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‘Fire Country’ Star Max Thieriot Gets to Work in ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation’ Photos

Max Thieriot is getting down and dirty for ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation.’
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"Watch Your Step" – The station 42 crew responds to an out-of-control blaze at a wellness retreat, and the third rock crew tries to protect one of their own from a dangerous overdose, on FIRE COUNTRY, Friday, April 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*."Watch Your Step" — Coverage of the CBS Original Series FIRE COUNTRY, scheduled to air on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer: The video interview above was conducted in 2022, prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Max Thieriot is heading to Secret Celebrity Renovation next week, and new photos have been released! The Fire Country star was previously announced to be appearing on the CBS home renovation show, and the recent synopsis revealed that he will be helping out his childhood friend, who is also a firefighter, which will make the episode extra emotional. It will be part of the second part of the Season 3 premiere, which will air on Friday, August 4 beginning at 8 p.m. ET and air for two hours.

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In new photos from CBS, the actor is completely focused on the renovating game with home improvement contractor Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano and interior designer Sabrina Soto, as well as host Nischelle Turner. Thieriot has gone from Navy SEAL to firefighter to contractor, and it’s going to be pretty great to see how it all turns out for his friend. Take a look at the photos below and be sure to catch the two-hour Season 3 premiere of Secret Celebrity Renovation on Friday, August 4 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS!

Surprising his childhood best friend

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieres Friday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”). Pictured (L-R): Josh Cerda, Nischelle Turner, Max Thieriot, Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, and Sabrina Soto. Photo: CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

Max Thieriot is back in his hometown of Occidental, California to surprise his childhood best friend with the home renovation of his dreams. And he is already all smiles about it.

Josh is a firefighter

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieres Friday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”). Pictured (L-R): Nischelle Turner, Max Thieriot, Stephanie Cerda, and Josh Cerda. Photo: CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

Host Nischelle Turner and Max Thieriot talk to his childhood best friend, Josh, and his wife, Stephanie. Josh is a local firefighter in Occidental.

Going down memory lane

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieres Friday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”). Pictured (L-R): Max Thieriot, Josh Cerda, and Nischelle Turner. Photo: CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

Max Thieriot and his childhood friend Josh are bringing back the memories. Nischelle Turner, meanwhile, is keeping distance as those two catch up.

Dream come true

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”).Pictured (L-R): Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, Max Thieriot, and Sabrina Soto. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Contractor Boston Rob, Max Thieriot, and interior designer Sabrina Soto pose for a photo. The three are making Thieriot’s childhood best friend’s home renovation dreams come true.

Demo day

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”).Pictured: Max Thieriot. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Max Thieirot gets ready to sledgehammer a wall. Judging by his face, his excited about it.

Sledgehammer time

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”).Pictured: Max Thieriot. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Max Thieriot gets ready to sledgehammer a wall. This time, he is all serious about it.

Heavy lifting

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”). Pictured (L-R): Max Thieriot, Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, and Sabrina Soto. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Max Thieriot and Boston Rob get ready to lift furniture. Sabrina Soto just stands on the side to let the guys do the heavy lifting.

Progress

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”).Pictured (L-R): Max Thieriot, Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, and Sabrina Soto. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Max Thieriot and Boston Rob continue to sledgehammer. This time, they’ve gotten a lot farther.

New flooring

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“Max Thieriot” – FIRE COUNTRY star, creator and executive producer Max Thieriot returns to his hometown of Occidental, Calif., to surprise his childhood best friend, Josh, a local firefighter, with the home renovation of his dreams, on part two of the special two-hour season premiere of SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION. After showing Nischelle around some of his old stomping grounds, Max takes Boston Rob to the local fire station for some training drills. SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION season three premieresFriday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs)*. Hosted by Nischelle Turner (ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT). The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano (SURVIVOR) and interior designer Sabrina Soto (“Design Star,” “Trading Spaces”).Pictured (L-R): Max Thieriot and Sabrina Soto. Photo: Karen Santos/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Max Thieriot helps Sabrina Soto with the flooring. They’re getting closer to giving Josh the home renovation of his dreams.