Fast-talking New Yorker and brand new
doctor Zoe Hart has it all figured out – after graduating top of her
class from medical school, she’ll follow in her father’s footsteps and
become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe
decides to accept an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work
with him at his small practice in Bluebell, Alabama. Zoe arrives in
this small Gulf Coast town only to find that Harley has passed away and
left his half of the medical practice to her in his will. She quickly
finds that Southern hospitality isn’t always so hospitable – the other
doctor in town, Brick Breeland, is less than pleased to be sharing the
practice with this young outsider, and his daughter, Lemon, is a
Southern belle whose sweet disposition turns sour when she meets
Zoe. Zoe’s only allies are the mayor, former football star Lavon Hayes,
her bad-boy neighbor Wade Kinsella, and handsome lawyer George Tucker –
who just happens to be Lemon’s fiancé. Zoe is out of her element and
ready to pack her bags, but a surprise visit by her snobby New York
mother leads to Zoe’s decision to stay in Bluebell for a while,
discovering small-town life and a side of herself she hadn’t known was
there. The series stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart,
Jaime King as Lemon Breeland, Wilson Bethel as Wade Kinsella, Cress
Williams as Lavon Hayes, McKaley Miller as Rose and Scott Porter as
George Tucker. HART OF DIXIE is from Bonanza
Productions Inc., in association with Fake Empire, Warner Bros.
Television and CBS Television Studios, with executive producers Leila
Gerstein (“Gossip Girl,” “Eli Stone”), Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl,”
“Chuck,” “The O.C.”), Stephanie Savage (“Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.”), Len
Goldstein and Jason Ensler (“Gossip Girl,” “Chuck”). The pilot was
directed by Jason Ensler.