Reba McEntire has joined the cast of “Big Sky” Season 3 as a series regular. According to THR, McEntire will play the role of Sunny Brick, the mercurial matriarch of the Brick Family, a successful backcountry outfitter with a secret history of missing customers.
‘Big Sky” was just renewed for a third season last week when it was also announced Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) will join the cast as a series regular for next season.
The season 2 finale will air on ABC on Thursday, May 19 and stream the next day on Hulu. New episodes from Season 2 of “Big Sky” will also be coming to Disney+ internationally at a later date.
“Big Sky” Season 2 follows private detectives Cassie Dewell and Jenny Hoyt as they reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, and 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.
The series stars Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Brian Geraghty as Ronald Pergman, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane, Omar Metwally as Mark Lindor, Anja Savcic as Scarlet Leyendecker and Janina Gavankar as Ren. Jamie-Lynn Sigler has also been upped to series regular for Season 3. She had a recurring role in Season 2 as Tonya.
Elwood Reid (“The Chi,” “Hawaii Five-0”) serves as showrunner and executive producer.
Based on the series of books by C.J. Box, “Big Sky” is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Elwood Reid and Ross Fineman, and is produced by 20th Television in association with A+E Studios. 20th Television is a part of Disney Television Studios.
McEntire is an award-winning country singer and also starred in the CW comedy Reba, which ran for 6 seasons.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter