The world of 9-1-1 is increasing subsequent season, with a brand new spinoff, Nashville, becoming a member of ABC’s lineup. That has already been ordered to sequence, although 9-1-1 has but to be renewed for Season 9. However assuming the 2 will likely be on the air on the identical time, there’s, after all, hope for a crossover. (9-1-1 and Lone Star joined forces very not often, with predominant characters showing collectively solely on the latter in two episodes of its five-season run.)
However Angela Bassett, who performs Sergeant Athena Grant on 9-1-1 and serves as an government producer on the unique and the spinoff, thinks “it makes some sense” to have a crossover with Nashville.
“We’ve got to see how we do that interstate, how are we gonna play this, what enterprise I’ve over there?” Bassett informed TV Insider whereas discussing her look within the Physician Odyssey crossover. “However we’ll see if the FBI comes into play, if anyone runs from California to Nashville or vice versa, however yeah, you undoubtedly may have some crossover motion occurring.”
However it is going to, after all, come all the way down to scheduling and funds. Lone Star showrunner Rashad Raisani did share two concepts he’d needed to carry the Austin and LA firehouses collectively that didn’t work out.
“One was to have an L.A.-based emergency the place the 126 would’ve proven up in assist of the L.A. solid as a result of we’d already completed one the place they’d come to assist us. And the second factor, which I all the time wished to do, there’s this factor known as the Worldwide Firefighting Video games the place firefighters from all around the world ship their greatest to do nearly like an Olympics or a Squid Video games, no matter you need to name it, of firefighting competitions,” he detailed. “And I all the time thought it could’ve been actually enjoyable to ship a few of the 126 and have them meet up with a few of the 118 from L.A. after which have an actual emergency occur whereas they have been doing that enjoyable factor and see all of them work collectively.”
Chris O’Donnell was the primary particular person solid within the Nashville spinoff. He’ll be taking part in Captain Don Sharpe, a rugged hearth captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse together with his beloved son. Don’s a faithful husband and household man however he has his secrets and techniques.
When it got here to casting him, government producer Tim Minear informed us, “I believe he really suits into this franchise in an fascinating method, and I believe it’ll be enjoyable for him, too, as a result of he was so nice on NCIS: LA. However I believe he’ll have the ability to do various things on Nashville as a result of everyone knows Chris O’Donnell can be very humorous.”
Minear revealed he’d been following O’Donnell since early in his profession. “Considered one of my favourite motion pictures is with him and Jessica Lange. It’s known as Males Don’t Depart. Should you’ve by no means seen this film, he performs her son and it’s the follow-up from the director who made Dangerous Enterprise, [Paul Brickman]. I believe it’s the one different film that director directed, and Chris O’Donnell is so good on this film and Jessica Lange is simply lights out nice.”
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— Further reporting by Amanda Bell