The first trailer for 9-1-1 season 8 teases the show’s impending disaster. Despite its move from Fox to ABC being prompted by the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, which resulted in fewer episodes, the first responder drama’s return still manages to include plenty of personal growth for its characters. It sets the stage for a very compelling 9-1-1 season 8, which is now less than a month away from its premiere.
With co-creator Tim Minear returning as showrunner, after his previous stint on the spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, 118 has undergone a lot of changes. Buck (Oliver Stark) comes out to his friends and family as bisexual and begins a relationship with the reintroduced Tommy Kinard (Lou Ferrigno Jr.). But for Eddie (Ryan Guzman), he’s facing single life after his son Christopher (Gavin McHugh) decides to live with his grandparents in Texas.
Bobby steps down as captain after he and Athena (Angela Bassett) find themselves in a life-threatening situation and their house burns down in the process.
Christopher makes this choice because he’s angry at Eddie for lying, and it looks like Eddie is dealing with the change by trying out a new look for 9-1-1 season 8. Elsewhere in the season 7 finale, Bobby (Peter Krause) is replaced as captain of 118 by the hated captain Gerrad (Brian Thompson). Bobby steps down as captain after he and Athena (Angela Bassett) find themselves in a life-threatening situation and their house burns down in the process.
Hen (Aisha Hinds) and Karen (Tracie Thoms) faced their own set of obstacles in the adoption process, as Hen drew the ire of a prominent politician. The only two characters who seemed to end the season on a positive note were Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Chimney (Kenneth Choi), who finally got married. But even that milestone came after Chimney nearly died. That being said, there’s a lot to cover when 9-1-1 season 8 premieres beyond the bee crisis.
