New CBS TV show filming in Ontario town [Video]

An Ontario town west of Toronto will stand in for small-town USA as filming begins on a new television series.

Sheriff Country, a spinoff of the existing Fire Country, is using downtown Milton today (May 16) for its shoot.

The show stars Morena Baccarin as a straight-shooting sheriff who has to contend with an ex-con father and mysterious happenings surrounding her daughter.

Baccarin has appeared regularly onscreen, notably as the love interest of the main characters in the movie Deadpool and the series Gotham.

The filming will take place at Knox Presbyterian Church and also at homes on surrounding streets.

Traffic stoppages will occur along the town’s Main Street throughout the day.

Production crews will be stationed and parked in the downtown lots.

Shooting is expected to last one day, with the possibility of returning in the days ahead.

The show will also feature Amanda Arcuri (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Watson), Caroline Rhea …