CBS's Fire Country introduced Jared Padalecki's Camden Casey, Bode's phase 3 captain in Season 3. While his character had only a three-episode arc on the show, his unconventional ways made him popular among the fans.
And this is exactly what the show's makers wanted because Padalecki's three-episode guest appearance was a soft launch for his own Fire Country spin-off series, which was announced some months back.
The spin-off, titled Surfside, would follow the story of Camden Casey, a firefighting captain and trainer, who would show a new approach towards training, as he did with Bode in Season 3. The audience was able to connect with his character because he saw similarities to Bode's past and showed empathy towards him.
But fans waiting to see Padalecki in his own Casey-led spin-off show might have to wait, as, according to the latest reports, the actor has bagged another show with CBS, which is likely to affect the Casey spin-off.
More on the Fire Country spin-off delay in our story.
Fire Country star Jared Padalecki to star in a CBS medical procedural with his former showrunner
Seems like Padalecki has become CBS's newest favorite actor, as after starring in Fire Country and talks for his own spin-off show, the actor has nabbed a new medical procedural for the network.
Padalecki will partner up with his Walker showrunner, Anna Fricke, for this new unnamed medical procedural that will be set in rural Texas. As confirmed by a report via TVLine, the show will star two actors in the lead roles, one a senior doctor (Padalecki), who will practice a “unique style of improvisational medicine," and his new young mentee, who is hiding a secret about her past.
While the show is still in the very early stages of production and casting, it is confirmed that it will have a different approach from other medical procedures that are set in urban settings.
The two doctors will try to run a small and mobile clinic in rural Texas, highlighting the plight of these small facilities with limited resources and funds.
Padalecki's reported new CBS show likely to affect his Fire Country spin-off
It has been a while since a Fire Country spinoff titled Surfside, starring Jared Padalecki, was announced. His three-episode arc on Fire Country was to introduce the audience to his character, Camden Casey, who will lead this spin-off.
But after this initial announcement, there were no major updates on the spin-off show, and with Padalecki leading another medical procedural on CBS, it might affect his spin-off.
While the medical procedural is also in its first production phase, it is likely ahead of the spin-off show, which was only announced. And with CBS already greenlighting another spin-off, Sherrif Country, it might be possible that it would weigh in favor of Fricke's medical procedural.
With Padalecki having a potential twenty-episode shoot ahead of him for CBS's newest, it is likely that he would not have much time to spare for the Casey spin-off.
While CBS's newest doesn't eliminate the possibility of a Casey spin-off, it might take some time for fans to see Padalecki in his spin-off show.
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