'Fire Country' And 6 Other Procedurals That Spawned Multiple Spin-Offs

Fire Country is the latest show to have multiple spin-off series. Set in the fictional town of Edgewater in Northern California, this procedural also feels like a small-town family drama like Virgin River (2019). It follows Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) as he seeks redemption through a prison release firefighting program with Cal Fire. His dad, Vince Leone (Billy Burke), is the Battalion Chief, and his mother, Sharon Leon (Diane Farr), is the Cal Fire Division Chief. 

So, Fire Country is practically about a family business. Therein lies the problem when the show lost two of its main characters—Vince and firefighter & paramedic Gabriela Perez (Stephanie Arcila) after Season 3. It’s as though the show’s universe wants to supplement that loss with the expansion of a different side of the show’s family. In its fourth season, Fire Country launched Sheriff Country (2025). It’s set in the same town but follows Sharon’s stepsister and sheriff Mickey Fox (Morena Baccarin). Now, CBS seems to be closing in on a medical drama spin-off for Edgewater. Only time will tell what kind of relationship it draws back to Fire Country. 

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.

Law & Order has seven spin-off series, with its latest being Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021). Its lead is Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), the former partner (not romantically yet, somehow) of Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and is a spin-off of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), which itself is a spin-off. Those shows are the ones most dependent on each other, with the characters interacting quite frequently.

As this procedural franchise has grown, so has its geographical reach with Law & Order: UK (2009) and Law & Order: LA (2010). Most recently, the franchise expanded by taking the premise of one of its longest-running spin-offs, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), outside of New York City, and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2022) was born. The Law & Order franchise has been around long enough to experiment with its formula, creating the anthology series Law & Order: True Crime (2017). However, that one was short-lived, with just one season, suggesting that audiences prefer Law & Order to do what it does best.

The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.

Follows the NYPD's specially trained squad of detectives who investigate sex crimes, including rape, paedophilia, child abuse, human trafficking and domestic violence.

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.

From the tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD’s elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high profile crimes of the west coast.

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.

An anthology series that delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.