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Big Sky: Jensen Ackles on Possible Season 4 Return, Beau's Backstory

Big Sky: Deadly Trails star Jensen Ackles on if he would return if there's a Season 4, Beau's backstory & a problem streaming could solve.

Published Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:49:13 -0600

by Ray Flook

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Okay, so with the season finale of ABC's Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Jensen Ackles & Reba McEntire-starring Big Sky: Deadly Trails less than 24 hours old, we're going to tread carefully when it comes to spoilers. But while we're going to keep things pretty vague, we still need to throw on the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign and drop an image spoiler buffer because we can't discuss what Ackles had to say about the show and his future without dropping some details… you've been warned!

By the time the credits rolled on S03E13 "That Old Feeling," Ackles's Beau Arlen was left standing at a personal & professional crossroads. Does he head off with his ex-wife Carla (Angelique Cabral) and daughter Emily (Cree Cicchino) to try to make up for past mistakes, or does he stay where he is with Jenny (Winnick) and look to forge a new future? Clearly, his character was positioned to make a return or be written off should the series receive a fourth season. Speaking with TV Insider, Ackles addressed if he would be interested in returning, Beau having more story to tell, and one thing that might factor into his being sacked to return.

So Would Ackles Return for "Big Sky" Season 4? "I don't know. They haven't even picked up the show yet for Season 4, so I don't know if anybody's coming back for Season 4 yet. That's above my pay grade. But if they do decide to pick up a Season 4 — which I would hope they would, I think the show's really great, and I think it's got a lot of story left to tell — I don't know. They had me for one season. They were probably like, well, let's just bring him in for one, and we'll see how it goes, and then we'll go from there. So they're waiting to hear what happened with the show, and then they'll probably talk to [showrunner] Elwood [Reid] and try to figure out what to do with the characters, those that are returning and those that they want to return."

Ackles on Unpacking Beau's Backstory: "There's a lot to unpack there with his backstory and what happened in Houston with his partner and how that affected his marriage and why he and Carla split up. There's certainly a lot to dive into."

Ackles on Returning & One Issue That Streaming Could Fix: "There's a lot of other characters to service on the show, and like many ensemble casts, maybe there's some parts of the story or some characters that you don't get to dive in as much as you'd like to with. I know I have questions, but we're kind of hamstrung by the whole 42-and-a-half-minute thing, and we gotta get those commercials in there. Maybe if they move it over to streaming, we'll have some extra time. We can tell some more story."

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