9-1-1: Lone Star Promotes Jackson Pace to Series Regular for Season 5

Wyatt’s gig as 9-1-1: Lone Star ‘s new lead dispatcher also comes with a major behind-the-scenes bump — Jackson Pace has been promoted to series regular ahead of the Fox procedural’s upcoming fifth season, TVLine has confirmed.

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Wyatt arrived on the scene in Season 3, revealing himself to be the estranged son of Judd (Jim Parrack), who had no idea that a one-night stand with a rodeo fan (Robyn Lively) resulted in the birth of a child. With some encouragement from Grace (Sierra McClain), Judd spent the next few years forging a meaningful relationship with Wyatt, one that was became even stronger when Wyatt announced his decision to drop out of college and follow in his father’s firefighting footsteps.

Unfortunately, a tragic biking accident sidelined Wyatt’s plan to become a member of the 126. Instead, as revealed in a new promo for Season 5 , he’ll be stepping into the role of a 9-1-1 dispatcher. This changing of the guard worked out nicely for 9-1-1: Lone Star , which lost its main dispatcher when McClain quietly exited the show after Season 4.

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“As the new season starts, Wyatt must forge a new path in the world post-accident which will lead him to be connected to the 126,” reads the official logline. TVLine can confirm that Pace will appear in every episode of the show’s fifth — and possibly final — season.

Deadline was first to report the news of Pace’s promotion. Are you excited to see more of Wyatt in action when 9-1-1: Lone Star returns for Season 5 on Monday, Sept. 23 (8/7c)? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.

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