911 season 9: Release date, cast and latest news

The eighth season of 911 was one for the books, that's for certain. As well as our beloved emergency responders facing grave danger in the dramatic season 8 finale, the Station 118 crew had already suffered the loss of Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) earlier in the season.

The unexpected death sent shockwaves across the show's fandom and its characters alike, with none feeling it in the series more so than Bobby's grieving widow, Athena (Angela Bassett).

Fans were of course left at a loss for words over the departure of such an integral character, with some calling for a boycott of 911 altogether. On the fan's visceral reaction to the story, Buck star Oliver Stark told Deadline: “Yeah, I think that’s the point, is to feel hurt and upset and to invest in things and to feel happy in some episodes and sad in other episodes.

"That is the point in making any form of television or any movie is that you want people to go on a roller coaster of emotions and, for me, if people are hurt by the actions that are meant to feel painful then it means that we’re on the right path and doing the right thing, so I thank them for their investment."

This season's trailer has dropped, setting up quite the run of episodes but also, rather interestingly, includes a space mission involving Athena and Hen. While details of that remain under wraps for now and we don't know whether that'll be the finale, we're sure it'll be yet another high-stakes mission for our team.

With the new season having premiered earlier this month in the US, when does season 9 of 911 land in the UK? Read on for everything you need to know.

911 season 9 release date

911 season 9 premiered in the US on Thursday 9th October on ABC, with episodes available to stream on Disney Plus and Hulu the following day.

And it's good news for UK fans of the series as season 9 doesn't premiere that far from its US counterpart with the new season launching on Wednesday 22nd October on Disney Plus. New episodes will then be released every Wednesday.

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: Who will return?

After the death of Bobby (Peter Krause) in season 8, Krause obviously won't be in the new season of 911 but it has been reported that Corinne Massiah and Elijah M. Cooper who plays Bobby and Athena's children May and Harry have been upped to series regulars.

Of course, the new season marks the return of legendary actor Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, with the fallout from her husband's death set to continue to ring out in the new episodes.

The confirmed returning cast members are as follows:

• 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
• Corinne Massiah as May Grant
• Elijah M. Cooper as Harry Grant

What will 911 season 9 be about?

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 Deadline: “I think it’s not gonna be a linear path of healing, as I don’t think grief is.

“There are episodes that maybe feel lighter and like we’re moving directly past it and then, as grief does, it sneaks up on you again. So I don’t think it’s an overall down feeling of the show, I think it’s looking to move forward, but in a way that is respectful to the memory of the Bobby Nash character and finding creative ways for him to still haunt the narrative.”

We do also know that in the vein of major rescue missions for the team, they'll be faced with one involving a tech billionaire (played by Mark Consuelos) who is swallowed by a whale. How everything unfolds will end up leaving in Buck “feeling a little bit left out", according to Stark.

He added that it "is fine because as long as the job gets done, he doesn’t need all the glory, but yeah, it’s not a typical rescue in terms of what Buck gets to [do to] fulfil his firefighting needs".

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?

Yes! Not only does it tease plenty of drama to come, but it also shows Athena and Hen potentially taking off into space for a whole new adventure.

Watch it for yourself below:

911 season 9 premieres on Wednesday 22nd October on Disney Plus in the UK, with episodes being released weekly every Wednesday. Previous season are also available to stream. You can sign up to Disney Plus from £4.99 a month now.

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