8.0Season 4 • Episode 20
LatestAfter a catastrophic dam failure unleashes historic floodwaters across Edgewater, Station 42 and Three Rock battle rising waters and dwindling resources.
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.
Acting
Max Thieriot's wounded puppy eyes should be illegal.
Practical Effects
Actual fire stunts, not just CGI flames slapped on a green screen.
Writing
Surprisingly deft at balancing case-of-the-week with serialized family trauma.
Creators
Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Max Thieriot created the series based on his own experiences growing up in Northern California fire country and his volunteer firefighter friends.
The show arrived as climate-intensified wildfires were devastating actual California communities, making its 'hero convict' premise unexpectedly politically loaded.
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