"9-1-1: Nashville" Co-Creator and Showrunner Rashad Raisani Strikes New Overall Deal with 20th Television

Following the premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville, Rashad Raisani will continue creating content for Disney and other networks.

Rashad Raisani, co-creator and showrunner of 9-1-1: Nashville, has signed a new overall deal with 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios.

What’s Happening:

  • 9-1-1: Nashville premiered this past week, and co-creator and showrunner Rashad Raisani has signed a new overall deal with 20th Television, according to Deadline.
  • Under the deal, Raisani will continue to develop, write, and produce series for all networks and streaming platforms, with a focus on Disney Entertainment Television.
  • Raisani has worked with 20th TV for the past eight years, serving as executive producer and co-showrunner on 9-1-1: Lone Star for five seasons and spending three seasons on the original 9-1-1, including one as executive producer.
  • This new pact will bring his tenure at the studio past the 10-year mark.
  • Raisani co-created 9-1-1: Nashville with franchise architects Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear.
  • The high-octane procedural follows heroic first responders alongside their glamorous, power-filled family lives in one of America’s most diverse cities.
  • The series stars Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Capshaw, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Hailey Kilgore, Michael Provost, Juani Feliz, and Hunter McVey.

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