Jared Padalecki has been cast in the upcoming third
season of “Fire Country” at CBS, Variety has confirmed.
Padalecki will appear in three episodes in a recurring role.
He will play Camden, who is described as “a SoCal firefighter and maverick with a surfer swagger who is a force to be reckoned with and immediately recognizes Bode’s (Max Thieriot) raw talent.”
The role keeps Padalecki in business with CBS Studios, which produces “Fire Country.” Padalecki recently starred in the studio’s series “Walker,” which aired for four seasons at The CW with Padalecki in the lead role and executive producing. He was also an executive producer on the prequel series “Walker: Independence,” which aired for one season.Padalecki is of course best known for starring in the long-running series “Supernatural” at The CW/The WB. The series aired for 15 seasons with Padalecki leading the show alongside Jensen Ackles. There have been some discussions of Padalecki and Ackles reuniting with “Supernatural”” creator Eric Kripke in the Amazon series “The Boys,” on which Kripke is showrunner and Ackles appears as Soldier Boy.
He is repped by UTA, Industry Entertainment, and Fuller Law.
“Fire Country” began airing on CBS in 2022 and quickly became one of the network’s most-watched shows. One spinoff, “Sheriff Country” starring Morena Baccarin, has already been ordered to series. Given Padalecki’s relationship with the studio, it is possible his arc on Season 3 could be used to set up a spinoff of his own, but no deal is in place at this time. CBS and CBS Studios declined to comment on the possibility of another spinoff.
“Fire Country” returns for Season 3 on Oct. 18. Thieriot leads the cast of “Fire Country,” which also stars Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Diane Farr, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway, and Jules Latimer. Thieriot co-created the series along with Tony Phelan and Joan Rater. All three serve as executive producers along with showrunner Tia Napolitano as well as Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed of Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
Deadline first reported Padalecki’s casting.
