'Nashville' Season 3 ABC Release Date 2014: Episodes to Premiere on September 24

With only a little over a month left to go, ABC hit TV series 'Nashville' gears up to premiere its Season 3 on September 24. The latest series spoilers reveal that country singer Luke Bryan is set to have a cameo in the series which is rumored to have been filmed earlier in New York City. While the story line of that episode remains undisclosed, reports state that Bryan will appear in the second episode of the new installment.

Currently, actress Hayden Panettiere, known as as Juliette Barns in the TV series, is away on maternity leave, as she's set to have a baby sometime soon. While fans of 'Nashville' were looking forward to see how Barns would be portrayed in the show as a pregnant woman, the producers only went as far as to confirm that the actress will be returning, nothing more.

Panettiere herself recently stated that she would like her character, Juliette, to find herself with Deacon, played by Chip Esten, although the actress soon after clarified that a romance between the two characters is highly unlikely. The Juliette known in Season two, that fans have grown to know, had not been very fortunate when the installment ended.

Barns Season 2 had broken up with Avery, played by Jonathan Jackson. and had an inappropriate affair with Jeff Fordham, played by Oliver Hudson, when the season ended.

However, Panettiere made it a point to mention that there's more to her character than meets the eye, even after the scandalous one-night affair with antagonist Jeff. On a final note, the actress added that she'd be surprised if the 'Nashville' writers didn't run with the aforementioned scene in the upcoming season.