 2012) Hayden attended the Entertainment Weekly & ABC-TV Up Front VIP Party to start promotion on her new show Nashville. She posed on the red carpet with co-star Connie Britton.
Here is the trailer from Hayden’s new show Nashville! The show looks amazing, can’t wait till it comes out! I’ve also added two promotional photos to the gallery along with the trailer screencaptures!
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- Television > Nashville (2012) > Season 1 > Screen Captures > ABC Preview Trailer (x069)
- Television > Nashville (2012) > Season 1 > Promotional Photos > Solo Shoots (x001)
- Television > Nashville (2012) > Season 1 > Promotional Photos > Group Shoots (x001)
Last night (May 11, 2012) Hayden attended the WildAid Charity Gala where she posed with John Corbett. I have added 21HQ and MQ photos to the gallery. She looks stunning as always!
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- Public Appearances > Events from 2012 > WildAid Charity Gala (x021)
ABC has begun its series orders, on Friday picking up five dramas – Nashville, Zero Hour, Red Widow, 666 Park Ave. and Last Resort — and four comedies — The Neighbors, Comeback Jack, How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life and Malibu Country.
Musical drama Nashville stars Connie Britton as a star at her peak in Nashville’s music scene and Hayden Panettiere as an upcoming musical star. Other drams are Red Widow (formerly Penoza), about a widow who is forced to adopt her late husband’s role in a crime syndicate to protect her family and Zero Hour, about an editor of a conspiracy magazine who is pulled into one of the most fascinating intrigues in human history. All are from ABC Studios.
666 Park Ave., from Warner Bros. TV, is about a young New York couple who encounter paranormal happenings while managing one of the city’s most historic apartment houses. And Last Resort, from Sony TV and executive producer Shawn Ryan, follows the renegade crew on a nuclear submarine, starring Scott Speedman.
On the comedy side, The Neighbors (formerly untitled Dan Fogelman project) is a single-camera about a family who moves into an upscale New Jersey condo complex only to discover all their neighbors are aliens. The single-camera Comeback Jack (formerly Red Van Man) is about a man who must give up his dream of becoming a restaurateur when his father suffers a heart attack and he must take over the family handyman business.
How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, also single-camera, stars Sarah Chalke as a single mother who moves back home with her eccentric parents to get help raising her child. The multi-camera Malibu Country stars Reba McEntire as a divorced mother who moves her three kids and mom from Nashville to Malibu to try and revive her singing career.
Neighbors, Comeback and Malibu Country are all from ABC Studios, Live With Your Parents is from 20th Century Fox and Imagine TV.
Check out this interview from SparkNotes and DoSomething.org Present Hayden Panettiere for Prom for All! She shares her geekiest habit, favorite book, and gives her best advice for prom!
www.DoSomething.org and Hayden Panettiere want to make sure every girl has the chance to attend one of high school’s biggest nights in style. Launching DoSomething.org’s first ever prom dress donation campaign “Prom for All”, this fashion initiative aims to get young people to collect formal dresses for girls who might not otherwise be able to afford them.
An American family with a high school student spends an average of $1,078 on prom, leaving one out of every four American families unable to send their student to prom. “Prom for All” rallies students to organize dress drives at their schools and in their communities and drop the dresses off at a local collection site through June 22, 2012. The dresses are then passed on to girls within that community who are in need of a dress. Seams (get it?) easy enough, right?
“I am thrilled to be a part of such a giving and heartwarming campaign for young girls,” reveals campaign spokesperson, Hayden Panettiere. “Every girl should have the chance to feel like a princess on their prom night and I’m so proud of the girls who have chosen to participate and give back!”
Everyone who participates in the eight week campaign and gets their friends involved is eligible to win a $2,000 scholarship. Other prizes include a night on the town in a limo!
