Ben McKenzie Joins Wife Morena Baccarin On ‘Sheriff Country’ Season 2 Premiere
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- Ben McKenzie will guest star as Sheriff Wade, a neighboring sheriff with 'a few secrets of his own' who is called in to assist Baccarin's Sheriff Mickey Fox in the 'Cyclone' premiere episode
- The Oct. 9 premiere follows Sheriff Mickey Fox as she 'struggles to process a shocking revelation about her family' while racing to save a troubled young woman ensnared in a criminal operation threatening Edgewater
- McKenzie and Baccarin, who began their relationship while co-starring on 'Gotham' and later married, previously shared an extensive on-screen romance that culminated in their characters marrying during the Gotham series finale
- Season 2 premieres Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. on CBS and streams on Paramount+, with 'Sheriff Country' serving as a spinoff of 'Fire Country' where Baccarin's character is stepsister to Cal Fire division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr)
- Jerry Bruckheimer Television executive produces 'Sheriff Country,' with Max Thieriot, Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, Matt Lopez, Jerry Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed credited as executive producers
Why it matters: McKenzie's guest stint — playing a sheriff with secrets assisting his wife's character — gives CBS a built-in promotional hook for the 'Fire Country' spinoff's sophomore season, leveraging the couple's 'Gotham' history to draw both fan bases to the Oct. 9 premiere on CBS and Paramount+.
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