Weâre officially one step closer to more rescues, more chaos, and more family drama. After “9-1-1″ dropped a gut-punch of a Season 8 finale; RIP Bobby Nash (yeah, weâre still not over it either). Luckily, Deadline confirmed the showâs renewal on ABC back in April. Since then, fans have been circling the internet for even the tiniest scrap of news.
And now? Jennifer Love Hewitt finally threw us a bone. In a new update, the actor revealed that filming for Season 9 kicks off in just a couple of weeks⦠yep, mid-to-late July is the current target window. Get ready: things are heating up, and weâre about to dive back into all the crazy.
Maddieâs Back â But Donât Expect Smooth Sailing
If you thought Maddieâs storyline was intense last season, buckle up. Hewitt told ScreenRant sheâll be in âa totally different traumaâ in Season 9; because why stop now, right?
In case you need a refresher: last season Maddie got kidnapped, had her throat slashed by a detective with dissociative identity disorder, went into labor, and still managed to name her newborn daughter after Bobby Nash. Talk about multitasking under pressure. Even this trailer from season 8 still gives us chills.
While the details for the new season are under wraps (as always), Hewitt seems to be saying this won’t just be a recovery arc. Sheâs stepping into something new and likely just as gut-wrenching. Naturally, fans on Reddit are already spinning theories.
One person said, âMaddie will still be at dispatch but hopefully she’ll get a promotion,â while another chimed in with, âI hope Maddie has a relatively drama free season after the whole kidnapping thing. But I can see them playing around more with her trauma from that and thinking she talked a man into killing himself.â
Only time will tell where Season 9 of “9-1-1” actually takes us and Maddie, but it seems like Hewitt’s character could either leveling up⦠or about to break again (if the fans are on the right track).
Season 9 Is Almost Rolling Cameras
Hewitt also casually dropped the news that theyâre set to start filming sooner than you might think. âOh my gosh⦠Yeah, we’re back in a couple weeks, so I’ll be back answering phones,â the actress told ScreenRant in that same interview.
That lines up with previous production cycles (i.e. how the series has been filmed, edited, and released in the past). Fans who can should keep an eye on the usual LA filming locations, because it looks like the machineâs gearing up and crew activity might be spotted soon.
As for the rest of the squad; Athenaâs reeling, Buck might be finding new love (??), and everyone else is still healing from Bobbyâs death. According to TV Insider, eighteen episodes have been ordered for this season, so expect plenty of time to unpack the grief, the reunions, and yep⦠more bonkers emergencies.
Basically: the chaos resumes this fall. And weâll be watching.
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