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Ryan Phillippe Joins 9-1-1: Nashville as Season 2 Series Regular

The multi-year hire signals a deeper Season 2 reset following a midseason retool.

Overview

  • Ryan Phillippe will join 9-1-1: Nashville as a series regular for Season 2, confirmed Monday in a multi-year deal.
  • He will play a brilliant New York detective who relocates to Nashville to lead a hunt for a mysterious criminal threatening the city.
  • The spinoff hit a ratings lull in late fall and winter before rebounding, now averaging nearly 8 million viewers over 35 days across ABC and streaming.
  • Season 1 returns April 30 with its finale on May 7 after ABC granted an early renewal in March.
  • Deadline broke the casting with Variety and TVLine confirming, as 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television prep Season 2 under showrunner Rashad Raisani.