‘Big Sky’ Season 3 Episode 2 Photos, Plot, Cast and Air Date

ABC’s Big Sky season three episode one introduced Sunny Barnes and her family, set up a missing hiker investigation, and found Jenny working closely with series newcomer Sheriff Beau Arlen (Jensen Ackles). Episode two – “The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep” – continues diving into the hiker’s disappearance and will air on September 28, 2022.

New season three episodes air on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

Season three stars Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Jensen Ackles as Sheriff Beau Arlen, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise, and J. Anthony Pena as Deputy Mo Poppernak. Reba McEntire guest stars as Sunny Barnes, Luke Mitchell plays Cormac Barnes, Rex Linn is Buck Barnes, and Seth Gabel plays Walter.

“The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep” Plot: Helena is turning into a real family town. When disgruntled “reformed” realtor Tonya calls the police on a squatter living in one of her homes, Jenny arrives only to discover a shocking connection to her past tied to the case. Across town, Cassie and Beau work to track the still-missing backpacker and Sunny works to protect a secret of her own hidden in the woods.

Meanwhile, Beau’s daughter Emily takes a campground investigation dangerously into her own hands, but has she stumbled upon a story far more nefarious than she could have imagined?

Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Jensen Ackles and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)

Big Sky Season 3 Description, Courtesy of ABC:

Private detective Cassie Dewell, undersheriff Jenny Hoyt, and newly appointed sheriff Beau Arlen maintain order in Helena, Montana, with their unparalleled investigative skills. But when a local backcountry trip led by charismatic outfitter Sunny Barnes goes awry, the trio faces their most formidable mystery yet – in which no camper can be trusted and where danger lurks around every jagged rock and gnarled tree.

Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
J. Anthony Pena and Teri Lynn Reeves in season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Rex Linn, Henry Ian Cusick, Cree Cicchino, and Luke Mitchell in season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Seth Gabel in season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Reba McEntire in season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Richard Jin, Jensen Ackles, and Katheryn Winnick in season 3 episode 2 (ABC/Michael Moriatis)
Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2
Luke Mitchell in “The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep” episode (ABC/Michael Moriatis)