This fall, CBS has a lineup that’s chock full of laughs, drama and intrigue, and Sheriff Country, an all-new spin-off of the hit Fire Country, is guaranteed to pull viewers in from the start. So how exactly do these two shows connect? At the helm of Sheriff Country is Mickey Fox, portrayed by Morena Baccarin—her character being the stepsister of Sharon Leone, portrayed by Diane Farr in Fire Country. Here, find out everything there is to know about Sheriff Country, who you can expect to see and when you can watch it on screens.
How ‘Sheriff Country’ connects to ‘Fire Country’
Baccarin will take the lead as Mickey Fox, the no-nonsense sheriff hailing from the town of Edgewater, California. Kept busy by her job and the residents of the area in which she patrols, her personal life is just as complicated. When she isn’t looking after her community, she’s dealing with her ex-con marijuana growing father and a “mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.” Fans were first introduced to Mickey when she appeared on a Season 2 episode of Fire Country, and luckily, it didn’t take long for people to sink their teeth into her character as bits and pieces about her personal life were revealed.
“They’ve surrounded this woman that is fiercely black-and-white about what’s right and wrong with these characters who are very gray,” Baccarin told TV Insider. “Skye (Mickey’s daughter) is struggling with drug addiction, and to have a mom who’s a cop, I can’t imagine anything worse for a child that age with the troubles that she’s having. And then Mickey’s dad grows weed illegally. It’s like you can’t make this stuff up!” she laughed. “It gives such a complex dynamic to all of her relationships.”
Who stars in ‘Sheriff Country’?
Baccarin is joined by a cast of exciting stars in Sheriff Country. Matt Lauria will be starring alongside her as Boone, W. Earl Brown will play Mickey’s father, Wes, Michele Weaver will play Cassidy and Christopher Gorham will bring Travis to life.
Before agreeing to take on the role, Bacarrin was hesitant, telling her agent she had little interest in doing a network show for ten months out of the year while filming in a different country away from her three children, whom she shares with fellow actor Ben McKenzie. However, after meeting with the show’s executive producers, she was quickly sold. “They literally made me fall in love with this character. In the first five minutes of the conversation, they pitched such a complicated, interesting, vulnerable, hard-ass woman that you just don’t see out there.” And now, fans can’t wait to see her shine!
When and where to watch ‘Sheriff Country’
Sheriff Country will premiere on October 17 on CBS at 9/8c. It will also be available to stream on Paramount+.
