Like millions of viewers, Rashad Raisani grew enchanted with Music City through watching the soapy nighttime drama Nashville, which captivated fans during its 2012-2018 run and led to a major tourism boom in Nashville and interest in country music.

So, when it came time to figure out where the latest edition of Ryan Murphy’s first responder procedural 9-1-1 would take place, Nashville was top of mind for Raisani, who serves as executive producer, co-creator and showrunner for 9-1-1: Nashville.

“Nashville was my first kind of exposure to the city, and I really loved the show,” Raisani says. “And it was just in my brain that I like the city and the music.”

Like the flagship 9-1-1, which is based in Los Angeles and premiered in 2018, and 9-1-1: Lonestar, which aired for five seasons, the l

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