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Paramount+ Debuts “9/12” Drama on 9/11 Legal Victory

7/8/2026

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Paramount+ will stream the six-episode limited series 9/12 in the United States.
Barry Pepper (actor) and Jeremy Strong (actor) play Coach, a former NYPD officer with leukemia, and Jason Smith, a class-action lawyer.
Tobias Lindholm (writer-director) co-writes and directs the series with Frank Pugliese (writer).
The drama portrays the legal battle that secured almost $1 billion for 9/11 first responders, using Coach and Jason Smith as composite fictional characters based on real participants.

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Story summary

Paramount+ will stream the six-episode limited series 9/12 in the United States.
Barry Pepper (actor) and Jeremy Strong (actor) play Coach, a former NYPD officer with leukemia, and Jason Smith, a class-action lawyer.
Tobias Lindholm (writer-director) co-writes and directs the series with Frank Pugliese (writer).
The drama portrays the legal battle that secured almost $1 billion for 9/11 first responders, using Coach and Jason Smith as composite fictional characters based on real participants.