Draft:Fire Country season 2

The second season of Fire Country aired on CBS from February 16, 2024 to May 17. Due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the season consists of only 10 episodes.

The episode "Alert the Sheriff" served as the back-door pilot for the spin-off Sheriff Country. For the 2023–24 U.S. television season, the second season of Fire Country ranked #19 with a total of 7.33 million viewers, and an 0.6/7 Rating/Share.

Cast and characters
The cast is as follows:

Main

 * Max Thieriot as Bode Leone
 * Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez
 * Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford
 * Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez
 * Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards
 * Diane Farr as Sharon Leone
 * Billy Burke as Vince Leone

Recurring

 * Michael Trucco as Luke Leone, Vince's brother and Cal Fire Battalion Chief.
 * Rafael de la Fuente as Diego Moreno, a Cal Fire paramedic.
 * Sabina Gadecki as Cara, Bode's ex-girlfriend and an aspiring ER nurse.
 * Tye White as Cole Rodman, a former MMA fighter who is Bode's cellmate.
 * Jason O'Mara as Liam, a handsome firefighter who is a former colleague of Sharon's.
 * Alix West Lefler as Genevieve, Cara's daughter.
 * Catherine Lough Haggquist as Governor Kelly.

Guests

 * Morena Baccarin as Mickey Fox, a Edgewater County Sheriff's Sergeant and a Sheriff with fifteen years on the job, who knows every part of Edgewater and its inhabitants. She is Sharon's estranged step-sister.
 * Paola Núñez as Roberta, Gabriela's mother and Manny's ex wife.

Production
On January 6, 2023, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

In December 2023, it was reported that Rafael de la Fuente joined the cast in a recurring capacity for the second season. On December 15, 2023, it was reported that casting was currently underway for a new character in Season 2 (a female sheriff), who may possibly be the main character in a spinoff (or become a series regular). On December 19, 2023, it was reported that Tye White and Jason O'Mara would also join the cast in a recurring capacity for the second season.

Release
The second season of Fire Country premiered on February 16, 2024. The season continued to air on Fridays at 9:00 p.m.