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Heartland is an upcoming mystery thriller film for Netflix directed and co-written by Shana Feste (Country Strong, Run Sweetheart Run). The film stars Oscar winner Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones, a former country music star who has been living in seclusion. When her niece, a rising young musician, goes missing in Nashville, Misty is pulled back into the world she left behind to investigate the disappearance, uncovering dark secrets within the country music industry. Country singer Carter Faith makes her acting debut as the missing niece, bringing real-world musical credibility to the role. The ensemble includes John Hawkes, Garrett Hedlund, country star Jennifer Nettles, Ross Lynch, and Ben Dickey. The casting of actual country musicians alongside Hollywood actors grounds the film in Nashville's authentic music culture. Principal photography began on September 29, 2025, at Shadowbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, under the working title HTLD. The production is based at Shadowbox Studios for controlled interior work, with location filming also planned in Nashville, Tennessee, for key scenes that capture the city's iconic music venues, honky-tonks, and recording studios. Chernin Entertainment produces in partnership with Sandbox Entertainment. The film occupies a distinctive space as a Nashville-set mystery thriller, a genre combination that leverages the country music world's mix of fame, tradition, and behind-the-scenes power dynamics as the backdrop for a missing-person investigation.