Ryan Murphy has shed some light on why 9-1-1: Lone Star was cancelled.
Back in September, it was heartbreakingly revealed that the first responder drama’s fifth season would be its last.
According to Deadline, the cast was made aware earlier this year that Lone Star could come to an end with season five “following two unsuccessful attempts at contract renegotiations”.
Following the departure of original cast member Sierra McClain, “multiple other actors” started to “read, meet and audition for other projects months ago”.
The news immediately had fans in mourning, particularly shippers of Ronen Rubinstein’s and Rafael Silva’s respective power couple Tyler Kennedy “TK” Strand and Carlos Reyes – affectionally known as “Tarlos”.
While the last outing of 9-1-1: Lone Star has proven to be a dynamic season so far, many viewers have wondered why the show received the axe.
Fortunately, in a recent interview with Variety, the American Horror Story creator spilt some tea on the cancellation.
“Sadly, we all love Lone Star, but the financials just didn’t work. It’s a Disney company that was on a Fox network, and it just was never going to work,” Murphy explained.
Even though Lone Star is ending its run after the 2024-2025 TV season, the 9-1-1 universe is showing no signs of ending.
“Tim Minear and I are working on a new spinoff that we’re actually writing about, and we hope to get on the air next fall,” Murphy revealed to the news outlet.
“So now we’re going to launch a new show in a new city that I can’t name, but it’s fun. And 9-1-1 moved to ABC. and suddenly became, I think, the biggest show on Thursday night. They obviously have an appetite for that, so we’re going to give them another one that I really love.”
9-1-1: Lone Star focuses on the fire and police departments in Austin, Texas.
Created by Murphy, Minear and Brad Falchuk, the emergency drama has received universal acclaim for its diverse casting and leading LGBTQIA+ characters, receiving three consecutive nominations – and one win – for Outstanding Drama Series at the GLAAD Media Awards.
As well as Tarlos, one of the most shipped TV couples of all time, the cast includes Brian Michael Smith as firefighter Paul Strickland. The actor memorably made history as the first out Black trans man in a regular series role on network television.
In a recent interview with TV Insider, co-showrunner Rashad Raisani opened up about Tarlos’ upcoming journey and how their marriage will be tested in the new batch of episodes.
“A big part for me about their marriage was I really wanted to treat it like a real marriage, and by that, I mean that even though these guys are so wonderful to each other and they’re so handsome, life isn’t perfect, no matter who you are and everybody has real struggles that affect even great relationships,” he explained.
New episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star air every Monday on Fox.
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