Fire Country’s Max Thieriot Has at Least 3 More Spinoff Ideas After Success

created one thing particular with Fireplace Nation — and he doesn’t plan to cease there.

“I feel there’s nonetheless loads of room to discover,” Thieriot, 35, who performs Bode on the hit CBS collection, solely advised Us Weekly about his plans for the franchise. “There’s extra room to discover in Edgewater and out of doors of Edgewater.”

Along with starring on the present, Thieriot can also be. He broke down his unique imaginative and prescient for the present, which incorporates concepts for extra spinoffs set in the identical world as Fireplace Nation. (CBS has already picked up the for a full season.)

“After I began, I used to be at all times placing the cart earlier than the horse. In my head, I had in all probability no less than three different variations exterior of Fireplace Nation,” he revealed to Us. “Whether or not any of these ever see the sunshine of day — we’ll see. However I definitely have no less than a pair extra concepts for this world.”

Thieriot although. He’s targeted on different tasks as effectively, including, “Outdoors of that, I’m attempting to give attention to different worlds as effectively. I’m attempting to do as a lot as potential — however not completely overdo myself.”

The CBS collection, which premiered in 2022, follows inmate Bode (Thieriot) as he will get an opportunity to shorten his jail sentence by volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. Bode will get assigned to his hometown, the place and continues to make makes an attempt to redeem himself.

Whereas reflecting on the work that went into making Fireplace Nation, Thieriot praised all of the individuals concerned with the mission.

“I strive to not suppose an excessive amount of about how the present would’ve been or how the present is now in comparison with how I initially envisioned it. Just like the journey for these characters on this collection, it’s clearly a collaborative factor with an enormous crew behind it,” he famous. “So for me, I additionally strive to not do an excessive amount of. I do know I’m doing lots however there’s loads of superb folks that we’ve got behind it.”

Fireplace Nation‘s continued success is behind the scenes.

“I’ve to place loads of my belief and religion within the crew and permit everyone to have their very own inventive exploration,” Thieriot continued. “The factor that I at all times am attempting to work on is the firefighting and authenticity.”

Because the present relies on Thieriot’s , the ultimate product needed to mirror actual life.

“That’s in all probability the largest factor that I’m at all times attempting to do higher. I’ve loads of mates that do that job and so it’s at all times vital to me to painting it in the easiest way potential. Clearly that is nonetheless a fictional story however that doesn’t fall brief on me,” he defined to Us. “Clearly the larger the world will get, the extra my focus is form of unfold out throughout loads of issues. Nevertheless it’s all about having belief in the entire crew. And trusting that when everyone pitches their concepts and all of us come collectively that we’re gonna discover the perfect one for the collection.”

The season 2 finale, which aired on Friday, Could 17, left followers with for Bode, Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila), Manny (Kevin Alejandro) and the remainder of the Fireplace Nation crew. Fortunately, the present has already been renewed for a 3rd season, which Thieriot confirmed would have extra episodes.

“Attending to have some extra episodes permits us to arc out all these tales just a little bit longer and actually form of play them out just a little bit slower, which I like,” Thieriot advised Us in reference to season 1 having greater than 20 episodes whereas season 2 had solely 10. “Nothing feels rushed that approach. The good factor is [in] season 3, we’ll get to get again into that.”

He concluded: “It’s the right time as a result of we’ve got a lot to discover this season and going ahead. So attending to have these further episodes will probably be actually useful to get to map it out over an extended variety of episodes.”

Fireplace Nation has been renewed for season 3 on CBS. All episodes are streaming on Paramount+.