EXCLUSIVE: Tye White (American car) and Jason O’Mara (The man in the high castle) is set for major recurring roles in the upcoming second season of the CBS drama series Fire country.
The drama stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict who seeks redemption and a reduced sentence by participating in a Northern California prison release firefighting program, where he and other inmates work with elite firefighters to put out massive, extinguishing unpredictable forest fires in the country. region. It’s a high-risk, high-reward assignment, and tensions mount as Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden, all-American boy—until his problems started. Five years ago, Bode burned everything in his life and left the city with a big secret. Now he’s back, with a criminal record and the courage to believe in a chance at redemption in Cal Fire.
White will play Cole, an MMA fighter who encounters a family man who is now a prisoner and Bode’s cellmate. Cole himself has made some mistakes in the past and has learned from them and become a better man.
O’Mara will play Liam, a handsome firefighter with relaxed confidence. Liam is a former colleague of Sharon (Diane Farr) who meets Sharon and Vince (Billy Burke) and is very happy to see them.
The series from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios was inspired by Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Fire Country and is based on an original idea by the actor, who also wrote the story for the pilot with writers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater wrote. . All three executive producers.
White recently starred in NBC’s American car for two seasons and also returned Chicago Fire, NCIS: Los Angeles, American Crime Story: The People Vs. OJ Simpson and played in the OWN series Green leaf for three seasons. He is repped by Pantheon Management Partners and Gilbertson Entertainment.
O’Mara is currently starring in the third season of Kate O’Riordan’s Irish thriller drama BarbecueFor this, he was nominated for best actor in a drama and independent film at this year’s IFTAs Your lucky day. He was most recently seen as Wyatt Price on Amazon The man in the high castle, as well as Apple’s to be honest, Departure and Netflix feature Hypnotic. He is represented by Independent Talent Group in London, UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Source: Deadline
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