'Hart Of Dixie' Season 4 Cast: Rachel Bilson's Pregnancy Is Reason For Shorter Episodes, 'No Show' Without Her [VIDEO]
The upcoming short season of The CW's Hart Of Dixie has been stated as proof that the show is heading for cancellation, but actor Sctott Porter has revealed why the fourth season will only feature 10 episodes versus the normal twenty-something.
It is all because the show's star Rachel Bilson, who plays Zoe Hart, is expecting a baby! It turns out that Bilson's pregnancy had quite the impact on the series.
Bethel told Yahoo! TV Friday, "The reason we only shot 10 episodes is really because Rachel Bilson is going to have a little baby, and there's no Hart of Dixie without the Hart. We had an abbreviated season and this is not usual for shows to do."
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While Jaime King, who plays Lemon Breeland, went on maternity leave for six weeks during the third season and was gone for a bulk of the episodes, it is definitely a different story when it comes to Bilson, who is the headlining star. Porter also explained that Bilson did not want to have to return to the set just after having a child.
"She wants to be very hands-on and be able to be there those first couple of months after the baby's born, so we just kind of shot what we could as quickly as we could and 10 episodes is what worked out for us."
He also set the record straight and said that they have not gotten any word that the show is cancelled. Still, he added that it is imperative for fans to support and tune in to the upcoming season. It is slated to premiere in early 2015. A specific date has not been released yet.
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