One series might be enough for most actors. But two?
That’s what Max Thieriot discovered when “Sheriff Country,” the spin-off of his “Fire Country,” hit the airwaves.
“Obviously there’s always stuff stewing in my brain, but I think for right now, I’ve got to focus on the two,” he says. “Sheriff Country” star Morena Baccarin says they joke about making “Sleep Country” and “Wine Country.”
Max Thieriot stars in "Fire Country."
“We’ve been talking about ‘Vacation Country’ for a while,” Thieriot says with a smile.
In practice, there are several crossovers this year and plans for a “frigging awesome crossover” April 3.
“Obviously it was a huge amount of work for all the actors and the crew to pull off,” he says. “I can say the finished product is pretty amazing. The hardest thing is just finding time to be able to bring actors into each other’s shows.”
People are also reading…
Thieriot pitched “Fire Country” in 2022 and found himself starring in the series about firefighters in California. “Sheriff Country,” which is also set in fictional Edgewater County, premiered in the fall of 2025. Both get his attention.
“I watch cuts, I get dailies every day, I give notes on every…it’s a lot,” Thieriot says. “We have such a great team (at ‘Sheriff’s Country’) and it starts at the top. Morena is an incredible leader and just an amazing partner on screen for all her costars.
“People will bust their (expletive) for you if you show them that you’re going to bust your (expletive) and you’re going to be there every day,” he adds.
“People want to go to work and go home and be able to smile at the end of the day. If you can do that, it just changes the whole tone and the work ethic.”
Max Thieriot, left, and Kevin Alejandro are shown in a scene from "Fire Country."
Alona Tal, Thieriot’s co-star on “SEAL Team,” made an appearance in this season’s “Fire Country,” and fans wondered if it might lead to a continuing role.
“Having that familiarity is easy to jump into,” he says. “You’re not trying to discover this relationship with this other person and find this chemistry. We know that it exists.
“Obviously, we’re hinting that it might go further than that because (the characters) had a preexisting crush. I don’t know if it’s too soon but we’re certainly going to let it develop and build into something, rather than totally rush it.”
Shows like “Sheriff Country” and “Fire Country” work because there’s a connectivity, Baccarin says. “We’re all relating to each other as a family.”
Now, it’s just a matter of finding time.
“Sheriff Country” and “Fire Country” air on CBS.
