Jessica Capshaw goes to be again on ABC Thursday nights this fall and proper earlier than her former present Gray’s Anatomy. She’s a part of the forged of the brand new 9-1-1 spinoff, Nashville.
Capshaw performs the spouse of Captain Don Sharpe (Chris O’Donnell), and so they share a son, who has but to be forged. Whereas she has but to movie something, she was capable of evenly tease what to anticipate when TV Insider caught up with the 9-1-1: Nashville star on the 2025 Disney Upfront carpet on Might 13.
Inform me what about your character.
Jessica Capshaw: She’s type of this equal, it appears to me — as a result of keep in mind, we’ve got not began but — however what I do know seems like an equal elements, she’s half conductor and ensuring that the household is sweet and effectively and heat and this matriarch on the identical time that she’s type of nonetheless received this extremely robust relationship together with her husband. And my guess is that’s going to get to be fiery and enjoyable. Then there’s all of the darkish secrets and techniques that individuals don’t know but. So we’ll see that aspect of her. After which there’s this very business-like, bold, strategic oriented a part of her. I’ve to say once I was studying it, and I used to be clearly notably invested within the issues that she was saying or taking a look at them differently, I appreciated her. I used to be like, I wish to hang around with this individual. She appears nice.
Are there any similarities between her and Arizona?
Not but. And I’ve to say, I believe that these two are going to be very dissimilar.
What’s her job precisely? Are we going to see you in the midst of a bunch of rescues?
No, no. I’ll be removed from the fires, the precise fires. I’ll should create another hearth, some emotional hearth.
How a lot is music going to be a part of the present?
I believe it’s going to be an enormous half. I actually do. I believe that that’s an enormous piece of — clearly there’s a whole lot of climate patterns in Nashville, totally different climate patterns and music. So I believe we’re going to have some stormy music.
So we’re going to listen to you singing?
Why not? I might love that.
How acquainted have been you with the 9-1-1 franchise earlier than this? Had you seen the massive rescues that you possibly can all the time find yourself a part of even when it’s not your character’s job?
Yeah, proper. Precisely. You don’t know. I used to be on Gray’s Anatomy for a very long time. You by no means know what’s going to occur to you subsequent. I believe that they do an incredible job clearly, which is why I believe that individuals love watching it a lot. However the little recognized truth is that the extra surprising and the extra intricate and the extra detailed an enormous rescue is, the longer it takes to shoot, the extra work that it takes from everybody and the whole lot. And so it’s humorous, you find it irresistible and also you don’t prefer it.
Have you ever gotten any rumbling of crossovers but?
No, however that may be tremendous enjoyable, too.
Are there any 9-1-1 forged members particularly that you simply wish to work with?
Oh, all of them. I imply, each single individual is extra gifted than the following. It’s unimaginable.
9-1-1: Nashville, Fall 2025, Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC