9-1-1: Lone Starended its five-season run on Fox on Monday, June 14, 2025. Since the show’s inception,Rafael Silvahas played Carlos Reyes, a law enforcement officer who originally started at Austin PD before joining the Texas Rangers.The character and his romantic pairingwithRonen Rubinstein’s TK Strand are fan favorites.9-1-1: Lone Starwas canceled before most stories reached an organic ending. That precipitatedconversations about spin-offscentered on various characters, and Carlos emerged as a strong contender. Silva talked toTV Guideabout his journey on the procedural and what the future looks like for him. He also discussed the conditions under which he would play Carlos again were the opportunity to present itself in a spin-off. “Yes,” the actor said when asked if he would be open to reprising the character. “But it has to be done right,” he added.
“I don’t think his story is over. I really don’t,” Silva said,echoing similar sentimentsfrom the show’s creatives about where the character’s story is left. “There were ideas floating around about spinning off this world into something else, and I think that was a legitimate and smart idea. I just don’t think the time is right. He will live forever in a sense, but I think his story is not over,” he added.
Carlos' Story Would Have to be Impactful in a Potential Spin-Off.
The actor also addressed concerns about keepingthe character’s legacy. While Silva “definitely wouldn’t shy away from continuing to tell his story — him being the leader of his [own] story,” the story must serve a bigger purpose for the character, and “it has to be complementary to the [9-1-1]world.” “It is not about Rafael being this [character again]. It’s about Carlos existing. Why does he exist here, and what can we do to showcase this Latino queer man in a position of power? How does he live in the world? How does he influence people? How do people influence him, and what does he represent? What can he represent? Because people of all faces, all places, all sizes, all colors identified with him,” the actor said. He added:
“And I think that’s such a privilege to witness — [for] people to gravitate toward him and want to root for him. And I’m not patting myself on the back. It’s not about me and will never be about me, but that’s someone people would root for, and I would be rooting for the people rooting for him. When characters like that come out, I think we shouldn’t discard them so easily.”
If aCarlos-centric spinoffwere to see the light of day, an important piece is in place with Silva’s willingness to pick up the character again. There is still no word about such a spin-off, but stay tuned to Collider for updates if that changes. You can also stream9-1-1: Lone Staron Hulu to relive the magic.
9-1-1: Lone Star
