‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Boss Previews Buck & Eddie Crossing Over, ‘Heated Rivalry’ Between Cities

Meredith Jacobs
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Hailey Kilgore, Michael Provost, Hunter McVey, Ryan Guzman, Juani Feliz, and Oliver Stark — '9-1-1: Nashville' Set
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What To Know

  • Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman from 9-1-1 will cross over to 9-1-1: Nashville in an upcoming episode.
  • 9-1-1: Nashville showrunner Rashad Raisani teases for TV Insider exciting character interactions across the two casts.

It’s not taking long for 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville, airing back-to-back on ABC this season, to cross over; the latter is still in its first season. And when TV Insider spoke with the spinoff’s showrunner, Rashad Raisani, about the midseason premiere, we, of course, had to get some scoop on Oliver Stark and Ryan Guzman‘s trip to Music City.

“It’s a ton of fun, first of all. I mean, the guys are great. Buck and Eddie are the ones coming and couldn’t be two better characters and two better people, two better actors who are just — wonderful chemistry, wonderful guys, and just brought a great sense of life and fun to our [show],” Raisani shared.

“What I can tell you is that, of course, there is a heated rivalry between them, between Nashville and L.A., but one that is underpinned by love and admiration, and at the end of the day, kinship,” he continued. “And so that’s what the crossover hopefully is going to set the table, as I said before, to set this moving forward. But we had to have a first episode where they all get to know each other a little bit.”

As for specific crossover character interactions he’s excited for fans to see, he calls Ryan (Michael Provost) and Buck “a big one,” teases “Dixie [LeAnn Rimes] might have something to say to one or two of them,” and also points to Don (Chris O’Donnell) and Eddie before naming Blue (Hunter McVey) and Eddie and Ryan and Buck as his favorites. “There’s some fun wildcards in there as well,” Raisani adds.

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As for any history between any of the characters across the two shows, whether they’re onscreen or not, “there is a bit of that,” he shares. “Not between Buck and Eddie, with our young ones, but maybe between some of the older characters.” (We did see Kimberly Williams-Paisley‘s Cammie talk to Jennifer Love Hewitt‘s Maddie on 9-1-1 earlier this season.)

But don’t expect the fact that Nashville’s currently dealing with the same hacker L.A. did in Season 5 to come up.

What are you hoping to see during the 9-1-1 and Nashville crossover? Let us know in the comments section below.

9-1-1, Thursdays, 8/7c, ABC

9-1-1: Nashville, Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC

9-1-19-1-1: NashvilleChris O'DonnellHunter McVeyLeAnn RimesMichael ProvostOliver StarkRashad RaisaniRyan Guzman



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  1. J

    Judys

    Bring Bobby back. Take 911 Nashville off!

  2. J

    Just me

    I agree, bring Bobby back. The story lines are uninteresting to me. Right now, I wold love to see the 118 all together and happy the way only Bobby can do.

  3. M

    MP

    I will not watch 911 Nashville ever why to get hooked by another show and for reasons I just will never figure out they stop it. I loved Rob Lowe and the crew from Texas why did they take a hit show and then axe it.

    I have no interest to. ever watch 911 Nashville.

    CBS is another broadcasting network that pulls hit shows off the air for no reason except I personally think everything comes from profit decisions.

    The ALMIGHTY DOLLAR SO DISGUSTING AND SAD.

  4. M

    Matthew Raymond Character

    Tiddlytubbies is available on Hulu with a Hulu ad on subscription which is usually around 99.9 for the add subscription the show is rated 7yfv meaning it's usually ages around 7 and 10 with some fantasy violence and mild suggestive things and you need a subscription to watch episodes of the series and you can rent the show and stream episodes of this series in the Hulu library and you need to subscription to add it to your library.

  5. W

    Wut?

    They're only doing a crossover because 911: Nashville is flopping so hard.

  6. E

    EBB

    Will never watch Nashville. After hearing that actors comments about toddlers, disgusting. And to say the killed Bobby for budget makes me so mad. For those comments alone won’t watch the OG anymore. There was better ways to handle it

  7. P

    Panda

    I just watched all episodes of 9-1-1 Nashville, i really liked it. I was skeptical at first, once I started watching the episodes I got hooked. I hope it doesnt end like 9-1-1 lonestar did.

  8. C

    Chuuma

    I liked the direction they went with bucks sexuality tonight on 9.1.1. .....

    Didn't like how out of character Hen was portrayed tonight.

    Im starting to like Nashville as a spinoff, but its still feeling like a lone star reboot...