The fifth and final season of 9-1-1: Lone Star kicked off on Fox in the 2024 TV schedule after a one-year time jump, the departure of a star , and a major crisis on the way with a train derailment. Unlike when 9-1-1 was cancelled and then immediately picked up by ABC to switch networks, no such rescue seems to be in the cards for the Texas-set spinoff. CinemaBlend spoke with Lone Star co-showrunner and executive producer Rashad Raisani about the upcoming end, and he got candid about getting the cancellation news.
While Season 5 will have time to pack in some adversity for Tarlos , only a total of twelve episodes were produced for 9-1-1: Lone Star ’s swan song season. After admitting that the storyline of Grace leaving Judd was “hard to buy,” Raisani had this to say when I asked how far into the season the team was when they got the news that the end was nigh: To be honest, we didn't. I should say it wasn't official until I saw a trailer a couple weeks ago on Fox.
It said 'the final season.' That was when it became official for me. That was after we wrapped.
That's the official side of it. In terms of having the writing on the wall, the writing was on the wall even before the strikes, because as we wrapped Season 4, we knew we were going into our final season of this contract between Disney and Fox. Evidently, the Season 5 finale wasn’t planned as the series finale since the show wrapped before the official cancellation news.
That said, Lone Star ’s upcoming end didn.