For six seasons, the show Nashville had both country music fans and drama lovers in its palm.
The series was a fictional adaptation of the world of country music. Or, as IMDB describes it, “the lives and tragedies of rising and fading country music stars.”
Nashville centers around Rayna Jaymes, an aging country singer whose popularity is starting to fade as her core audience gets older. She is forced to work with a young rising star, Juliette Barnes, who is looking to shed her pop music stereotype in order to be taken seriously as a singer-songwriter.
As could be anticipated, the two don’t get along, and a power struggle ensues.
Nashville‘s Original Country Music
If you’re gonna do a show about Nashville’s music-making ways, you better write some songs. Showrunners knew this could be the secret sauce, so original country music was written specifically for the show. In addition, the actors who portrayed these musicians also performed the songs themselves.
Music from each season was compiled onto albums, oftentimes multiple volumes per season. The Best of Nashville compilation project was released following the end of the series in 2018.
Real Country Star Cameos on Nashville
The brilliance behind the show also included the appearances of real country artists. Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett, Chris Young and several others made cameos on Nashville. This made the plot even more believable.
The final episode aired in 2018. Keep scrolling to see what the cast looks like now.
PICS: See the Cast of ‘Nashville’ Then and Now
After capturing the hearts of country music fans for several years, Nashville aired its last episode in 2018. The fictional drama centered around the world of Music City and those chasing their big neon dreams.
The show first premiered on ABC before finishing out the final two seasons on CMT. Nashville was a bright spot on many actors’ resumes, including Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton, but it also served as a launching pad for others.
Keep scrolling to see what the cast of Nashville looks like today!