Country stars Lyle Lovett and Darius Rucker will guest in an upcoming episode of ABC’s Big Sky: Deadly Trails. According to Deadline, Lovett and Rucker will portray partners who are hired for their tracking skills. Lovett will play Tex, an expert tracker who has a snake-like charm with a gift for music. Rucker will portray Possum, a hired gun who works at night like his nocturnal namesake. The airdate for their episode has not yet been shared as of press time.
Lovett and Rucker are the latest country stars to appear on the show. Reba McEntire joined the cast this season as a series regular, portraying Sunny Barnes, the matriarch of a successful backcountry outfitter with a secret history of missing customers. In a recurring role, Reba’s real life boyfriend Rex Linn portrays Sunny’s husband, Buck Barnes.
Big Sky: Deadly Trails also stars Katheryn Winnick as Jenny Hoyt, Kylie Bunbury as Cassie Dewell, Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane, Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Tonya Wallis, J. Anthony Pena as Deputy Mo Poppernak and Jensen Ackles as Beau Arlen.
The series airs Wednesdays at 10 pm ET/PT on ABC, and streams the next day on Hulu.
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