The second season of ''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of b ...

'' an American television series, originally aired in the United States on

The CW ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

from October 2, 2012 through May 7, 2013, with a total of 22 episodes. The season is produced by

CBS Television Studios CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount Television, as a renaming of the o ...

. ''Hart of Dixie'' was renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013.

Overview

The season begins with Zoe confused with her feelings for both George and Wade. She later decides that George isn't ready for another relationship and decides to see Wade. Levon's former high school sweetheart Ruby Jeffries played by

Golden Brooks Golden Brooks is an American actress. She began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, ''Linc's'' (1998–2000), and later has appeared in films ''Timecode'' (2000) and ''Impostor'' (2001). From 2000 to 2008, Brooks st ...

returns to Bluebell and reveals she is opposing for mayor. George begins dating again, first seeing newcomer Shelby (

Laura Bell Bundy Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the Broadway roles of Amber Von Tussle in the musical version of ''Hairspray and'' Elle Woods in the musical version of ''Legally ...

) however he later dumps her and Shelby begins dating Brick Breeland, and George later starts a relationship with Wade's ex-wife Tansy Truitt (

Mircea Monroe Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982) is an American model and actress, known for her roles on the TV series ''Episodes'' as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), ''Hart of Dixie'' as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), ''Impastor'' as Alexa Cummings (2015–201 ...

) As the season progresses, Ruby leaves after Lemon's jealousy destroys her and Lavon. Wade and Zoe continue to date, however face set backs time and time again. Annabeth begins having feelings for Levon and later the two sleep together, leaving Lemon devastated by her best friend's betrayal.

Cast and characters

Regular

Rachel Bilson Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series ''The O.C.'' Bils ...

as Dr. Zoe Hart *

Scott Porter Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saska ...

as George Tucker *

Jaime King Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency alread ...

as Lemon Breeland *

Cress Williams Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American actor, known for his roles in ''Prison Break'' and '' Close to Home''. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series ''Hart of Dixie'' and the title character on The CW's ''Bla ...

as Lavon Hayes *

Wilson Bethel Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rod ...

as Wade Kinsella *

Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. Some of his best-known acting roles include the title character of the 1960s animated ''Jonny Quest'' TV series, Eric "Otter" Stratton in the 197 ...

as Dr. Brick Breeland

Recurring Characters

Kaitlyn Black Kaitlyn Black (born July 29, 1983) is an American actress known for her role as Annabeth Nass in The CW comedy-drama series ''Hart of Dixie''. Life and career Black grew up in Copley, Ohio and graduated from Revere High School in Richfield, Ohi ...

as Annabeth Nass *

Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald VelJohnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for playing police officer characters, such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom ''Family Matters,'' which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sergeant A ...

as Dash DeWitt *

Brandi Burkhardt Brandi Lynn Burkhardt (born June 25, 1979) is an American television and film actress, and former Miss New York. She grew up in Pasadena, Maryland and lives in Los Angeles. Biography Education She attended New York University Tisch School of ...

as Crickett Watts *

McKaley Miller McKaley Nicole Miller (born May 14, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring teenager roles as Dana Monohan on the ABC series ''The Gates'' in 2010 and as Rose Hattenbarger on The CW series ''Hart of Dixie'' from 2011 t ...

as Rose Hattenbarger *

Claudia Lee Claudia Lee (born Claudia Lee Mirkowski; ) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her roles as Magnolia Breeland on ''Hart of Dixie'', as Bridget on ''Zeke and Luther'', and as Whitney in '' The Outcasts''. Early life Lee was ...

as Magnolia Breeland *

as Ruby Jeffries *

as Tansy Truitt *

as Shelby Sinclair *

Travis Van Winkle Travis Scott Van Winkle (born November 4, 1982) is an American actor, best known for starring in the feature film ''Accepted'' (2006) and the 2021 third season of the Netflix streaming television series ''You'', portraying Trent Sutton-DeMarco i ...

as Jonah Breeland * Armelia McQueen as Shula Whitaker *

JoBeth Williams Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress and television director. Her directorial debut with the 1994 short film ''On Hope'' earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2009 she began ...

as Candice Hart *

John Marshall Jones John Marshall Jones is an American actor, best known for portraying Floyd Henderson on The WB sitcom ''Smart Guy''. He is currently the spokesperson for Pizza Hut. Career Since 2021, Jones has had a recurring role as U.S. Air Force General Nel ...

as Wally Maynard *

Amy Ferguson Amy Ferguson is an American actress and model. Ferguson is also a singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name of "Grandma Dirt." Life and career Ferguson was born in Cincinnati and raised in southern Ohio. She attended Dr. John Hole Elementar ...

as Lily Anne Lonergan * Charlie Robinson as Sergeant Jeffries * Ross Philips as Tom Long * Mallory Moye as Wanda Lewis * Matt Lowe as Meatball * Steven M. Porter as Frank Moth * Peter Mackenzie as Reverend Peter Mayfair * Christopher Curry as Earl Kinsella * John Eric Bentley as Sheriff Bill * Alan Autry as Todd Gainey * Joe Massingill as Cody * Dawn Didawick as Eugenia * Kim Robillard as Sal *

Esther Scott Esther Scott (April 13, 1953 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress. Early years Scott was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on April 13, 1953. When she was a child the family moved to Brooklyn, New York. She developed an interest i ...

as Delma Warner *

Mary Page Keller Mary Page Keller (born March 3, 1961) is an American actress known for roles on television. Keller began her career on the daytime soap operas ''Ryan's Hope'' (1982–1983) and '' Another World'' (1983–1985) and later starred in a number of tel ...

as Emily Chase *

Carla Renata Carla Renata (sometimes credited as Carla Renata Williams) is an American actress and singer. She was born in Cherry Point, North Carolina and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Renata has starred in several long-running Broadway musicals, nation ...

as Susie *

Ilene Graff Ilene Susan Graff (born February 28, 1949) is an American actress and singer. Life and career The Queens, New York native began her professional career as a teenager when she performed as a background singer and commercial actress while attendi ...

as Clora Tucker *

Kelen Coleman Kelen Sadie Coleman (born April 19, 1984) is an American actress. Early life Coleman grew up in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her father is bluegrass musician T. Michael Coleman. Her mothe ...

as Presley * Megan Ferguson as Daisy * Lindsey Van Horn as Amy-Rose * Bayne Gibby as Shanetta *

McKayla Maroney McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is a retired American artistic gymnast and singer. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team a ...

as Tonya *

Matt Hobby Matt Hobby (born January 18, 1985) is an American actor and comedian, known for his portrayals of Pastor Jeff in ''Young Sheldon'', Philip in the HBO television series ''Boardwalk Empire'', Rudy Truitt in ''Hart of Dixie'' and Pat Landy in '' The ...

as Rudy Pruitt * Bill Parks as Chicken Truitt * Kevin Sheridan as Rockett Truitt *

Eric Pierpoint Eric Pierpoint (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor and author. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's ''Alien Nation (TV series), Alien Nation''. He has also notably appeared on each of the first fo ...

as Harold Tucker

Special Guest Star

Robert Buckley Robert Earl Buckley (born May 2, 1981) is an American actor, known for his roles as Major Lillywhite on The CW's comedy-drama series '' iZombie'' from 2015 until 2019, Kirby Atwood on NBC's comedy-drama series '' Lipstick Jungle'' and Clay Evans ...

as Peter *

Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American actress best known for her roles as Kitty Forman on the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' and its sequel series ''That '90s Show'', and Alice Knight-Buffay on the third through fifth seasons of ...

as Wanda Lewis's mother

Episodes

Casting

Season two saw the return of several characters from season one and also introduced new characters.

returned as Tansy Truitt, who begins a relationship with George Tucker. Kaitlyn Black's character Annabeth Nass, become a more prominent character in the second season.

was introduced in the first episode as Shelby a love interest for George Tucker, however, later beings a relationship Brick.

was cast as Ruby Jeffries and was announced on August 8, 2012 Ruby arrives as an old rival of Lemon and an old flame of Levon.

was cast as the Breeland cousin, Jonah, who becomes a love interest for Zoe.

Eisa Davis Eisa Davis (born May 5, 1971) is an American playwright, actress and singer-songwriter. She is most commonly known for her work as a playwright, writing shows such as ''Bulrusher'' and ''Angela's Mixtape'' as well as through her acting work, where ...

who played Addie Pickett in season one did not return for season two as did Deborah S. Craig who played Shelley Ng.

Reception

The season premiered to 1.53 million people with a 0.7 rating share for adults 18-49.

Home release

''Hart of Dixie'': The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in the U.S. on October 15, 2013. The 5 disc set includes all 22 episodes from the second season and various language and subtitle options.

References

{{Reflist 2012 American television seasons 2013 American television seasons