Nashville is making the most of its second chance to make a first impression—the country-music drama found a new home at CMT, where its fifth season will debut in January. Virtually all the original cast members are back, including Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, no matter what happened to the latter’s character at the end of season four. Now Deadline reports that the show has cast trans actress and producer Jen Richards as Allyson Del Lago, a “tough but understanding physical therapist” who helps one of the series regulars recuperate from some injury. Allyson is also the first trans character on the series.