The Big Sky | |
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Genre | Police procedural |
Created by | David E. Kelley |
Based on | The Highway by C. J. Box |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Distributor | 20th Television |
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Original network | ABC |
The Big Sky is an upcoming American procedural drama created by David E. Kelley and based on the book The Highway by C. J. Box.
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.
The series, developed by David E. Kelley was announced in January 2020 when ABC gave it a straight to series order. [1] The series is produced by A+E Studios and 20th Century Fox Television.
John Carroll Lynch, Dedee Pfeiffer, Ryan Phillippe and Katheryn Winnick were the first cast additions announced through February 2020. [2] [3] [4] [5] In March, Brian Geraghty, Kylie Bunbury, Natalie Alyn Lind and Jesse James Keitel were added, with Bunbury in the lead role. [6] [7] [8] [9]
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