Kane Brown To Make Acting Debut In ‘Fire Country’
The episode featuring Brown will air on April 7.
Kane Brown on Fire Country; Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
Kane Brown is gearing up to make his acting debut in CBS’s Fire Country.
Days after co-hosting the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Brown will appear as a guest star on the hit new series, which takes place in Edgewater, California.
Brown will portray a character named Robin, who is an “enigmatic, modern-day train hopper who helps injured patients on the scene of a crash,” according to a press release. Similar to Robin Hood, Brown’s character is an outlaw on the run with a heart of gold.
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Fire Country premiered on October 7, 2022, and stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict who seeks redemption and longs for a shortened prison sentence. According to a show synopsis, Donovan joins a prison release firefighting program where he and other inmates are assigned to work with elite firefighters to extinguish wildfires across the region. Things get interesting when he’s assigned to work in his rural hometown where his troubles began five years ago.
In addition to Brown and Theriot, Billy Burke, Diane Farr, Jules Latimer, Stephanie Argila, Jordan Galloway, Kevin Alejandro will also appear in the episode, airing on April 7.
Brown’s episode of Fire Country will air on Friday, April 7 at 9/8c on CBS and will also stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
Co-Host of the CMT Music Awards
Additionally, Kane Brown will return as co-host of the 2023 CMT Music Awards. The “Like I Love Country Music” singer will co-host the show alongside Kelsea Ballerini, making Austin’s first major televised awards airing LIVE from Moody Center on Sunday, April 2nd (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
The event, country’s only entirely fan-voted award show, will premiere on the CBS network and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.
This marks Brown’s fourth time co-hosting the CMT Music Awards as he previously co-hosted alongside Ashley McBryde and Sarah Hyland in 2020 and Kelsea Ballerini in 2021 and Ballerini and Anthony Mackie in 2022.
“Thank God”
In addition to his role as co-host, the superstar will also perform during the broadcast. Brown will take the stage alongside his wife, Katelyn Brown, for the broadcast world premiere of their multi-week No.1 single, “Thank God.”
While the couple has performed the song together during Brown’s Drunk or Dreaming Tour, the CMT Music Awards performance will mark the television debut of the song.
2023 Tour
Soon, the country hitmaker will return to the road when his Drunk or Dreaming Tour continues in the United States.
The U.S. trek, which features special guests Dustin Lynch, Gabby Barrett and LOCASH on select dates, will kick off in Grand Rapids, MI on March 16, 2023, and will visit 23 cities throughout the United States before wrapping up in Greenwood Village, CO at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
While embarking on the massive headlining trek throughout the United States, Brown will headline Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for the first time ever on March 31.
The Drunk or Dreaming tour comes in support of Kane Brown’s latest album, Different Man.
The project features his latest chart-topping singles “One Mississippi” and “Like I Love Country Music,” as well as “Thank God,” a duet with his wife, Katelyn, and the Shelton duet. The album also includes previously released tracks “Grand,” “One Mississippi,” “Whiskey Sour,” and “Leave You Alone.”
Different Man follows Brown’s second studio album, 2018’s Experiment. In August of 2020, Brown released his ACM-nominated EP, Mixtape Vol. 1, which included several hit singles such as “Cool Again,” “Worldwide Beautiful” “Worship You” and his Top 40 radio single, “Be Like That” featuring Khalid and Swae Lee.
Additionally, Brown will also perform at several upcoming festivals, including the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Festival (Feb. 11), Stagecoach (Apr. 29), New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (May 4-7), iHeartCountry Music Festival (May 13), Gulf Coast Jam (Jun. 4), The Country Fest (Jun. 15), Tailgate N’ Tallboys Bloomington (Jun. 16), and many more.
For a full list of Kane Brown’s upcoming tour dates and additional information, visit his official website HERE.
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