Season 1

The **first season** of the American procedural drama television series *Big Sky* that premiered on November 17, 2020 and concluded on May 18, 2021. It ran for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

From visionary storyteller David E. Kelley ("Big Little Lies") comes "Big Sky," a thriller created by Kelley, who writes multiple episodes and serve as showrunner in its premiere season. Private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt join forces with his estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken.

## Cast

### Starring

* Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt - 16/16
* Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell - 16/16
* Brian Geraghty as Ronald Pergman - 16/16
* Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane - 16/16
* Natalie Alyn Lind as Danielle Sullivan - 7/16
* Jesse James Keitel as Jerrie Kennedy - 16/16
* Jade Pettyjohn as Grace Sullivan - 7/16
* with Valerie Mahaffey as Helen Pergman - 9/16
* and John Carroll Lynch as Rick Legarski - 9/16
* and Ted Levine as Horst Kleinsasser - 7/16

### Special Guest Stars

* Ryan Phillippe as Cody Hoyt - 5/16
* Omar Metwally as Marshal Mark Lindor - 7/16

### Recurring Guest Stars

* Brooke Smith as Merrilee Legarski - 8/16
* Gage Marsh as Justin Hoyt - 5/16
* Jeffrey Joseph as Joseph Dewell 4/16
* Gabriel Jacob-Cross as Kai Dewell - 6/16
* Camille Hollett-French as Melissa - 3/16
* Patrick Gallagher as Walter Tubb - 9/16
* Camille Sullivan as Joanie Sullivan - 4/16
* Chad Willett as Robert Sullivan - 3/16
* Sharon Taylor as Elena Sosa - 5/16
* Karin Konoval as Penelope Denesuk - 3/16
* John Kapelos as Ted Maynard - 2/16
* Sara Canning as Rachel Westergaard - 2/16
* Evan Whitten as Erik Westergaard - 2/16
* Anja Savcic as Scarlet Leyendecker - 7/16
* Michael Raymond-James as Blake Kleinsasser - 4/16
* Britt Robertson as Cheyenne Kleinsasser - 6/16
* Kyle Schmid as John Wayne Kleinsasser - 5/16
* Ryan Dorsey as Rand Kleinsasser - 5/16
* Rachel Colwell as Angela - 4/16
* Sebastian Roché as Sheriff Wagy - 6/16
* Paul Piaskowski as Al Gregor - 5/16
* Michelle Forbes as Margaret Kleinsasser - 6/16
* Michelle Veintimilla as Rosie Amaya - 4/16
* Carlos Gomez as Gil Amaya - 3/16

### Recurring Co-Stars

* Dakota Daulby as Jimmy - 2/16
* Nisreen Slim as Nurse Holt - 2/16
* Kate Gajdosik as Reporter - 2/16
* Michael Meneer as Reporter - 2/16
* Zoë Noelle Baker as Phoebe Leyendecker - 6/16
* Jaycie Dotin as Mary Leyendecker - 2/16

## Lineup Changes

* Ryan Phillippe is billed as *starring* in "Pilot". All his subsequent appearances are billed as *special guest star*.
* Natalie Alyn Lind and Jade Pettyjohn are billed as *starring* from "Pilot" through "The End is Near".
* Ted Levine is billed as *starring* from "Catastrophic Thinking" onwards.

## Notes

* The show premiered on November 17, 2020, starting its run of being on Tuesdays at 10:00pm/9:00c.
* On January 25, 2021, ABC announced that Ted Levine would join the main cast of the season as Horst Kleinsasser, a rancher with an empire he's run for decades who has had a stroke. Additionally, Kyle Schmid would have a recurring role as John Wayne Kleinsasser, Horst's second-born son.
	+ On January 28, 2021, they announced five more recurring guest stars: Michelle Forbes as Margaret Kleinsasser, Britt Robertson as Cheyenne Kleinsasser, Michael Raymond-James as Blake Kleinsasser, Ryan Dorsey as Rand Kleinsasser, and Omar Metwally as Deputy US Marshal Mark Lindor.

## Gallery

### Promotional Videos

Big Sky - Check Out The Full TrailerBig Sky Season 1 Teaser Promo "Lovely Day"Big Sky Cast ABC Teaser -2Big Sky Cast - (ABC Teaser)