Matt Lauria faced the odds a The state meeting despite being booked and busy Sheriff’s Country.
Lauria, 43, told alone Lauria, 43, said: “What would I do to do something more for the Kingdom? Us Weekly. “That’s all.”
Lauria said she would meet with her clients again “in a heartbeat” – but there’s one condition.
“Give me six weeks to try and get a six pack,” he joked. “I’m older than when we started. That was in 2014 so it’s been 12 years. But as far as I know, everybody’s still in shape and everybody’s still working hard. We could take it out in a heartbeat.”
The stateaired from 2014 to 2017, it was a heartbreaking drama that followed a retired MMA fighter trying to keep his mixed martial arts gym afloat while managing the volatile lives and personal demons of his sons and fellow fighters. In addition to Lauria, the series had a star Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Jonathan Tucker, Nick Jonas again Joanna Going.
“I met Byron Balasco, who is now part of the CBS and Paramount family because he was writing on one of the NCIS shows,” Lauria said. Us about reuniting with the Kingdom coshowrunner. “We’ve complained about the meeting and there doesn’t seem to be anyone against it. It was one of the highlights of our entire career – in terms of the experience we have.”
Lauria isn’t the only one interested in the show’s return. Grillo, 60, was recently told Us he was ready to return.
“Byron Balasco and Jonathan Tucker and I were on a three-way [call],” Grillo shared in September 2025. “We were trying to figure out how to — I kid you not — put it together.”
The trio wants to “come up with ideas” and “get the band back together” to “see if we can finish the eight-episode run,” Grillo teased. “We actually talked about that.”
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For now, Lauria is happy to continue filming Sheriff’s Country where he plays the beloved Boone.
“Boone embraces Edgewater for all it is,” he said. “That was an important journey for Boone, and I think that’s also what allowed him to explore inside and deal with his feelings for Mickey. Because normally, that would be a hard line for him not to cross.”
He continued: “However, there is a human side to all of this. It is important because he often saw Mickey interacting with people and it was fruitful.
Lauria hopes the audience will learn more about Boone in season 2, saying, “He kept a lot of things close to the vest — including a secret wife. I’d like to get into more about who this guy is.”
Sheriff’s Country currently streaming on Paramount+.
