New CBS Series 'Sheriff Country': Mickey Fox's Spinoff Journey with Morena Baccarin

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CBS announces new series 'Sheriff Country' spinoff of 'Fire Country'
Deals with ex-con father and wayward daughter while patrolling streets
Mickey Fox, played by Morena Baccarin, stars as lead investigator in small-town Edgewater
Premieres during 2025-26 broadcast season
Tony Phelan and Joan Rater writing pilot episode with Max Thieriot's story by
New CBS Series 'Sheriff Country': Mickey Fox's Spinoff Journey with Morena Baccarin

CBS has announced the green light for a new series titled Sheriff Country, which is a spinoff of the hit drama Fire Country. The show will star Morena Baccarin in the lead role as Mickey Fox, who is Sharon Leone's (Diane Farr) stepsister from their parents' previous marriage. In Sheriff Country, Mickey investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while dealing with her ex-con father and a wayward daughter.

Fire Country, which premiered in 2022, has been renewed for a third season. The new series will join CBS's lineup during the 2025-26 broadcast season. Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are writing the pilot episode of Sheriff Country with a story by Phelan, Rater, and Max Thieriot.

Mickey Fox made her debut in Fire Country's April 12 episode titled



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    • CBS has ordered a new series for the 2025-26 broadcast season: a Fire Country spinoff called Sheriff Country.
    • Morena Baccarin stars as Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), who investigates criminal activity in small-town Edgewater.
    • Mickey has an unfortunate past with Sharon’s son Bode (Max Thieriot), who joined the Cal Fire firefighting program after being put behind bars by Mickey.
    • Fire Country was the most watched new broadcast series last season, averaging 8 million viewers per episode and 10 million in live+35 multi-platform viewing.
    • The Sheriff Country initial episode is written by Tony Phelan and Joan Rater with a story by Phelan, Rater, and Max Thieriot. Executive producers are Thieriot, Phelan, Rater, Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed for JBTV. The series is produced by CBS Studios.
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    • Mickey Fox is the main character of Sheriff Country
    • Mickey Fox is Sharon Leone’s stepsister from their parents’ previous marriage
    • Mickey Fox has a daughter named Skye who is in rehab instead of college
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    • Fire Country will receive a spinoff series titled Sheriff Country
    • Morena Baccarin will star in the lead role of Mickey Fox in Sheriff Country
    • Sheriff Country is set to premiere on CBS during the 2024-25 season
    • Baccarin’s character Mickey investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while dealing with her ex-con father and a wayward daughter
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  • Unique Points
    • CBS has given an early series order to 'Sheriff Country', a new spin-off of hit Eye network drama Fire Country.
    • Mickey Fox, played by Morena Baccarin, is the straight-shooting sheriff in Sheriff Country and is the stepsister of Fire Country’s Sharon Leone (Diane Farr).
    • Tony Phelan and Joan Rater are writing the first episode of Sheriff Country.
    • Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed for Jerry Bruckheimer TV are executive producers for Sheriff Country.
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