Big Sky (American TV series)


Big Sky is an upcoming American procedural drama television series created by David E. Kelley and based on the 2013 book The Highway by C. J. Box. The drama will air on ABC as a fall entry in the 2020–21 television season.

Premise

After his former partner convinces him to come out of self-imposed retirement, a disgraced ex-cop investigating the abduction of two sisters on an isolated Montana highway discovers that the location has seen multiple similar abductions and must race to find who is responsible while confronting the demons of his troubled past.

Cast

Development

The series, developed by David E. Kelley was announced in January 2020 when ABC gave it a straight to series order. The series is produced by A+E Studios and 20th Century Fox Television. Kelley and Ross Fineman will serve as executive producers, along with C. J. Box, Matthew Gross and Paul McGuigan. On June 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2020 and air on Tuesdays at 10:00pm/9:00c.

Casting

, Dedee Pfeiffer, Ryan Phillippe and Katheryn Winnick were the first cast additions announced through February 2020. In March, Brian Geraghty, Kylie Bunbury, Natalie Alyn Lind and Jesse James Keitel were added, with Bunbury in the lead role. On June 24, 2020, it was announced that Jade Pettyjohn joined the cast in a starring role.

Filming

Filming on the series' first season is scheduled to begin on August 24, 2020 and conclude on January 13, 2021.