Everything we know about the 9-1-1 spinoff as 9-1-1: Lone Star ends
9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star have been TV mainstays for the past few years, but prepare for a new obsession, as Ryan Murphy has confirmed he’s working on a “new spinoff”.
Rumours of a third show – 9-1-1 set in Los Angeles and Lone Star set in Austin – have been swirling for years, but in early October, TV superstar Ryan revealed he and co-creator Tim Minear were hard at work writing a new series that would follow a new team of firefighters and paramedics in another major American city.
Where is the 9-1-1 spinoff set?
Ryan Murphy has remained tight-lipped about the show’s setting, though Tim has suggested Miami as a suitable city, allowing for more drama and high-stakes emergencies.
“Part of what I think made 9-1-1 successful in its first few years was the combination of crazy emergencies and a city like L.A., where there are so many different groups of people — but the blue skies and palm trees are also what makes it interesting,” he has said.
“And I think you see that in Miami, too. And there are all kinds of great communities, plus hurricanes and alligators.”
Chicago seems unlikely, since NBC has its own series that film in the Windy City, while Seattle is where ABC’s other series, Grey’s Anatomy, is filmed. However, with 9-1-1 and Grey’s on the same channel and the same night, 9-1-1: Emerald City could make for a perfect pilot.
Or maybe the show could be set in the Midwest (Kansas City and a Taylor Swift appearance, anyone?) or even New England — imagine what 9-1-1 could come up with when it comes to tornadoes or bear attacks… “Tim Minear and I are working on a new spinoff that we’re actually writing and we’re hoping to air next fall,” Ryan told Variety on October 1. “Sadly, we all love Lone Star, but the financing just isn’t feasible. It’s a Disney property that used to be on Fox and it was never going to work. And we had a long run without a name, but it was fun. And 9-1-1 moved to ABC and suddenly became, I think, the biggest show on Thursday nights. They’re obviously interested in that, so we’re going to give them another show that I really like.”
