When it was introduced that Jared Padalecki was becoming a member of Hearth Nation for a handful of episodes on the 2024 TV schedule, I used to be thrilled. That’s an enormous title to herald, and I anticipated an enormous character from him too. And that’s what we acquired. Now, we’ve met Camden Casey, there’s potential for a by-product with him, and after listening to Max Thieriot speak about what the Supernatural actor dropped at his character, it’s getting me enthusiastic about what may come subsequent within the SoCal firefighter’s story.
Camden was launched in episode 5 of Hearth Nation’s third season, and it was rapidly established that he and Bode have so much in widespread. They’re each spontaneous and impulsive, and Camden is making an attempt to show the cadet find out how to harness that vitality for good. To that time, Thieriot informed me that that “lone wolf” vitality is one thing Padalecki dropped at the character, as he defined:
Jared was actually severe about his strategy…and his character and his character’s backstory, and he actually, type of, spent a number of time form of getting into deeper on this lone wolf idea. And I do know that was saying that he dropped at the desk, and [he] introduced his personal private life experiences and simply issues that imply so much to him, relationships that he has exterior, like, private relationships and having these sure conversations with individuals about ‘you gotta let, just like the wolf, out of the cage.’
Now, understanding that Camden was written for Jared Padalecki and he introduced a lot into the half, it makes me very enthusiastic about his potential Hearth Nation spinoff.
In Camden’s first episode, we be taught that he has a darkish previous. He misplaced his group throughout an incident, and that has clearly traumatized him. Nevertheless, he’s additionally seemingly carefree and waltzes round in flip-flops. So, there are layers to unpack right here.
It appears like Padalecki has unpacked it too, as Thieriot informed me:
And so it was nice, we had a number of actually in-depth conversations personally that I feel actually form of made the fabric into what it was, and positively added the depth that I feel it wanted, and that he wanted to get to the place he went with all of it.
I like listening to that a lot thought went into this. Plus, understanding that Padalecki and Thieriot are actually good buddies makes it even higher. Total, it makes me very excited to see what’s coming for Camden, as a result of it’s clear that the actor taking part in him cares.
Studying about this backstory and the way he acquired his lone-wolf mentality is one thing I’d like to discover extra in a possible spinoff.
And we all know that that’s a potential consequence for the Walker star. When his casting was introduced, it was additionally revealed that he may get a by-product. I like the concept of a Hearth Nation sequence touring to Southern California and giving us the possibility to be taught extra about Camden.
As Thieriot stated, his good friend and co-star added so much to his half. So, hopefully, we’ll get to see extra of him exterior of Edgewater. If extra information comes out about Jared Padalecki’s character and his future on this franchise, we’ll make sure you maintain you posted. Within the meantime, you’ll be able to see him taking part in Camden on this week’s episode of Hearth Nation on Friday, November 22 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS or the following day with a Paramount+ subscription.