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9-1-1: LONE STAR

DRAMA / ACTION / THRILLER 

USA

2020-now

9-1-1: LONE STAR is an American procedural drama television series focusing on the fire, police, and ambulance departments of the fictional company 126, located in Austin, Texas. The use of "Lone Star" in the name associates it with Texas, the "Lone Star State". It was created for Fox by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear. The series is a spin-off of the television series 9-1-1, and was ordered by Fox in May 2019. It premiered on January 19, 2020. 9-1-1- LONE STAR consists of 72 episodes of 43 minutes.

STORY: 9-1-1: Lone Star follows a sophisticated New York firefighter Owen Strand (Rob Lowe) who, along with his son T.K. (Ronen Rubinstein), relocates from Manhattan, New York to Austin, Texas. He must try to balance the duties of saving those who are at their most vulnerable and solving the problems in his own life. He is joined by other firefighters as well as members of the Police department and Emergency Medical Services.

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand (Ronen Rubinstein) is a firefighter with the 126. In season 2, he quit being a firefighter and became a paramedic. He's Captain Owen's son. He is a recovering opioid addict. TK suffered an overdose just prior to his arrival in Austin. He starts a relationship with police officer, Carlos Reyes (Rafael L. Silva). Carlos is a police officer with the Austin Police Department, who begins a romantic relationship with TK.

T.K. Strand (Ronen Rubinstein) & Carlos Reyes (Rafael L. Silva)





RONEN RUBINSTEIN (2020-2022)  November 7, 1993, Rehovot, Israel 





RAFAEL L. SILVA (2020-2021)June 18, 1994, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

SPECIAL: The show has been praised for allowing the couple to be unapologetically queer and for not shying away from passionate love scenes – which doesn’t come as much of a shock considering Ryan Murphy is at the helm.

AWARDS: ‘9-1-1: LONESTAR’ Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 3 wins and 12 nominations.
                                         

 6.9 IMDB