It’s been nearly a year since 9-1-1 aired its Season 7 finale, which means it’s time once again to fear for Bobby Nash’s life.
After Peter Krause’s character survived a capsized cruise ship, a desert cartel attack, overwhelming levels of emotional trauma, and a devastating house fire in Season 7 of the hit ABC drama, showrunner Tim Minear graciously let Bobby recover a bit and get his Hotshots on for the first half of Season 8. But on 9-1-1, how long can a character truly go without a potentially life-threatening event?
After tying up loose ends and reuniting the 118 in 8A, Minear told Decider that his goal for 8B was “to blow it all the hell apart.” Now, following a day full of deeply concerning BTS photos and video footage from the 9-1-1 set, fans are worried that Bobby Nash could be a casualty in Minear’s literal or figurative explosion.
So is Peter Krause/Bobby Nash leaving 9-1-1? Why do fans think this is the end for the 118’s dad? And while we wait to learn what chaos 9-1-1 has in store, can fans find any comfort in past quotes from Minear and cast members about major character deaths?
Here’s everything we know about Peter Krause’s 9-1-1 fate.
Why Do Fans Think Bobby Nash Is Leaving 9-1-1?
On Sunday, March 30, 2025, social media was (forgive me) ablaze with speculation of Bobby Nash’s death. Why?! Because timelines were full of behind-the-scenes production photos and videos from a 9-1-1 episode that seemingly showed Bobby’s funeral procession. NOOOO!!!!!!!!
Shooting was so public that fans and bystanders stopped to watch and share what they saw with the masses. But what exactly did they see? They had eyes on a classic firefighter funeral procession, complete with two firetruck ladders holding up an American flag. A 118 firetruck was carrying a 118 marked casket alongside Bobby’s helmet, boots, and turnout coat. Bobby’s family — Athena (Angela Bassett), May (Corinne Massiah), and Harry (Elijah M. Cooper) — were dressed in all black walking behind the truck. Captain Gerrard (Brian Thompson), Eddie (Ryan Guzman), Hen (Aisha Hinds), Buck (Oliver Stark), Chimney (Kenneth Choi), Ravi (Anirudh Pisharody), and Tommy (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) followed. And behind them, more uniformed first responders marched in mourning.
I’m not going to lie. Based on the BTS clues, it’s not looking good for Bobby, the 118, or 9-1-1 fans. We have weeks left until this episode airs, but already, the people are NOT okay!
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When chatting with Decider earlier this month, Minear teased another exciting movie-inspired two-parter set to take place over 8×14 and 8×15. “I’m very excited about [it],” the 9-1-1 showrunner explained. “It’s ambitious in the way that the beginning of the season was ambitious. You would think it would be more of a season finale than the middle of the season, which I love.”
It’s also worth noting that in Decider’s recent interview with Ryan Guzman — whose character recently relocated to Texas — he said the only thing that could bring him back to the 118 at this point in his story is “a crazy event,” which would explain why he’s in the BTS shots. (Whether he returns for 8×14 and 8×15, however, remains unknown.)
During an Instagram Q+A session on Friday, March 28, Stark confirmed that team had “already started work on Episodes 16-18,” which suggests the funeral BTS captured on March 30 would be from one of those episodes. The actor then followed up by saying he’s most excited for Episode 16, and since that’s likely the episode directly after the big two-parter, there’s a good chance that
Does Bobby Nash Die In 9-1-1 Season 8?
Back in Season 7, Tim Minear confirmed that 9-1-1‘s main characters aren’t unkillable and admitted, “I just don’t want to kill any of them.” The comment seemed incredibly hopeful, but the showrunner also told TheWrap, “One day when it does happen, it’s going to be a sad day for me,” implying that a major death could, in fact, happen one day. So is that day on the horizon in Season 8?
Fearing for characters’ safety and watching them emerge from dangerous, life-threatening emergencies in tact against all odds is the sheer nature of the show. As we know from the steady string of near-death experiences these characters have survived — most recently Maddie getting her throat slashed by a serial killer — after the show takes viewers on emotional roller coasters, things usually turn out OK!
When teasing Bobby and Athena’s cruise ship catastrophe fate in Season 7, Krause star told Decider, “I think that Bobby and Athena will make it through everything. I’ve likened the show to a comic book about first responders come to life several times. And it’s amazing when you look back on all the different things these characters lived through. The character Buck, for instance, had an entire fire engine land on his leg and he’s walking just fine. So it’s a little bit like a Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoon. We walk away from these incredible injuries all the time. I think everybody’s gonna be fine, but you’re gonna watch them go through some very difficult and perilous things for sure.” So we hope that’s the case again this time!
9-1-1 fans have seen their fair share of fatality fake-outs over eight seasons, so initial thoughts were that this funeral procession could be part of a coma dream sequence, an It’s a Wonderful Life-style look at life without Bobby, something related to Hotshots (because why did Oliver Stark reportedly post and delete a photo of Bobby hugging Brad to IG stories?!), or uh….witness protection death faking something something?! On a wacky Ryan Murphy show, we can’t count any scenario out — including Bobby being buried alive, it seems!
On Tuesday, April 1 (April Fool’s Day, so we don’t know WHAT to trust), 9-1-1 fans had a new reason to stress after Oliver Stark reportedly posted and deleted Instagram story that showed a portion of an upcoming episode script. Why the freak out? The script showed Maddie answering a 9-1-1 call, followed by Bobby (in a coffin) saying, “I’m being buried alive!”
Is the script real? Is this an elaborate April 1 prank? Was it an earnest, accidental leak??! Unclear all around. But if it is real, please let Bobby Nash rise from this coffin AND LIVE, Tim Minear. (Also that would be an iconic storyline.)
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Is Peter Krause Leaving 9-1-1?
If you saw a screenshot of a “People Exclusive” interview in which Peter Krause said he was leaving 9-1-1 after eight seasons floating around on April 1, fear not! It was a cruel April Fool’s Day prank by a fan and isn’t true.
The idea of Bobby and Krause leaving the show is always possible and incredibly concerning, but if Minear did kill off the beloved character, fans (and cast members!) would undoubtedly RIOT.
In a March 27 interview with PEOPLE, Angela Bassett said she can’t imagine acting on the show without her TV hubby. “Yeah, absolutely not. It would be so different,” Bassett explained. “I don’t even know what the show would be like without them together. It’s hard to imagine.”
The one way we could see Krause’s character being written off is if he wanted to leave the series. But in 2024, he told TV Guide, “I could do another a hundred episodes if the hours are manageable!” So here’s hoping that’s still the case.
As always, we’ll have to anxiously wait to see what 9-1-1 has in store, but I, for one, refuse to believe this is the end for Bobby. (It’s Delusion Time, baby!) On top of all the red-herring potential, Bobby just reunited with his mother and brother, and we haven’t really seen that storyline properly play out! Plus, he and Athena still need a house! And would the cast lightheartedly goofing around in front of Bobby Nash’s casket if they were about to part ways with Krause?
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After such a successful debut season on ABC, I doubt Krause would want to jump ship so soon. But stay tuned for updates and be sure not to doom scroll too long!
