A crossover episode between9-1-1andDoctor Odysseyhas been set on ABC, with story details having revealed how the two shows are going to intersect. Both shows werecreated by Ryan Murphyand air on the same network, with the police procedural and the medical drama having very different premises from one another. Both9-1-1season 8 andDoctor Odysseyseason 1 will be coming back the same night, Thursday, March 6, to continue their respective stories. Both shows have also received generally positive reviews, standing out among other shows in their genres.
Now,Varietyreports thatthe Thursday, March 20 episode ofDoctor Odysseywill feature Angela Bassett’s Athena Grant-Nashshowing up during the Odyssey’s Casino Week. There, she’ll work with the show’s main characters to stop “two passengers [who] are targeting the ship’s vault.” She’ll specifically be working with Max (Joshua Jackson) in trying to stop the suspected crime before it can disrupt the cruise ship’s important night. The episode is also teased to have unforeseen consequences for everyone involved.
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The crossover news means thecast ofDoctor Odysseywill be working side-by-side with Athena to stop a major crime on the cruise ship before it can happen.It’s a position the9-1-1protagonist has found herself in before, with the show’s season 7 premiere being all about a cruise ship being taken over by pirates with her aboard. While the upcoming crime doesn’t sound as life-or-death as what she’s experienced before, the crossover character will be able to employ her skills in stopping a crime aboard the ship.
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The crossover comes as the procedural’s world continues to expand,with the upcoming spinoff9-1-1: Nashvilleconfirmed to begin later this year.Its shared universe withDoctor Odysseynot only ties both shows together, but also opens the door for potentially more interactions between them later on. While this probably wouldn’t happen during9-1-1season 8, it now opens a doorway between the two shows that could remain that way into the foreseeable future. It’s also the perfect way for Murphy’s ABC projects to have their own small, shared universe with one another.
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Since Athena’s arrival will divert the show’s medical drama focus for a more crime procedural lens, it can help spice up the back half ofDoctor Odysseyseason 1 with a new story. While the consequences of the crossover might not be long-term for the show, it can help the series experiment with its premise using a9-1-1character as the basis. With the episode only about a month away, this might be all the information provided ahead of time to keep some surprises primed for viewers.
Both9-1-1season 8 andDoctor Odysseyseason 1 return Thursday, March 6 on ABC.
