During the press conference, Thieriot shared his excitement about getting to expand the Fire Country universe and revealed that he was “thrilled” to share some exciting news. He started off by revealing that, at its core, the two series are his attempt to tell the story of the community that he lived in and “shine a light on the real-life heroes who put everything on the line to protect their neighbors.” Additionally, Thieriot revealed at what stage the production of the new series is and teased what’s coming to the first batch of episodes of Sheriff Country. He stated:

“We have some really big crossovers coming your way. In fact, my buddy W. Earl Brown [who plays Mickey’s father Wes] over here is with me in Vancouver right now, I’m shooting Episode 5, and I just can’t wait to see, can’t wait for all the fans to see how this storyline intertwines with the rest of the world we’re building. It’s going to open up some really, really exciting possibilities, some really fun stuff across both shows and a lot of things we haven’t explored yet, so can’t wait to share all of that with you.”

‘Sheriff Country’ Will Show That “Life Is Messy”

“She’s got this relationship with her daughter that’s incredibly complicated. Her father is literally growing illegal weed and she’s a sheriff, and she’s got her ex-husband who is doing some things that she does not agree with.”

According to the team, the way that Mickey will handle all these things is the way of Sheriff Country telling us that “life is messy” and one of the most interesting aspects of the series will be to see the human characters dealing with extremely human problems.

Sheriff Country is set to premiere on CBS on October 17.