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9-1-1 is returning fall 2026: release date, cast and more about ABC's emergency service drama

The Angela Bassett-led series depicts the lives of Los Angeles first responders

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Fri May 29 2026

The final episode of 9-1-1 Season 9 was broadcast on May 7th, 2026 and fans immediately began wondering whether or not the show would be returning for a tenth season. Happily, ABC has indeed renewed the show! 9-1-1 Season 10 will arrive in fall 2026.

9-1-1 was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, and follows the stories of first responders in Los Angeles. The show stars Angela Bassett as LAPD detective Athena Grant, Oliver Stark as firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, Jennifer Love Hewitt as 9-1-1 dispatcher Maddie Buckley, Ryan Guzman as firefighter and paramedic Edmundo "Eddie" Díaz, Aisha Hinds as firefighter and paramedic Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Kenneth Choi as LAFD Captain Howard "Chimney" Han, Corinne Massiah as May Grant, Elijah M. Cooper as Harry Grant and Gavin McHugh as Christopher "Chris" Díaz. All are expected to return for the 10th season of the show.

According to showrunner Minear, Season 10 of the series will focus on Buck fostering Theo - who is actually his biological son, although he'd wanted nothing to do with him - after his parents' death in a car crash, while Athena's daughter May (Corrine Massiah) starts training to become a nurse.

9-1-1 Season 10 will be heading your way in fall 2026 as part of ABC's 2026-2027 broadcast year. The show will air at 8pm Eastern and Pacific, 7pm Central, on Thursdays alongside spin-off series 9-1-1: Nashville. While an official season premiere date has yet to be announced, expect 9-1-1 Season 10 to begin in the final week of September 2026.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.