Sheriff Country Season 2 Casts The OC & Gotham Alum With Unique Twist

CBS Published Aug 24, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT Jeff Dodge (he/him), a published author and graduate of Western Washington University, has been a TV news editor for many years and has had the chance to interview multiple reality show stars, including Randy Jackson, Nick Cannon, Heidi Klum, Mel B and John Cena. Fun Fact: he’s been to every single Idol Live! Tour. Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Sheriff Country season 2 is bringing on board a new sheriff, and the actor playing him has a familial connection to star Morena Baccarin. A spinoff of the hit CBS procedural Fire Country, Sheriff Country stars Baccarin as Edgewater's sheriff. The first season saw a major guest star stop by when country music singer Maren Morris played Skye's sponsor, Hazel. Multiple cast members from Fire Country have also made appearances, including Max Thieriot, Diane Farr, Kevin Alejandro and Jules Latimer. Now a new guest star has been cast for Sheriff Country season 2 with a unique twist. CBS announced that Ben McKenzie will appear in the upcoming October 9 premiere as Sheriff Wade, who arrives from a neighboring town to help out Mickey Fox. McKenzie and Baccarin are husband and wife in real life and will be sharing scenes on TV again after starring on Gotham. The network also released two photos of McKenzie and Baccarin from the premiere. The first image shows Mickey, in civilian clothing, with her arm draped around Sheriff Wade's shoulders. The second image is a behind-the-scenes shot of the husband and wife smiling next to each other while on the set. Check out the photos below: Baccarin shared the exciting casting news on Instagram with a funny video and a caption that reads, "There's a new sheriff in town." Clad in her character's sheriff uniform, she walks into a room and looks over with exasperation. The camera pans to McKenzie sitting in a chair with a similar uniform. The two actors lip-sync lines from Family Guy, with Baccarin saying, "Oh, c***," and McKenzie replying, "Well, one of us is gonna have to change." As of this writing, over 5,000 Instagram users have liked the post. More to come...