9-1-1: Nashville: Watch a Fiery Teaser Trailer for the ABC Spinoff, Premiering This Fall

9-1-1 is headed back down south, y’all! ABC has confirmed that the first-responder franchise’s next installme…

9-1-1 is headed back down south, y’all! ABC has confirmed that the first-responder franchise’s next installment will be set in Nashville, Tenn., aka “Music City.”

As part of its Upfront presentation on Tuesday, ABC released a teaser trailer for the spinoff, which will air Thursdays at 9/8c this fall, right after new episodes of 9-1-1 proper.

“There were a lot of possibilities that had been talked about,” 9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear tells TVLine, explaining that the setting was ultimately chosen for two reasons. “One, I think that it’s a really interesting city with its own personality. It’s very unlike Austin. We did kind of a red state 9-1-1 [with Lone Star], but Austin is a very blue town. Nashville felt even a little bit more Southern. It also has the country music industry, and it just felt like it could be a fun place to set a piece of the franchise.”

The second reason is a bit more practical. “Quite frankly, Tennessee is very production-friendly,” Minear adds. “That also factored into our reasoning. There are some states that you think would be fantastic places to set the show, but it’s just not cost effective to do it.”

9-1-1: Nashville is being executive-produced by Ryan Murphy, Minear, former 9-1-1: Lone Star showrunner Rashad Raisani, Brad Falchuk and Angela Bassett.