As a longtime fan of 9-1-1, I can’t help but wonder: what if Season 10 (which doesn’t officially exist yet) decided to shake up everything we thought we knew about the 118 crew? Here are four bold story arcs I imagined, each set up to honor the show’s past while pushing the characters into new territory
A New Leader in the Firehouse
Captain Bobby Nash’s legacy looms large, but in my imagined season, he would announce his retirement after the season premiere. The 118 then navigates the search for a successor, teasing a dramatic internal competition between Buck and Chimney. The tension would let us explore leadership under pressure and what it truly means to be the backbone of the team.
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Athena’s Call to Washington
Sergeant Athena Grant, played by Angela Bassett, steps into a federal advisory role after a major national disaster. While her presence in D.C. would create strains with the firehouse, she’d return for a large-scale LA crisis. This arc would give her character more political weight while keeping the adrenaline intact. -
Eddie’s Undercover Mission
Firefighter/Paramedic Eddie Diaz accepts an undercover assignment to infiltrate a criminal ring trafficking firefighting equipment illegally. The twist: the ring targets first responders. Eddie must rally his colleagues without giving away his mission, merging procedural crime drama with the emergency-action heart of the show. -
The Return of the “Impossible Call”
The session’s big episodic centerpiece: a catastrophic earthquake hits Los Angeles, trapping the 118 inside their own firehouse. With aftershocks, fire, and structural collapse, the crew must save not only civilians but each other. It’s the kind of high-stakes scenario the show does best — and the imagined Season 10 ends with the firehouse in ruin and the team forced to rebuild.
If you were show-running 9-1-1’s Season 10, which of these arcs would you pick? Or do you have a totally different idea? Would you watch this bold new chapter — or prefer the show stays in “status quo” mode?
