Rachel Bilson Has a Hart Of Dixie

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. TVLine bring word that after the collab between The O.C. combo of Rachel Bilson and producer Josh Schwartz fell through with the romantic comedy Ghost Angeles, the two are close to joining forces once again for a new CW comedy-drama called Hart of Dixie. A deal hasn’t been finalized yet but since the two have worked together in the past and almost worked together again recently, it’s practically a guaranteed conclusion.

In Hart of Dixie, Bilson will portray New York City doctor who inherits a medical practice in a small Southern town that’s populated by an assortment of eclectic and eccentric characters. It’s a classic fish-out-of-water formula that sometimes works and sometimes bombs. The success of the series will depend on how well Bilson does, how truly strange the little town is, and how long they can successfully keep the ‘stranger in a new town’ feeling going.

Schwartz and his Gossip Girl cohort, Stephanie Savage, will produce the new show. A production schedule or air-date hasn’t been revealed yet but in the meantime, you can see Bilson in the indie-flick, Waiting Forever.