Ryan Phillippe is set to star as the new bad boy of “9-1-1: Nashville”
Ryan Phillippe is set to star as the new bad boy of “9-1-1: Nashville”
Derek LawrenceMon, April 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTC
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Ryan Phillippe at 2025 screening of 'Motorheads'Credit: Mark Von Holden/Variety via GettyKey Points -
Ryan Phillippe is set to join season 2 of 9-1-1: Nashville.
Phillippe's character will be the new bad boy of the series.
A crime will hit Nashville "on a biblical scale."
Ryan Phillippe has answered the call from 9-1-1: Nashville.
The former Shooter leading man is set to be a series regular on season 2 of ABC's hit procedural, EW has confirmed.
Described as a "seductive bad boy with a past," Phillippe's brilliant detective character moves from New York City to Nashville, where he'll stir up drama with the show's first responders. At the same time, he'll be leading an investigation into a mysterious criminal who is tormenting Music City "on a biblical scale."
Hunter McVey, Chris O'Donnell and Michael Provost in '9-1-1: Nashville'Credit: Disney/Jake Giles Netter
Phillippe first burst on scene on the soap opera One Life to Live, soon becoming a '90s heartthrob through his roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions. He later showed his range, starring in everything from Crash to MacGruber. His most notable TV work came as the lead of Shooter, the USA Network's adaptation of the Mark Wahlberg film.
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After Shooter's three-season run, he memorably appeared on season 1 of David E. Kelley's Big Sky, on which he was advertised as one of the main characters, only to be killed at the end of the pilot. He most recently starred on Prime Video's Motorheads.
Phillippe now joins 9-1-1: Nashville, the second spinoff of the 9-1-1 franchise. Nashville follows the crew at Station 113 of the Nashville Fire Department, led by Chris O'Donnell's Don Hart. The cast also includes Jessica Capshaw, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and LeAnn Rimes.
"This show is a true family affair," showrunner Rashad Raisani previously told EW. "This show has a soapier, kind of Succession or Dynasty element that the other 9-1-1 shows maybe don't."
Deadline first reported the news.
on Entertainment Weekly
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
