Peter Krause Explains Why He Jumped Into His New First Responder Procedural, ‘Line of Fire,’ So Soon After His Shocking ‘9-1-1’ Exit

By Hope Sloop Published Aug. 12, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET After eight years playing Bobby Nash on 9-1-1, the world was shocked last year to see Peter Krause‘s beloved character written off the series somewhat unceremoniously. Now, less than two years later, Krause is back and better than ever with his new first responder series on NBC, Line of Fire; it’s enough to get fans of the ABC series excited, but also make some scratch their head at the choice to jump back into a similar world so soon after exiting his last case-of-the-week series. On Monday, Krause responded at the NBCUniversal Backlot Pass Day to fan queries about what made him sign on to Line of Fire — which also stars Hope Davis and follows a family of first responders and law enforcement agents — and shared that while there are a num