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.
Fire Country has been renewed for a third season.
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