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‘9-1-1’ Season 8 Episode 8 Preview: Photos, “Wannabes” Promo and Cast

Don’t expect a heart-pounding cliffhanger with ABC’s 9-1-1 season episode eight, the fall finale. In an interview with TVFanatic, showrunner Tim Minear teased, “What I would say is that episode eight this year is more kind of tying up some story threads that have been set up in the first eight episodes. Nobody’s hanging off a cliff at the end of the episode except for possibly one character.”

Episode eight, “Wannabes,” will air on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Peter Krause as Bobby Nash and Angela Bassett as Athena Grant-Nash. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Maddie Han, Oliver Stark is Evan “Buck” Buckley, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds stars as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz.

“Wannabes” Plot: Things get messy for the 118 following a massive pipe explosion. Meanwhile, Athena investigates the brutal beating of a man found behind a grocery store, and Bobby’s working relationship with Brad from “HOT SHOTS” just got a little more intimate.

Oliver Stark and Peter Krause in ‘9-1-1’ season 8 episode 8 (Disney/Ray Mickshaw)

9-1-1 Synopsis, Courtesy of ABC:

The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping conditions. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

The show draws from the real lives of first responders who regularly face situations that are often unpredictable, intense and uplifting at the same time.

Ryan Guzman, Oliver Stark, Kenneth Choi, Aisha Hinds, and Peter Krause in season 8 episode 8 (Disney/Ray Mickshaw)
Oliver Stark and Anthony Jordan Robertson in season 8 episode 8 (Disney/Ray Mickshaw)
Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman, Oliver Stark, and Aisha Hinds in season 8 episode 8 (Disney/Ray Mickshaw)
Callum Blue, Ryan Guzman and Aisha Hinds in season 8 episode 8 (Disney/Ray Mickshaw)

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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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