Dolly Parton is as busy as ever! The legendary country singer-songwriter, who was most recently honored at the Grammys with a star-studded tribute, is hard at work on her next project. Heartstrings, an anthology series, is set to debut on Netflix later in 2019. The concept of the show is to highlight some of Parton's most iconic songs, telling standalone stories with different settings and characters to underline the themes of each song. Parton is executive producing the series and is set to appear in each episode in some capacity as well, and she's assembled a huge cast of stars to tell each of the eight stories. We've rounded up some of the biggest names attached to the project, plus a few details that we know so far about who they're playing — click through our gallery below!
Hough will appear in the "Jolene" episode, playing the titular character herself, described by Variety as "a flirtatious free-spirit with aspirations of escaping her small hometown to follow her dreams of becoming a successful singer-songwriter."
In the "Jolene" episode, Williams-Paisley will play Emily, a wife and mother who is the president of the Coventry Women's League in Jolene's small hometown.
Roberts will play Aaron, the husband to Williams-Paisley's Emily. Variety reported that his character will reportedly be struggling with his marriage and impending mid-life crisis.
The Hollywood Reporter describes Turner's episode, "These Old Bones," as a 1940s-set drama. Turner plays a mountain-dwelling recluse who threatens the local lumber company — and who might be a real fortune teller too.
The former Once Upon a Time leading lady is set to star in "These Old Bones" as a young lawyer returning to her hometown.
In the 1880s-set "J.J. Sneed" episode, O'Donoghue plays a "seductive outlaw," an archetype not unfamiliar to him after several seasons playing Captain Hook on the fairytale drama Once Upon a Time.
Fitzgerald co-stars opposite O'Donoghue in the "J.J. Sneed episode, reportedly as a young woman who dreams of a bigger adventure — and then gets drawn into one.
Shahi's episode, "Cracker Jack," is described as "Two stories — one past, one present — about the power of unconditional love between a girl and her dog. That same girl, now grown, questions what her life means and who she can truly count on when faced with her greatest fear." Shahi's role, named Lucy Jane, is the adult version of the character.
Taylor co-stars in the episode "Down From Dover," in which she plays a pregnant teen waiting at a home for unwed mothers for her boyfriend to return from the Vietnam War.
McGhie also stars in the "Down From Dover" episode, presumably as the soldier boyfriend of Taylor's character.
The Scandal star returns to the small screen with a role in "Down From Dover," although the specifics of her character have not yet been released.
Like Young, Manheim appears in "Down From Dover" but her role has not been described.
Oscar winner Leo, as matriarch Amelia Meegers, is set to anchor "Two Doors Down," whose synopsis reads, "a family's lifetime of secrets comes bursting out during a chaotic but comedic New Year's Eve wedding weekend."
Stage star and The Flash alum Mientus appears in "Two Doors Down" as Tyler Meegers, part of the family whose secrets form the backbone of the episode.
Stevens, best known for her role on Freeform's The Bold Type, is also slated for "Two Doors Down" in a role that has not yet been described in a press releases.