How do you feel about the season four ending of Nashville? Lionsgate chief Kevin Beggs recently defended the cliffhanger ending in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Earlier this month, we reported that ABC cancelled Nashville after four seasons. However, Lionsgate says they are committed to finding a new home for the country music drama.
In the interview, Beggs said the season four cliffhanger was the intended ending for the season, not the show necessarily:
There’s a little short-term pain but ultimately long-term gain because we intend and are quite focused and are in substantive and serious conversations with multiple buyers about continuing the show on another platform. If we didn’t feel that was going to happen, we might have gone a different way.”
He added that a happy ending would’ve been a “disservice” to the fans:
The ending we ran was the ending always envisioned for this season. These things are crafted over weeks and months. In our estimation, to go with a quickly assembled too-easy wrap-up is more of a disservice to the fans who have invested four years in this great cast and these great stories. And there’s more stories to tell.”
As we reported earlier, an alternative season four ending was shot and will be made available to fans. In the “happy” alternative, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) and Avery (Jonathan Jackson) reunite.
Beggs said that he has every intention to continue Nashville so the cliffhanger won’t be the end of the series:
Our job as a studio with the creative team is to give Ed and Marshall maximum flexibility — not limitation. This is the ending that was intended. I think it’s more of a disservice to try to hastily put something together that’s not satisfying. There will be detractors, but on the whole, the notion that this show will continue has been so positively received that I have to play the long game. And the long game is about keeping this show going. We wouldn’t take such a strong position to advocate for the ending that we wanted to stick with — the original ending that was crafted by our team — if we didn’t feel good about our chances moving forward.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Nashville? Did you like the season four ending? Do you think the show should continue?
This is BS! Nashville is the best show running right now. Take off some of the other bs programs. You can’t tell me this show doesn’t have great ratings. I personally think it’s pushed out to add some other bs crap show. They always take away the good shows then continue to charge us “the people” to watch shows that have no true meaning. This show hits home for so many people an I truly think it will be a great loss for so many of us! Please find away to keep this show running. Thanks to those of you… Read more »
Please don’t cancel the show…we watch if faithfully…..please don’t…
This is by far the best show on TV. Please find another network home for it.
This is by far the best show on TV. Please find another network for it.
I kinda love this show! Scarlett and Gunner are my fav and I was rooting for Rayna and Deacon too! I love all the original music! I hope this show can go on!!
Please do not cancel the show. Love it
I love Nashville! Watch it faithfully and cannot wrap my head around the fact that it may not come back. Keeping hope alive.
I love this show! I have never missed an e pisode. I hope it continues for years to come. The cast and music are wonderful.
I love the show and definitely want to see it continue. The characters and music are great and I’m not even a country fan. However, the last episode seemed to wrap everything up except for leaving us hanging with Juliette and Avery. I didn’t like that because as much as they are trying to get another network to pick it up that may never happen. If it doesn’t get picked up I truly hope that they show the happy ending episode they are referring to in this article or I will be extremely upset.
Was shocked to hear the show was being canceled. Felt like it was
right in the middle of the story.
YES im a big fan of nashville and would hate if it ended,the ending was great because it gives it more of a chance for it to continue, YES i think i should continue. #BringBackNashville
I am a dedicated fan and love the writing of this show. It must continue as it is the one television entertainment show I take pleasure in.
I love this show and if it’s the final season I would have liked more closure but I hope it continues.. please don’t go.
I am a dedicated fan and love the writing of this show. It must continue as one of the few entertainment pleasures I have on television.
Please bring back Nashville, its one of my favorite shows. I love the music, actors, plots, and the authencity of it. There is nothing like it on tv, its not a cop, murder, reality, or talent show….it’s country at its best!!! I love it and hope someone willbring it back!!!
I will so miss Nashville if it doesn’t get picked up by another network. ABC must be nuts, why would they cancel such a great show. What is their reasoning? They need to reconsider or, hopefully, another network is going to get the show. I’m rooting for those working on getting it picked up. I love the show!