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Ben McKenzie is headed to Sheriff Country. 

The O.C. alum will guest star in season 2 of the CBS drama, which stars his real-life wife, Morena Baccarin. 

In the season 2 premiere, titled “Cyclone,” McKenzie will play Sheriff Wade, a neighboring law enforcement officer who helps Sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin) on a case. This marks the first time the pair have appeared together onscreen in the Fire Country spinoff. But it’s not the first time they’ve acted together. The couple’s romance began in 2014, when they were both starring Fox’s Gotham. 

Morena Baccarin with her arm around Ben McKenzie in 'Sheriff Country' Season 2
(L-R): Ben McKenzie as Sheriff Jim Wade and Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox in ‘Sheriff Country’ |John Medland/CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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In “Cyclone,” Mickey is struggling to process a shocking revelation about her family while also racing to save a troubled young woman whose descent into a dangerous criminal operation uncovers a growing threat to all of Edgewater. Sheriff Wade – who has a few secrets of his own – is called in to assist her. 

Baccarin teased McKenzie’s Sheriff Country debut in a short video shared on Instagram.

“There’s a new sheriff in town…,” she captioned the post.

Sheriff Country Season 2 premieres Friday, October 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS. Episodes stream on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).

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