'Nashville' creator talks season 5 changes
"Nashies" have little more than a month until their favorite show returns to TV.
"Nashville" premieres its fifth season on January 5, on its new home: cable network CMT. The show's creator and executive producer Callie Khouri says "everybody is elated" at the move. They're looking forward to reviving the show fans know and love — but with "one minor exception."
"We're staying away from the 'that would never happen' stuff," she says with a laugh.
"It is a lot more grounded in character. We're telling stories about characters that we love. I think it's more emotional, less soap opera, but it's still delivering dramatic stories."
Khouri can't talk plot points, of course — and we wouldn't want to spoil the story either — but perhaps that means less death and back-alley dealings on a show that, at its core, is about music makers.
"We were on with 'Scandal' and 'Revenge' (on ABC), and that was just the direction that everything was going on their network," Khouri says. "They very much loved that kind of storytelling. It was fun. It's always a challenge coming up with that kind of stuff and making it feel real."
Nevertheless, the show promises "some huge things that happen" in season 5 — starting with the fate of Juliette's missing plane. That will be revealed on the "Nashville" season premiere, airing January 5 on CMT.
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