Per Variety, it’s now been revealed that 9-1-1: Nashville will also star Jessica Capshaw (Grey’s Anatomy). Details about the plot of the new show have not yet been revealed, and it’s not clear who O’Donnell and Capshaw will be playing. What is known is that, as the title would suggest, the series will focus on first responders working in the famous Tennessee city.
Capshaw has experience at ABC as an alum of the hit medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy. She memorably played the role of Dr. Arizona Robbins, a role that spanned from Season 5 through Season 14; she later made a guest appearance in Season 20. Additionally, Capshaw starred in two seasons of the ABC drama series The Practice. Her other TV credits include ER, Odd Man Out, Bones, and Tell Me Lies, and she has appeared in films like The Groomsmen, Holidate, and Dear Zoe.
The 9-1-1 Franchise Expands After the First Spinoff Series Ended
9-1-1: Nashville will serve as the second offshoot for 9-1-1. It is written by Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, and Rashad Raisani, and all three serve as executive producers on the project alongside O’Donnell, Falchuk, and 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett. 20th Television is the producing studio.
On having a crossover with 9-1-1: Nashville, Bassett recently told TV Insider, “We have to see how we do this interstate, how are we gonna play this, what business I have over there? But we’ll see if the FBI comes into play, if somebody runs from California to Nashville or vice versa, but yeah, you definitely could have some crossover action going on.”
Rashad also teased about the vibe of the new spinoff to the outlet, “It will still hopefully feel like our DNA, but in the same way that Lone Star was different than 9-1-1 and had its own feel, I think that if we can get this right, this will have its own feel.”
