Fox is expanding its 9-1-1 universe. The network has ordered a 9-1-1 spinoff, 9-1-1: Lone Star, to series and has tapped Rob Lowe to headline the series.
The spinoff will be set in Austin, Texas and comes from 9-1-1 creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear. 9-1-1: Lone Star, which will premiere next season, follows a sophisticated New York cop (Lowe) who, along with his son, re-locates to Austin, and must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life.
Murphy, Falchuk, Minear, and Fox are following the same MO with 9-1-1: Lone Star as they did with the original series, which also was picked up straight-to-series at the May upfront with a big star, Angela Bassett, attached. The original show debuted in January and that is also the plan for its spinoff.
9-1-1 was a breakout hit when it premiered last season, quickly emerging as Fox’s highest-rated and most watched TV series. Talk of a spinoff started shortly after the procedural drama’s strong debut.
