Sheriff Country

Sheriff Country is an American police procedural drama television series created by Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, and Max Thieriot for CBS, starring Morena Baccarin in the lead role and also starring Christopher Gorham, Michele Weaver, Matt Lauria, and W. Earl Brown. It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios. Sheriff Country is the first spin-off of the successful series Fire Country. The series premiered on October 17, 2025. In December 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.

Plot

Sheriff Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity in Edgewater County while contending with her ex-con father Wes and her wayward daughter Skye. An early plotline focuses on the murder of Skye's ex-boyfriend Brandon, a recovering addict.

Cast

Main

Morena Baccarin as Mickey Fox, sheriff of Edgewater County in northern California.
Christopher Gorham as Travis Fraley, a lawyer, Mickey's ex-husband, and father of Mickey's daughter.
Michele Weaver as Cassidy Campbell, one of the deputies at the station, and Travis' girlfriend.
Matt Lauria as Nathan Boone, a deputy who is second in command of the department
W. Earl Brown as Wes Fox, Mickey's father and a well known marijuana grower
Amanda Arcuri as Skye Fraley, Mickey and Travis' daughter who is newly sober
Recurring
Caroline Rhea as Gina, a police station administrative assistant
Tony White as Jerry, a thrift shop owner
Mark Taylor as Ruben Massey, District Attorney
Susan Misner as Nora Boone, Nathan's wife
Crossover characters from ''Fire Country''
Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan / Bode Leone, Mickey's nephew and a Cal Fire firefighter
Diane Farr as Sharon Leone, Mickey's former step-sister, Bode's mother and a Cal Fire Division Chief
Kevin Alejandro as Manuel "Manny" Remy Perez, a Cal Fire battalion chief, formerly Captain of Three Rock
Episodes

Production

Development

On January 23, 2024, CBS was set to develop a police spin-off series of Fire Country, continuing from a back-door pilot episode in season two, with and Erika Kennair executive producing through JBTV & CBS Studios, and with Morena Baccarin attached to lead. The episode titled "Alert the Sheriff" introduced Baccarin's character, Edgewater County Sheriff's Sergeant Mickey Fox. On May 2, 2024, it received a straight-to-series order, with CBS Studios joining the production of what would later be titled Sheriff Country, with filming set to take place in Toronto, rather than in Vancouver like the original, so Baccarin could be closer to her family in New York. On June 19, 2024, Matt Lopez was set to be the showrunner of "Sheriff Country," and an executive producer. A fall 2025 premiere was confirmed in March 2025 with a promo airing during broadcasts of March Madness. Production on the spin-off began in May 2025 in the Toronto area with twelve scripts already written, and in July 2025 the premiere date was set for October 17, with the show airing regularly before the original on Fridays after the premiere. On December 3, 2025, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

Casting

On January 23, 2024, Morena Baccarin was set to star in the lead role of the series. On December 12, 2024, W. Earl Brown was set to star in the lead role of the series. In April 2025, Christopher Gorham, Michele Weaver, and Matt Lauria joined the cast. On May 14, 2025, Amanda Arcuri and Caroline Rhea joined the cast.

Release

The series premiered on CBS on October 17, 2025.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 83% based on 6 critic reviews. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable".