Josh McDermitt, widely recognized for his role as Eugene Porter on The Walking Dead, is stepping into the world of Fire Country with a recurring role — and his character is arriving right in the middle of a delicate emotional dynamic. Deadline reports that McDermitt will play Landon, a man deeply connected to Alona Tal’s newly introduced character, Chloe, and someone viewers won’t be able to ignore as Season 4 steers into fresh personal territory.
Earlier, TVLine confirmed that Alona Tal (SEAL Team) is joining Fire Country as Chloe — an ER nurse and the mother of a troubled teen whose actions pull her back into Bode Donovan’s life. The twist? Bode and Chloe have history. Long before prison time and chaos reshaped Bode’s world, Chloe was his peer tutor, and the two shared quiet feelings neither found the courage to admit. Now reunited under far messier circumstances, that unresolved tension is coming back with fire of its own.
But temptation won’t be simple, and sparks — if they fly — won’t be uncontested. Enter McDermitt’s character, Landon: Chloe’s current partner and a father figure to her son. He’s caring, involved, and trying to hold his family together, even as Tyler — the rebellious teen at the center of the storyline — begins spiraling. Deadline notes that Landon is aware of Tyler’s anger and recent behavior, but he’s stunned when he learns that the boy has run away. That revelation alone hints at emotional storms ahead, and Bode’s sudden reappearance in Chloe’s life could raise questions, tensions, and maybe even jealousy.
McDermitt’s addition doesn’t just expand the cast — it intensifies one of Season 4’s most anticipated arcs. Fans already speculating about a Bode–Chloe romance may need to brace themselves. With Landon in the picture, this isn’t a simple second-chance love story. It’s a triangle of past feelings, present loyalties, and unresolved what-ifs, set against the backdrop of Edgewater’s high-stakes chaos. The results could be heartfelt, messy, or explosive — exactly the kind of drama Fire Country thrives on.
Josh McDermitt is expected to make his debut in the episode airing Friday, Dec. 5 at 9/8c on CBS, marking a major shift in the season’s emotional landscape. Whether Landon will become an obstacle, an ally, or something in between remains to be seen — but one thing is certain: Bode Donovan’s road to redemption just got a whole lot more complicated.
