Sheriff

A sheriff is a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country. In television fiction, the role of a sheriff appears in nearly every type of genre imaginable. They are most commonly seen in crime dramas, where county officials often have to coordinate their investigations with city, state of Federal offices. Sheriffs were commonly found in TV shows of the Western genre and were usually portrayed as heroic figures.

On the HBO series True Blood, the title of Sheriff takes on a different meaning. A sheriff is a rank of leadership within the Vampire Authority and they govern law and order within the vampire community within a specific district. One of the main characters, Eric Northman, is the Sheriff of Area 5, which comprises several different parishes in Louisiana including the cities of Shreveport in Caddo Parish and Bon Temps in Renard Parish.

On the MTV series Teen Wolf, one of the recurring supporting characters, Sheriff Stilinsky is the sheriff of Beacon County. His son, Stiles, is one of the main characters on the show.