Fire Country washed over the competitors when it launched on CBS final fall.
The Max Thieriot firefighter drama shortly secured a renewal.
As the rankings continued to burn shiny, information broke that spinoffs have been being eyed on the community to make the present a franchise akin to NCIS and FBI.
While particulars about Fire Country Season 2 have been scarce amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, particulars have trickled out in regards to the spinoff.
According to TV Line, two spinoffs are within the works, and one can be sheriff-centered.
The outlet shared the information Tuesday, and naturally, we now have some questions.
Would this collection observe a sheriff we have already met, or will we get a backdoor pilot throughout Fire Country Season 2?
There’s likelihood CBS would need to assess the energy of a derivative by introducing the characters in the principle collection.
It’s a tried and true system for different large franchises, however we do not know which route the community will go right here.
CBS Chief George Cheeks mentioned the potential for spinoffs on the Banff World Media Festival in June.
“We are focused on mass-appeal franchises,” Cheeks informed Deadline on the occasion.
“We began with increasing universes, reimagining, but additionally creating new franchises.
“And again, this season’s number one show was Fire Country, which completely lends itself to building out a whole new universe,” he mentioned earlier than including:
“So it is really important for us to double down on a franchise focus.”
“It became very clear that not only was the show special, it really felt like this could be a great example of us building together a franchise from scratch,” Cheeks dished.
“And so I’m like, ‘you guys, congratulations, you bought your again 9. Now let’s begin speaking about concepts for brand new extensions.’
“They’ve already come up with some great ones … We’re not necessarily looking at next year. We’re looking when they’re ready. That’s the beauty of the gestation process,” he added.
“We know that we’re doubling down on this one, so let’s get it right.”
“And whether that means three years down the road or whether that means a Paramount Plus original or a CBS original, we’ll see where it lands.”
With such a prolonged look forward to Fire Country Season 2, it is attainable CBS will maintain off on any official pickups till the numbers for the second season are available.
It’s laborious to think about the collection springing a leak, given its success, however stranger issues have occurred.
An episode depend for Fire Country Season 2 has additionally not been decided.
With the WGA strike resolved, writing on the season can be nicely underway, however with the SAG-AFTRA strike nonetheless ongoing, there is no telling when episodes may be filmed.
As a outcome, it looks as if we’re taking a look at a 10-13 episode second season, assuming the strike is resolved within the coming weeks.
CBS may even have a wealth of content material due to its fall exhibits being pushed to midseason.
Fire Country stars Thieriot (SEAL Team) as Bode Donovan, a younger convict searching for redemption and a shortened jail sentence by becoming a member of an unconventional jail launch firefighting program in Northern California, the place he and different inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish huge, unpredictable wildfires throughout the area.
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It’s a high-risk, high-reward task, and the warmth is turned up when Bode is assigned to this system in his rural hometown, the place he was as soon as a golden all-American son till his troubles started.
Five years in the past, Bode burned down every little thing in his life, leaving city with an enormous secret.
Now he is again, with the rap sheet of a legal and the audacity to imagine in an opportunity for redemption with Cal Fire.
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