The Good Doctor’s Freddie Highmore directed the next Fire Country episode in Vancouver.
What’s his connection to the show? Freddie Highmore and Fire Country star Max Thieriot played half-brothers on Bates Motel, also filmed in Vancouver.
Freddie Highmore has experience behind the cameras too: he directed one episode of Bates Motel and five episodes of The Good Doctor while starring in the series.
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Fire Country Episode 3×18: Eyes and Ears Everywhere
Billy Burke and Max Thieriot on the Smokey’s Tavern set.
The station 42 crew responds to a routine house fire that escalates into a dangerous situation for one of their own.
What’s Fire Country about?
Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, convict Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) joined an inmate firefighting program called Three Rock in season one that returned him to his small northern California hometown Edgewater, where he and other inmates worked alongside his parents (Billy Burke & Diane Farr) and other elite Cal Fire firefighters from Station 42 to extinguish blazes across the region.
At the end of season 2, Bode got an early release from prison and after graduating from the Edgewater training program last Fall is now one of Cal Fire Station 42’s firefighters.
Fire Country Season 3:
Episodes: 20.
BC filming dates: July 11 2024 – March 03 2025.
Related: Fire Country Starts Shooting Season 3 in Vancouver With Full-Season Order
Creators: Tony Phelan, Max Thieriot.
Showrunner: Tia Napolitano.
Cast: Max Thieriot, Kevin Alejandro, Billy Burke, Diane Farr, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway, Jules Latimer, Michael Trucco, Tye White, Leven Rambin, Jeff Fahey.