'9-1-1: Lone Star': Release date, plot, cast, and everything you need to know about the '9-1-1' spin-off from Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy is going the 'Dick Wolf way' for '9-1-1' and is expanding the to-be-franchise with the first spin-off which will star Rob Lowe

Fox's '9-1-1' is getting the 'Dick Wolf' treatment and its universe is being expanded. In May 2019, Fox ordered the '9-1-1' spinoff, '9-1-1: Lone Star' straight to series. The original '9-1-1' will return for its second season this fall and stars Angela Bassett and Peter Krause.

Release date

The first season of the spin-off will premiere on FOX on January 19, 2020.

Plot

The show will be set in Austin, Texas and will be about a New York cop who relocates to Austin with his son. He must try to balance saving the lives of those who are at their most vulnerable while sorting out his own problems.

Cast

Rob Lowe attends the Paley Center For Media's 2019 PaleyFest LA "Parks And Recreation" 10th Anniversary Reunion held at the Dolby Theater on March 21, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Rob Lowe is a Screen Actors Guild award-winning actor. With roles in shows like 'The West Wing', 'Brothers & Sisters', and 'Parks and Recreation, Lowe is a staple in American television. Lowe currently hosts the Fox game show “Mental Samurai” and previously starred in the Fox single-cam comedy “The Grinder.” He is also coming off a regular role on the CBS medical drama “Code Black,” which ended last year after three seasons. In '9-1-1: Lone Star', Lowe will play the role of the as-yet-unnamed New York cop who moves to Austin, Texas with his son.

Creators

Show creator/showrunner/writer/director/executive producer Ryan Murphy and show co-creator/writer/executive producer Brad Falchuk of the television show 9-1-1 speak onstage during the FOX portion of the 2018 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 4, 2018, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

The spinoff will have the creators of the original '9-1-1', Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, and Brad Falchuk as the executive producers of the show. Lowe will serve as a co-executive producer. With Minear serving as showrunner for season 2 of '9-1-1', and Murphy and Falchuk have got their Netflix deal but the network is yet to confirm the spin-off's showrunner.

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