Season 3 premiere Monday, October 7th at 8:00 PM EST

Cast:
Rachel Bilson as Dr Zoe Hart
Wilson Bethel as Wade Kinsella
Scott Porter as George Tucker
Jamie King as Lemon Breeland
Cress Williams as Lavon Hayes
Kaitlyn Black as AnnaBeth Nass
Tim Matheson as Dr. Brick Breeland

Recurring Cast:
Ross Philips as Tom Long
Mallory Moye as Wanda Long
Brandi Burkhardt as Crickett
Claudia Lee as Magnolia Breeland
McKaley Miller as Rose Hattenbarger
Matt Lowe as Meatball
Mircea Monroe as Tansy Truitt

Crew:
Josh Schwartz, executive producer
Leila Gerstein, executive producer and writer

Rachel Bilson leads a stellar ensemble cast in this fish-out-of-water comedic drama about small-town living, big city attitudes and complicated love triangles. It’s been nearly two years since Dr. Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) moved to BlueBell, Alabama, and shook up life in this small town. Now Zoe navigates between bad boy Wade Kinsella (Wilson Bethel) and good hearted George Tucker (Scott Porter), while Lemon Breeland (Jaime King) achieves her dream of being a business owner – even if that business is The Rammer Jammer, and her mismatched partner is Wade. Zoe’s best friend and landlord, Mayor Lavon Hayes (Cress Williams), has finally gotten over Lemon, finding happiness with AnnaBeth (Kaitlyn Black), complicated by the fact that she is Lemon's best friend. And Zoe’s associate, Dr. Brick Breeland (Tim Matheson), pursues love, but his daughters won't endorse his new fiancée. Zoe’s love life is still a mess, and she’s not sure what the future holds in store for her, but we know it will be juicy and full of fun.

Upcoming Episode Promos:

Episode Stills:

Upcoming Episodes:
3.01 - Southern Comfort Zone - directed by Bethany Rooney | Airdate: 10/7/13

• 2 new recurring characters will be introduced: Joel (30's, author) and Lynly (20's, Lavon's cousin) [source]
• Joel is a quintessential NY author who is charmed by BB as he passes through, Lynly is spoiled and clueless and trying to mend a broken heart. [source]
• Per Scott Porter after 1st table read episode is very funny. Time they were gone is longer than a summer. Some characters won't be coming back and that is handled right away. Zoe may or may not still be in NY. George may or may not still be on the road. [source]
• The townspeople go looking for George, who has been missing, when they are in desperate need of a lawyer. They are cooling it on the WZG love triangle. [source]
• There will be some shirtless George action [source]
• McKaley Miller's (Rose) 1st Day on Set

BTS Pics/Videos:
Lynly | KB & JK in Belle costumes | JK in Belle costume | JK in Belle costume (side view) | Hospital ER scene | Tom, Wanda, & Crickett (video) | Lynly & AB | Lynly, AB & Lavon | George & Lynly | George, Sheriff Bill, & Tom | MB, Wanda & Tom | Tom, George, Tansy, & Wanda | Rose & Zoe on a float | MB, Wanda, & Tom | Joel on a tractor

3.02 - Friends in Low Places | Airdate: 10/14/13

• Outdoor garden party [source] and [source]

BTS Pics/Videos:
Tara Jane & sister (played by Karla Mosley) | Lynly & Zoe | AB, George, Brick & Carter | Lynly, Crickett, & ? | Wade in a shirt & tie | Tara Jane, Crickett, & ? (played by Karla Mosley)

3.03 - Take This Job and Shove It | Airdate: 10/21/13

3.04 - Help Me Make It Through the Night |

3.05 - TBA |

3.06 - TBA - written by Dan Steele |

3.07 - TBA - directed by David Paymer |

3.08 - TBA - directed by Brandi Bradburn |

Guest Stars:

Season 3
Antoinette Robertson as Lynly (Lavon's cousin)
Karla Mosley as a yet unnamed Belle
Josh Cooke as Joel
Ryan McPartlin as Carter Covington (love interest for Lemon)

General Spoilers:

“We leave on a cliffhanger, with everyone being sent off for the summer [and our plans to] pick up in Season 3 after some time had passed.” [source]

Question: My hart broke when Zoe/Wade broke up on Hart of Dixie. They didn’t get nearly enough time “together.” Please tell me Zoe gives Wade another chance! —Lauren
Ausiello: I see what you did there. Hart. Hart of Dixie. Clever. I may steal that for next week’s AA. In the meantime, exec producer Leila Gerstein insists Wade’s infidelity and the pair’s subsequent breakup “was never intended to be the end” of their story. “It is a long series [and] we expect to do many, many, many more episodes of this show,” she adds of the recently renewed dramedy. “And they’re not even done for this season! There will be another connection between Zoe and Wade before the season is over. I would certainly tell ‘Zade’ fans out there that they should not be giving up hope.” [source]

Question: Any good Hart of Dixie scoop you could possibly dish out? —Stephanie
Ausiello: George and Tansy’s recent break-up doesn’t necessarily mean Mircea Monroe is leaving the show. It may mean that. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that. Allow exec producer Leila Gerstein explain: “We love Mircea and would welcome her back in any capacity… I don’t think [her split with George] means there’s not Tansy and George in the future, because they’re very adorable together. And it doesn’t mean that there’s not Tansy and someone else ahead!” [source]

Question: Please tell me Zoe is going to go back to Wade after she takes some time for herself on Hart of Dixie? —Amanda
Ausiello: Wilson Bethel says a full-fledged Zoe-Wade “scenario” in Season 3 “seems pretty logical,” although he believes it was smart for the show to end the season with Zoe pulling a Kelly Taylor. “It’s probably good that there’s a bit of anticipation about what she will do” heading into the fall. [source]

Does Hart of Dixie’s Scott Porter think George and Zoe will finally be more explored in Season 3? And what would be his dream storyline for George Tucker? –Stephanie
What if I told you that his dream storyline does not involve Zoe…? Porter told me his No. 1 Season 3 wish is that “George is single, for most of the year. That we get to see him more fleshed out and go on some solo adventures as opposed to always being tethered to a relationship.” The actor noted that in Season 2, George “was single for one episode, and then had a revolving door of women coming through his life, and I want to see George outside of that.” As such, this storyline in which George shutters his law practice for a bit to indulge his musical leanings has a good ring to it. “There’s a part of George that is a little bit more wild — and he needs to start letting that side out.” [source]

Well, the thing is – even Gerstein isn’t entirely sure. The season is in the very early stages, and everything could be changing. But for right now, this is how she sees Wade, ”I don’t think that Wade waited around all summer and didn’t have sex with anyone else. I don’t think we’d want to see that Wade. He’s still Wade, but he has a business and he’s certainly changed. I don’t want to take him all the way back to before. But I think the culmination of that responsibility and the ability to say ‘I love you’ knowing that he might not hear it back is a big deal. We can’t take that away from his character.”...And I feel like she felt that Wade and Zoe are by no means over, so keep on keepin’ on, Zade fans. What about George Tucker (Scott Porter)? Well as of right now the story is, “When we come back in episode one, George has quit the tour and he is missing. No one has seen him in months.” ...”It’s hard for me to talk about that without ruining it. Where we start season 3 will be… a little unexpected.” That’s all I got out of her as far as Zoe goes! ...One thing they won’t have: a pregnant Lemon (Jaime King). King is pregnant in real life, but they are going to hide it. [source]

The W/Z/G love triangle is being laid to rest. Season 3 will be about expanding their community. New love interests will be introduced for almost everyone. New love triangles will form. [source]

On AnnaBeth - "And, at this point, she has become so integral to the series — as Lemon’s best friend, as Lavon’s girlfriend, and as Zoe’s confidante — that we needed to make sure she was all ours! And she may start her own jam business." [source]

On George - George is a mess in the season premiere partly because he has been away from BlueBell for so long. He and Lemon will have a close friendship where they help each other out. There won't be a rekindling of their romance. George is still very upset with Zoe. The show is going to refocus George a bit. And there won't be any singing. [source]

On Lynly/Lavon/AB - When Hart of Dixie picks up, lovebirds Lavon and Annabeth (the newly promoted Kaitlyn Black) are “still happily together,” showrunner Leila Gerstein shared recently with TVLine, “but having some tension because his demanding cousin has moved in.” [source]

Lyla: Hart of Dixie scoop please!
A new Breeland woman is coming to Bluebell: Grandma Bettie! Lemon's grandmother comes to town to help her granddaughter preserve the Breeland name. A pillar of the Southern Belle community, Bettie is strong, upscale and take-charge. Hm…we wonder where Lemon gets her personality from?! [source]

On Tansy returning - When asked about Tansy's return to HoD, Mircea Monroe said that she wasn't sure what she was allowed to discuss. [source]

On Tara Lynn/sister - Tara Lynn was a Lemon 1.0 like Belle who appeared in the s2 finale with Crickett. The 301 sides included Tara Lynn. Karla Mosley from the Bold and the Beautiful appears in season 3 and later appeared in a picture with the actress who played Tara Lynn in the finale and they are playing sisters in season 3. [source] The original actress credited as being Tara Lynn in the S2 finale is playing "Tara Jane" in S3. [source] There is still no official confirmation on who Karla Mosley is playing other than a Belle.

McPartlin will play the very handsome Carter Covington, a chivalrous and extremely charming Southern gentleman who is one the most eligible bachelors in the South — and every Southern Belle's dream husband.So who will fall for him first? [source]

Interviews:

Wilson Bethel CW Upfronts (VIDEO)
Scott Porter CW Upfronts (VIDEO)
Wilson Bethel Ready for Season 3 - CW Upfronts (VIDEO)
Scott Porter short comment about where season 2 left off and hopes for season 3 (from CW Upfronts)
Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights) Red Carpet Interview at ATX (VIDEO)
Scott Porter talks George Tucker's 'wandering heart' at ATX Festival
ATX Festival Interview with Hart of Dixie Creator Leila Gerstein – Just two fangirls sitting in a bar
Team Wade or Team George? Scott Porter & Leila Gerstein Talk Hart of Dixie (VIDEO)
Wilson Bethel Talks Hart of Dixie, Breakfast Tacos and Upcoming Projects
Scott Porter on the 'single and angsty' George Tucker in 'Hart of Dixie' S3

News:

Hart of Dixie moves to Mondays at 8 for season 3
Kaitlyn Black, who plays AnnaBeth Nash, will be a series regular for season 3.
Hart of Dixie returns October 7, 2013 for season 3

There will be new promo pictures for season 3.

• Jaime King BTS photoshoot, Another picture of Jaime King BTS photoshoot
• Kaitlyn Black BTS photoshoot, Another picture of Kaitlyn Black BTS photoshoot

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