9-1-1: Lone Star's Jim Parrack Reveals Why 1 Scene Was 'Incredibly Cathartic' Ahead of Series Finale

The final episode of the Texas-based procedural will air on Feb. 3

9-1-1 LONE STAR: Jim Parrack in the "All Who Wander" episode of 9-1-1 LONE STAR airing Monday, Jan. 20
Jim Parrack on 9-1-1: Lone Star. Photo:

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With 9-1-1: Lone Star set to air its series finale, Jim Parrack can't help but feel a bit disappointed in one pivotal scene.

The actor, 43, who takes on the role of Judson Ryder in the FOX procedural, recalled the emotional process of filming the finale episode and an important scene that ended up on the cutting room floor.

"There was actually a whole two- or three-page prayer that I shot on the back porch of the house that got reduced to a little flashback, but that was incredibly cathartic," Parrack told Entertainment Weekly.

ulian Works as Mateo Chavez, Brian Michael Smith as Paul Strickland, Natacha Karam as Marjan Marwani, Jim Parrack as Judd Ryder, Rob Lowe as Owen Strand, Gina Torres as Tommy Vega, Rafael Silva as Carlos Reyes, Ronen Rubenstein as T.K. Strand, Sierra McClain as Grace Ryder and Brianna Baker as Nancy Gillian in Season Four of 9-1-1: LONE STAR on FOX
The cast of '9-1-1: Lone Star'.

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"We shot this whole sequence where Judd downed a whole bottle of alcohol and was kind of angry at God and then begging God to do something and show up, but it only ended up being a little flash," explained, adding that the moment was the "most important scene" to him in the entire episode.

In September 2024, FOX announced that the Rob Lowe-led procedural would conclude with its fifth season. The finale episode will air on Feb. 3.

After months of speculation, Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network, confirmed the news and promised that the final season will provide the "high-stakes send-off it deserves, complete with breathless rescues, insurmountable odds and relatable personal struggles, thanks to our incomparable, stellar cast led by Rob Lowe and Gina Torres."

Brian Michael Smith, Rob Lowe, Julian Works and Natacha Karam 9-1-1 LONE STAR
(L-R) Brian Michael Smith, Rob Lowe, Julian Works and Natacha Karam in '9-1-1: Lone Star'.

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He also thanked the show's creators, Ryan MurphyBrad Falchuk and Tim Minear, calling them "one of the greatest creative teams in all of television" as he credited them with "creating one of the most action-packed dramas anywhere."

Parrack told Entertainment Weekly that fans will see just how much Austin's 126 firehouse unit means to each other.

"And of course, underneath all that is what we meant to each other as a cast and as a team [in real life]," he said. "There was this real merging of how we all felt about it being the end and with the 126 facing what seems like could really be the end."

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9-1-1: Lone Star airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

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