‘9-1-1’ Season 5 Episode 1 Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date

Chaos sets in when the city goes dark on season five episode one of Fox’s popular drama, 9-1-1. Episode one, “Panic,” will air on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

Executive producers Angela Bassett and Peter Krause return to lead the cast as Athena Grant and Bobby Nash. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Maddie Kendall, Oliver Stark is Evan “Buck” Buckley, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, and Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han. Ryan Guzman plays Eddie Diaz, Rockmond Dunbar is Michael Grant, Corinne Massiah is May Grant, Marcanthonee Jon Reis is Harry Grant, Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz, and John Harlan Kim plays Albert Han.

“Panic” Plot: A series of ransomware threats leads to an overabundance of emergencies for the 118, including a medevac helicopter crash at a hospital and an air-traffic control tower system failure. Meanwhile Athena must revisit her traumatic attack when the case of the realtor serial rapist goes to trial, Eddie suffers a health scare and Maddie’s postpartum depression worsens.

9-1-1 Description:

Creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with 9-1-1, exploring the high-pressure experiences of police officers, firefighters and dispatchers who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 1
Oliver Stark, Peter Krause and Ryan Guzman in the season premiere of ‘9-1-1’ (Photo by Jack Zeman © 2021 FOX MEDIA LLC)
9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 1
Oliver Stark, Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman, Aisha Hinds and Peter Krause in season 5 episode 1 (Photo by Jack Zeman © 2021 FOX MEDIA LLC)
9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 1
Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds and Oliver Stark in the season premiere (Photo by Jack Zeman © 2021 FOX MEDIA LLC)