Nashville: Scoop on how Hayden Panettiere's maternity leave will be handled on the show from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich

Here's some scoop on Nashville from this week's (Posted on 12/10/14) Matt's Inside Line column.

How does Nashville plan on handling Hayden Panettiere’s real-life maternity leave? Did they find a way to incorporate her into every episode ahead of time, or will there be episodes where Juliette Barnes will not be seen? –Sharon
“We did bank some material for a few episodes,” showrunner Dee Johnson confirms for TVLine. “She may be out of one or two. It all depends on how quickly [Hayden] wants to come charging back to work.”

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