LeAnn Rimes bought recommendation from an surprising place earlier than the premiere of her ABC collection 9-1-1: Nashville.
“I used to be speaking the opposite day to Rob Lowe and he was speaking about how, ‘If you need actuality, you don't go to this collection. We now have the craziest rescues, which is what's so fascinating,'” Rimes, 43, completely advised Us Weekly on Tuesday, October 7, on the premiere in Nashville. “We'll be like, ‘There's no method this has occurred earlier than in actual life.' Then they'll present us the articles as a result of they're pulling from actual life conditions.”
Rimes cherished the campiness that comes with the 9-1-1 universe.
“If you concentrate on it — on this planet of nevertheless many thousands and thousands of individuals there are — these things is sure to occur to any person. Each time we predict it hasn't actually occurred, there's an article for that that reveals you it has,” she famous. “What I like about it's as soon as you purchase into the craziness of this present, you simply fall in love with it.”
She continued: “I bear in mind watching the primary couple episodes of 9-1-1. I used to be like, ‘What am I watching?' After which concerning the third episode, I used to be like, ‘Whoa, I'm completely into their very own actuality.' You simply fall in love with it.”

The 9-1-1 world originated with the OG collection, which premiered on Fox in 2018. It adopted the skilled and private lives of Los Angeles first responders with Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, Connie Britton and Kenneth Choi main the present. Fox canceled the collection in 2023, permitting ABC to resume the present that's at present nonetheless airing on the community.
9-1-1 then expanded with 9-1-1: Lone Star, which adopted a New York Metropolis firefighter (performed by Lowe) who relocated to Texas whereas attempting to stability his job alongside his private points. Liv Tyler, Ronen Rubinstein, Rafael L. Silva, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Julian Works and Gina Torres made up the remainder of the solid.
By 2023, 9-1-1: Lone Star was renewed for its fifth and remaining season after remaining on Fox. Cocreators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, in the meantime, determined to develop the universe with the Nashville spinoff.
“You're proper about how it's kitschy and there are some actual Dynasty-like moments,” Rimes shared in Us‘ cowl story. “It's not simply all concerning the high-stakes rescues. There's undoubtedly some drama and there's a nighttime soapy vibe to the present. We get to have loads of enjoyable with that and nothing is taken too critically, which I like.”
She continued: “The issues that I've achieved up to now have been identical to an extension of who I'm. That is an extension of me however far more than I might have ever imagined. … To let the fad and the anger and the issues out on set [while in character], it's enjoyable. It was such a juxtaposition of who I'm usually and what I've been provided earlier than.”
9-1-1: Nashville premieres on ABC Thursday, October 8, at 9 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Hulu.
