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Passion and heat! The CBS drama Fire Country<\/em><\/a> follows convict Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot<\/strong><\/a>) as he joins the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection \u2014 and finds himself in a sizzling love triangle.<\/p>\n When Bode returns to his hometown and joins Cal Fire in exchange for a reduced prison sentence, he forms a strong connection with Gabriela Perez (Stephanie Arcila<\/strong><\/a>), the daughter of fire captain Manny Perez (Kevin Alejandro<\/strong><\/a>). However, Gabriela is already in a relationship with firefighter Jake Crawford (Jordan Calloway<\/strong>), Bode\u2019s former best friend.<\/p>\n The series premiered in October 2022 and was renewed for a second season in January<\/a> 2023. Throughout the first installment, the spark between Gabriela and Bode grew \u2014 with Jake taking notice of the new dynamic.<\/p>\n \u201cJake\u2019s going to give a bit of a fight,\u201d Calloway told TV Insider<\/em> <\/a>of his character in January 2023. \u201cThat\u2019s a tough pill for him to swallow.\u201d<\/p>\n Arcila chimed in that Gabriela wants to take things slowly with Bode to mitigate damage. \u201cShe\u2019s being as emotionally intelligent as she can,\u201d the Penny Dreadful<\/em> alum said.<\/p>\n Thieriot, for his part, who is a cocreator and executive producer of the series, said it\u2019s hard for his character to decide between his new flame and his old friend<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s this undeniable thing that Bode and Gabriela have been trying to fight, but they\u2019re losing that struggle. And he and Jake were best friends. Can they overcome this? It\u2019s all juicy stuff to deal with,\u201d the Bates Motel<\/em> alum<\/a> said.<\/p>\n Offscreen, Thieriot is married to Lexi Murphy<\/strong>, whom he met as a teenager.<\/a> The pair tied the knot in June 2013 and welcomed sons Beau and Maximus in December 2015 and January 2018, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cMarried the most beautiful and amazing woman<\/a> in the entire world,\u201d the Catch That Kid<\/em> actor wrote via Twitter after the nuptials.<\/p>\n Thieriot revealed that his wife \u2014 along with his SEAL Team<\/em> costar A.J. Buckley<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 encouraged him to star in Fire Country<\/em> during an October 2022 interview with Emmys.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cA.J. had been saying throughout the process, \u2018Max, you\u2019ve got to star in this<\/a>. It\u2019s your show,\u2019\u201d the California native told the website. \u201cAnd then my wife said to me one day, \u2018You\u2019re gonna regret it if you don\u2019t.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In August 2019, Thieriot wished his wife a happy birthday via Instagram. \u201cI\u2019m reminded every day that I\u2019m the luckiest guy in the world because the first thing I get to see when I open my eyes is your face. Happy birthday to you, my queen!\u201d He captioned a selfie with his longtime love<\/a>.<\/p>\n