As Fire Country races toward its Season 3 conclusion, CBS is doubling down on the drama — quite literally. The network has confirmed a two-part, back-to-back season finale that promises to deliver high-stakes action, emotional reckonings, and a wildfire that threatens to engulf everything in its path.
🔹 A Supersized Sendoff
The Season 3 finale will air as a two-hour event on Friday, April 25, 2025, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. Each installment will run as a standalone episode, though the first sets up the narrative foundation for the second.
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9:00 p.m. ET — Episode 12: “A Change in the Wind”
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10:00 p.m. ET — Episode 13: “I’d Do It Again”
🔹 What to Expect
Part One: “A Change in the Wind”
Directed by series co-creator and star Max Thieriot, the first hour sees chaos erupt when a fire breaks out at a local gas station. Firefighters Bode Leone (Thieriot) and Manny Perez (Kevin Alejandro) must spring into action to protect lives and property as conditions rapidly deteriorate.
Part Two: “I’d Do It Again”
The danger escalates in the second hour, as extreme wind conditions drive the Zebel Ridge fire into Edgewater — placing Three Rock, the Cal Fire inmate camp, and Walter’s care facility directly in the fire’s path. As the blaze intensifies, lives hang in the balance and hard decisions must be made.
🔹 Who’s Coming Back for Season 4?
While CBS has not confirmed an exact premiere date, Fire Country will officially return for Season 4 in Fall 2025. No major character exits are expected in the Season 3 finale, with the principal cast all slated to return:
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Max Thieriot as Bode Leone
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Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez
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Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford
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Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez
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Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards
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Diane Farr as Sharon Leone
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Billy Burke as Vince Leone
🔹 Expanding the Universe: Sheriff Country
In February 2025, Paramount+ greenlit a Fire Country spinoff titled Sheriff Country, with Morena Baccarin reprising her role as Sheriff Mickey Fox. First introduced in Fire Country, Sheriff Fox is a tough, principled law enforcement officer whose story will now take center stage.
Set within the same Northern California landscape, Sheriff Country will shift the franchise’s lens from firefighting to rural law enforcement — exploring crime, justice, and community protection beyond the fireline.
🔹 About the Series
Created by Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, and Joan Rater, Fire Country debuted on CBS on October 7, 2022, and quickly became one of the network’s most-watched dramas. Inspired by Thieriot’s own experiences growing up amid the wildfire-prone terrain of Northern California, the series blends action, redemption, and character-driven storytelling.
🔹 Final Word
With an intense double-header closing out Season 3, Fire Country continues to prove why it’s one of CBS’s top-performing series. Between the high-octane firefighting sequences and deeply human drama, the show is building toward an even more ambitious fourth season — and with Sheriff Country on the horizon, the franchise is only getting started.
