Constructed by master builder & preservationist Braxton Dixon, whose iconic list includes Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Marty Stuart, Trisha Yearwood and other notables; Thistletop Inn stands as a symbol of a pioneer spirit of design, preservation and hospitality.
Because of its unique architecture, Thistletop was chosen in 2009 as location for the filming of "Tough Trade", a multi-generational saga of Nashville Music royalty.
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EPIX greenlights "Tough Trade"
Drama is network's first original series pilot
By CYNTHIA LITTLETON Epix, the nascent pay cabler backed by Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM, has greenlit its first original series pilot, a drama from Lionsgate TV to be exec produced by "Weeds" maven Jenji Kohan.
"Tough Trade" is described as a look at three generations of a dysfunctional famous family in country music. Series was created by Chris Offutt, novelist and scribe on Lionsgate-produced "Weeds." Pilot is skedded to begin lensing in Nashville in late summer for a possible series launch next year.
Skein was developed by Furst Films through the shingle's first-look deal with Lionsgate. Brothers Sean and Bryan Furst will exec produce the pilot along with Kohan and Offutt.
The partners behind Epix recently detailed plans for the premium movie service to launch as a broadband on-demand service in May followed by a linear pay channel debut in October. But there's been no word to date on cable or satellite carriage agreements. "Tough Trade" was unveiled Tuesday by Mark Greenberg, prexy of Epix parent company Studio 3 Networks, and Lionsgate TV prez Kevin Beggs.
"This is the first of what will be many pieces of original programming" for Epix, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer told Daily Variety.
