Nashville season 2

The second season of the American television musical drama series, Nashville, began on September 25, 2013 and concluded on May 14, 2014, on ABC. The series was renewed for a second season on May 10, 2013.

With the exceptions of "Tomorrow Never Comes" and "On the Other Hand", the episodes are named after songs by female country artists such as Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, and Kitty Wells.

Regular

 * Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes
 * Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes
 * Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor
 * Chris Carmack as Will Lexington
 * Eric Close as Teddy Conrad
 * Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne
 * Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley
 * Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott
 * Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad
 * Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad

Recurring

 * Chaley Rose as Zoey Dalton
 * Ed Amatrudo as Glenn Goodman
 * Judith Hoag as Tandy Hampton
 * Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant
 * Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham
 * Will Chase as Luke Wheeler
 * Christina Chang as Megan Vannoy
 * David Alford as Bucky Dawes
 * Derek Krantz as Brent McKinney
 * Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Peggy Kentor
 * Charlie Bewley as Charles Wentworth
 * Michiel Huisman as Liam McGuinnis
 * Powers Boothe as Lamar Wyatt

Guest

 * Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Beverly O'Connor
 * Charlotte Ross as Ruth Bennett
 * Robert Wisdom as Coleman Carlisle
 * Suzanne Alexander as herself
 * Conan O'Brien as himself
 * Katie Cook as herself
 * Robin Roberts as herself
 * Kelly Clarkson as herself
 * Zac Brown as himself
 * Jay DeMarcus as himself
 * Austin Dillon as himself
 * Mario Lopez as himself
 * Maria Menounos as herself
 * Brad Paisley as himself
 * Michelle Obama as herself
 * Kellie Pickler as herself

Production
On May 10, 2013, Nashville was renewed for a second season by ABC. Season 2 began on September 25, 2013, at 10/9c. Chris Carmack, Lennon Stella, and Maisy Stella were promoted to series regulars, while Powers Boothe and Robert Wisdom were reduced to recurring status, in the second season. Aubrey Peeples and Chaley Rose joined the cast in major recurring roles as Layla Grant, a runner-up in a singing competition and a new singer in Nashville who is a new rival for Juliette, and Zoey, Scarlett's childhood best friend who moves to Nashville.