Ryan Phillippe has been cast as a series regular in season 2 of 9-1-1: Nashville. He will play a brilliant detective from New York who relocates to Nashville for a major investigation. Deadline first reported the casting news.
Ryan Phillippe will portray a 'brilliant, iconoclastic detective' originally from New York City. The character leads an investigation into a mysterious criminal tormenting Nashville on a biblical scale. Described as a 'seductive bad boy with a past,' he is expected to generate drama in the upcoming season, though no character name has been announced yet. Deadline provided the character details. Phillippe joins the existing ensemble of series regulars, all set to return for season 2. The cast includes Chris O'Donnell as Captain Don Hart, Jessica Capshaw as Blythe Hart, Michael Provost as their son Ryan Hart, LeAnn Rimes as Dixie Bennings, Hunter McVey as Blue Bennings, Juani Feliz as Roxie Alba, Hailey Kilgore as Taylor Thompson, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Cammie Raleigh. Phillippe's recent television roles feature MacGruber on Peacock, Big Sky on ABC, and Motorheads on Prime Video. Currently on hiatus, 9-1-1: Nashville returns Thursday, April 30, on ABC at 9/8c with the final episodes of its first season.