911 season 9 release date speculation and latest news

Bobby had sacrificed himself to save his paramedic colleague Chimney (Kenneth Choi), which had created a rift between himself and Athena as well as wracking him with survivor's guilt.

Both earned some closure in the finale, however, as Chimney leapt into action to save young cop Graham (Sam Roach), who had incurred internal bleeding while protecting Donnie (Adam Hagenbuch) during an apartment building collapse.

Although the prognosis looked bleak for a moment, the team were able to get Graham the medical attention he needed, ending this chapter on a more optimistic note as the team appears ready to move forward together.

If you're excited for 911 season 9, here's everything we know so far about the next episodes.

911 season 9 release date speculation

There's no confirmed premiere date for 911 season 9 just yet, but we'd expect the show to return to its usual September start date.

The procedural is typically a key returning show in the autumn months, but has moved to other months on a few occasions, such as in 2024 when the Hollywood strikes pushed it to a belated March date.

And in reassuring news for fans, Disney Television president Craig Erwich has suggested we aren't near the end of 911, despite the drama series already running longer than most live-action scripted shows can aspire to.

Discussing 911 and fellow ABC hits Grey's Anatomy and The Rookie, he said (via Deadline): "Those may be quote-unquote 'older shows' in terms of how many seasons, but what we're seeing is new generations of fans coming in and discovering these shows.

"Those shows continue to recruit new viewers and stay fresh, and they stay current in the storytelling. So we don't really consider them older shows."

Erwich added: "They’re young and spry and vibrant and continue to deliver performance and a lot of joy and entertainment to those viewers."

911 season 9 cast speculation

ABC is yet to announce the full cast of 911 season 9, but we do know that several of the key players will be back for the next episodes, including legendary actor Angela Bassett as Athena Grant.

Here's a round-up of the confirmed returning cast members so far:

• Angela Bassett as Athena Grant
• Oliver Stark as Evan 'Buck' Buckley
• Aisha Hinds as Henrietta 'Hen' Wilson
• Kenneth Choi as Howard 'Chimney' Han
• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Han
• Ryan Guzman as Edmundo 'Eddie' Díaz
• Gavin McHugh as Christopher 'Chris' Díaz
• Tracie Toms as Karen Wilson
• Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson
• Bryan Safi as Josh Russo
• Brian Thompson as Vincent Gerrard
• Askyler Bell as Mara Driskell

911 season 9 plot theories

It's not yet clear exactly what 911 season 9 will be about, with each season tackling a wide array of week-by-week cases and overarching character arcs.

That said, the episodes will pick up after that dramatic season 8 finale, which saw the team put aside recent fractures to respond to a frightening building collapse, saving several lives – including that of their own fledgling cop Graham.

It's a much-needed win after the loss of Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) earlier in the season.

On the void he's left behind, co-star Oliver Stark (who plays Buck) told TVLine: "Obviously they're going to need a new captain. I don't know if that's going to be [an] internal or external [hire].

"Either way you do that leads to a period of readjustment and figuring out new dynamics. It's going to be an uncertain time as we move into season 9."

In the season 8 finale, it's revealed that Hen (Aisha Hinds) was offered the position of station captain, but turned down the promotion, feeling that she wasn't ready to fill Bobby's shoes just yet.

That leaves the question of a replacement still lingering as we head into the next chapter, but the team do seem to have restored some sense of unity following their recent test during the aforementioned building collapse.

After the incident, Chimney reflected at the station: "Bobby died so that I could live... he would've done that for any one of us... He knew that just coming in to work every day, there's a chance that one or more of us would not make it home, and his job above everything else was to make sure that we did.

"And we're all standing here right now because of him. This team, we are his legacy. So we can miss him, we can mourn him, and we can even curse his name. But we are not going to disrespect him by throwing away what he built right here."

In a moving final note, Chimney and his wife, Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), had their baby, and named him Robert in Bobby's memory, before introducing him to his grieving widow Athena.

Is there a 911 season 9 trailer?

Not yet. We'll update this page once any new footage drops.

911 is available to stream on Disney+.

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