Fire Country Season 4 is back after a very long hiatus. One star looked forward to the second half of the season thanks to a new role with the hit CBS drama.
Diane Farr (Sharon) stepped behind the camera to direct an episode of Fire Country this season. The fan favorite actress revealed the news on social media while sharing a powerful message about the entertainment industry.
Taking to Instagram, Farr posted a carousel of photos in a video showcasing her directorial experience. Each slide celebrated all the other female crew members—from showrunners to directors and camera operators.
Farr used her experience to highlight the female filmmakers she works with regularly, showing how far the industry has come regarding inclusivity but also how far there is to go for women in show business.
“When I came up on sets I was THE ONLY female in every cast and often only woman on the entire set. Everyday. It took 20 years before I worked with my first director,” was written on one slide showcasing Farr on the Fire Country set.
The actress went on to explain that work still needs to be done to help women, noting that only a small part of the 450 people working on Fire Country are women. Farr did give a shout-out to the male crew members on set who are inclusive.
In her caption, she also expressed her gratitude to those in Fire Country who championed her and helped her try her hand at directing. She recalled the pivotal conversation she had with a professor at age 19 that led her to fight for women in the industry.
“At 19 years old I genuinely asked her, “don’t all plays have equal parts for women?”I think back to her reaction now as a female who has made a living in #TV for 30 years. She CLEARLY wanted to scream and probably longed to tell me to run from our field. But she simply said, There are not nearly equal roles for women on stage or screen or off for that matter. But I’m hoping you might change that, Diane,” she shared.
Farr continues her work in helping to make a change for female filmmakers. Directing an episode of Fire Country is a part of that, though she was equally as thrilled to get the push she needed to do it.
There is no word yet on which episode Farr directed or when it will air.
Fire Country airs Fridays at 9/8c on CBS