A few months ahead of the9-1-1: Lone Starseason 5 premiere, it was announced thatSierra McClain wouldn’t be reprising her role as Grace Ryder in the show’s final episodes.McClain had been a part ofthe9-1-1: Lone Starcastsince its first season. So, the news of her leaving the Fox procedural drama TV series was shocking, to say the least. McClain’s character, Grace, also had many responsibilities and connections to other characters in9-1-1: Lone Star, which made her exit difficult to navigate.
The speculation of whether9-1-1: Lone Starwould end after season 5 ran rampant in the months leading up to its premiere. After9-1-1’s move to ABC, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before its spinoff got canceled (or potentially moved to a different network or streaming service). Unfortunately,Fox canceled9-1-1: Lone Stara few weeks before the release of season 5, episode 1,and its cancelation might go hand-in-hand with McClain’s exit from the show.
Sierra McClain Reportedly Exited 911 Lone Star Because Of Contract Negotiations
Deadlinefirst reported that Sierra McClain was exiting9-1-1: Lone Starbefore the season 5 premiere. The article (and many others) claimed thatthe Grace Ryder actress left because of"cast renegotiation drama.“For context, the cast of9-1-1: Lone Starhad been trying to renegotiate their contracts for pay raises since before the season 4 premiere. However, they were unsuccessful. During the season 5 contract discussions, 20th Television completely shut the stars down, indicating that9-1-1: Lone Starwould end after season 5. Then, McClain parted ways with the series, suggesting her exit was related to the aforementioned drama.
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As of the writing of this article,McClain hasn’t commented on her9-1-1: Lone Starexit.So, the reasoning behind her leaving the Fox procedural drama hasn’t been confirmed. Sources claim that the contract renegotiations played a large part inthe original9-1-1: Lone Starcast member departing before season 5, though.
Fox Already Has The Perfect 9-1-1: Lone Star Replacement After Its Cancelation
9-1-1: Lone Star will end following its fifth season, but, fortunately, one of Fox’s new shows is the procedural drama’s perfect replacement.
How 911 Lone Star Season 5 Wrote Out Grace (& Why It’s So Controversial)
Grace Joined Mercy Ships
The9-1-1: Lone Starseason 5 premiere’s explanation for Grace’s exit was disappointingto many. Thankfully, the writers didn’t kill her off. Still,the reason for Grace’s departure was frustrating as it didn’t line up with her character.
While Mercy Ships' goal of providing life-saving care and surgery to those in need is something that McClain’s character would be interested in, Grace leaving her husband and child in Texas for an unspecified amount of time (especially when Judd was working through some problems) didn’t make sense.
Grace had joined Mercy Ships, an international faith-based organization with non-governmental hospital ships. While Mercy Ships' goal of providing life-saving care and surgery to those in need is something that McClain’s character would be interested in,Grace leaving her husband and child in Texas for an unspecified amount of time(especially when Judd was working through some problems) didn’t make sense. Hopefully,9-1-1: Lone Starwill fix Grace’s controversial exit ahead of the finale.
9-1-1: Lone Star
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A spin-off series of 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star is an action-drama series created for Fox. The series follows Rob Lowe as Owen Strand, a firefighter from New York City who, after having rebuilt a team in the aftermath of September 11th’s attacks, is brought in to form a new one in Austin, Texas.
