Big Sky: John Carroll Lynch Confirmed to Return for Season 2 — But How?
Big Sky has already added plenty of new faces for Season 2 — but it will also welcome back a very familiar one.
John Carroll Lynch, who played Montana state trooper Rick Legarski on the ABC drama’s first season, confirmed on Thursday that he’ll be back for the show’s second season. The news came during Big Sky‘s virtual Q&A at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, but Lynch didn’t answer the obvious question: With Legarski — spoiler alert! — having died at his wife’s hand in Season 1, in what capacity will the actor be back?
It seems likely that Lynch could play Legarski’s twin brother, who was mentioned but never seen in the first season. Lynch also narrates a new teaser for Season 2, embedded above, and he notably delivers the line, “It’s like my brother always used to say: If you come to Big Sky, you’ll never leave.” (Plus, after Legarski’s death in Season 1, Lynch told TVLine, “I have a feeling there will be no more flashbacks” that involve his original character.)
Elsewhere in Season 2, Cassie and Jenny will reunite to investigate a car wreck outside Helena, Montana, but they discover 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 logline reads.
New cast members for the sophomore run include Logan Marshall-Green (Quarry), Janina Gavankar (The Morning Show), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos), Madelyn Kientz (Walker), Troy Johnson (On My Block), Lola Reid (Barkskins), Jeremy Ray Taylor (It), T.V. Carpio (The Client List) and Arturo Del Puerto (For All Mankind).
Big Sky returns Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10/9c. Happy to hear Lynch will be back in some form? Tell us below!
Finally!!! The casting news I’ve been waiting for (was beginning to lose hope.) Love John Carroll Lynch and whatever character he portrays had better still be ‘bad to the bone!’
The Legarski character was great in season 1A. As stated before, season 1B was a snoozefest.
Agree 1000%. I hope season 2 is better than 1B. Its like season 1B was a completely different show.
Was Rick the evil twin? Or are they both evil?
I don’t think using soap-opera methods works well for a supposedly serious drama.
If they were going to use the Twin gimmick, should have used it to bring back Ryan Phillipe…but I guess this will work too. HEY maybe it was really the Twin dressed up like a marshal who was shot and killed.🤔
Love the show, I just hope it stays with the excitement that made it poplar in the beginning.
Like killing off the stars of the show !
So happy to hear JCL will be back! I didn’t watch it after he left. I was so disappointed. He is a great actor, drama or comedy, but when he plays creepy nobody does it better. Welcome back!!
Welcome back JCL. I stopped watching when you left. Great actor, comedy or drama, but when you play creepy you’re the best. Welcome back. Now I can start watching again.
Why can’t you bring back Ryan Phillippe? Only reason i started watching the show was he was supposed to be in it. Then at the end of episode 1 you killed him off. Was just soooo wrong. I don’t watch it much cuz he’s not on it. I know lots of people that won’t watch due to that.
Sometimes dead is dead.
So so happy John Carroll Lynch is returning. I had a feeling when ronald mentioned he had a twin brother! What a great actor. Ronald as well…looking forward to the return
This is a really cool surprise, the brother mention clearly flew right over my head.
How great if he’s out for revenge!
So happy to hear Blue Sky is back! Love that series.
Looking forward to the season. Glad JCL is back 😀 I hope the series got some quality writers that know better than to go off on tangent with stupid plot lines.
I will never watch it again..first season was so disgusting and low life…sick and just no redeeming value of any kind. Why air such low downers? Revolting.
I’m so anxious to see what that limp-lizzard of a killer truck driver will do next. Wonder what kinda crazy he and his weirdo-girl friend will cook up this time!
Bringing back the dead man after you saw him shot in the head and buried in the car with a backhoe makes no sense! I won’t watch if he returns alive
I’m happy to hear this show will be returning.I really enjoyed it.And to have JCL also coming back is great.
I loved him when he was on The Walking Dead.I agree with others about the second part,very boring.Hopefully the 2nd season will be interesting.
Big Sky was on this season, but not last week or tonight, why?? Will it be back?