Joining a cast of a show mid-season has to be an intimidating task, and coming onto a series that’s as big a hit as Fire Country must come with challenges. However, for Kanoa Goo, who was introduced late in Season 1 of Fire Country as Kyle, a rival for Max Thieriot’s Bode, his time on ABC’s The Rookie helped him prepare to join the CBS hit. So, he opened up to CinmeaBlend about working on the two hit network projects, and what it was like transitioning from one to the other.
As the 2022-2023 TV schedule has played out, fans have fallen in love with the cast of Fire Country. Kanoa Goo came into a fairly established ensemble as a long-time friend of Gabriela, and a possible love interest for the former Olympic diver. Goo, told us that because he had a small stint on The Rookie, that helped him hop into the CBS show as Kyle, saying:
