Country Comfort (TV series)

Country Comfort is an American comedy television series created by Caryn Lucas that premiered on Netflix on March 19, 2021.^[1][2] In July 2021, the series was canceled after one season.^[3]

Country Comfort
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Caryn Lucas
Starring	Katharine McPhee Eddie Cibrian Ricardo Hurtado Jamie Martin Mann Griffin McIntyre Shiloh Verrico Pyper Braun
Music by	Tim Lauer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Caryn Lucas
Producer	Matt Conner
Cinematography	George Mooradian
Editors	Michael Karlich Andy Cruz
Camera setup	Multi-camera[1]
Running time	20–27 minutes
Production company	Kiki Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)

Cast and characters

Main

• Katharine McPhee as Bailey, a country singer who takes a job as a nanny after getting kicked out of her up-and-coming band with her boyfriend
• Eddie Cibrian as Beau, a cowboy and widower who is raising five children alone in his ranch known as Harmony Hills
• Ricardo Hurtado as Tuck, Beau's eldest son
• Jamie Martin Mann as Brody, Beau's 15-year-old son
• Griffin McIntyre as Dylan, Beau's 12-year-old son
• Shiloh Verrico as Cassidy, Beau's 9-year-old daughter
• Pyper Braun as Chloe, Beau's 6-year-old daughter and the youngest of Beau's children

Recurring

• Janet Varney as Summer, Beau's girlfriend
• Eric Balfour as Boone, Bailey's ex-boyfriend

Notable guest star

• LeAnn Rimes as herself

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Crazy"	Kelly Park	Caryn Lucas	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
The country singer Bailey who has a problem with her car on her aimless way, knocks on a door of a family with a farm to get some help but instead she quickly becomes their tenth nanny without having any experiences. The 5 kids and their father Beau lost their mother and wife 2 years ago, that's why they need her. Beau has a new girlfriend, Summer, who seems to be jealous of the beauty of Bailey and wants her to go again but doesn't really say it out loud directly. When a storm is coming they get in the cellar where Bailey starts to tell the story of how her singing partner and boyfriend left her for another singing partner. When the storm gets worse they start to sing but Bailey took the old guitar of the mother which makes Cassidy, one of the daughters of Beau, really sad and she goes out into the storm in the barn. Bailey follows her and helps her back while risking her life because the barn breaks. At the end of the episode, although Cassidy didn't like Bailey at first, she now loves her and Bailey becomes the official nanny.
2	"Teardrops on My Guitar"	Kelly Park	Caryn Lucas	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
3	"Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign"	David Kendall	Caryn Lucas	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
4	"My Girl"	Kelly Park	Caryn Lucas	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
5	"Blue"	Kelly Park	Peter Marc Jacobson	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
6	"Summer Lovin'"	Kelly Park	Ron Rappaport	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
7	"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"	Leslie Kolins Small	Julia Fowler	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
8	"Back in the Saddle Again"	Leslie Kolins Small	Ron Rappaport	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
9	"You Matter to Me"	David Kendall	Peter Marc Jacobson	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)
10	"Bless the Broken Road"	Kelly Park	Caryn Lucas	March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19)

Production

Development

On January 30, 2020, Netflix gave Country Comfort a series order consisting of ten episodes. The series is created and executive produced by Caryn Lucas.^[1] On July 2, 2021, Netflix canceled the series after one season.^[3]

Casting

Upon series order announcement, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Cibrian, Ricardo Hurtado, Jamie Martin Mann, Pyper Braun, Shiloh Verrico, and Griffin McIntyre were cast to star.^[1] On February 12, 2020, Eric Balfour and Janet Varney joined the cast in recurring roles.^[4]

Filming

The series was filmed at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood, California, but it is set in Nashville, Tennessee.^[5]

Release

The series premiered on March 19, 2021.^[2]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 50% based on 6 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.67/10.^[6]

Accolades

The series won Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series for the "Crazy" episode with George Mooradian as the cinematographer at the Primetime Emmy Awards.^[7]