Season 5 of BC-filmed northern California firefighter drama Fire Country, starring Max Thieriot, gets a reduced 13-episode order .
And a new showrunner. Tia Napolitano is leaving after four seasons.
Season 2 of its popular spinoff Sheriff Country, starring Morena Baccarin, will get a full season of filming in Ontario.
Both shows air Friday nights in CBS’s Country block take place in the; fictional town of Edgewater,,California.
How popular are Fire Country and Sheriff Country?
Fire Country season 3 averaged 9.5 million viewers an episode in linear and streaming over 35 days, according to Nielsen.
Fire Country season 4 has dropped a bit, averaging 8 million viewers an episode in linear and streaming over 35 days in the Fall..
Season one of spinoff Sheriff Country kept growing its audience and is on track to be one of the most-watched new series in its freshman season, averaging 11 million viewers an episode in linear and streaming over 35 day.
What’s Fire Country about?
Former convict Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) is now one of Cal Fire Station 42’s elite fire fighters, battling blazes in his hometown of Edgewater.alongside family, friends and the Three Rock inmate fire fighting program that gave him a path to redemption.
What’s Season 4 about?
Season 4 is about Station 42 facing the impact of the loss of Bode’s Dad –Cal Fire Battalion chief Vince Leone (Billy Burke) — in the Zabel Ridge fire that engulfed the Edgewater memory care centre.
Fire Country Season 5
BC filming dates: July 2026 –
Creators: Tony Phelan,J oan Rater, Max Thieriot.
Showrunner:
Cast: Max Thieriot, Kevin Alejandro, Diane Farr, Jordan Calloway, Jules Latimer, Shawn Hatosy, Alona Tal, Josh McDermitt, Connor Sherry.