EXCLUSIVE: Three seasons in, CBSFire Countryis shaking things up.

The latters father Manny (Kevin Alejandro) with assist from Gabriela and Audrey raced to save Finns life.

Broadcast series are under pressure to reduce budgets, and cast reductions are one way to cut costs.

Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez, Billy Burke as Vince Leone, Diane Farr as Sharon Leone, Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez, Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford from the CBS series ‘Fire Country’

Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez, Billy Burke as Vince Leone, Diane Farr as Sharon Leone, Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez and Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford on ‘Fire Country’CBS

This was not case forFire Country, the executive producers saidin the interview.

It really just comes down to whats the best creatively, Rater said.

(you might read the exclusiveinterview here.)

Max Thieriot as Bode Leone in the Season 3 Fire Country episode “I’d Do It Again”

‘Fire Country’: Max Thierot as Bode Leone, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela PerezSergei Bachlakov/CBS

I hear the actors all declined and, ultimately, no ones episodes are being reduced for next season.

Asked whether any cast departure is connected to that development, the executive producersdismissed any correlation.

No, its really coming out of us wanting to be exciting storytellers, Rater said.

Gabriela became known for her messy love life.

A third-generation Cal Fire veteran, Vince was great at his job but often pulled toward danger and tragedy.

The process culminated in the recent Fire and Ice episode, guest-starring Jelly Roll in his acting debut.

They address the events in the finale and how it resets the series going forward.

ReturningFire Countryseries regulars alongside Thieriot are believed to include Alejandro, Calloway, Farr and Latimer.

The three executive produce alongside showrunner Napolitano and JBTVs Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.