''Tacoma FD'' is an American

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

television series that takes place in a firehouse in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa ...

. The series premiered on March 28, 2019, on

truTV TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts comedy, docusoaps and reality shows. The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that fo ...

. The third season premiered on September 16, 2021. In November 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Premise

''Tacoma FD'' takes place in a firehouse in

. Without many fires to extinguish (due to Tacoma being one of America's wettest cities), the firefighters are always ready to fight fires… but they end up tackling the less-glamorous elements of the job. Leading the firehouse crew are Chief Terry McConky and Captain Eddie Penisi."

Cast and characters

* Kevin Heffernan as Chief Terry McConky * Steve Lemme as Captain Edward “Eddie” Caesar Penisi * Marcus Henderson as Granfield "Granny" Smith *

Eugene Cordero Eugene Cordero is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015), '' Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'' (2017–2019), ''Tacoma FD'' (201 ...

as Andy Myawani *

Gabriel Hogan Gabriel Hogan (born 17 May 1973) is a Canadian-born American actor. He is best known for his continuing role on the hit cable television firefighter comedy series ''Tacoma FD'', CBC/Up TV/Netflix’s ''Heartland'' and the drama ''Condor''. ...

as Ike Crystal *

Hassie Harrison Hassie Harrison (born March 20, 1989) is an American actress. She was born in Dallas, Texas. She is known for ''Yellowstone'', '' Tacoma FD'' and ''The Iron Orchard''. Early life Harrison was born in Dallas, Texas. Her mother was heavily involv ...

as Lucy McConky

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Season 3 (2021)

Production

Development

On January 10, 2018, it was announced that

had given the production a pilot order. The series was created by

Broken Lizard Broken Lizard is an American comedy troupe that comprises Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. They collaborate on the screen-writing, acting and productions of their films, with Chandrasekhar and Hef ...

comedy troupe members Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, who also executive produce alongside David Miner, Greg Walter, and Kyle Clark. Production companies involved with the series include

3 Arts Entertainment 3 Arts Entertainment is an American talent management and television/film production company founded by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein in 1991. The company has gone on to produce TV shows such as '' King of the Hill'', ''The Of ...

and Silverscreen Pictures. On May 9, 2018, it was announced that

had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. On February 11, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on March 28, 2019. truTV renewed the series for a second season on June 18, 2019, which premiered on March 26, 2020. On August 5, 2020, truTV renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on September 16, 2021. On November 3, 2021, truTV renewed the series for a fourth season.

Casting

Alongside the pilot order announcement, it was confirmed that Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme had been cast in the series' lead roles. On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Kirby Bliss Blanton, Marcus Henderson,

, and

had joined the main cast of the pilot. On September 19, 2018, it was reported that Blanton's role had been recast with Hassie Harrison assuming the part of Lucy McConky.

Filming

Principal photography for the series' pilot was expected to begin in February 2018. Filming for the rest of season one began in late 2018.

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

References

External links

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Rotten Tomatoes
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