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FIRE COUNTRY
Air Date: Friday, April 03, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#FC413) "The Bravest"
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AFTER A SCHOOL BUS EXPLOSION LEAVES NINE STUDENTS MISSING, SHERIFF MICKEY FOX AND CAL FIRE DIVISION CHIEF SHARON LEONE MUST UNITE THEIR DEPARTMENTS TO TRY AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY, ON THE TWO-HOUR "SHERIFF COUNTRY" AND "FIRE COUNTRY" CROSS OVER EVENT, FRIDAY, APRIL 3

"Fire Country" Stars Max Thieriot, Diane Farr and Jules Latimer Guest Star on "Sheriff Country" at 8 PM, ET/PT

"Sheriff Country" Stars Morena Baccarin, Matt Lauria and W. Earl Brown Guest Star on "Fire Country" at 9 PM, ET/PT

"The Finest" - After a mysterious school bus explosion leaves nine students missing, Sheriff Mickey Fox and Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon Leone must set aside their personal conflicts and unite their departments to try and crack the case, on part one of the two-hour SHERIFF COUNTRY and FIRE COUNTRY cross over event. SHERIFF COUNTRY airs Friday, April 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streams on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. FIRE COUNTRY stars Max Thieriot, Diane Farr and Jules Latimer guest star.

WRITTEN BY: Seth Harrington & Matt Lopez

DIRECTED BY: Ed Ornelas

"The Bravest" - With the clock ticking and the fate of nine missing students on the line, firefighter Bode Leone and Deputy Nathan Boone must risk it all in order to save innocent lives, in part two of the two-hour SHERIFF COUNTRY and FIRE COUNTRY cross over event. FIRE COUNTRY airs Friday, April 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streams on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. SHERIFF COUNTRY stars Morena Baccarin, Matt Lauria and W. Earl Brown guest star.

WRITTEN BY: Barbara Kaye Friend & David Gould

DIRECTED BY: Bill Purple







FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/7/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (spring 2026)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (20 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
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