Morena Baccarin’s Sheriff Country, the spinoff to the successful CBS action drama Fire Country, has added three new series regular roles. The show will serve as the first spinoff of Fire Country, which saw Baccarin in a season 2 guest role. Her arrival in season 2, episode 6 ‘Alert the Sheriff’ introduced Sheriff Mickey Fox, and functioned as a back-door pilot for the Sheriff Country series, and the story will most likely function as a modern procedural, with Mickey protecting her local area. With Sheriff Country set to premiere in the 2025-26 TV season, attention has turned to casting.
Per TV Line, in addition to Baccarin and W. Earl Brown, who is on board as Mickey’s dad, Sheriff Country is casting for the roles of Mickey Fox’s chief deputy and right-hand man, Mickey’s ex-husband Travis, and Travis’s new partner and Mickey-idolizing female deputy. There is no news about which actors could be in the running for these parts yet, or whether there will be more regular roles to cast for before the series goes to air, but for now, these appear to be the key roles CBS is looking to cast for.
What This Means For Sheriff Country
These Roles Suggest The Show Will Bring Plenty of Drama
These roles will set up plenty of drama for Mickey, both personally and professionally. The role of Travis looks set to be a meaty one, and there is a good chance he and Mickey will have an acrimonious relationship, especially with him dating someone new. The fact that Travis’s new partner is also set to idolize Mickey is bound to add further friction and complicate things more for the sheriff.
Like Fire Country, there is a good chance Sheriff Country will look to thrive by focusing on the interpersonal relationships between its complex and flawed characters, and these are three roles that will certainly help with this. Considering the show will be premiering in the 2025-26 TV season for CBS, the network is going to want to get these casting choices sorted out as soon as possible. There is also a chance some of the characters from Fire Country could appear in Sheriff Country in crossover episodes, but nothing is confirmed.
Our Verdict On Sheriff Country’s Regular Roles
These Characters Can Help To Enhance The Dynamics Of The Show
One of the biggest parts of any show lies in the casting, and if Sheriff Country can get these casting choices right, and share good chemistry with Baccarin, the show will have all the makings of a successful one. There is every chance Sheriff Country could become a successful franchise, but it will need to hit the ground running, and Fire Country season 3 will lay the groundwork for that, while the show getting these regular roles just right will be vital for the dynamics, and for helping to tell the right kind of story.
