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‘Sheriff Country’ Season 2 Trailer Pushes Mickey to Her Breaking Point
Edgewater is calling us back, but judging by the first official trailer for Sheriff Country Season 2, Sheriff Mickey Fox might need a vacation before she starts protecting anybody else. CBS has released the trailer for the sophomore season of the Fire Country spinoff, and Mickey (Morena Baccarin) is dealing with considerably more than the latest crimes hitting her hometown. Season 2 premieres Friday, October 9 at 8/7c, picking up after the family bombshell that closed out the

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6 days ago


‘Sheriff Country’ and ‘Fire Country’ Set Two-Hour Crossover Event
Edgewater is about to become a very busy place again. Sheriff Country and Fire Country are officially coming together for another major crossover, with CBS setting a two-hour event for Friday, November 6. The crossover will span the fifth episodes of Sheriff Country Season 2 and Fire Country Season 5, bringing Mickey Fox, Bode Leone, Manny Perez and plenty of familiar faces together for a story involving escaped convicts, a hostage crisis and a major fire event. The night beg

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6 days ago


Ben McKenzie Joins Sheriff Country Season 2 Premiere as a Sheriff With Secrets
Sheriff Mickey Fox is getting some backup when Sheriff Country returns, but we're already being warned not to trust the new guy too quickly. Ben McKenzie will guest star in the Season 2 premiere as Sheriff Wade, a neighboring lawman called in to help Mickey. CBS has revealed that Wade has “a few secrets of his own,” which is television language for please start being suspicious immediately. The episode, titled “Cyclone,” finds Mickey struggling to process a shocking revelatio

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6 days ago


Ben McKenzie Joins Sheriff Country Season 2 Opposite Real-Life Wife Morena Baccarin: First Look
Talk about keeping it in the family! Ben McKenzie is joining CBS’ Sheriff Country Season 2 as a guest star, and his co-star just happens to be his real-life wife, Morena Baccarin. Yep, the former Gotham co-stars are sharing the screen again, but this time they're trading Gotham City for Edgewater. McKenzie will play Sheriff Jim Wade, a neighboring sheriff who arrives to assist Mickey Fox, played by Baccarin, with a dangerous case. Wade's appearance is set for the Season 2 pre

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Aug 24


Sheriff Country Season 1 Finale Recap: That Ending Is Straight-Up Savage
The freshman run of CBS’s Sheriff Country has been a wild ride through the crime-ridden backdrop of Edgewater, but nothing could have prepared us for the absolute rollercoaster that is the Season 1 finale, titled "Mexico." For those of us tracking every breadcrumb at The TV Cave, this episode delivered the ultimate payoff to a season’s worth of corruption, hidden motives and small-town secrets. From jaw-dropping villain reveals to a final-minute twist that completely upends t

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May 22


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 19 Recap: That Final Betrayal Changes Everything
Wow, what an episode. Every time Sheriff Country drops a new hour of television, it feels like the writers are daring the audience to guess their next move, only to completely flip the board. Season 1, Episode 19, titled "Compromised," proves that this show refuses to slow down, delivering a staggering web of crooked land deals, family drama and a final-act twist that fundamentally changes the landscape of Edgewater. For a network procedural, the body count and the betrayal l

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May 15


The TV Cave’s Performer of the Week: Morena Baccarin Arrests Our Hearts in Sheriff Country
Family dinners in Edgewater are officially canceled. If you thought the tension in the Fox household was high before, last night’s episode of Sheriff Country, titled “The Gambler,” took things to a level of dysfunction that even a high-end therapist couldn't touch. While the DEA was busy kicking down doors, Morena Baccarin was busy reminding us why she’s one of the undisputed queens of the procedural drama. For her gut-wrenching turn as Mickey Fox, she is easily our Performer

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May 9


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 18 Review: A Shocking Arrest Rocks the Fox Family
The air in Edgewater is usually thick with the scent of pine and family secrets, but in "The Gambler," the 18th episode of Sheriff Country, it smelled more like high-octane federal interference and the rotting remains of a legacy. If your head is spinning after watching Mickey Fox try to hold her world together while the DEA tore it apart, you aren't alone. This episode; was a wrecking ball aimed directly at the Fox family tree, setting the stage for a finale that Morena Bacc

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May 8


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 17 Recap: Secrets, Stolen Cash, and Big Consequences
If you thought the Edgewater sheriff’s department had its hands full with standard small-town drama, Sheriff Country Season 1, Episode 17, “The Hunting Party,” just proved that things can always get messier. Between a botched assassination attempt, a high-stakes heist, and a romantic timing so bad it’s practically a talent, this episode left us breathless. We’re breaking down the betrayals, the break-ins, and why Mickey Fox might want to rethink her texting habits. A Target o

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May 1


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 16 Recap: It Gets Messy
The air in Edgewater is getting colder, but the local criminal element is just warming up. This week’s installment of Sheriff Country, Season 1, Episode 16, titled “Twenty Four Candles,” gives us a birthday celebration wrapped in a federal-sized land-grab conspiracy. Between illegal weed co-ops, predatory real estate developers, and a daughter trying to fly the coop, Mickey is juggling enough drama to fill a fire station. Here is the full recap and breakdown of the madness th

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Apr 24


The TV Cave’s Performer of the Week: Michele Weaver Just Stole Sheriff Country
Move over, Mickey Fox. While the Sheriff of Edgewater County usually commands the spotlight, this week belonged entirely to Cassidy Campbell. In the latest episode of Sheriff Country , "The Lost Girls of Edgewater County," Michele Weaver delivered the kind of performance that makes you forget you’re watching a procedural and reminds you why you pay for a Paramount+ subscription in the first place. For her gut-wrenching turn as a deputy finally facing her oldest demons, Weaver

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Apr 18


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 15 Recap: The Blood Moon Killer Finally Revealed
Between the procedural grit and the rural melodrama, Sheriff Country has spent its freshman season proving it isn't just a Fire Country tag-along, it’s the brawny, badge-wearing sibling that actually knows how to close a case. Episode 15, "The Lost Girls of Edgewater County," is the kind of hour that makes you wonder if the network has ever met a franchise it didn’t want to marry. With whispers of a medical-themed "Country" spin-off already floating around the digital ether

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Apr 17


Fire Country Spinoff: CBS Developing a New Medical Drama in Edgewater
If you’ve been keeping up with the Bode Leone saga, you know that the Fire Country universe is expanding faster than a brush fire in a dry July. We already have Sheriff Country , but word on the street is that the network isn't stopping at badges and handcuffs. The latest buzz suggests a medical drama spinoff is officially in the works, because apparently, there aren't enough stethoscopes on primetime television yet. Edgewater’s Emergency Room is Getting Crowded The news of

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Apr 14


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 14 Recap: Cassidy Puts Everything on the Line
Season 1, Episode 14, "Show of Force," catapults us into the back half of the season with a grim realization: the town’s biggest threat is a shadow in the woods. The Bones in the Backyard The episode kicks off with Deputy Cassidy Campbell (Michele Weaver) doing what she does best, actually paying attention. She drops a bombshell on Sheriff Mickey Fox (Morena Baccarin) with a mountain of evidence suggesting that Edgewater has a serial killer on its hands. Mickey, ever the prag

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Apr 10


Amanda Arcuri & Ian Quinlan Promoted to Series Regulars in Sheriff Country Season 2
As Sheriff Country wraps up its rookie run, the network has officially promoted Amanda Arcuri and Ian Quinlan to series regulars for Season 2. It’s a move that surprises absolutely no one who has been paying attention to the ratings, but it does confirm that we’re in for a lot more awkward family dinners and badge-heavy posturing in the 2026–2027 season. The Daughter with the Drama: Skye Fraley Amanda Arcuri, playing the perpetually stressed Skye Fraley , has spent most of

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Apr 9


Sheriff Country, Fire Country Crossover: Boone & Bode Clash as Matt Lauria Teases Trouble Ahead (Interview)
The long-teased crossover between Sheriff Country and Fire Country wastes absolutely no time lighting the fuse and then blowing everything up in spectacular fashion. What starts as a petty rivalry quickly escalates into a life-or-death rescue mission, with Matt Lauria’s Boone and Max Thieriot’s Bode forced into an uneasy partnership that drives both hours of this high-stakes event. Boone vs. Bode: A Rivalry Ignites Things kick off on a lighter note, with Boone pulling Bode ov

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Apr 3


March Madness is Killing Your Remote: No Sheriff Country, Fire Country, or Boston Blue This Week
It's Friday night and you are expecting the rugged jawlines of the Cal Fire crew or the jurisdictional drama of Edgewater’s finest, prepare for a whistle-blown disappointment. Your regularly scheduled programming has been officially benched. In a move that surprises absolutely no one who owns a calendar, March Madness is killing your remote , swapping out scripted heroics for full-court presses and Cinderella stories. For the next two weeks, the CBS Friday night titan-trio of

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Mar 20


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 12 Recap: Delivers a Shocking Case and a Major Mickey/Boone Moment
This week’s episode of Sheriff Country , "Plus One," decided to dial the chaos up to an eleven. Between a synthetic weed outbreak turning PTA moms into MMA fighters and the simmering romantic tension that could power the entire Pacific Northwest grid, Mickey Fox had her hands full. If you came for the police procedural and stayed for the "will-they-won't-they" angst, you’re in the right place. Here is everything that went down in Season 1, Episode 12. A Home Invasion with a T

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Mar 13


Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 11 Review: Relationships Shatter After the Siege
There is a new heavy hitter in town, and it wears a badge and a permanent scowl of emotional exhaustion. If you haven’t tuned into Sheriff Country yet, what exactly are you doing with your life? Season 1, Episode 11, aptly titled "The Aftermath," just dropped and it solidified the show as the absolute gold standard of freshman dramas. Following the high-octane-in-the-sticks energy of last week’s siege, "The Aftermath" slows things down just enough to break our hearts while

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Mar 6


Sheriff Country Hits Series High as CBS Dominates Friday Night Ratings
CBS is officially planting its flag on Friday nights and it’s flying high. The midseason premiere of Sheriff Country delivered its most-watched episode ever on Feb. 27, pulling in 5.30 million viewers, according to Nielsen Live+SD preliminary data. That’s an +11% jump from its last original airing and enough to make it the #1 program of the night. Not just in its time slot. The entire night. Yes, Sheriff Country understood the assignment. CBS Sweeps the Night The network’s f

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Mar 2
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