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9-1-1 & Lone Star Winter Finales: First Shocking Look!

04 March 2021
by Paul Dailly
TVfanatic

Are you ready to say goodbye to both 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star?

We know the answer to that question will be a resounding no from the audience, but we are losing both shows for an undetermined amount of time after their next episodes.

But, what's about to go down on these beloved Fox dramas?

9-1-1 Season 4 Episode 8 airs Monday, March 8 at 8/7c and finds the gang being pulled in a lot of different directions.

"The 118 are called to the tarmac when a flight attendant reaches her limit with her flight’s passengers. Athena discovers that quarantine has pushed a couple to their breaking point," reads the official logline.

"Meanwhile, Eddie worries Christopher will not accept him dating, Buck reconnects with an old flame and finds himself in the middle of Albert’s new relationship and Maddie and Chimney make a big decision about their baby in

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9-1-1 Sneak Peek: Bobby and Michael Make a Disturbing Discovery

01 March 2021
by Andy Swift
TVLine.com

The men in Athena Grant’s life are about to go full Rear Window.

Monday’s episode of 9-1-1 (Fox, 8/7c) introduces a troubling new hobby for Michael: spying on his neighbors through a telescope. And as you’ll see in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek, it isn’t long before Bobby gets sucked into the madness.

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Fox Spotlights Black Actors in New Digital Docuseries ‘Making History in Hollywood’ (Exclusive)

26 February 2021
by Michael Schneider
Variety

Fox Entertainment has launched the digital docuseries “Making History in Hollywood,” featuring some of the network’s top Black stars as they discuss who and what inspires them in entertainment, and their experiences.

The first episode, which launches on Friday, Feb. 26, features Malcolm-Jamal Warner from Fox’s “The Resident.” First known for his role as Theo on “The Cosby Show,” and later for his Upn sitcom “Malcolm & Eddie,” Warner discusses the positive impact of watching Black representation on television during his childhood.

Other Fox stars who will participate in “Making History in Hollywood” include Dulcé Sloan (“The Great North”), Aurora Perrineau (“Prodigal Son”), Brian Michael Smith (“9-1-1: Lone Star”), Frank Harts (“Prodigal Son”) and others. The series will run on Fox’s YouTube channel, as well as on its Instagram feed and also on Hulu. There’s no set pattern to the release, but new episodes are expected to post regularly,

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The Masked Singer to Introduce Wild Card Contestants During Season 5

23 February 2021
by Rebecca Iannucci
TVLine.com

Thought The Masked Singer‘s fifth season couldn’t get wilder than a cyberpunk porcupine/hedgehog/rat creation? Think again!

Season 5 of the competition series will, for the first time, include several wild card contestants that will appear during the show’s run to mix things up. While the 10 main contestants will be split into Group A and Group B, wild card singers will take the stage at the end of an episode for a chance to unseat another contestant in that group.

More from TVLineThe Masked Singer Season 5: First Promo Offers Glimpse of New CostumesMasked Singer Gets Season 5 Premiere Date,

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9-1-1: Lone Star's Brian Michael Smith Breaks Down Naomi's Complicated Feelings About Paul's Transition

23 February 2021
by Andy Swift
TVLine.com

Paul’s mother and sister passed through Austin on Monday’s 9-1-1: Lone Star, resulting in a particularly dramatic family reunion, even for this show.

Though this is the first time viewers are being introduced to Paul’s mom Cynthia (played by Cleo King) and sister Naomi (Regina Hoyles), the chemistry is undeniable. It’s as if we’ve been watching these three share the screen since Day 1, something Brian Michael Smith (aka Paul) also felt from their first day of filming.

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‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Actor Brian Michael Smith on Paul’s Difficult Post-Transition Relationship With His Sister

23 February 2021
by Jennifer Maas
The Wrap

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Monday’s “9-1-1: Lone Star.”)

Paul Strickland (Brian Michael Smith) and his family learned a lesson about the importance of simply talking to each other on Monday’s “9-1-1: Lone Star.” The 126 member found out that his younger sister isn’t transphobic, as he believed, but rather has been angry and confused about the loss of her “sister” since Paul came out as trans when his now-young-adult sister was 9 years old.

Smith told TheWrap how significant the episode, titled “Everyone and Their Brother,” was to him in particular as a trans actor, who has dealt with complicated changes to close relationships in his own post-transition life.

“I had a nice Zoom with the writers and we talked all of this out,” the “9-1-1: Lone Star” actor said. “And something that I appreciated, as an artist and an actor, I was trying to ask myself

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9-1-1 and Lone Star Winter Finales Set at Fox: What's About to Go Down?

23 February 2021
by Paul Dailly
TVfanatic

Two of Fox's biggest shows are entering a hiatus in early March, but they will be doing so with action-packed episodes.

9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star will each conclude for an undetermined amount of time with their March 8 installments, the 8th episodes of their current seasons, it has been announced.

Given the sporadic scheduling of other shows in the Covid-19 era, it's impressive that each of the shows will have aired for eight weeks uninterrupted, but, unfortunately, we don't know when they will be back.

The shows are still deep into production, so it makes sense to put them on hiatus if production needs to catch up. Creating TV since the pandemic comes with more hurdles than before, meaning that the delivery time for the episodes is longer than ever.

So, what can you expect from the winter finales of both 9-1-1 series? We're happy to share what we know.

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Cherries Wild: Breaking Down the Wild 'Not a Slot Machine' Disclaimer Behind Fox's Slot Machine Game Show

22 February 2021
by Matt Webb Mitovich
TVLine.com

When is a slot machine not a slot machine? When it’s… not a slot machine.

Fox on Sunday night debuted Cherries Wild, a primetime game show that had already set itself apart from the pack by way of its clear Pepsi (but not Pepsi Clear) branding.

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Midway through the half-hour, the players (in the premiere, a

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‘9-1-1: Lone Star': The Gang Meets Salim, Marjan’s Fiancé Since She Was 12 (Exclusive Video)

08 February 2021
by Jennifer Maas
The Wrap

Monday’s episode of “9-1-1: Lone Star” will introduce the guys of Station 126 to Salim (guest star Mena Massoud), the man who their dear Marjan (Natacha Karam) has apparently been engaged to since she was 12 years old. And viewers at home are sure to be as shocked as Marjan’s friends are when they first find out about this mysterious fiance.

In TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at tonight’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which is titled, “Friends With Benefits,” the boys are waiting for Marjan to come out after a roller derby race and see another man waiting for her (who viewers might recognize from the live-action “Aladdin”).

Mateo (Julian Works) and Paul (Brian Michael Smith) are worried he might be a “creep” as he approaches her but when they get close and ask her if “everything is good here?” she tells them who he is.

“Salim’s my fiance,

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‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ Showrunner on Buck and T.K.’s Destined Team-Up, Future Crossover Ideas

02 February 2021
by Jennifer Maas
The Wrap

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for tonight’s “9-1-1”/”9-1-1: Lone Star” crossover.)

Austin’s Station 126 finally met some of the members of Los Angeles’ 118 on Monday’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which featured the long-awaited crossover with parent series “9-1-1.” The lucky few — or unlucky, depending on how you look at some of the things that happen during the hour — who get to make the 20-hour trip to help put out a massive wildfire in Texas are Buck (Oliver Stark), Eddie (Ryan Guzman) and Hen (Aisha Hinds), who almost immediately are split up into three different storylines connecting them with “Lone Star’s” leads.

And that aspect of the crossover was very important to Tim Minear, who is showrunner on both “9-1-1” and “Lone Star,” so that he could create the quick bonds among the two teams that would be necessary in order for them to join

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9-1-1 Crosses Over With Lone Star in Fiery Trailer

26 January 2021
by Paul Dailly
TVfanatic

This will be a crossover to remember.

Fox on Thursday dropped the first trailer for the highly anticipated crossover between 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star, which is set to air as the third episode of the season for the latter show.

9-1-1: Lone Star Season 2 Episode 2 perfectly set up the crossover with the 126 dealing with a volcano eruption.

In a wild final scene, we learned that the lava would spark a huge forest fire that would require reinforcements from other states.

The clip shows Buck (Oliver Stark), Eddie (Ryan Guzman), and Hen (Aisha Hinds) making the jump to Austin, where they will join forces with Owen, T.K. and the rest of the 126.

It is poised to be a high-stakes mission for survival, not only for the civilians but for the frontline workers putting themselves in the firing line to save the lives of everyone in their path.

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Casting Society To Host Town Hall & Open Call For Black Actors

25 January 2021
by David Robb
Deadline

The Casting Society of America will host a virtual town hall on February 1 and a three-day online open call for for Black actors from Feb. 19-21. Both events are part of Csa’s Black Actors Initiative, which is designed to effect real change in how actors in historically underrepresented communities are afforded access to job opportunities.

The town hall will include an in-depth discussion “to forge actionable changes in the representation of these actors,” Csa said. Actors who identify as Black are invited to attend, as are all casting professionals — casting directors, associates and assistants — talent agents and talent managers. The event will be moderated by casting director Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd and actor Carla Renata. Panelists will include:

• Josiah Akinyele (talent agent)

• Charlton Blackburne (manager)

• Yvette Nicole Brown (actor)

• Kim Coleman (casting director)

• Keith David (actor)

• Leah Daniels-Butler (casting director)

• Fatmata Kamara (talent agent)

• Anthony LeBlanc (producer/director)

• Harold Lewter

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9-1-1: Lone Star: Season Three? Has the Fox Series Been Cancelled or Renewed Yet?

21 January 2021
by TVSeriesFinale.com
TVSeriesFinale

Vulture Watch

Will this show keep delivering the ratings? Has the 9-1-1: Lone Star TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Fox? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of 9-1-1: Lone Star, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?

What's This TV Show About?

Airing on the Fox television network, 9-1-1: Lone Star (not technically a spin-off of the 9-1-1 series) stars Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Rafael Silva, and Julian Works. Owen Strand (Lowe) was the lone survivor of a Manhattan firehouse on 9/11 and had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to

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9-1-1: Lone Star: Season Two Ratings

19 January 2021
by TVSeriesFinale.com
TVSeriesFinale

Last year, 9-1-1: Lone Star was Fox's highest-rated new scripted series of the season. How will this first responder drama perform in 2021? Will 9-1-1: Lone Star be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.

The 9-1-1: Lone Star TV show (not technically a spin-off of the 9-1-1 series) stars Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Rafael Silva, and Julian Works. Owen Strand (Lowe) was the lone survivor of a Manhattan firehouse on 9/11 and had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen and his troubled firefighter son, T.K. (Rubinstein), move to help them start anew. Working with them in Austin are mother and paramedic captain Tommy Vega (Torres), police officer Carlos Reyes (Silva), Muslim firefighter Marjan Marwani (Karam), transgender firefighter Paul

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9-1-1: Lone Star: Season Two Viewer Votes

19 January 2021
by TVSeriesFinale.com
TVSeriesFinale

Can Owen keep the firehouse together in the second season of the 9-1-1: Lone Star TV show on Fox? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like 9-1-1: Lone Star is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star here.

A Fox action drama, 9-1-1: Lone Star (not technically a spin-off of the 9-1-1 series) stars Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Rafael Silva, and Julian Works. Owen Strand (Lowe) was the lone survivor of a Manhattan firehouse on 9/11 and had the unenviable task

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9-1-1: Lone Star Season 2 Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Episodes, and Story Details

16 January 2021
by Alec Bojalad
Den of Geek

It’s not often that a show going into only its third season receives a spinoff, but such was the case with Fox’s popular first responder series 9-1-1. That Los Angeles-set series gave way to the Rob Lowe-starring 9-1-1: Lone Star, which premiered on Jan. 19, 2020.

The spinoff experiment was a successful one and now 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2 is set to arrive one year later. Perhaps there’s never been a better time for two simultaneously running shows about 911 first responders. Given the coronavirus pandemic and the general mounting crises of life in the U.S. over the past year, viewers may come to further appreciate shows about professionals during their best work under unimaginable circumstances.

As evidenced by advanced photos showing characters wearing masks, 9-1-1: Lone Star will be set in the pandemic-stricken world its viewers’ occupy. Not only that,

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9-1-1 Crosses Over With Lone Star This February for a Deadly Battle With...

05 January 2021
by Paul Dailly
TVfanatic

Two 9-1-1 worlds will collide this February on Fox.

Per The Wrap, the highly anticipated crossover between 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star will finally see the light of day on Monday, February 3.

The bulk of the action will take place on 9-1-1: Lone Star, which makes sense because many of the 9-1-1 characters will be headed to Austin, Texas, where Lone Star is set.

Evan 'Buck' Buckley (Oliver Stark), Henrietta 'Hen' Wilson (Aisha Hinds), and Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman) -- all from the original series -- will be a part of the action.

As for what they will face on the spinoff, we know the answer:

A huge wildfire.

It will certainly be fun to see the characters from two very different worlds meet and fight for survival.

If you watch 9-1-1 online and 9-1-1: Lone Star online, you know that the

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‘9-1-1’/’Lone Star’ Crossover to Air in February on Fox – Find Out Who Is Heading to Austin (Exclusive)

04 January 2021
by Jennifer Maas
The Wrap

Just ahead of the “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” season premieres, Fox has set the air date for the long-awaited crossover of the Ryan Murphy-produced first-responder drama and its spinoff series, TheWrap has learned exclusively.

The event will take place Monday, Feb. 1, starting with “9-1-1” at 8 p.m. and continuing into the Rob Lowe-led “Lone Star” at 9, with that second hour containing the bulk of the crossover story.

In the episodes, which are set as the series’ third installments of their respective seasons, “9-1-1” characters Henrietta “Hen” Wilson (Aisha Hinds), Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) and Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman) will be traveling from their Los Angeles-based Station 118 to help out the members of “Lone Star’s” Station 126 in Austin, Texas as they fight a massive wildfire, according to Fox. You can expect to see the “9-1-1” staples paired off with “Lone Star” fan favorites during the crossover.

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Laverne Cox On The Lasting Impact Of ‘Disclosure’: Emboldening Trans Representation By Taking Action – Q&a

18 December 2020
by Dino-Ray Ramos
Deadline

Laverne Cox has been and still is changing the game when it comes to the representation of the trans community and Black people in film and TV. She continues to bolster this message of inclusion of marginalized voices as an executive producer on Netflix’s Sam Feder-directed Disclosure. More than just a documentary, it’s a call to action as well as a lesson in history that has been swept under the rug.

When it comes to representation of the trans community in media, it has been more harmful than helpful, perpetuating a negative stigma of violence, shame and ridicule in regards to the trans community with no room for nuance. Disclosure starts a long-overdue journey to undo some of those portrayals.

Like all underrepesented communities, the trans experience is not a monolith, and it hasn’t portrayed authentically until recently with series such as Pose and Transparent. Before this groundbreaking series,

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Casting Society Announces Top 20 List of Actors From Historically Underrepresented Communities (Exclusive)

09 December 2020
by Jazz Tangcay
Variety

The Casting Society of America has announced its inaugural top 20 list of actors from historically underrepresented communities for 2020.

The diverse and inclusive list includes Brian Michael Smith, Colin Buckingham, David Harrell, Elizabeth Frances, Elizabeth Hinkler, E.R. Fightmaster, Glenn Stanton, Jearnest Corchado, Jesten Mariconda, JJ Hawkins, Leila Ben Abdullah, Mel Mehrabian, Mo Zelof, Nabeel Muscatawalla, Nicole Lynn Evans, Pooya Mohseni, Rachel Crowl, Rahnuma Panthaky, Shannon Devido and Sophie Kim.

“After a stellar series of open calls and informative Town Halls — the culmination of years of work to connect casting directors with actors from underrepresented communities — we felt it was the perfect time to celebrate 20 standout performances,” said Csa co-presidents Russell Boast and Rich Mento. “Casting Society of America will continue to amplify all actors and continue to push for accurate, inclusive and diverse representation in 2021 and beyond.”

The 20 actors were chosen during a Casting Initiative Town Hall as part of

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