
Scripted series · ABC
Big Sky
Welcome to the scenery of the crime.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
How Big Sky actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Big Sky reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. 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 perpetrator before another woman is taken.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 47 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202016 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Pilot

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202118 episodes
6.7IMDbWhen private detectives Cassie Dewell and Jenny Hoyt reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, they soon discover that the case may not be as straightforward as it seems. As they unravel the mystery of the accident, their worlds will collide with a band of unsuspecting teens, a flirtatious face from Jenny’s past, and a vicious outsider hellbent on finding answers.
Best episode · S02E02 Huckleberry

Season 3 · Complete
Deadly Trails
202213 episodes
8.6IMDbCassie, Jenny and newly appointed sheriff Beau Arlen maintain order in Helena, Montana with their unparalleled investigative skills. But when a local backcountry trip led by charismatic outfitter Sunny Barnes goes awry, the trio faces their most formidable mystery yet – in which no camper can be trusted and where danger lurks around every jagged rock and gnarled tree.
Best episode · S03E01 Do You Love An Apple
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E01
Pilot
While on a road trip to visit her boyfriend in Montana, Danielle Sullivan and her sister Grace are kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote part of the highway, setting off a chain of events that leads private detectives Cody Hoyt and Cassie Dewell to team up with Cody’s estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for the sisters. But when the investigators discover these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, it’s clear they’ve stumbled onto something much bigger than them all.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by David E. Kelley

S01E05
A Good Day to Die
Jenny and Cassie feel as if they're closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.
- Directed by Jennifer Lynch
- Written by Jonathan Shapiro

S01E03
The Big Rick
Still on the search for the missing girls, Cassie grows more suspicious of Legarski after a threatening conversation between the two. Meanwhile, Grace manages to make headway on the girls’ quest for freedom. Merilee pleads with Legarski to open up emotionally before it’s too late, and Helen finally confronts Ronald about his increasingly strange behavior.
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro

S01E10
Catastrophic Thinking
Three months after Ronald’s escape, Cassie and Jenny have officially partnered up to take down a fresh slew of troublemakers, but all isn’t coming up roses; Ronald is still on the loose, a domestic case takes a macabre and deadly turn, and a U.S. Marshall is sticking his nose in their case files. Right as the women of Dewell & Hoyt seem to be getting used to the new normal, Jenny gets an alarming call from an old flame; leading her and Cassie headfirst into a new case, a new jurisdiction and a whole lot of new trouble. It’s time to meet the Kleinsassers.
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker

S01E07
I Fall to Pieces
Cassie and Jenny work against the clock to find Ronald and prove Legarski’s guilt, calling on Grace to join their efforts and bravely help them in the process. Just when all the pieces start falling into place, Ronald’s emotions get the best of him as he makes an unthinkable decision, even for him. Merilee plays an unwilling and life-changing role in turning the case on its head on.
- Directed by Jennifer Lynch
- Written by Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker

S01E04
Unfinished Business
Unsatisfied with the investigation now that the girls' disappearance has made headlines, Cassie and Jenny take things into their own hands, tapping into their individual strengths to make headway in the case. Meanwhile, Legarski attempts to keep cool, but Ronald takes a different approach to protect himself. Still captive, Danielle and Jerrie tend to Grace, who makes a painful decision in an attempt to save them all.
- Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton
- Written by Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S03E13
That Old Feeling
- Directed by Jeff T. Thomas
- Written by Elwood Reid, Dominique A. Holmes

S03E12
Are You Mad?
- Directed by Ben Hernandez Bray
- Written by Jason Wilborn, Annakate Chappell

S03E11
Super Foxes
- Directed by Lisa Leone
- Written by Christine Roum, Ryan O'Nan

S03E10
A Thin Layer of Rock
- Directed by Ben Hernandez Bray
- Written by Jason Wilborn, Dominique A. Holmes

S03E09
Where There's Smoke There's Fire
- Directed by Keith Powell
- Written by Kyle Long, Brian McCauley Johnson

S03E08
Duck Hunting
- Directed by Blackhorse Lowe
- Written by Ryan O'Nan, Sharon Lee Watson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

David E. Kelley
Showrunner

Paul McGuigan
Executive producer
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C.J. Box
Executive producer
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Ross Fineman
Executive producer
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Matthew Gross
Executive producer

Elwood Reid
Writer
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Kyle Long
Writer
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Morenike Balogun
Writer
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Christine Roum
Writer
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Jason Wilborn
Writer
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Annakate Chappell
Writer

Ryan O'Nan
Writer
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Sharon Lee Watson
Writer
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Mike Flynn
Writer
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Kyle Long
Writer

Maria Sten
Writer

Jonathan Shapiro
Writer
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Dominique A. Holmes
Writer
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Matthew Tinker
Writer
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Brian McCauley Johnson
Writer
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Benjy Steinberg
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Paul McGuiganExecutive Producer
- David E. KelleyExecutive Producer
- C.J. BoxExecutive Producer
- Ross FinemanExecutive Producer
- Matthew GrossExecutive Producer
Writing
- Elwood ReidWriter
- Kyle LongWriter
- Morenike BalogunWriter
- David E. KelleyWriter
- Christine RoumWriter
- Jason WilbornWriter
Direction
- Paul McGuiganDirector
- Oliver BokelbergDirector
- Michael GoiDirector
- Keith PowellDirector
- Alonso AlvarezDirector
- Kelli WilliamsDirector
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