EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Gorham (Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, Ugly Betty) and Michele Weaver (Love Is, Briarpatch) have joined the cast of CBS‘ Fire Country spinoff series Sheriff Country, led by Morena Baccarin.
CBS ordered Sheriff Country to series for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The series is produced by CBS Studios, as is the mothership series.
Sheriff Country follows straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin), the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country), who investigates 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.
In series regular roles, Gorham will star as Travis, a lawyer and Sheriff Mickey Fox’s ex-husband. Together, they have a daughter, Skye, whom they’ve helped through addiction struggles. Despite their many differences, Travis and Mickey might still harbor feelings for each other.
Weaver will star as Cassidy, a deputy in the Edgewater County Sheriff’s Office who was inspired by Mickey to join law enforcement. Cassidy places Mickey on a pedestal but must now figure out what kind of deputy she wants to be.
The series also stars W. Earl Brown as Wes, an off-the-grid marijuana grower, Sheriff Mickey Fox’s father, and stepfather of Sharon Leone. Wes lives a semi-reclusive life in the mountains of Edgewater, allowing only a select few to know the location of his marijuana grow operation. This illegal business creates tension with his daughter, Mickey, the local sheriff.
Sheriff Country‘s initial episode is being written by Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, with story by Phelan, Rater, and Max Thieriot. Executive producers are showrunner Matt Lopez, Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Jerry Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed for JBTV.
Gorham recently returned to CBS to recur on the Chuck Lorre hit comedy Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage as ‘Scott,’ the boss and ex-boyfriend of Emily Osment’s character Mandy. Up next, he stars in the upcoming Korean Disney+ and Hulu series Tempest alongside John Cho, Alicia Hannah-Kim and Jacob Bertrand. Gorham previously starred in two Netflix originals – Season 1 of the chart-topping drama The Lincoln Lawyer, as well as Insatiable, though is perhaps best known for USA Network spy series Covert Affairs in which he starred opposite Piper Perabo, and his portrayal of Henry Grubstick in Ugly Betty opposite America Ferrera. He is repped by Verve and Thruline Entertainment.
Weaver is best known for playing the leading role in OWN’s romantic drama series, Love Is. Following this, she was featured as Rosario Dawson’s sister in Sam Esmail’s USA Network series Briarpatch, and Netflix’s anthology series Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings. Weaver starred opposite Kevin Hart on BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood and NBC’s Council of Dads. On the feature side, she can be seen in the thriller Nighthawks opposite Chace Crawford. She starred in Illicit with Vivica A. Fox and David Ramsey. She most recently guest-starred on the MAX hit show The Pitt and appeared in Ahsoka as Lieutenant Callahan. She is repped by Gersh Agency and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
