9-1-1Season 8 is less than a month away and promises to be a good one. As is tradition with the series, new seasons feature a multi-episode emergency arc. While announcingthe premiere datefor the upcoming season,a bee-related emergency was teased. A new video unveils the emergency’s full scale and tees up the danger. The new nightmare for Los Angeles is small yet big at the same time. A swarm of bees descends on the city, and the outcome will not be sweet.
Reportedly titled “Bee-Nado,” the new video confirms that the opening emergency will be bee-related. How many bee stings can one person survive? That’s not handy information, but the teaser begins with a factoid. Apparently, the average human cannot survive 500 bee stings. The bee featured in the video leaves the bright flower it was on and joins the swarm. The number of bees is countless, but the swarm is giant. That’s easily thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of bees.
‘9-1-1’ Does ‘The Swarm’
Season-opening emergencies are usually inspired by a disaster movie showrunnerTim Minearhas seen.The Poseidon Adventureby directorIrwin Alleninspired Season 7. He was known as the Master of Disaster owing to his extensive filmography of disaster-driven movies. Among those is 1978’sThe Swarm. In the film, scientists and a military task force try to prevent a swarm of killer bees from invading Texas and causing mass casualties. Minear had previously talked toThe Wrapabout his admiration for Allen’s work.
“Irwin Allen’s disaster movies are what I’m often referencing when I do these two- and three-part natural disasters. We joke that I’m the Irwin Allen of network TV,” Minear told the publication. The Allen Estate clearedThe Poseidon Adventureto be used in Season 7, so they should be okay with more homages from Minear. It is safe to assume that when the emergency unfolds, it will follow a similar format toThe Swarmbut with that9-1-1charm. While the 118 tries to prevent a disaster from befalling the city, an opportunity toexplore the characters' liveswill also present itself.
9-1-1Season 8 is currently in production. The series starsPeter Krauseas Bobby Nash,Angela Bassettas Athena Grant,Aisha Hindsas Henrietta Wilson,Kenneth Choias Howard Han, andJennifer Love Hewittas Maddie Buckley,Ryan Guzmanas Eddie Diaz, andOliver Starkas Evan ‘‘Buck’’ Buckley. Recurring cast members includeGavin McHughas Christopher Diaz,Bryan Safias Josh Russo,Declan Prattas Denny Wilson,Tracie Thomsas Karen Wilson, andLou Ferrigno Jr.as Tommy Kinnard.
Bee-Nado flies on ABC on Thursday, September 26, at 8 P.M. Watch past seasons on Hulu.
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