9-1-1 season 8 is on its way, and there’s about to be major drama around the 118. After being canceled by Fox at the end of its sixth season, 9-1-1 found a home on ABC for season 7. Although the Hollywood strikes gave way to a shortened episode order, the show thrived in its new home and was picked up by the network for season 8 mere days after its 100th episode aired in May.
The series, which was created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy , follows the emergency responders of the LAPD and Los Angeles Fire Department station 118 as they attempt to handle a myriad of ups and downs in both their personal and professional lives. Season 7 certainly had its fair share of high points. Evan “Buck” Buckley ( Oliver Stark ) came out as bisexual , and his sister, Maddie ( Jennifer Love Hewitt ), tied the knot with longtime love Chimney ( Kenneth Choi ).
For other characters, however, season 7 was filled with troubled waters. Hen ( Aisha Hinds ) and Karen’s ( Tracie Thoms ) foster license was revoked, while Bobby ( Peter Krause ) and Athena ( Angela Bassett ) lost their house in a fire. Eddie Diaz ( Ryan Guzman ), meanwhile, said a heartbreaking goodbye to his son, Christopher ( Gavin McHugh ), after he was caught having a secret affair with a woman who looked just like his late wife, Shannon ( Devin Kelley ).
“I want to have some resolution. I want to show that Eddie could be a good person, but that doesn’t offer great TV,” Guzman exclusively told Us Weekly in June about his.