‘Cal Fire’: Diane Farr, Jordan Calloway Among Four Cast In CBS Pilot
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Diane Farr (Splitting Up Together), Jordan Calloway (Black Lightning), Stephanie Arcila (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) and Jules Latimer (Guilty Party) are set as series regulars opposite Max Thieriot in CBS’ drama pilot Cal Fire, from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios.
They join previously announced series regulars Billy Burke and Kevin Alejandro.The project is inspired by Thieriot’s experiences growing up in Northern California fire country and stems from an original idea by the actor, who also co-penned the story for the pilot with its writers, Tony Phelan and Joan Rater.In Cal Fire, Bode Donovan (Thieriot) is seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence when he joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown.
There, he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.Farr will play Cheryl, a take-charge executive on the Cal Fire board who is the smartest person in any room.
After years of firefighting in the field, Cheryl now manages frequent clashes over allocating resources among over 400 Cal Fire stations.
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