NEW YORK (AP) — Max Thieriot is carving out a role as the King of Friday TV.
He’s the star, co-creator and an executive producer of CBS and Paramount+’s “Fire Country” and a co-creator and executive producer of the spinoff freshman drama “Sheriff Country,” which both rule Friday nights as the No. 1 and No. 2 top-rated shows.
“It still feels a little surreal, for sure,” he says. “I didn’t feel like I was as smart as a lot of other writers, but the thing that I also realized early on is the biggest thing is you just need to connect with people. If you can move people, then you have them.”…