What to Know About ‘Fire Country’ Season 3: From Bode and Gabriela’s Future to Possible Crossovers

Fans have a lot of questions about where Fire Country goes from here — and season 3 will hopefully answer at least some of them.

The CBS procedural threw viewers for a loop when season 2 ended without giving viewers an answer about whether Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) married Diego (Rafael de la Fuente) or stopped the wedding at the last second because of her feelings for Bode (Max Thieriot). There’s also the plot twist that ended with Manny (Kevin Alejandro) turning himself into the police after running from the law.

After Fire Country wrapped up its sophomore season in May 2024, executive producer and showrunner Tia Napolitano reflected on the big swings taking place on the show.

“Every season is a learning of, ‘What do we do great [and] what can we do better next year?’ If you think we can never really rest easy on an action show, it’s always how can we do a better, smarter, faster and continue to keep everyone happy and safe,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “You just need to be open to learning over and over and over again on an action show.”

Napolitano also hinted where Bode’s story goes after he gets released from prison following his sentence. Season 3 will mark the first time Bode’s story starts with him being a free man instead of awaiting release.

“We felt like, by the end of season 2, we just had been craving it and craving it and craving it for so long,” Napolitano noted. “And our show is all about redemption and we get Bode to this place where he’s really earning it and changing and really growing. We wanted that wish fulfillment and that satisfaction of, Finally, this man gets to no longer be incarcerated.’”

Napolitano was specifically excited to no longer have Bode separate from most of the other characters, adding, “It’s freeing to have [Bode] out. The way it is now, we lived in two worlds and Bode — who is the lead of the show — lived almost alone.”

She concluded: “And we would have these great scenes of our characters having fun. Gabriela, Eve and Jake joking around or making food or enjoying a night at Smokey’s and Bode couldn’t be a part of it. I think every set he’s on that we haven’t seen him on yet as a free person is just fan candy and really fun. We just want to make sure that we appreciate how special it is every time those things happen for him.”

When Is ‘Fire Country’ Coming Back to CBS With More Episodes?

The CBS series followed now-former-inmate Bode (Thieriot) on his journey to shorten his prison sentence by volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. Bode got assigned to his hometown where he reconnected with his family, former friends and continued to make attempts to redeem himself. Since his release, Bode is determined to be an official firefighter despite the obstacles in his way.

Which Stars Will Come Back?

In addition to Thieriot, Arcila and Alejandro, Jordan Calloway, Jules Latimer, Diane Farr and Billy Burke are returning as main cast members. Michael Trucco, Alix West Lefler and potentially W. Tré Davis are expected to make appearances in the third season.

What Is the Season 3 Vision?
“I can’t tease too much. Our show is always going to be about redemption. That’s the heartbeat of our show,” Napolitano shared with Us in May 2024. “So that will continue to be true. And I talk about wish fulfillment. I think there is going to be a little bit of careful for what you wish for in season 3.”

Will the Episode Count Be Larger?

Season 1 of Fire Country had a whopping 22 episodes while the sophomore season got a shortened order. Thieriot, who serves as a star and executive producer on the project, confirmed there will be a larger episode count for season 3.

“Getting to have some more episodes allows us to arc out all those stories a little bit longer and really sort of play them out a little bit slower, which I like,” he shared with Us in May 2024. “Nothing feels rushed that way. The nice thing is [in] season 3, we’ll get to get back into that.”

He continued: “It’s the perfect time because we have so much to explore this season and going forward. So getting to have those extra episodes will be really helpful to get to map it out over a longer number of episodes.”