Morena Baccarin to star in 'Fire Country' spin-off 'Sheriff Country'

Karen Butler
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Morena Baccarin is set to star in CBS' "Fire Country" spin-off "Sheriff Country." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Morena Baccarin is set to star in CBS' "Fire Country" spin-off "Sheriff Country." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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May 3 (UPI) -- Greenland, Gotham, Firefly and Deadpool actress Morena Baccarin has signed on to play the lead in a spin-off series of CBS' Fire Country drama.

Baccarin was introduced as Sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire's division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), in Season 2 of Fire Country.

The character will be the center of her own show, Sheriff Country, which will debut in the 2025-26 television season.

CBS said in a press release Thursday that Fox will be seen investigating "criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter."

No other casting has been announced yet.

Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin arrive on the red carpet at the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in 2022 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin arrive on the red carpet at the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in 2022 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Fire Country has been renewed for a third season.