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FIRE COUNTRY
Air Date: Friday, March 13, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "Life of a Firefighter"
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AS STATION 42 BATTLES THROUGH A RELENTLESS SHIFT, THE UNEXPECTED RETURN OF BATTALION CHIEF BRETT RICHARDS THROWS THE CREW OFF BALANCE AND FORCES MANNY TO CONFRONT HIS GROWING SELF-DOUBT, ON "FIRE COUNTRY," FRIDAY, MARCH 13

Emmy Award Winner Shawn Hatosy Returns as Battalion Chief Brett Richards

"Life of a Firefighter" - As station 42 battles through a relentless shift, the unexpected return of Battalion Chief Brett Richards (Shawn Hatosy) throws the crew off balance and forces Manny to confront his growing self-doubt, on FIRE COUNTRY, Friday, March 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

WRITTEN BY: Matt Bosack

DIRECTED BY: Kate Phelan







FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
Returns Friday, February 27
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/7/22 - ???
STATUS:
returning this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (20 episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 5 ordered on 1/22/26
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2025) Max Thieriot stars as Bode Leone, a young convict seeking a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. Now Bode walks as a free man as he continues his journey toward redemption in his small hometown with Cal Fire. Inspired by Max Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Northern California fire country.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Billy Burke as Vince
· Diane Farr as Sharon
· Jordan Calloway as Jake
· Jules Latimer as Eve
· Kevin Alejandro as Manny
· Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan
· Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela
CREW INFORMATION:
· David Grae as EP (Pilot)
· James Strong as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jerry Bruckheimer as EP
· Joan Rater as CRTR/EP
· Jonathan Littman as EP
· KristieAnne Reed as EP
· Max Thieriot as CRTR/EP
· Tia Napolitano as EP
· Tony Phelan as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Jerry Bruckheimer Television