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Sheriff Country

2025 · 2 seasons

A grounded small-town police drama that balances casework with strained family ties, feeling tense and quietly emotional.

Tagline
Her town, her rules.
Overview
Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
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  • Paramount Plus
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • justice
  • isolation
  • addiction
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Matt Lopez
Written by
Safia M. Dirie, Adair Cole, Obiageli Odimegwu, Melissa Carter
Starring
Morena Baccarin, Matt Lauria, W. Earl Brown, Christopher Gorham, Michele Weaver, Amanda Arcuri, Ian Quinlan, Max Thieriot
Music
Fil Eisler
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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