Season Five (9-1-1)

## Season Five

**Season Five** is the fifth season of *9-1-1*. It was first announced on May 17, 2021.

The season premiered on September 20, 2021 with "Panic" and concluded on May 16, 2022 with "Starting Over".

Production of Season 5 began on July 12, 2021, and concluded on April 5, 2022.

## Synopsis

As the fifth season of 9-1-1 opens, the first responders race into action when a series of ransomware attacks target computer systems, air traffic control towers and hospitals. Then, a massive city-wide blackout causes havoc in L.A. Meanwhile, Athena deals with a family emergency, Maddie’s postpartum depression worsens, Eddie suffers a health scare, and a new call center operator takes charge.

## Confirmed Storylines

* The crisis to strike LA at the beginning of the season will be a blackout, revealed by its first teaser trailer on July 19, 2021.
	+ The blackout emergency will span the first three episodes of the season.
* Another crossover with its spinoff series has been confirmed to happen sometime in 2022.
* The exploration of Maddie's struggle with postpartum depression, and it leading to major complications.
* Albert Han's journey into becoming a firefighter.
* Athena will be dealing with her attacker, the serial rapist she caught and arrested at the end of Season 3.

## Cast

### Starring

* Angela Bassett as Athena Grant (18/18)
* Peter Krause as Bobby Nash (18/18)
* Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley (11/18)
* Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley (18/18)
* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson (18/18)
* Kenneth Choi as Howard Han (13/18)
* Ryan Guzman as Edmundo Diaz (16/18)
* Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant (7/18)
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant (15/18)
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant (9/18)
* Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz (9/18)

### Guest Starring

* John Harlan Kim as Albert Han
* Tracie Thoms as Karen Wilson
* Marsha Warfield as Antonia "Toni" Wilson
* Kim Estes as Clive Wexler
* Bryan Safi as Josh Russo
* Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi Panikkar
* Vanessa Estelle Williams as Claudette Collins
* Debra Christofferson as Sue Blevins
* Gabrielle Walsh as Ana Flores
* Megan West as Taylor Kelly
* La Monde Byrd as Dr. David Hale
* Sasha Roiz as Det. Lou Ransone
* Noah Bean as Jeffery Hudson
* Claudia Christian as Capt. Elaine Maynard
* Arielle Kebbel as Lucy Donato
* Bryce Durfee as Jonah Greenway
* Chiquita Fuller as Linda Bates
* Ashwin Gore as Jamal Momed
* Alex Loynaz as Terry Flores
* Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson

## Trivia

* Below are the changes made to the main cast this season:
	+ John Harlan Kim (Albert Han) has been removed from the "starring" credits and is instead credited as a recurring guest star for his appearances in this season.
	+ Following his character's departure in "Defend in Place", Rockmond Dunbar (Michael Grant) has been removed from the "starring" credits, although he is credited for the last time in the following episode.
* "Outside Looking In" is the last episode to feature Marcanthonee Jon Reis (Harry Grant), although he is credited up until "Let the Games Begin".
* Gavin McHugh announced they had started filming for Season Five, via his Instagram, on July 22.
* The first official promotional video for the season was posted on July 20th, but it was later taken down due to licensing of “Paint It Black” by the Rolling Stones being used in the promo expiring. A different promotional video was posted later on August 10th.
* On July 28, filming for parts of Episode 1 and 2 of Season 5 took place on a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard and at Hollywood & Highland shopping center.
* Maddie is absent for several episodes, due to Jennifer Love Hewitt's maternity leave.
* The resumption of production after the holiday break was pushed back a week to January 10, 2022, due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in California, where the show is filmed.
* On February 2, 2022, it was announced that Arielle Kebbel had been cast in a recurring role for the second half of the fifth season.
* On February 19, 2022, it was announced that Bryce Durfee was cast for a recurring role.

## Multimedia

### Videos

Preview- Lights Out Across Los Angeles - 9-1-1Preview- The Whole City Has Been Hacked! - 9-1-1Preview- Chaos Sets In - 9-1-1Preview- Zoo Animals on Hollywood Boulevard - 9-1-1Preview- The City Has Gone Dark - 9-1-1New Season New Drama - 9-1-1Preview- 9-1-1 Spring Premiere Is Coming - 9-1-1Preview- What Are You Afraid Of? - 9-1-1First Look- A Speedy And Thrilling Return - 9-1-1
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