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?
Love the show! Love the music!!
Please bring this great show back !
Seriously are you kidding….please bring Nashville back. It is one of the best shows on TV with such great talent!!!!! I don’t understand how some of these other shows are staying on and Nashville got cancelled. There is nothing good on TV anymore and the seasons are so weird now. What is up with regular TV?!!!
Nashville is my favorite show! Please bring it back!!
I’m not even that big into country and I absolutely loved this show! I never leave comments on social media either but this show is so amazing I couldn’t not show some love. If they don’t continue this series I would be completely heart broken! If you havnt seen this series it’s a must watch!!!! BRING BACK NASHVILLE!!!!!
Please, please bring Nashville back! To loose it and The Goodwife on the same season is unbearable!
Love the show… Please keep it going!! Great stories, very talented cast – SO much better than all the bogus reality shows out there!
Nashville should definitely continue. It’s the best show on TV.
Yes please bring Nashville back. It is one of the best shows on TV with such great talent!!!!! I dont understand how some of these other shows are staying on and Nashville got cancelled. Please bring it back
I started watching the show because I thought it did a good job at showing the music industry and how it works for/against an artist from their perspective(s). It started getting a little on the mellow dramatic/ too much soap opera-ish/TOO much DRAMA when the writers had to cram SO many episodes into one episode: especially into to the last 3 or so….. That being said I think ABC is CRAZY-absoultly nut-Z to cancel the show. It shows how artists are real people with real lives whose art not only affects themselves but reaches out into the wider community-bringing people… Read more »
PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK!!! I LOVE IT!!!
Great 4 years to the insight of what I am sure is a good representation of the music business in general. How else could you end such an accurate rendition? It’s not Walt Disney! Surprised so many things got wrapped up in such a good way. Maddie back with Mom and the Dad she fought so hard for. Luke Wheeler back to his wife and reunited with his son. Scarlett and Gunner together. Layla in the position she deserved. What more could you ask for. I sincerely hope they find a new backer for an always looked forward to new… Read more »
Please find another network to run this show. I have watched every episode and would continue to do. Love it, the music the cast every thing about it.a
Please Keep Nashville Going, I Will Keep Watching It Regardless On Where It Continues . Let Us Know ASAP. So Much Talent On The Show With Great Lessons To Learn, Love & Support.
I am hooked on this show, the cast are like family! Was SO disappointed to learn of the show being cancelled! PLEASE bring it back! There are so many folks invested in this program! It would be a true shame for them to not show their talent in their musical abilities! They are awesome! The stories have been wonderful!
Did anybody else pick up on the fact that Juliette’s character had been nominated for Oscar for playing the part of Patsy Cline, and Patsy Cline actually died in a plane crash just outside of Nashville? Nashville is a great show. I hope Lionsgate is able to find a network to pick it up.