SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCETVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-09 as the announced premiere on CBS.
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- Oct 10, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Fire Country Season 5 Premieres
In Fire Country, seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region. The premiere, "Founders' Day": As Edgewater celebrates its annual Founders' Day festival, a catastrophic sinkhole opens beneath Main Street, trapping residents underground and forcing Station 42 into a high-stakes rescue. Meanwhile, a mysterious former firefighter arrives in Edgewater. Season 5 starts on CBS.
- Fire Country's fifth season opens with episode 5x01, "Founders' Day", on Friday Oct 9, 2026 at 21:00 on CBS, running 60 minutes[1][2]
- Written by Eric Guggenheim and directed by Ruben Garcia[1]
- Synopsis: as Edgewater celebrates its annual Founders' Day festival, a catastrophic sinkhole opens beneath Main Street, trapping residents underground and forcing Station 42 into a high-stakes rescue, while a mysterious former firefighter arrives in town[1][2]
- The show is listed on CBS (2022 - now), Fridays at 21:00, status "Running; returning October 2026", 13 episodes ordered, created by Tony Phelan, Joan Rater and Max Thieriot, rated 6.4 from 104 votes[2]
- Season 4 ended with 4x20 "Try Not to Drown" on May 22, 2026, and the page carries the headline "'Fire Country' Renewed for Season 5 at CBS"[2]
- The listing contradicts itself on the lead's name in the same way the pin's description does: the premise calls him "Bode Donovan" while the cast list gives "Max Thieriot as Bode Leone"[2]
- Cast: Max Thieriot, Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford, Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez, Diane Farr as Sharon Leone, Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriella Perez, Billy Burke as Vince Leone and Olivia Thirlby as Cecilia Jade "CJ" Ryan; Sheriff Country is listed as a franchise sibling[2]
- The pin's 2026-10-10T01:00Z start is the Friday Oct 9, 2026 21:00 US Eastern slot the listings give[1][2]
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- [1]75%tvmaze.com/episodes/3676277/fire-country-5x01-founders-daytvmaze.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 10, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
TVmaze's[2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-09 as the announced premiere on CBS.
- [2]85%Fire Country - TVmazetvmaze.com· Added Sep 20, 2026· 50% of score
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