Hart of Dixie has been off the air for a while now but a lot of people still enjoy watching and rewatching the series on Netflix. It's about a small town in Bluebell, Alabama and has frequently been described as a southern Gilmore Girls. It's the type of series that makes you feel good and comforted.
Rachel Bilson plays Zoe Hart, a doctor who accepts an offer to work at a medical practice in Bluebell and slowly finds herself becoming increasingly attached to the town and its quirky inhabitants. The following list details some of the hidden details about the series' main characters.
Zoe May Have Been Fated To Be With George
For fans that have watched both The O.C. and Hart of Dixie, there is an interesting connection between the two when it comes to Zoe's dating life. In an episode of The O.C., Summer visits a psychic that tells her she is fated to be with a man named George.
Fast-forward a few years and Rachel Bilson is on Hart of Dixie, where one of her main love interests is a guy named George! Obviously, she and George don't work out in the end but it's something funny to note.
Zoe Makes A Reference To Summer Bilson Early On The Show
In the very first episode of Hart of Dixie, there's a great moment where Zoe Hart says "ew" and she says it exactly the same way that Summer Roberts says it on The O.C.
Considering Rachel Bilson plays both characters, that is certainly not a coincidence. Another reason there may be so many tie-ins between the two shows is that Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz both served as executive producers on each series.
The Role Of George Was Written With Scott Porter In Mind
The series creator Leila Gerstein was a big fan of Scott Porter's work when he played Jason Street on Friday Night Lights. When she was writing the role of George, she did it with Scott in mind.
It wound up being a great choice since Porter excels at playing the charming, sweet, and all-American boy type. It'd be hard to imagine another actor adapting the role as well as he did and it helped that he had great chemistry with everyone in the cast.
Rachel Bilson's Real Pregnancy Was Written Into The Show
Hiding pregnancies on television is never easy. It becomes an awkward game of trying to hide the actress's belly behind props or making sure the camera never films them from a certain angle.
It's always noticeable, no matter how much they try to avoid it. That's why Hart of Dixie opted to write Rachel Bilson's real-life pregnancy into the show. Fans of Wade and Zoe were ecstatic about the couple having a baby together so it wound up working in everyone's favor.
Cress Williams and Scott Porter Briefly Worked Together Before
Part of the reason that Scott Porter even decided to sign on to do Hart of Dixie was that he enjoyed working with Cress Williams when they both starred on Friday Night Lights.
Porter revealed that he valued their connection as actors in an interview from ATX Festival from a few years back. He stated that he liked working with him in a different capacity since their characters were so different on Friday Night Lights compared to Hart of Dixie. It adds an interesting layer to the George and Lavon relationship.
There Were Several Taylor Swift References In The Show Because Jaime King Is Friends With Her
If you follow Taylor Swift or Jaime King on social media, then you've probably seen the two make references to each other. King and Swift are very close, Swift is the godmother of one of King's children.
In the show, Lemon Breeland and various other characters often make references to the pop singer as a small tribute to Swift since King values their relationship.
Wade's Place Of Employment Doubles As A True Blood Set
Wade starts the series as a bartender at the Rammer Jammer and by the end of the series, he's the owner and manager of the Bluebell hot spot.
But did you know that the Rammer Jammer doubles as another popular hot spot on the HBO series, True Blood? Not everyone is aware that the set was used more than once. The interior places are different, it's just the outside that is the same.
The Name Wade Kinsella May Have A Surprising Relation To J.D. Salinger
Here's an interesting piece of trivia: Did you know that Wilson Bethel's (the actor that portrayed Wade Kinsella in the series) mother, Joyce Maynard, had a public relationship with the famous Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger?
Well, his character may have been inspired by that relationship, in a weird way. The author W.P. Kinsella wrote a novel called Shoeless Joe that featured a character named Ray Kinsella embarking on a road trip with J.D. Salinger. Salinger used the "Kinsella" name often.
Both Lemon And Magnolia Were Named After Trees
People might not realize that Magnolia and Lemon Breeland were both named after trees. It's easy to think Lemon was named just after the fruit but if you were to compare the two names you would notice what they have in common.
The young girls are named after a Lemon tree and a Magnolia tree, respectively. The casting agency did a pretty great job with the actresses too since they do look related.
The Entire Town Of Bluebell Where The Characters Live Also Served As Rosewood & Stars Hollow
As we've already mentioned, the Rammer Jammer was a set formerly used on True Blood. Some fans might not realize that the town of Bluebell itself was also used as the town of Rosewood on Pretty Little Liars and the town of Stars Hollow on Gilmore Girls.
The very same gazebo we've seen in the center of Stars Hollow has shown up multiple times in Bluebell. It's cool to think about the fact that your favorite characters from all three shows have walked the same paths.