Ryan Murphy Teases New 9-1-1 Spinoff Set in ‘A New City’ After Lone Star’s Cancellation 9-1-1 fans rejoice! Ryan Murphy is coming to the rescue with a brand new series.
Nearly a month after FOX announced that 9-1-1: Lone Star would end with its fifth and final season, the Emmy-winning series’ creator and producer, 58, revealed that a new spinoff is in the works.
“Tim Minear and I are doing a new spinoff that we’re actually writing and we’re hoping to air next fall,” Murphy told Variety. “Sadly, we all love Lone Star, but the financing just isn’t feasible. It’s a Disney property that was on Fox and it never worked out. And we’ve had a long road with it.” 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5 First Trailer Promises ‘Off the Rails’ Train Crash: ‘This Isn’t the End’ “Now we’re launching a new show in a new city that I can’t name, but it’s exciting,” he continued. “And 9-1-1 moved to ABC and suddenly became, I think, the biggest show on Thursday night. Obviously they’re interested in that, so we’re giving them another show that I really love.”
On Thursday, September 5, FOX revealed that the Rob Lowe-led procedural was coming to an end after months of speculation surrounding its cancellation.
In a statement, Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Networks, said the final season will give the show “the high-stakes farewell it deserves, with breathtaking rescues, insurmountable odds and relatable personal struggles, thanks to our brilliant, unparalleled cast led by Rob Lowe and Gina Torres.”
Rob Lowe says he and his brother Chad were “psychic” while working on ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’: ‘We had ESP’ He also remembered the show’s creators, Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, calling them “one of the greatest creative teams in all of television” as he credited them with “creating one of the most thrilling action dramas in the world.”
In August, Lowe, 60, who leads Austin’s newly formed Fire Department 126 as Owen Strand, told Variety that the cast “all went into [season 5] with a pretty clear understanding that this was going to be the last season.”
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“It feels like maybe this is the end of an era,” he continued. “Oh, it doesn’t feel like that. It’s the end of an era of a certain type of show that we had a chance to do, and I think they’re great.”
Lowe said the upcoming 12-episode season includes “short films every week,” adding, “I think we’ve done a really good job. The stories we’ve been able to tell every week in terms of scope and scale — that’s probably what I’m most proud of.”
