EXCLUSIVE: W. Earl Brown (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett) has signed on for a guest starring role on the CBS drama series Fire Country.
The episode is expected to introduce him as a series regular on the Morena Baccarin-led spinoff Sheriff Country. The new CBS Studios-produced project was ordered to series for the 2025-26 season in May.
Sheriff Country follows straight-shooting Sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin), the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), 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.
Brown will portray Wes, an off-the-grid marijuana grower as well as the father of Sheriff Mickey Fox and stepfather of Sharon Leone.
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