Chris O'Donnell Cast as Lead in ABC's '9-1-1: Nashville'

The upcoming spinoff, set to premiere in the 2025-2026 season, will feature O'Donnell as a fire captain and rodeo rider in the latest expansion of the '9-1-1' franchise.

• Chris O'Donnell will play Captain Don Sharpe, a fire captain and rodeo rider managing Nashville's busiest firehouse, in '9-1-1: Nashville.'
• '9-1-1: Nashville' is the latest spinoff in the '9-1-1' franchise and is scheduled to debut during the 2025-2026 broadcast season on ABC.
• The series will be executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Angela Bassett, Tim Minear, Rashad Raisani, and Brad Falchuk.
• This marks O'Donnell's first lead television role since 'NCIS: Los Angeles' ended in 2023 after 14 seasons.
• The '9-1-1' franchise moved from Fox to ABC in 2024, with '9-1-1: Lone Star' concluding its run in February 2025 after five seasons.

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