Big Sky: Season 1

2020 · 16 episodes · ★ 6.9

What Season 1 of Big Sky

Season 1 of Big Sky has 16 episodes and premiered on November 17, 2020. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

16episodes

Nov 17, 2020Aired

May 18, 2021latest episode

11.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Nov 17, 2020 · 47 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Directing: Paul McGuigan · Writing: David E. Kelley · Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Terry Chen, Pasha Ebrahimi, Alexandra Staseson
1x02 Nowhere to Run
Nov 24, 2020 · 45 min · ★ 6.1
Forced to form an unlikely team, Cassie and Jenny set out to continue the search for the missing girls. Meanwhile, Danielle, Grace and Jerrie get to work on planning their escape, leading Legarski to struggle with the consequences of his actions as a distracted Ronald deals with a difficult relationship with his mother.
Directing: Paul McGuigan · Writing: David E. Kelley · Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Jared Ager-Foster, Camille Hollett-French, Gage Marsh
1x03 The Big Rick
Dec 1, 2020 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directing: Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Writing: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro · Starring: Darren Dolynski, Gage Marsh, Daryl Shuttleworth, Gabriel Jacob-Cross
1x04 Unfinished Business
Dec 8, 2020 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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 · Starring Ryan Phillippe, Camille Sullivan, Gage Marsh, Ty Olsson
1x05 A Good Day to Die
Dec 15, 2020 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directing: Jennifer Lynch · Writing: Jonathan Shapiro · Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Camille Sullivan, Sharon Taylor, Alix Schwartz
1x06 The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood
Jan 26, 2021 · 44 min · ★ 6.4
Jenny and Cassie officially team up to track down Ronald. Merilee struggles with the fact she didn't truly know her husband. Helen learns about her son's deeds.
Directing: Mark Tonderai · Writing: Maria Sten · Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Sara Vickruck, Tanya Champoux, Nisreen Slim
1x07 I Fall to Pieces
Feb 2, 2021 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
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 · Starring Marlene Ginader, Dale Wolfe, Todd Mann, Nisreen Slim
1x08 The End Is Near
Feb 9, 2021 · 44 min
Cassie and Jenny grow more suspicious of the circumstances with every visit to the hospital, while Ronald finds himself in a precarious situation thanks to a nosy paperboy. With his back against the wall, Ronald will have to address his inner demons and decide just how far is too far.
Directing: Hanelle M. Culpepper · Writing: Morenike Balogun · Starring: Karin Konoval, Sara Canning, Evan Whitten, Alessandro Juliani
1x09 Let It Be Him
Feb 16, 2021 · 43 min
While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.
Directing: Michael Goi · Writing: Jonathan Shapiro · Starring: Karin Konoval, Sara Canning, Evan Whitten, Sharon Taylor
1x10 Catastrophic Thinking
Apr 13, 2021 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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 · Starring Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Michael Raymond-James, Jaycie Dotin
1x11 All Kinds of Snakes
Apr 13, 2021 · 45 min
Right as the women of Dewell and 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 Elwood Reid · Starring Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché
1x12 No Better Than Dogs
Apr 20, 2021 · 45 min
Cassie and Jenny each face a dangerous attempt to run them out of town while Jerrie has a close encounter with a dangerous threat of her own. Back at the ranch, Blake returns home, where he receives anything but a warm welcome. This ain't your typical family reunion.
Directing: Oliver Bokelberg · Writing: Maria Sten, Elwood Reid · Starring: Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché
1x13 White Lion
Apr 27, 2021 · 45 min
Cassie and Jenny hear that a body has been discovered on the Kleinsasser ranch and, fearing the worst, Jenny takes the investigation up a notch, but the Kleinsassers have a plan of their own. Meanwhile, Cassie teams up with Lindor to follow a hot lead on Ronald, who, suspicious that his whereabouts have been revealed, decides to do some damage control—or perhaps just damage.
Directing: Christina Alexandra Voros · Writing: Morenike Balogun, Elwood Reid · Starring: Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché
1x14 Nice Animals
May 4, 2021 · 45 min
Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.
Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Jonathan Shapiro, Elwood Reid · Starring Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché
1x15 Bitter Roots
May 11, 2021 · 43 min
When Scarlet gets an alarming call that her sister is missing, Ronald realizes just how twisted his situation has become and must decide his next move. Meanwhile, Cassie, Jenny, Gil and Rosie find themselves in a whole mess of trouble on the ranch, forced to face off against the worst of the Kleinsasser bunch. But this team is tough and even the strongest family trees can fall.
Directed by Alonso Alvarez · Written by Elwood Reid · Starring Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché
1x16 Love Is a Strange and Dangerous Thing Season Finale
May 18, 2021 · 44 min
Cassie and Jenny leave the Kleinsasser women to forge their own path, ridding themselves of their ranch troubles and heading back home. Along with Jerrie and Lindor, they finally get to see Ronald behind bars, though he quickly strips them of any satisfaction by leading them on a wild goose chase, straight into the arms of the syndicate. A brutal battle ensues, clearing a path for Scarlet and Ronald to escape, but while they run off into the sunset Jenny risks her life to save Cassie’s. Is this the end for our dynamic duo? Only time will tell.
Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker, Elwood Reid · Starring Omar Metwally, Anja Savcic, Britt Robertson, Sebastian Roché