Actor Matt Lauria, who plays Deputy Nathan Boone in Sheriff Country, previewed a high-stakes crossover event with Fire Country airing Friday. The two-hour event begins with a mysterious school bus explosion in Edgewater that leaves nine students missing. Lauria described the incident as one of true peril that will personally challenge his character.
The crossover kicks off on Sheriff Country at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT, where Sheriff Mickey Fox and Cal Fire Division Chief Sharon Leone must overcome personal conflicts to investigate the bus explosion, according to the episode logline. It continues on Fire Country at 9 p.m., with firefighter Bode Leone and Deputy Nathan Boone risking everything to rescue the missing students as time runs out. This marks the first team-up between the two CBS procedurals set in the town of Edgewater, which has recently endured a violent siege at the sheriff's office. Matt Lauria called the case an 'epic incident' that demands the best from both crews. 'It's a situation of true peril and extremity,' he said. The actor added that the events unexpectedly require much more from Boone on a personal level, leaving him a 'different guy on the other side.'