The solid of 9-1-1: Nashville options many acquainted faces, in addition to some new ones.
Hunter McVey is ready to make his performing debut on the upcoming ABC procedural. Set towards the backdrop of the present’s titular Tennessee metropolis, 9-1-1: Nashville will comply with the ups and downs of the 113 firehouse crew and their family members. The present additionally marks the second spinoff within the 9-1-1 TV universe, following 9-1-1: Lone Star, which concluded its five-season run on Fox earlier this 12 months.
“[9-1-1: Nashville] is a high-octane procedural about heroic first responders, in addition to their household saga of energy and glamour set in considered one of America’s most numerous and dynamic cities,” ABC’s official description reads.
Together with McVey, the solid additionally contains Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Capshaw, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Hailey Kilgore, Michael Provost, and Juani Feliz.
Scroll down for all the things we find out about McVey forward of 9-1-1: Nashville‘s sequence premiere.
Who does Hunter McVey play on 9-1-1: Nashville?
McVey will play Blue Bennings, whom showrunner Rashad Raisani beforehand described to TV Insider as “a stripper by commerce that comes into the firehouse and upends all the things.”
Blue can be the son of Rimes’ Dixie Bennings, whom Raisani describes as a “rival character” to Capshaw’s Blythe Hart, who’s the spouse of 113 captain Don Hart (O’Donnell). Dixie is a former backup singer “who all the time felt like she deserved greater than she received,” Raisani shared. “As our sequence begins, she’s going to attempt to take what’s hers.”
O’Donnell teased to TV Insider that his and Rimes’ characters share some historical past. “Dixie comes from the identical place [as Don],” he revealed. “They received to know one another once they had been loads youthful.”
When McVey’s casting was introduced again in June, Selection additionally described his character as “a haunted dangerous boy who’s now a firefighter.”
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Was Hunter McVey well-known earlier than being solid on 9-1-1: Nashville?
Whereas the sequence will mark McVey’s first skilled performing gig, he’s well-known for being a mannequin and social media health influencer with over 562K followers on Instagram, over 195.5K followers on TikTok, and over 4.85K subscribers on YouTube.
Along with maintaining his health uploads, McVey has additionally given followers a behind-the-scenes take a look at 9-1-1: Nashville filming in a number of social media movies. “FULL DAY OF ACTING. Blessed to get up early and movie @911nashville with a number of the greatest folks I’ve ever met,” he captioned an August 27 Instagram video of his day on set. “I’m taking you thru a standard day, capturing 2 separate scenes, and a shock go to from my candy Julia :).”
McVey can be the host of the Healthful Degenerate podcast, on which he talks about “private improvement, dumb selections, wild tales, and all the things in between,” per the present’s description. His ABC bio additionally lists him as an “established entrepreneur.”
The place is Hunter McVey from?
Per his ABC bio, McVey was born in Franklin, Tennessee, and later attended Virginia Tech College.
Is Hunter McVey in a relationship?
McVey is presently in a relationship with Julia Bridges. In June, he posted an Instagram video of himself popping the query to his associate, writing, “Ceaselessly with you ❤️.”
A number of of his 9-1-1: Nashville costars congratulated the couple within the submit’s feedback. “Awwww congrats!!!! ❤️,” wrote Rimes, whereas Williams-Paisley added, “YAY!!!! You probably did it! Congratulations!!🎊 ❤️.”
9-1-1: Nashville, Sequence Premiere, Thursday, October 16, 9/8c, ABC