The connected universe grows tighter, following &34;Nashville&34; star Kimberly WilliamsPaisley's appearance on &34;911&34; last week. 911 crossover alert! The worlds of Nashville and Lone Star collide on latest episode The connected universe grows tighter, following &34;Nashville&34; star Kimberly WilliamsPaisley's appearance on &34;911&34; last week. By Patrick Gomez :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/pgomezheadshot25b24b6c6d8948899ca9b24a6a9a6844.jpg) Patrick Gomez is an Executive Editor at . Formerly at People magazine and The A.V.

The connected universe grows tighter, following "Nashville" star Kimberly Williams-Paisley's appearance on "9-1-1" last week.

9-1-1 crossover alert! The worlds of Nashville and Lone Star collide on latest episode

The connected universe grows tighter, following "Nashville" star Kimberly Williams-Paisley's appearance on "9-1-1" last week.

By Patrick Gomez

Patrick Gomez is an Executive Editor at . Formerly at People magazine and The A.V. Club, the Critics Choice and Television Critics Association member has appeared on 'Today,' 'Extra!,' 'Access Hollywood,' 'E! News,' 'CNN,' and 'Nightline,' and can be seen frequently on 'Good Morning America.' Follow the Texas Native at @PatrickGomezLA wherever your media is social for all things 'For All Mankind' 'Top Chef,' and puppy related.

EW's editorial guidelines

October 30, 2025 9:05 p.m. ET

Leave a Comment

Don (Chris O'Donnell) on '9-1-1: Nashville'; Owen (Rob Lowe), Carlos (Rafael Silva), and Judd (Jim Parrack) on '9-1-1: Lone Star'. Credit:

Disney/Jake Giles Netter; Kevin Estrada/FOX

Sound the alarm: The world of *9-1-1: Lone Star* survives!

The *9-1-1* universe's first spinoff ended its five-season run on Fox earlier this year, but a character from the Austin-set series got namechecked on *9-1-1: Nashville* season 1, episode 4 on Thursday.

The reference occurred after new recruit Blue Bennnings (Hunter McVey) was caught on camera making a daring rescue at a waterpark.

"Your boy Blue went viral. Four million likes," Ryan Hart (Michael Provost) told his dad/fire captain Don (Chris O'Donnell) of their colleague, who is also Don's son and Ryan's half-brother.

Then Ryan explained how his stepbrother got so much online attention: "Firefox down in Austin shared it. It's blowing up. They're calling him #HotTarzan."

Ryan wasn't referring to the search engine, but rather the nickname of Marjan (Natacha Karam), a *Lone Star* character who became a social media star for similar heroics.

'9-1-1: Lone Star' boss reveals storylines we would've seen if not canceled 'too soon'

Cause of death confirmed for '9-1-1: Nashville' actress Isabelle Tate

The Firefox mention comes a week after a full-on crossover with *Nashville*'s 911 dispatcher Cammie (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) appearing on the mothership *9-1-1*, helping Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) connect with Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) in space. Yes, space.

So will we see more crossovers moving forward? Or actually see *Lone Star* characters return to the franchise?

*9-1-1* co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear has told **, "I think the network would love" crossovers and, unprompted, told us, "I adore [*Lone Star* actress] Gina Torres, and will hopefully work with her again soon."

***Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.***

If the call comes, *Lone Star* lead Rob Lowe is ready. "I'm just waiting for my phone to ring," he said recently to *Decider* — noting that his brother Chad Lowe serves as an executive producer and director on *Nashville*.

*9-1-1* and *9-1-1: Nashville* air on ABC Thursdays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, respectively.**

Original Article on Source

Source: "EW TV"

Read More

---

Source: TV

Published: October 31, 2025 at 03:57AM on Source: ALPHA MAG

#ShowBiz#Sports#Celebrities#Lifestyle