9-1-1: Lone Star Ends With a Bang: Owen Strand’s Fate & Future

Austin, Texas, Feb 3, 2025 After five seasons of life-saving action and heart-wrenching moments, Fox‘s ‘9-1-1: Lone Star‘ has come to an end with a series finale that delivered both chaos and hope. In the episode titled ‘Homecoming,’ a giant asteroid collision sets off a catastrophic chain reaction, triggering a nuclear reactor meltdown threat over Austin.

Owen Strand (played by Rob Lowe), the beloved captain of the 126, rises to the occasion, ultimately saving the day by deactivating the reactor. The explosive finale, which left fans on the edge of their seats, marked a fitting end to the Ryan Murphy-created drama, a spinoff of the equally popular ‘9-1-1‘ now airing on ABC.

While Owen successfully averts disaster, the series finale also explores the emotional journeys of the show’s beloved characters. After significant loss and personal struggles, Owen decides to leave the 126 to return to his roots in New York City. Judd (Jim Parrack) takes over as the new captain, leading the team into a future filled with both challenges and camaraderie.

T.K. (Ronen Rubinstein) and Carlos (Rafael Silva)’s ‘Tarlos’ storyline reaches a satisfying conclusion as they embrace their role as devoted family men, raising T.K.’s adopted son, Jonah. The finale provides a sense of closure by showcasing these characters leaving the 126 on their own terms, embarking on new chapters filled with purpose and happiness.

Speaking to Variety, showrunner Rashad Raisani explained the creative reasoning behind the finale’s hopeful tone, stating, “I really wanted that, and it is how we felt when we were breaking it. Hopefully, this feeling that we emit to the audience is the same thing we’re having, which is that, if we can do these scenes the right way – he is gone, that is sad that he left. But for these characters, they’re having real conversations when they talk about him being gone, and, of course, we reveal to the audience that he’s been alive the whole time.” He added, “He’s just here in a very different capacity than he was for most of our series.”

The door remains open for the ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ cast to reunite with their colleagues from the original ‘9-1-1’ series. Both Lowe and Rubinstein expressed openness to revisiting their characters in future crossovers or spinoffs, signaling the possibility of these characters continuing their journeys within the ‘9-1-1’ universe.