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FIRE COUNTRY
Air Date: Friday, October 23, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "What Needs to Be Done"
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AS FINANCIAL PRESSURES CONTINUE TO MOUNT AT STATION 42, BODE FIGHTS TO PROVE THAT EDGEWATER'S NEW VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTING PROGRAM CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ON "FIRE COUNTRY," FRIDAY, OCT. 23

Recording Artist INK Performs at Smokey's Bar

"What Needs to Be Done" - As financial pressures continue to mount at Station 42, Bode fights to prove that Edgewater's new volunteer firefighting program can make a difference, and recording artist INK performs at Smokey's Bar, on FIRE COUNTRY, Friday, Oct. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (Premium) and next day.

WRITTEN BY: Joe Hortua

DIRECTED BY: Kate Phelan







FIRE COUNTRY (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/7/22 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2026)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (13 episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2026) 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