Jeremy Strong Takes on 9/11’s Forgotten Heroes in 9/12, a Paramount+ Limited Series

Paramount+ continues to prove it’s unafraid to tell the stories others won’t.

It released the haunting scripted series Red Alert and the film We Will Dance Again about the horrors of October 7, and the docuseries 11 Minutes, about the Las Vegas shooting that Hollywood conveniently brushed aside.

Now, the streamer has greenlit 9/12, a six-part limited series starring and executive produced by Emmy and Tony winner (and Oscar nominee) Jeremy Strong (Succession).

Set to begin production in 2026, 9/12 dramatizes the nearly decade-long legal battle that fought for justice and nearly $1 billion in compensation for the 9/11 first responders who grew gravely ill in the aftermath of that day.

Strong will play Jason Smith, a renowned class-action lawyer who risked everything to take on powerful institutions and expose the corruption, greed, and betrayal that followed what should have been a united national response.

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That’s the kind of story that still matters — and one that too often fades from public consciousness until another September rolls around.

These were people who ran toward the danger when everyone else ran away, only to be abandoned by the systems that swore they’d be remembered.

Writer-director Tobias Lindholm (The Investigation, A War) puts it plainly:

“Though rooted in the unprecedented attacks of September 11, 2001, 9/12 speaks to struggles that reach far beyond that day.

“It asks what happens when those who risked everything are abandoned by the very institutions meant to protect them… [It’s] a testament to human strength and perseverance in the face of unthinkable adversity.”

Strong echoes that sentiment with the kind of clarity and reverence that’s become his hallmark:

“The great American historian David Halberstam once wrote about September 11th, 2001, ‘On a day when the worst of mankind showed itself, the best of mankind answered.’

“9/12 is about the best of us — our first responders whose official response time on 9/11 was five seconds… It’s about the ways our institutions failed to respond to those heroes — whom we pledged we would never forget — in their moment of greatest need.”

That “David vs. Goliath” undercurrent — one man fighting a system that turned its back on the very people who saved it — makes this series feel personal, not political.

It’s a story of moral reckoning, sheer willpower, and the pursuit of justice when the cameras have stopped rolling.

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As Jane Wiseman, Head of Originals at Paramount+, put it, “This project reminds us why storytelling matters.”

And with Jeremy Strong leading the charge — an actor who disappears into every role with absolute conviction — 9/12 already feels like one of those rare projects that could reignite national empathy.

Here’s hoping Paramount+ continues to shine light on the heroes Hollywood too often leaves in the dark.

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