It was always our intent to bring new characters into the show, says co-showrunner Marshall Herskovitz.
They each represent parts of stories we want to tell.
For Alyssa, that story is one of a fish out of water.
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She knows nothing about country music, Bilson says.
Alyssa will focus on the business side, which wont exactly make it easy for her to find friends.
As for Jessie (Doubleday), the established singer-songwriter is a new face only for viewers.
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After a few years away, Jessie is coming back to Nashville following an ugly divorce.
Thanks to his vindictive bad-mouthing, her career fell apart.
She had to get off the radar for a couple of years.
Now shes trying to get her career back on her own, without the help of a man.
She had some success before her ex-husband ran her name into the ground, Doubleday says.
Now the question is whether Jessie can get her career back on track.
As far as Doubledays concerned, shed better: I want to play Ryman Auditorium!
For more, EW has exclusive videos that take you behind each characters introduction to the show.
Nashvillereturns Thursday, June 1 on CMT.
