'Big Sky': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about ABC thriller starring Ryan Phillippe

The new thriller series 'Big Sky' will be premiering soon and promises to be another nail-biting drama from ABC network
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The pandemic might have put a lot of things on hold this year, but there's a little hope as life limps back to normalcy, or at least some of it. Your favourite shows are slowly trudging back, along with some thrilling new ones. The new thriller series 'Big Sky' will be premiering soon and promises to be another nail-biting drama from ABC network. The show has been adapted from the series by CJ Box who serves as executive producer on the show.

Here's all you need to know about the show.

Release date

'Big Sky' will air on ABC on Tuesday, November 17, at 10 pm.

Plot

The synopsis for the first episode of 'Big Sky' reads, “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.”

Cast

Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell

Kylie Bunbury (Getty images)

Bunbury is known for her work in 'Prom', 'The Sitter' and 'Game Night'.

Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt

Katheryn Winnick (Getty images)

Winnick is known for her roles in 'Amusement' (2008), 'Bones' (2010), 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III' (2012), 'Vikings' (2013–2020), 'The Art of the Steal' '(2013), 'Polar' (2019) and 'Wu Assassins' (2019).

Ryan Phillippe as Cody Hoyt

Ryan Phillippe (Getty images)

Phillippe came to fame with roles such as 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', 'Cruel Intentions', '54', 'The Lincoln Lawyer', 'Flags Of Our Fathers' and 'Gosford Park'. He also had the lead role as Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network thriller drama 'Shooter'.

The rest of the cast includes Brian Geraghty as Ronald Pergman, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane, Natalie Alyn Lind as Danielle Sullivan, Jade Pettyjohn as Grace Sullivan, Jesse James Keitel as Jerrie Kennedy and John Carroll Lynch as Rick Legarski.

Creators

David E Kelley, known for hits such as 'Big Little Lies' and 'Ally McBeal' serves as the showrunner. Paul McGuigan is the director.

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