Started October 7, 2022 · Returning Series · Based on 4 seasons, 72 episodes through May 22, 2026 · TV-14
Fire Country is a CBS drama about young convict Bode who joins a Cal Fire inmate firefighting program to earn redemption and returns to his small Northern California hometown to battle wildfires and repair family ties. The series follows Bode's journey from prisoner to firefighter across multiple seasons with heavy focus on personal growth, family drama, and emergency action. A black queer female firefighter captain named Eve receives prominent storylines involving her romantic relationships and family estrangement. The cast features Latino and black actors in several leadership firefighter roles.
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Was our 43% Woke rating accurate?
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Fire Country.
Woke representation / casting
Clear patterns of diverse casting in prominent competent roles (black queer female captain Eve with highlighted identity and romances, black male captain, Latino chief, Latina firefighter). Eve's queerness foregrounded in press and arcs. Rural modern setting does not eliminate weight for emphasis.
50%
Woke political dialogue
No activist speeches, DEI lectures, or identity politics dialogue found. Stories focus on personal redemption, family, and emergency heroism.
0%
Identity-driven story themes
Primary themes are redemption, family reconciliation, service, and loss. Eve's queer identity and family estrangement provide recurring background arcs with actress advocacy. Not central to overall premise or most episodes.
36%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Wildfires and firefighting presented as practical disasters and heroic response. No reframing into critiques of patriarchy, capitalism, whiteness, or systemic issues.
0%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Original series.
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Scattered social media and forum complaints specifically call out the lesbian relationship and "woke" elements. Main controversies centered on realism inaccuracies with Cal Fire rather than identity politics. Volume is low and not dominant.
16%
Creator track record context
Max Thieriot low political profile. Co-creators Joan Rater and Tony Phelan have prior work featuring prominent transgender child storylines and public comments supporting such representation on Council of Dads. Supporting writers include higher-profile credits like Tonya Kong. Bruckheimer involvement leans commercial.
30%
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