Morena Baccarin Explains 1 Sheriff Country Decision That Makes Fire Country Crossovers Difficult

One thing might make Sheriff Country and Fire Country crossover episodes more difficult when both TV shows set in the fictional town of Edgewater release on CBS in Fall 2025. During an episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You, Morena Baccarin revealed the reason behind Sheriff Country filming in Toronto instead of Vancouver, where Fire Country is filmed.

The challenge stemmed from her initial inability to take on the role of Sheriff Mickey Fox due to her family living in New York City. Unfortunately, the different locations make it more difficult for Fire Country and Sheriff Country to have frequent crossover episodes.

Read Baccarin’s words below:

“I said to them, ‘This is a no-brainer for me, but I cannot shoot in Vancouver.' There’s, like, no way that my family survives, with three kids in New York City. [There’s no way] that this could work. [...] I was shocked, because you know how these negotiations go.”

What This Means For The Fire Country Franchise

Frequent Crossovers With Fire Country Are Difficult – But They Will Happen

Baccarin’s Mickey Fox already appeared in Fire Country seasons 2 and 3, which let audiences get to know some of the characters at the heart of CBS’s Sheriff Country. This makes the spinoff’s connection to Fire Country already clear, before it even begins. Sheriff Country’s focus on Edgewater’s dark underbelly also reduces the need for the Leones to often appear.

While the different atmosphere of Sheriff Country and Fire Country diminishes the need for those at Station 42 to be overly present, crossovers between the two shows will still be needed, in particular to establish the Fox family’s wider connection with the Leones. This is especially true given Vince’s looming death’s silver lining of bringing Mickey and Sharon closer.

Mickey’s appearances in Fire Country not feeling out of place despite happening 20 episodes apart bodes well for the future of Sheriff Country. Even with just a few Fire Country crossovers, the Leone/Fox bonds could still be thoughtfully explored. Considering Thieriot’s promise that those crossovers will happen, with them not being impossible, Sheriff Country filming in Toronto shouldn’t be worrisome.

Our Take On Sheriff Country Filming In Toronto

Different Filming Locations Can Force Sheriff Country Not To Overrely On Fire Country

Sheriff Country filming in Toronto can also be an extremely positive development beyond the fact that it got Morena Baccarin to return for the role. It can be difficult for spinoffs to find their own voice far from the parent series, and Fire Country’s massive success could make it easier to rely on it were Sheriff Country filmed in Vancouver.

Filming in Toronto thus forces Sheriff Country to immediately look for its voice, separate from Fire Country’s, making its odds of survival better in the long run. With Mickey and Wes having already appeared in Fire Country, Sheriff Country could also benefit from just some characters, like Sharon and Bode, visiting sometimes.

With Sharon’s visit already revealed in Sheriff Country’s first look, it’s unlikely that the shows’ different filming locations will necessarily be a threat for Sheriff Country, even with crossovers being more difficult to pull off.

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