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9-1-1 Escalates Season 9 With Hen’s Health Scare and a Rogue AI Threat

The episode sets up fresh consequences for the 118 following a personal health scare alongside a risky AI rollout.

Overview

  • Episode 8, titled “War,” premiered on ABC with next‑day streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
  • Hen’s ongoing illness comes into focus with a serious but manageable path forward that leaves her role at the 118 in question.
  • Leadership decisions over Hen’s duty status strain team relationships, prompting efforts to bring in professional mediation.
  • An experimental 9-1-1 call system raises safety concerns at the dispatch center, pushing Maddie to confront the technology’s limits.
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt performs both Maddie and the AI’s voice and likened the storyline to M3GAN in post‑episode comments.