[5] Juliette was characterized as an up-and-coming country-pop diva and rival of series co-lead Rayna Jaymes, a fading country star played by Connie Britton.

"[8] Panettiere has denied media reports that her character resembles Taylor Swift, (who was also born in 1989)[9] and states that Juliette is instead based on herself—a young woman in the entertainment industry—and Carrie Underwood.

[13] After Panettiere was cast, the writers re-wrote Juliette, who was originally seen as a supporting character to Rayna James' series lead, to be a co-lead alongside her.

She quickly rose to become Edgehill Republic Records' biggest star, a pop-country sensation, with legions of young teenage fans and sell-out tours.

[14][15] Juliette is initially played as a demanding, arrogant diva, but her hard exterior shields a world of pain that she rarely lets people see.

In her personal life, Juliette is set up on a date by a famous football player for the Tennessee Titans named Sean Butler, as her management thinks it will be good press.

Juliette refuses to give into his demands and instead issues a statement confessing her role in the tape and stating that it was released without her permission, which garners respect.

Jolene, finally deciding to help her daughter after years of neglect, murders Dante, destroys the tape and then kills herself with a drug overdose, devastating Juliette.

Juliette is introduced to Edgehill's new CEO, Jeff Fordham, and Layla Grant, who rose to fame after being the runner-up in a singing competition.

Following the events of Rayna's wreck, she wants to cancel the remainder of the tour to spend more time with her daughters, which makes Juliette unhappy.

Billionaire Charles "Charlie" Wentworth hires Juliette to sing at his anniversary party as a gift for his wife Olivia because she is a huge fan of hers.

The two meet up again at the annual Bell Meade Polo tournament and end up sleeping together again only this time, unbeknownst to them, Olivia walks in on them.

Juliette is told to make an apology at her Grand Ole Opry ceremony, but she dislikes what is written for her to say, ignores the teleprompter and begins singing "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet".

Howie D, a high-powered, hit-making record producer, hears the new tweaked version of the song and wants to work with Juliette.

Not feeling what Howie D has in store for her, she tells Glenn that she does not want to move away from being a country music singer and is unable to continue without him.

Juliette asks Charlie for a favor when she faces more empty seats on her tour, but he wants to get back together with her, and Avery tells him to go away.

She finally tells Glenn and Emily that she wants to give the baby up for adoption discreetly, believing that this will keep her out of the public eye and that she can attribute the weight gain to preparing for the role of Patsy Cline.

Juliette later reveals her pregnancy to the media to explain why she is cancelling her tour, and publicly admits that Avery is the father.

When walking back to her seat, she overhears his father saying that he does not think that she and Avery will make good parents and brings up her past.

While Avery complains to Juliette about not spending time with baby, she throws a snow globe at them but barely misses hitting them.

When she arrives home, she receives a lucrative offer to be in a Steven Spielberg movie, but accepting means that she will have to be in Prague for two weeks of filming.

When Layla finds out that Juliette is back in town, she asks Avery to be her musical director just as she is about to hit the road opening up for Luke.

The next morning, Juliette finds out that she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Shenandoah Girl and that Avery spent the night with Layla.

After an initial stint in the hospital, Avery is permitted to take her home in a wheelchair where Juliette quickly becomes frustrated at her inability to care for Cadence and gets angry at her physiotherapist for not regaining the use of her legs.

Hallie Jordan (Rhiannon Giddens) is at first confused by Juliette, who tries to show her gratitude through expensive gifts, but the two bond over their faith.

Juliette becomes more devoted to God following the crash and after moving from the chair to crutches, suggests the idea of recording a gospel album with the church's choir to Rayna, who agrees.

Juliette's scan results report that there is no cause for concern, but the meeting with the doctor is interrupted when they find out Rayna has entered a critical condition and is now in the ICU.

Glenn ensures that Juliette is part of the tribute to Rayna at the CMT Awards, but when the time comes to perform she is uncomfortable with it and asks Maddie to take her place.

[1][2] Sarah Hughes of The Guardian said that she "not only showcases a fine pair of lungs and a nice way with a one liner, she pulls off the rarer trick of making you sympathise with her character even when she's doing wrong.

[21] Erin Carlson of The Hollywood Reporter has quipped that Panettiere should win the Michael Emerson prize for "Humanizing Terrible Characters on Network TV" after accomplishing what she felt the cast of Girls had not: rendering a "bitchy" character to be likeable and the series' "best", giving her "purpose, drive, grit and backbone".