CBS has officially declared the expansion of its Fire Country universe by launching a spinoff series titled Sheriff Country, slated to hit the screens in the 2025-26 broadcast season. CBS executives revealed the order during a recent network presentation in Los Angeles, spotlighting the promising direction for one of their most beloved franchises. New Horizon in Fire Country Universe In the newly commissioned Sheriff Country, Morena Baccarin will star as Mickey Fox, a forthright sheriff navigating through the complicated underbelly of small-town Edgewater. The character is intriguingly tied to Cal Fire‘s division chief Sharon Leone, portrayed by Diane Farr from
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- 5/4/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
CBS is blowing the Fire Country franchise wide open.
Coming off a strong backdoor pilot for a Morena Baccarin-led spin-off, the network has officially ordered Sheriff Country.
The network says the show follows the “straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone, who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
It’s a compelling logline that expands ever so slightly on the initial conflicts revealed to viewers in the recent backdoor pilot.
News of the series order would naturally make viewers think it earned a slot in the 2024-2025 TV season, but CBS has revealed it won’t premiere until the 2025-2026 TV season.
The decision means we have a long wait before we delve back into Mickey’s storyline. Perhaps Baccarin will make more...
Coming off a strong backdoor pilot for a Morena Baccarin-led spin-off, the network has officially ordered Sheriff Country.
The network says the show follows the “straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone, who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
It’s a compelling logline that expands ever so slightly on the initial conflicts revealed to viewers in the recent backdoor pilot.
News of the series order would naturally make viewers think it earned a slot in the 2024-2025 TV season, but CBS has revealed it won’t premiere until the 2025-2026 TV season.
The decision means we have a long wait before we delve back into Mickey’s storyline. Perhaps Baccarin will make more...
- 5/3/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
Exciting News from the World of TV Entertainment The buzz around CBS’s Fire Country has given rise to a much-anticipated spin-off. Starring Morena Baccarin, the spin-off, titled Sheriff Country, has officially been greenlit for the 2025-26 TV season. A Look at Sheriff Country’s Unique Premise In this new series, Morena Baccarin portrays Mickey Fox, a diligent and straight-shooting sheriff navigating criminal activity in small-town Edgewater. This character ties back to Fire Country as she is the stepsister of Cal Fire division chief Sharon Leone, played by Diane Farr. Mickey Fox contends with family drama and mysterious local incidents, offering viewers
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- 5/3/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
CBS is officially ordering the Fire Country spinoff series!
The network has ordered the series for the 2025-26 broadcast season, marking the first series ordered for the upcoming season, via Deadline.
The Fire Country spinoff will be called Sheriff Country, and will be led by Morena Baccarin.
Keep reading to find out more…
The series order was announced during CBS’ presentation in Los Angeles on Thursday (may 2).
Here’s a plot summary: “In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
The spinoff was first introduced when Morena guest starred in an April episode of Fire Country, “Alert the Sheriff.”
In that episode, Mickey (Baccarin) enters the scene...
The network has ordered the series for the 2025-26 broadcast season, marking the first series ordered for the upcoming season, via Deadline.
The Fire Country spinoff will be called Sheriff Country, and will be led by Morena Baccarin.
Keep reading to find out more…
The series order was announced during CBS’ presentation in Los Angeles on Thursday (may 2).
Here’s a plot summary: “In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
The spinoff was first introduced when Morena guest starred in an April episode of Fire Country, “Alert the Sheriff.”
In that episode, Mickey (Baccarin) enters the scene...
- 5/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
CBS has given an early series order to “Sheriff Country,” a new spin-off of hit Eye network drama “Fire Country.” But rather than airing the show next fall or midseason, CBS plans to save “Sheriff Country” for the 2025-2026 TV season.
The show comes out of a “Fire Country” backdoor pilot that aired on April 12 as the episode “Alert the Sheriff.” In that episode and in the series, Morena Baccarin (“Homeland”) stars as “straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox,” the stepsister of “Fire Country’s” Cal Fire division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr). Per the logline, Mickey “investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are writing the first “Sheriff Country” episode, with story by Phelan, Rater and Max Thieriot. Executive producers are Thieriot, Phelan, Rater, and Jerry Bruckheimer and...
The show comes out of a “Fire Country” backdoor pilot that aired on April 12 as the episode “Alert the Sheriff.” In that episode and in the series, Morena Baccarin (“Homeland”) stars as “straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox,” the stepsister of “Fire Country’s” Cal Fire division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr). Per the logline, Mickey “investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.”
Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are writing the first “Sheriff Country” episode, with story by Phelan, Rater and Max Thieriot. Executive producers are Thieriot, Phelan, Rater, and Jerry Bruckheimer and...
- 5/2/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
CBS officially has another franchise on its hands—and we also can’t help but think this is good news for one of its hits. The network has ordered Sheriff Country to series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season. It’s a spinoff of Fire Country, which introduced Morena Baccarin (who will star in the new show) as sheriff Mickey Fox, earlier this season. Sheriff Country will follow the straight-shooting Mickey who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter. It’s expanding on the world of Fire Country and the town of Edgewater. Mickey also just so happens to be the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Fire Country‘s Diane Farr), and with news of Sheriff County premiering as part of the 2025-2026 season, we can’t help but...
- 5/2/2024
- TV Insider
CBS has ordered its first new series for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The network has given a green light to Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country, headlined by Morena Baccarin. The series order was announced Thursday during CBS’ presentation in Los Angeles.
In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
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The (then) potential spinoff was introduced when Baccarin guest starred in an April episode of the mothership series. Like the series’ pilot, the episode was written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan from a story the Grey’s Anatomy alums co-wrote with series’ star Max Thieriot,...
In Sheriff Country, Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
Related: George Cheeks Addresses Paramount Global Shakeup, Company Morale At CBS Schedule Reveal
The (then) potential spinoff was introduced when Baccarin guest starred in an April episode of the mothership series. Like the series’ pilot, the episode was written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan from a story the Grey’s Anatomy alums co-wrote with series’ star Max Thieriot,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
While announcing its schedule for the 2024-25 TV season Thursday, CBS also got a head start on the season after that.
The network has formally greenlit Sheriff Country, a spinoff of its second-year drama Fire Country. Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, Gotham) will star, reprising her role from an April Fire Country episode that set up the spinoff.
Sheriff Country won’t premiere, however, until the 2025-26 season. CBS Entertainment president told reporters Thursday that the extra time will give the network breathing room to get the show right.
“We do long-term development at CBS now,” Reisenbach said. “[The extra year] gives us plenty of time to cast it and figure out how we want to produce it. It’s a huge opportunity for us and speaks to the kind of development we want to be doing.”
CBS also has three new dramas on tap for 2024-25 in a reworking of Matlock starring Kathy Bates...
The network has formally greenlit Sheriff Country, a spinoff of its second-year drama Fire Country. Morena Baccarin (Deadpool, Gotham) will star, reprising her role from an April Fire Country episode that set up the spinoff.
Sheriff Country won’t premiere, however, until the 2025-26 season. CBS Entertainment president told reporters Thursday that the extra time will give the network breathing room to get the show right.
“We do long-term development at CBS now,” Reisenbach said. “[The extra year] gives us plenty of time to cast it and figure out how we want to produce it. It’s a huge opportunity for us and speaks to the kind of development we want to be doing.”
CBS also has three new dramas on tap for 2024-25 in a reworking of Matlock starring Kathy Bates...
- 5/2/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Like many other TV shows, no matter the network, Fire Country's second season fell victim to the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes and had to be cut in order to be released at all. While the first season of the show consisted of 22 episodes, the second season will only air 10, making it very close to the finale.
However, the closer fans get to the end of the season, the harder it is to see the point of a major twist that surprised Bode this season. For a good half of the season, he worried that little Genevieve was his biological daughter. Now that the truth is out and it's confirmed that she's not, viewers are disappointed.
Fire Country Season 2 Finale
Although the finale of Fire Country's second season is just around the corner, airing on May 3, there are still two episodes that will lead up to it. Episode...
However, the closer fans get to the end of the season, the harder it is to see the point of a major twist that surprised Bode this season. For a good half of the season, he worried that little Genevieve was his biological daughter. Now that the truth is out and it's confirmed that she's not, viewers are disappointed.
Fire Country Season 2 Finale
Although the finale of Fire Country's second season is just around the corner, airing on May 3, there are still two episodes that will lead up to it. Episode...
- 4/29/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Wow. After a rocky start to the season, the latest episode of Fire Country lived up to its name by delivering a Hail Mary to get things back on track.
Fans have felt slighted recently, with many complaining that the latest episodes have failed to achieve the awesomeness of Fire Country Season 1.
We should note that some problems seem to be caused by industry-crushing strikes. Programming has been askew across the board as creators try to fit an entire season into a truncated space. It seems the delayed start wasn't the worst of it.
Fire Country hasn't escaped unscathed. So far, every hour has been packed with too much action, bizarre storylines, poor character development, and wonky, stilted dialogue.
While it's an ongoing trend, Fire Country Season 2 Episode 6 turned things around.
So, this seemed the perfect opportunity for Deputy Mickey Fox to return. At least now we know she exists,...
Fans have felt slighted recently, with many complaining that the latest episodes have failed to achieve the awesomeness of Fire Country Season 1.
We should note that some problems seem to be caused by industry-crushing strikes. Programming has been askew across the board as creators try to fit an entire season into a truncated space. It seems the delayed start wasn't the worst of it.
Fire Country hasn't escaped unscathed. So far, every hour has been packed with too much action, bizarre storylines, poor character development, and wonky, stilted dialogue.
While it's an ongoing trend, Fire Country Season 2 Episode 6 turned things around.
So, this seemed the perfect opportunity for Deputy Mickey Fox to return. At least now we know she exists,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Blue Bloods was Friday’s most-watched show, while Fox’s SmackDown as usual dominated in the coveted-and-delicious 18-49 demo.
Over on CBS, the newly un-cancelled S.W.A.T. (with 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating) and Fire Country‘s introduction of a potential spinoff character (5.1 mil/0.4) both ticked up a smidgen in audience; in a TVLine poll, some 86% of you say you would definitely/maybe tune in for a Fire Country spinoff starring Morena Baccarin as Edgewater Country sheriff Mickey Fox. Blue Bloods (with 5.4 million viewers) grew 10% week-to-week.
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Over on CBS, the newly un-cancelled S.W.A.T. (with 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating) and Fire Country‘s introduction of a potential spinoff character (5.1 mil/0.4) both ticked up a smidgen in audience; in a TVLine poll, some 86% of you say you would definitely/maybe tune in for a Fire Country spinoff starring Morena Baccarin as Edgewater Country sheriff Mickey Fox. Blue Bloods (with 5.4 million viewers) grew 10% week-to-week.
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- 4/13/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Finally! Fire Country is back!
No, not back on the air. We're already halfway through a shortened season due to a delay in production caused by the 2023 writer's strike.
But Fire Country Season 2 Episode 6 gave fans what we've been expecting since the success of Fire Country Season 1.
Action. Family. Redemption. The feels. And boy, was there a lot to feel with this episode!
After a slow start and weird pacing, many wondered if Season 1 was a fluke. The first five episodes of Season 2 dragged along, with a lot of matches thrown into a pit, hoping they'd catch flame. It didn't happen.
No offense to Max Theriot, the mind and main actor behind the series, but things didn't work for the first half of Season 2. Everything was off.
However, there's hope for more success for Fire Country and sexy bad-boy prison firefighter Bode Leone, and not just because CBS recently announced...
No, not back on the air. We're already halfway through a shortened season due to a delay in production caused by the 2023 writer's strike.
But Fire Country Season 2 Episode 6 gave fans what we've been expecting since the success of Fire Country Season 1.
Action. Family. Redemption. The feels. And boy, was there a lot to feel with this episode!
After a slow start and weird pacing, many wondered if Season 1 was a fluke. The first five episodes of Season 2 dragged along, with a lot of matches thrown into a pit, hoping they'd catch flame. It didn't happen.
No offense to Max Theriot, the mind and main actor behind the series, but things didn't work for the first half of Season 2. Everything was off.
However, there's hope for more success for Fire Country and sexy bad-boy prison firefighter Bode Leone, and not just because CBS recently announced...
- 4/13/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
CBS’ Fire Country this Friday introduced us to Mickey Fox, a sergeant with the Edgewater County sheriff’s department.
Played by Morena Baccarin (Gotham, Homeland), Mickey made her grand entrance at the top of the episode via bit of a helicopter chase, between her/her pilot and a drug runner. The suspect lobbed his duffel bag of cash out the ‘copter door, veritably raining bills down on the Three Rock inmates below. The ill-gotten cash was promptly rounded up, though, with (almost) all of it accounted for.
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Played by Morena Baccarin (Gotham, Homeland), Mickey made her grand entrance at the top of the episode via bit of a helicopter chase, between her/her pilot and a drug runner. The suspect lobbed his duffel bag of cash out the ‘copter door, veritably raining bills down on the Three Rock inmates below. The ill-gotten cash was promptly rounded up, though, with (almost) all of it accounted for.
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- 4/13/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
CBS is looking to reopen Cold Case. A reboot of the crime procedural, which aired for seven seasons from 2003 to 2010, is currently in development at the Eye Network, our sister site Deadline reports.
Fifteen years after the original series ended, this new iteration would follow an entirely different group of detectives dedicated to investigating unsolved crimes. Though additional details are being kept under wraps, one confirmed change from the original series is its setting; the reboot would take place in the Southwest, whereas the original was set in Philadelphia.
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Fifteen years after the original series ended, this new iteration would follow an entirely different group of detectives dedicated to investigating unsolved crimes. Though additional details are being kept under wraps, one confirmed change from the original series is its setting; the reboot would take place in the Southwest, whereas the original was set in Philadelphia.
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- 4/12/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Something tells us we’re going to love Leone family even more after the next Fire Country. Morena Baccarin guest stars as Sheriff Mickey Fox, a character who could go on to star in a spinoff, and per the logline, she has a surprising connection to the Leones. She’s Sharon’s (Diane Farr) sister, and as you can see in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the April 12 episode, having these two in a room together makes for a lot of awkwardness. Mickey’s surprised when Sharon shows up at the sheriff’s station. “You called Vince but you got me,” Sharon says. “I brought the money that the inmates collected.” Mickey introduces her sister to Lieutenant Andy Kubiak (Alberto Frezza), who asks, “Is it true your dad was really a drug dealer?” Sharon and Mickey then have to explain. Mickey’s father isn’t Sharon’s father.
- 4/12/2024
- TV Insider
As upset as we may be that Station 19 is being forcibly ended by ABC, we can’t say that new showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige aren’t sending the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff out with a spectacular bang. Take Thursday’s harrowing episode, for example. In “My Way,” a fire at the Space Needle nearly — but thankfully only nearly — did in Ben and Sullivan, who then wasted no time proposing to Ross. (Once he promised never to make her “play or feel small,” she said yes.)
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- 4/12/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
One of Edgewater’s bravest will get a blast from their past when CBS’ Fire Country introduces a new character that, in success, just might headline the sophomore drama’s first spinoff.
In the sixth episode of this 10-episode season, titled “Alert the Sheriff” and airing Friday at 9/8c, after a fire camp inmate escapes from Three Rock, a deputy sheriff “with a surprising connection to the Leones” is called to investigate.
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In the sixth episode of this 10-episode season, titled “Alert the Sheriff” and airing Friday at 9/8c, after a fire camp inmate escapes from Three Rock, a deputy sheriff “with a surprising connection to the Leones” is called to investigate.
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- 4/9/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Series creator, executive producer, and star Max Thieriot steps behind the camera to direct CBS’s Fire Country season two episode six. Written by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, episode six – “Alert the Sheriff” – featuring guest star Morena Baccarin (Gotham) will air on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.
Max Thieriot leads the cast as Bode, Billy Burke plays Vince, Kevin Alejandro is Manny, and Diane Farr is Sharon. Stephanie Arcila stars as Gabriela, Jordan Calloway is Jake, and Jules Latimer plays Eve.
“Alert the Sheriff” Plot: After a fire camp inmate escapes from Three Rock, the deputy sheriff with a surprising connection to the Leones, Mickey (Baccarin), is called to investigate.
Alex Désert as Rudy, Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, and Alberto Frezza as Andy Kubiak in ‘Fire Country’ season 2 episode 6
Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption...
Max Thieriot leads the cast as Bode, Billy Burke plays Vince, Kevin Alejandro is Manny, and Diane Farr is Sharon. Stephanie Arcila stars as Gabriela, Jordan Calloway is Jake, and Jules Latimer plays Eve.
“Alert the Sheriff” Plot: After a fire camp inmate escapes from Three Rock, the deputy sheriff with a surprising connection to the Leones, Mickey (Baccarin), is called to investigate.
Alex Désert as Rudy, Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, and Alberto Frezza as Andy Kubiak in ‘Fire Country’ season 2 episode 6
Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption...
- 4/7/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Fire Country has found immense success on Friday nights for CBS.
The firefighting drama stars Max Thieriot from Seal Team (Clay Spenser) and Bates Motel (Dylan Massett). He plays Bode Donovan (Leone).
The network has had lots of success with its NCIS Universe and the trio of FBI shows, so CBS wants to see if a Fire Country spin-off will work.
An upcoming episode of Fire Country is called Alert the Sheriff, and it is a planned backdoor pilot.
If CBS is happy with fan response and how the new characters work within the world of Fire Country, that episode will springboard into a new show called Sheriff Country.
This is called a backdoor pilot, where the characters from a planned show appear first on the primary show. Main characters for NCIS: Los Angeles appeared in a two-episode arc of NCIS, while Chicago P.D. characters first appeared on Chicago Fire for NBC.
The firefighting drama stars Max Thieriot from Seal Team (Clay Spenser) and Bates Motel (Dylan Massett). He plays Bode Donovan (Leone).
The network has had lots of success with its NCIS Universe and the trio of FBI shows, so CBS wants to see if a Fire Country spin-off will work.
An upcoming episode of Fire Country is called Alert the Sheriff, and it is a planned backdoor pilot.
If CBS is happy with fan response and how the new characters work within the world of Fire Country, that episode will springboard into a new show called Sheriff Country.
This is called a backdoor pilot, where the characters from a planned show appear first on the primary show. Main characters for NCIS: Los Angeles appeared in a two-episode arc of NCIS, while Chicago P.D. characters first appeared on Chicago Fire for NBC.
- 3/28/2024
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
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