The world of 9-1-1 is increasing on ABC, with a brand new spinoff set for the 2025-2026 season. And the primary position for 9-1-1: Nashville has been solid with Chris O’Donnell.
O’Donnell will play Captain Don Sharpe, a rugged fireplace captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse along with his beloved son. Don’s a faithful husband and household man however he has his secrets and techniques. When TV Insider spoke with 9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear, we needed to discover out what made him proper for the position.
“I believe he truly matches into this franchise in an attention-grabbing method, and I believe it’ll be enjoyable for him, too, as a result of he was so nice on NCIS: LA,” Minear mentioned, referencing the CBS drama on which O’Donnell performed Particular Agent G. Callen for 14 seasons. (NCIS: LA led to 2023).
“However I believe he’ll be capable to do various things on Nashville as a result of everyone knows Chris O’Donnell can be very humorous,” he continued. “I’ve been following him since he was a extremely younger man. One in every of my favourite motion pictures is with him and Jessica Lange. It’s referred to as Males Don’t Go away. For those who’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. And it’s only a nice film and I believe you need to test it.”
9-1-1: Nashville comes from writers and govt producers Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani. When TV Insider spoke with Raisani in regards to the 9-1-1: Lone Star sequence finale, he advised us how Nashville will probably be totally different from the opposite two exhibits within the franchise.
“It can nonetheless hopefully really feel like our DNA, however in the identical method that Lone Star was totally different than 9-1-1 and had its personal really feel, I believe that if we will get this proper, this can have its personal really feel,” he mentioned.
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9-1-1: Nashville, Sequence Premiere, 2025, ABC
