‘Fire Country’ Showrunner Defends Major Death, Explains Why [Spoiler]’s Exit Was Necessary and More (Exclusive)

Season 4 of Fire Country introduced several hurdles for its characters — a death, a major exit and a possible relapse — and there are no regrets about exploring so many changes at once.

During the premiere on Friday, October 17, Bode (Max Thieriot) was dealing with dad Vince’s (Billy Burke) death when Sharon (Diane Farr) chose to shut down the station for a while. Then Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) chose to leave Edgewater and Bode ended up in a…