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The dreaded deep cuts on CBS’ series slate are starting with two high-profile cancellations. The network is not renewing the FBI spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted, which will be ending after six seasons, and FBI: International, canceled after four seasons. Both Wolf Entertainment/Universal television series are headlined by big stars, Dylan McDermott (Most Wanted) and Jesse Lee Soffer (International), who moved to the offshoots from other Dick Wolf shows, Law & Order: Organized Crime and Chicago P.D., respectively.

The cancellations leave the highly rated mothership FBI, now in its seventh season and Year 1 of a three-year pickup, and potential new offshoot FBI: CIA, now in development at CBS. The axing of Most Wanted and International boosts FBI: CIA’s chances. A planted spinoff set to air as an episode of the mothership series, FBI: CIA is currently casting with several actors in negotiations. Based on the talent that gets attached,...

“FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International” will not return to CBS after their current sixth and fourth seasons, respectively, come to an end.

The flagship of the Dick Wolf CBS trio, “FBI,” kicked off in 2018. Last April, it landed a three-season renewal which will keep it on the air through Season 9 into the 2026-2027 broadcast season.

“FBI: Most Wanted” was the first “FBI” spinoff, which debuted in January 2020 and was originally led by Julian McMahon, Kellan Lutz, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Nathanial Arcand. Dylan McDermott took over as the lead after McMahon left at the end of Season 3. The series has won its timeslot in every episode this season.

The second spinoff, “FBI: International,” launched in September 2021, with cast members Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood, Vinessa Vidotto and Christiane Paul. At the end of Season 3, Jesse Lee Soffer took over the lead role when Kleintank exited. “International” often wins its...

To pilot or not to pilot has been a question broadcast networks have been asking themselves for more than a decade and are increasingly answering ‘no’ to, especially when it comes to the traditional pilot season in the months leading to the May upfronts. We haven’t gotten a single pilot order in 2025 so far. While that is about to change with a handful of orders coming up, the pilot drought has been persistent amid an industry contraction and linear viewing decline, especially as the networks are still dealing with the backlog caused by strike-related delays.

Broadcasters these days often opt for economically efficient planted spinoffs that shoot as regular episodes of existing drama and comedy series or for development rooms and straight-to-series orders, primarily on the drama side. That is ironic because most of the biggest new drama hits of the last two seasons, CBS’ Tracker and Matlock and ABC’s High Potential,...

After a rough few years in the broadcast landscape, the 2024-25 season has brought in some rays of hope.

To be sure, the long-term structural challenges for network TV remain in a world where streaming is the default platform for the largest share of viewers and ongoing corporate consolidation continues to shrink the number of potential suppliers (and buyers) of shows. But several network shows have achieved breakout status in the past year, and each of the big four broadcasters (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) can claim at least one success story among their crop of first-year series. The fact that networks are also the primary suppliers of the long-running, deep-library shows that keep streaming services humming also seems to have sunk in across the industry.

About that corporate consolidation: The past year has continued the trend of media company reorganization. Both Paramount and Disney closed studios (Paramount TV Studios...

The 2025-26 CBS season is looking so packed, it's no wonder some shows are worried about renewals!

We're closing in on spring, which means the time of year TV networks start prepping for the fall season. As always, there's a worry about shows "on the bubble" while others are safer.

CBS just did a mass renewal, so we know the NCIS shows are okay, along with Fire Country, Elsbeth, and several comedies. However, there are still several shows whose fates are up in the air as Deadline reports.

Tops among them are The Equalizer, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted and Swat. There's also the freshman drama Watson, not to mention the various reality TV shows. Some face bigger challenges than others besides just ratings.

The Equalizer, for instance, comes from an outside studio, Universal, meaning Paramount doesn't own it. They have to license it, which adds to costs along with...

CBS has as many as four brand new spinoff shows in the works that could air in the 2025-2026 season right now!

We’re breaking down all the potential new shows and the info we have on them.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down for what we know about the 4 brand new spinoff shows that are either in development or confirmed at CBS…

Fire Country spinoff

Title? Sheriff Country

Officially confirmed? Yes! It was ordered to series for the 2025-26.

Synopsis: “Sheriff Country follows straight-shooting Sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone, 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.”

Get more details here!

Blue Bloods spinoff

Title: Boston Blue

Officially Confirmed? Yes! CBS ordered an entire season of Boston Blue, and it is...

Fire Country fans are living good right now. The show was renewed for a fourth season by CBS, in what was probably the least surprising decision on the network's entire slate of shows. The drama has been a ratings titan since it debuted, and has continued to electrify fans between its action and character dynamics.

The show will not be alone, though. 2025-26 will not only yield a new season of Fire Country, but an all new spinoff titled Sheriff Country. The law enforcement is set to debut the 2025-26 season, but CBS seems to like what they have seen thus far. The two shows will run concurrently on CBS, which means Country is officially a franchise.

Fire Country's first spinoff will premiere in 2025 “Coming in Hot” – With the Chezem Valley fire blazing out of control, Bode and Audrey must find a way to save themselves; Manny risks his...

Fire Country is roaring on CBS, but is it going to get a fourth season? CBS just gave us the answer!

Fire Country was one of CBS’s instant hits when it debuted in 2022. The drama about a camp of convicts helping California firefighters to commute their sentences has captivated audiences and has been a success on Friday nights. That easily earned it a second-season renewal early in its first year.

Season 2, like all CBS shows, was affected by the 2023 Hollywood strikes. It didn't premiere until February 2024 and was cut down to just 10 episodes. That was still successful, with Season 3 ongoing.

It's great news about Fire Country season 4

Now, as part of a huge wave of renewal news, CBS has confirmed that Fire Country will come back for Season 4! It’s expected to hit in fall 2025, but it's definitely in the 2025-2026, likely still on Friday nights.

Per a press release,...

Image Source: CBS CBS just dropped some thrilling news for TV fans! They’ve announced nine more series renewals for the 2025-2026 broadcast season, locking in a lineup packed with fan-favorite hits and exciting newcomers. Leading the charge is the #1 entertainment series, Tracker, returning for another season. Joining it are the #1 comedy, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, and the #1 new unscripted series, Hollywood Squares. Audiences can’t get enough of these hits! But wait, there’s more! Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney are all coming back. And in a special treat, the hit comedy Ghosts has been renewed for two more seasons, taking it through 2026-2027. Looks like the spirits are here to stay! These renewals join previously announced orders for the 2025-2026 season, including the highly anticipated #1 new series Matlock starring Kathy Bates, the Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country with Morena Baccarin, the police drama...

Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Rose McIver as Samantha in ‘Ghosts’ season 4 episode 13

CBS just renewed dramas Tracker, Elsbeth, Fire Country, and the NCIS trio – NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney for the 2025-2026 season. Comedies earning renewals include Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Ghosts, with the game show Hollywood Squares also confirmed to stick around for the upcoming broadcast season.

CBS’s announcement included great news for Ghosts fans. The half-hour comedy picked up a two-season order, meaning it will stick around at least through the 2026-2027 season.

These nine renewals join the previously announced renewals of the FBI trio, Matlock, Survivor, and The Amazing Race for the 2025-2026 season. CBS also expects to add Sheriff Country (a Fire Country spinoff), The Road, and Blue Blood‘s spinoff Boston Blue with Donnie Wahlberg to their lineup during the 2025-2026 season.

“This season, our...

CBS today delivered great news for the fans of some of its biggest scripted series, handing early renewals to all NCIS dramas: flagship NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney; as well as Tracker, Fire Country and Elsbeth, alongside comedies Ghosts, which got a two-season pickup, and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. They join previously renewed freshman drama Matlock and the mothership FBI, which has two more seasons on its 3-year deal.

As usual, the news set alarm bells for fans of the series that didn’t make the early renewal list, dramas FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International, The Equalizer and yes, the twice-canceled S.W.A.T., as well as veteran comedy The Neighborhood and freshman sitcom Poppa’s House. (It’s too early for new drama Watson which just premiered.)

If history — and simple math — is any indication, it is certain that several of the series that were not picked up today won’t be back next season.

CBS announced today that it has renewed nine additional series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season. The renewed CBS Original series include #1 entertainment series Tracker, #1 comedy Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, #1 new unscripted series Hollywood Squares, plus Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney.

Additionally, CBS has ordered two more seasons of the hit comedy Ghosts, taking the series through the 2026-2027 season.

Previous series orders for the 2025-2026 season include the #1 new series Matlock, starring Kathy Bates; Sheriff Country, the new drama expanding the universe of the hit series Fire Country, starring Morena Baccarin; new police drama Boston Blue (working title) starring Donnie Wahlberg as his Blue Bloods character Danny Reagan; The Road, a singing competition series from executive producers Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan; and hit reality series Survivor and The Amazing Race.

The original FBI series was formerly renewed through the 2026-2027 broadcast season. This brings...

CBS‘s lineup for the 2025-2026 season is already coming together. The network announced on February 20 that it has renewed nine more shows for next year: Tracker (the #1 entertainment series), Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (the #1 comedy), Hollywood Squares (the #1 new unscripted series), Elsbeth, Fire Country, Ghosts, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney. Furthermore, Ghosts was given a two-season pickup, meaning that it will also be back for the 2026-2027 season. This news comes after FBI was renewed last spring through the 2027-2028 broadcast season. Also already renewed for next season is Matlock, the #1 new series, as well as Survivor and The Amazing Race. Plus, CBS has already ordered to series three new shows: Sheriff Country, expanding the universe of Fire Country and starring Morena Baccarin; Boston Blue (working title), expanding the world of Blue Bloods and centered on Donnie Wahlberg‘s Danny Reagan; and The Road, a singing competition...

CBS is sticking with its solid drama lineup by ordering more seasons of Elsbeth, Fire Country, Tracker and its three NCIS series.

The network already gave a full-season order to Matlock, and has announced it has ordered the Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country with Morena Baccarin and the Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue with Donnie Wahlberg.

The original FBI series was formerly renewed through the 2026-2027 broadcast season. No word yet on the status of FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International, as well The Equalizer and Watson.

“This season, our new and returning series continue to showcase CBS as the leader in launching and programming the biggest hits with mass appeal for broadcast and streaming viewers,” said CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach in a statement Thursday. “These returning shows represent a mix of long-standing hits and a new generation of fan favorites. In collaboration with our extraordinarily talented partners in...

CBS is locking in a large portion of its primetime slate for the 2025-26 season — and, in one case, 2026-27 as well.

The network has renewed nine series, including a two-season order for its comedy Ghosts. The pickup will take the show through its sixth season in 2026-27. CBS has also renewed all three NCIS series — the original, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney — along with Elsbeth, Fire Country, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Hollywood Squares and Tracker for 2025-26.

“This season, our new and returning series continue to showcase CBS as the leader in launching and programming the biggest hits with mass appeal for broadcast and streaming viewers,” said CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach in a statement. “These returning shows represent a mix of long-standing hits and a new generation of fan favorites. In collaboration with our extraordinarily talented partners in front of and behind the camera, we look forward to delivering another successful season.

And just like that, half of CBS’ yet-to-be-renewed scripted series have had their fates revealed.

The Eye Network on Thursday announced renewals for a whopping nine shows, including a two-season pickup for comedy series Ghosts, ensuring it will air through at least Season 6.

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Other series that will officially be back include Tracker (broadcast’s most-watched entertainment program, returning for Season 3), Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (broadcast’s most-watched comedy, returning for Season 2), Elsbeth...

CBS is dolling out season renewals. Nine of the broadcast network’s shows, including the Justin Hartley hit “Tracker” and the “Big Bang” spinoff “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” have been given additional season orders.

The full breakdown of CBS’ latest round of renewals includes a Season 3 for “Tracker,” Season 2 of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” Season 2 of the latest “Hollywood Squares” revival, Season 3 of “Elsbeth,” Season 4 of “Fire Country,” Season 23 of “NCIS,” Season 3 of “NCIS: Sydney” and Season 2 of “NCIS: Origins.”

But the big winner of this round of renewals was “Ghosts.” The critically acclaimed comedy secured two more seasons, which will take the show through the 2026-2027 season. “Ghosts” is produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

Previously, CBS announced series renewals for “Matlock,” “Sheriff Country,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and the original “FBI,” which was renewed through the 2026-2027 broadcast season.

CBS has renewed nine series for new seasons: “Ghosts,” which has scored a two-season order, plus “Tracker,” “Fire Country,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “NCIS: Sydney,” “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” “Elsbeth” and “Hollywood Squares.”

The series join CBS’ 2025-2026 lineup alongside previously renewed series “Matlock,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “FBI” plus new series including “Fire Country” spinoff “Sheriff Country,” “Blue Bloods” spinoff “Boston Blue” (working title) and singing competition series “The Road.”

The “Ghosts” renewal will take the sitcom to its sixth season, running through the 2026-2027 television season. The series, produced by CBS Studios in association with Lionsgate Television and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions, averages 11 million viewers across platforms when accounting for 35 days of viewing, according to a combination of Nielsen measurement and Paramount Global’s first-party data regarding streams on Paramount+.

“Tracker,” renewed for its third season, is the most-watched entertainment series (non-sports and non-news) on broadcast...

CBS has handed a two-season renewal to Ghosts, now in its fourth season, taking the single-camera comedy through the 2026-27 season. Additionally, the network has given a Season 2 renewal to breakout freshman multi-camera comedy Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage for 2025-26.

The early vote of confidence for the two shows is not surprising as they are CBS’ highest rated comedy series. They have been picked up today along with other CBS strong performers on the drama side, Tracker, Fire Country, Elsbeth, NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney as well as the recently launched Hollywood Squares reboot.

Of the bunch, the Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is second only to Tracker in Live+35 Days multi-platform viewership (12.9 million), with Ghosts close behind at 11 million, up 9% from last season.

The year-over-year growth for Ghosts would explain why the series, from Lionsgate TV, BBC Studios LA & CBS Studios, became the first...

CBS today announced a straight-to-series order for Boston Blue (working title), a new drama starring Donnie Wahlberg, for the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

In Boston Blue, a universe expansion of the long-running top drama Blue Bloods, Wahlberg will reprise his role as NYPD officer Danny Reagan as he takes a position with Boston Pd. Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.

Boston Blue is produced by CBS Studios in association with Jbtv. Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis will showrun and executive produce.

Jerry Bruckheimer, KristieAnne Reed and Donnie Wahlberg will also serve as executive producers.

Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis started in the NBC Writers on the Verge program (now NBCU Launch). After five seasons on the long-running NBC hit The Blacklist, they developed and showran L.A.’s Finest.

The Sony and Jbtv-produced Bad Boys spinoff starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba...

Blue Bloods fans have reason to celebrate on this fine Tuesday afternoon.

After months of rumblings, a spinoff of the Tom Selleck-fronted procedural is a go.

CBS confirmed the news that the franchise would expand, and the first details are interesting, to say the least.

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The series is titled Boston Blue, which, as you’ve probably gathered, means we’ll be leaving New York behind.

Boston Blue focuses on Donnie Wahlberg‘s Danny Reagan, who takes a position with Boston Pd.

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“Once in Boston, he is paired with detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family,” the logline teases.

Beyond that, all we know is that Boston Blue has nabbed a straight-to-series order and will premiere sometime in the 2025-2026 TV season.

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CBS on Tuesday afternoon announced a series order for a “Blue Bloods Universe expansion” starring series vet Donnie Wahlberg.

Boston Blue, as the offshoot is tentatively titled, finds Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan taking a position with the Boston Pd. There, he will be partnered with Detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.

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CBS is heading back to the world of Blue Bloods — at least partially.

The network has given a straight-to-series order to a drama titled Boston Blue, which will see Donnie Wahlberg reprising his Blue Bloods role as Danny Reagan. The new show — CBS is calling it a “universe expansion” of Blue Bloods — is set to premiere in the 2025-26 season. It will follow Danny as he leaves New York and takes a position with the Boston police — where he’s partnered with Detective Lena Peters, the daughter of a prominent law enforcement family in the city.

The order for Boston Blue comes two months after Blue Bloods ended a 14-season run on CBS. The series was one of the network’s most watched dramas for most of its run, and Wahlberg (among other castmembers) has said in interviews that he would have happily continued making the original series.

Although the...

Exclusive: Great news for Blue Bloods fans — one of the beloved drama’s signature characters, Donnie Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan, will be back on CBS with a new ‘Blue’ cop show in a new city. CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Boston Blue (working title), a universe expansion of the long-running Blue Bloods, for the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

In the new series, from writers Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis (S.W.A.T.), Wahlberg will reprise his role as NYPD Detective Danny Reagan as he takes a position with Boston Pd. Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.

Boston Blue is produced by CBS Studios in association with studio-based Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Sonnier and Margolis will serve as showrunners and will executive produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed of Jbtv as well as Wahlberg.

While CBS and CBS Studios, which produced Blue Bloods,...

CBS Studios development executive Bryan Seabury has been promoted to head of content strategy and drama development at the Paramount Global-owned studio.

While continuing to lead drama development for CBS Studios, Seabury will now expand his role to include overseeing content strategy for the studio “with an emphasis on franchise building and leveraging and identifying new and existing IP for global audiences across broadcast, streaming and other emerging media.”

He will also “continue to implement strategic roadmaps for the studio’s producer and pod deals, and now collaborate across departments and divisions to find innovative opportunities for our storytellers.”

In his new role, Seabury will report directly to David Stapf, president of CBS Studios.

For the 2024-2025 season, Seabury and his team are responsible for developing the hit Kathy Bates-led reboot “Matlock.” He’s also overseen development on “NCIS: Origins” and “NCIS: Tony & Ziva,” “Elsbeth,” “Evil,” the Paramount Global “Star Trek” franchise,...

Longtime CBS Studios development executive Bryan Seabury has been promoted to executive vice president and head of content strategy and development.

In his expanded role, Seabury, who currently leads drama development, will oversee content strategy with an emphasis on franchise building and leveraging and identifying new and existing IP for global audiences across broadcast, streaming and other emerging media.

He will continue to implement strategic roadmaps for the studio’s producer and pod deals, and now collaborate across departments and divisions to find innovative opportunities for our storytellers.

Seabury first joined CBS Studios in 2006 and was also a senior vice president of drama development at the network from 2009 to 2016. Prior to that, he was vice president of television for Mark Johnson’s production company Gran Via, where he oversaw all aspects of series development, and was the director of development for Susanne Daniels’ production company First Move Television.

He and...

It was probably inevitable that the worlds of FBI and CIA would eventually collide on a TV show from Dick Wolf, the king of crime procedurals. It is happening on FBI: CIA, a planted spinoff from Wolf’s hit CBS drama FBI, which is targeting a potential series order for the 2025-2026 season.

Written by Wolf, FBI: Most Wanted showrunner David Hudgins, Nicole Perlman and former CIA officer David Chasteen, the proposed offshoot will be introduced in an upcoming episode of FBI this season, which will serve as backdoor pilot.

In it, a dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent are part of a new, clandestine taskforce charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City.

Three characters, including the FBI and CIA agent leads, will appear in the planted spinoff episode, airing this spring, and would become series...

Another FBI spinoff is in the works at CBS, TVLine has learned, with its backdoor pilot slated to air this spring.

In FBI: CIA, as the prospective offshoot is titled, a dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent join forces as part of a new, clandestine task force charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City.

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Even though Jared Padalecki's Fire Country spinoff might not happen anytime soon, his replacement series is great news for CBS's future. Padalecki had a recurring role as Camden Casey, a firefighter from Southern California who travels to Edgewater to assist in Bode's cadet training, in season 3 of the CBS action drama series. The former Supernatural actor appeared in three episodes before his character returned home. Reports claimed that Padalecki's Fire Country arc would lay the groundwork for a spinoff series revolving around Camden, but recent news suggests otherwise.

CBS officially has one Fire Country spinoff in development — a Sheriff Country spinoff starring Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox (which has been confirmed for the 2025–2026 TV season).

According to Deadline, Padalecki is working on a new TV drama for CBS instead of his reported Fire Country spinoff. The actor previously signed a deal with the network to develop shows.

When Supernatural alum Jared Padalecki guest starred in a three-show storyline on Fire Country during the first half of Season 3, there was a buzz that the stint could turn into a spinoff for the Captain Camden Casey role he was playing.

Now a report has been released with an interesting update that may shock Fire Country fans. Cts has the scoop below.

Fire Country Spinoff Update – Not What Fans Are Expecting

According to Deadline, Padalecki is slated to executive produce and star in a new CBS medical drama. The show is in development on the network and apparently does not conflict with the possible Fire Country spinoff, which has a working title of Fire Country: Surfside.

The medical drama is only in the early stages and has yet to be given CBS’s “okay.” If it does happen, it’ll air after the Sheriff Country spinoff series airs next season.

Jared Padalecki's latest Fire Country problem is concerning, especially since CBS could have prevented it in the first place. Padalecki played Camden Casey, a firefighter who arrived in SoCal to train Bode and his colleague for three episodes in Fire Country season 3. While Camden's role was short-lived in the show, his character's arc was necessary for Bode's growth, as Camden was the one who recognized Bode's talent and helped him graduate from his training program.

Even though Camden left at the end of Fire Country's episode 7, "False Alarm," Jared Padalecki's character has been confirmed as the lead in an upcoming Fire Country spinoff. The story will likely focus on Camden's unresolved trauma regarding the death of his younger brother Patrick, as he revealed he still had "unfinished business" in SoCal before he left. While the idea of a Fire Country spinoff featuring Camden is exciting, the news...

Jared Padalecki has a new CBS pilot set, but does this mean his Fire Country spinoff is dead? Here’s what we know!

Jared Padalecki has been a busy guy on TV in his career. After breaking out as Dean on Gilmore Girls, Padalecki landed his major role of Sam Winchester on the long-running WB/CW series Supernatural. He’d play the role for its epic 15-season run that ended in 2020.

Padalecki jumped right to starring in the CW series Walker, which ended its four-season run in 2024. He wasn’t out of work long as he began a recurring role on CBS’s hit Fire Country.

Now, as the networks get set for pilot season, it looks like Padalecki will be back on TV. Deadline reports that he’ll be starring in the pilot for an as-yet-untitled CBS drama created by Walker showrunner Anna Fricke.

Per Deadline, the series is...

Jared Padalecki may soon trade in his fire jacket for a lab coat.

The Supernatural alum is re-teaming with Walker showrunner Anna Fricke on an as-yet-untitled medical drama in the works at CBS, TVLine has confirmed.

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The prospective procedural would center on a “devoted country doctor (played by Padalecki) who practices...

Exclusive: Walker star/executive producer Jared Padalecki has re-teamed with the CW series’ executive producer/showrunner Anna Fricke for a new drama project, which has been set up at CBS for development.

Like Walker, the untitled one-hour takes place in Padalecki’s home state of Texas, but instead of a ranger, he will now play a doctor. Unlike most medical dramas, which take place at big, urban hospitals, the Fricke/Padalecki project spotlights rural medicine, which is rarely seen on TV. It centers on a headstrong, devoted country doctor (Padalecki) who practices his unique style of improvisational medicine alongside his new protégé, a young doctor running from her past, as they operate a mobile clinic and heal the bodies and souls of their underserved community in the medical desert of rural Texas.

Fricke and Laura Terry executive produce through Fricke’s Pursued by a Bear alongside Jared Padalecki, Genevieve Padalecki and Dan Spilo.

The thrilling drama series Fire Country is getting a spinoff, and there are already a ton of exciting updates about the recently announced Sheriff Country. Debuting in late 2022, Fire Country follows prisoner Bode Donovan who joins an unorthodox early-release program that allows him to volunteer as a firefighter in Northern California and work with trained experts to battle massive blazes. With its mix of drama, action, and procedural elements, Fire Country grabbed the attention of viewers during its first season and already has major franchise potential.

Despite only garnering a paltry 50% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, and an even less impressive 45% audience score, Fire Country season 1 did good business for CBS and the network quickly renewed it for season 2. As is the case with many shows like Fire Country, it has the potential to run for several seasons and even leaves many openings for spinoffs set within the same universe. That's why,...

Sheriff Country gets a big update, as lead star Morena Baccarin shares photos from the set. The first Fire Country spinoff will see Baccarin reprise the role of Mickey Fox, the step-sister of Sharon (Diane Farr) and a Sheriff's Sergeant. Although she has only appeared in a single episode of the main series so far, Mickey will soon step into the spotlight.

Baccarin shared some photos from the set of Sheriff Country, showing the Deadpool & Wolverine star standing and posing with Farr. The photos also show the dark exterior, with the two actors seemingly filming in the woods. It may bring to mind a scene from Baccarin's appearance in Fire Country, with Mickey and Sharon running in the woods. The caption, in any case, reads: “TV sisters and more!!! Can’t wait to see what’s coming for us!

CBS has pulled Fire Country from its primetime schedule.

Due to the California fires, CBS wanted to show sensitivity to what had happened.

As Fire Country fans know, the show is about a local man trying to find redemption at his new job with Cal Fire.

Max Thieriot stars as Bode Leone (Donovan), with Billy Burke as his dad, Vince Leone, and Diane Farr as his mom Sharon.

Fire Country also features Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez, Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez, Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford, and Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards.

The show often deals with California fires, frequently with those fires encroaching on residences and putting firefighters at risk.

In the latest report, four major fires in Southern California were burning out of control in the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena areas outside Los Angeles.

CBS sidelines Fire Country due to California fires

CBS has pulled the January 10 Fire Country episode.

Jared Padalecki joined the cast of Fire Country for a few episodes in season 3, and an update concerning his future in the series is a bit worrying, especially in regard to his character's reported spinoff. The actor starred as Camden Casey, a firefighter from Southern California, in the third season of the CBS action drama. Camden arrived in Edgewater in Fire Country season 3, episode 5, "Edgewater's About to Get Real Cozy," to train Max Thieriot's Bode Leone and the other cadets during phase three of their program, and Padalecki's character surely left an impression on Bode and the audience.

CBS has two Fire Country spinoffs in development — one starring Jared Padalecki as SoCal firefighter Camden Casey and a Sheriff Country spinoff starring Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox.

As teased when Padalecki's Fire Country season 3 casting was first announced, his character immediately recognized Bode's inherent talent as a firefighter. So,...

Sheriff Country is coming, and the cast is starting to be built!

The upcoming TV show, a spinoff of CBS‘ highly successful Fire Country, was ordered to series for the 2025-26 season in May.

Here’s a plot summary: “Sheriff Country follows straight-shooting Sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone, 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.”

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Fire Country showrunner Tia Napolitano clarifies Jared Padalecki's future with the show, revealing whether Camden will return in season 3. The veteran Gilmore Girls and Supernatural star joined Fire Country season 3 as Camden Casey. Although he recognizes the raw talent of Bode (Max Theriot), this also means that the two clash over the course of a three-episode arc. The guest run is reportedly meant to serve as an introduction for a spinoff led by Padalecki.

In an interview with TV Insider, Napolitano clarified that Padalecki will not be back for the rest of season 3. However, in the quote below, the showrunner praises the veteran TV star and how Camden changed the show's dynamic. She also mentions that the door is open for him to make an appearance in the future:

“We won’t see him this season, but the door’s definitely not closed. He was just a delight of a human,...

CBS may be bringing Blue Bloods to a close, but the network has another prime franchise with Fire Country. The thrilling first responder drama has become CBS' answer to Chicago Fire, and like that Dick Wolf produced juggernaut, its bringing out multiple spinoffs.

The first Fire Country spinoff planned is Sheriff Country, which, as one can ascertain from the title, is going to be about the sheriffs on duty the same way firefighters spearheaded the original. There will be overlapping characters, and perhaps even intersecting storylines. The most exciting aspect of the spinoff, though, is the way that secondary characters will be turned into leads.

W. Earl Brown will played "lovable outlaw" Wes 'Shirley' Los Angeles Premiere | Charley Gallay/GettyImages

Fire Country will be adding a new supporting character to season 3. The character will be a former convict played by W. Earl Brown. Deadline did confirm that the character, named Wes,...

Fire Country's sheriff-focused spinoff gets a major production update with the addition of a new cast member tied to both Mickey (Morena Baccarin) and Sharon (Diane Farr). Season 2 introduced Mickey to the cast of Fire Country, the no-nonsense Sheriff's Sergeant of Edgewater and Sharon's step-sister, making her Bode's (Max Thieriot) aunt. She'll be starring in Sheriff Country, a spinoff currently scheduled to air in the 2025-26 season. The series is expected to follow her investigating criminal activity in the town, while also contending with her father, a former convict, and her estranged daughter.

Now, Deadline has confirmed W. Earl Brown will be guest starring on Fire Country season 3 as Wes, Mickey's father and Sharon's step-father. A reclusive marijuana grower, The Deadwood and Mandalorian star's character will cause plenty of tension with his daughter because of his illegal activities. However, according to a character description from CBS, he still loves his family,...

Exclusive: W. Earl Brown 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. Wes lives a semi-reclusive life in the mountains of Edgewater, allowing only a select few to know the location of his marijuana grow operation.

Imagine this: you’re sitting down, minding your business, when suddenly a show like Fire Country blazes its way onto your screen. It’s raw, gripping, and just chaotic enough to pull you in. But you know what’s even better? When that fire is about to spread further it turns into a whole new thing. Yes, Fire Country is getting a spinoff, and it’s going to be Sheriff Country.

Max Thieriot in Fire Country (2022)

The announcement of Sheriff Country feels like a hotshot firefighter rolling up to a blaze, ready to tackle it headfirst. And this isn’t just another spinoff to cash in on a name. It’s a whole new beast waiting to be tamed. And trust us, this spin-off? It’s not about playing it safe.

So, what exactly do we know about this firecracker of a spinoff? Grab your popcorn, because here’s everything...

Exclusive: A trio of former Grey’s Anatomy showrunners are teaming on an ITV period drama that will reimagine the life of a young Elizabeth I in the court of the notorious King Henry VIII.

As the BBC’s high-profile Tudor series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light amasses solid ratings, Joan Rater, Tony Phelan and William Harper are teaming on Majesty, which is being directed by Mr Bates vs the Post Office helmer James Strong. The show comes from Strong’s nascent Studiocanal-backed indie Strong Film & Television and is being sold by Studiocanal.

Majesty will depict the life of a young Elizabeth I and her place in the court of King Henry VIII. Yet far from being an historical account of Elizabeth’s early years, it will reimagine her life based upon conspiracy theories which surrounded her when she was young. Elizabeth I became Queen a decade after Henry VIII’s death,...

Fire Country star Diane Farr explains how the upcoming Sheriff Country spinoff will expand on the relationship between Sharon and Mickey. Homeland and Deadpool's Morena Baccarin is set to lead the first Fire Country spinoff, titled Sheriff Country, which is focused on her character Mickey Fox, the step-sister of Sharon (Farr), and a Sheriff's Sergeant. The character was introduced in a season 2 episode, which delved into the complicated relationship between the sisters. Sheriff Country is expected to premiere on CBS sometime in 2025.

In an interview with CinemaBlend, Farr talked about her excitement in terms of delving into the complicated bond between Sharon and Mickey. The actor noted that the two step-sisters can be tough with each other, explaining how that can be fun to play and how Mickey brings about a different side of Sharon. Read the quote below:

I'm so excited to develop this relationship among sisters that's not squishy.

It looks like The Equalizer may be getting a spin-off and we could meet the characters soon!

The Equalizer has had several incarnations. It began as a CBS series in 1985 with Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a retired spy with a mysterious past who hires himself out to help those in need. He usually specialized in people ignored by the police to find justice on his own terms. The show was a good success, running for four seasons.

The property found bigger fame with a 2014 movie starring Denzel Washington as McCall, which became a huge hit. Sequels would follow in 2018 and 2023 to mark one of Washington’s better franchises.

Queen Latifah is Robyn McCall in The Equalizer on CBS

In 2021, CBS turned its eye to a revival with former rapper Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, a former black ops operative now trying to live a quiet life in New York.

The Equalizer season 5 is set to introduce new characters for a potential spinoff series, widening the world of Queen Latifah-led crime drama. The Equalizer season 5 has featured some of Robyn McCall's most interesting cases so far, as she continues her activities as a vigilante within New York City. The show has also continued to explore the lives of its side characters and supporting cast, such as Robyn's daughter Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes), her partner Marcus Dante (Tory Kittles), and master hacker Harry Keshegian (Adam Goldberg).

Now, Deadline has reported The Equalizer season 5 will feature the introduction of two new characters poised to lead a spinoff to the crime drama series. While casting is ongoing, the characters will be a young girl skilled in martial arts, weaponry, and criminology, and an older man who's a former CIA operative. The duo will be introduced in season 5, episode 16, with the female character going to Robyn for help.

The Equalizer is multiplying. The CBS procedural, which stars Queen Latifah as former CIA operative Robyn McCall, will introduce a pair of new characters later this season that could potentially lead their own spinoff series, our sister site Deadline reports.

One character, an older male, is reportedly a former CIA operative. The other character, a younger female, is a martial artist with a vast knowledge of weapons and criminology — and a “secret origin story.”

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Jared Padalecki is joining Fire Country for Season 3, but there might be more plans for him!

The 42-year-old Supernatural star boarded the series in Episode 5, titled “Edgewater’s About to Get Real Cozy,” as new character Captain Camden Casey, Bode’s Phase 3 instructor.

Per the official logline: “Station 42 and Three Rock jump into action when an airplane makes an emergency landing outside of Edgewater. Jared Padalecki guest stars as Camden, a SoCal firefighter who immediately recognizes Bode’s raw talent.”

Of course, fans are curious whether he’ll be sticking around for a while.

Keep reading to find out more…

As of now, Jared only has a three-episode arc planned for Season 3, but there are rumors of a spinoff.

Deadline reported: “Padalecki could headline a spinoff series, which is in very early stages, with no writer attached. Colloquially referred to as Fire Country: Surfside, the project could be either for CBS,...