''Outer Range'' is an American

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neo-Western

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series created by Brian Watkins and starring

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and Imogen Poots. It premiered on

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on April 15, 2022. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, with Charles Murray taking over Watkins' position as showrunner.

Premise

Royal Abbott is a

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rancher who is fighting for his land and family. He discovers a mysterious black void in the pasture after the arrival of Autumn, a drifter with a connection to Abbott's ranch. While the Abbott family copes with the disappearance of their daughter-in-law Rebecca, they are pushed further to the brink when a rival family, the Tillersons, try to take over their land.

Cast and characters

Main

as Royal Abbott, Cecilia Abbott’s husband and father of Rhett and Perry * Imogen Poots as Autumn, a strange young woman who arrives at the Abbott ranch and camps out on the land *

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as Cecilia Abbott, owner of the Abbott ranch and mother of Rhett and Perry * Tom Pelphrey as Perry Abbott, Royal's elder son and the father of Amy *

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as Deputy Sheriff Joy Hawk, the acting sheriff of the county where the town of Wabang is situated. * Lewis Pullman as Rhett Abbott, Royal's younger son * Noah Reid as Billy Tillerson, the younger son of the Tillerson family * Shaun Sipos as Luke Tillerson, the elder son of the Tillerson family *

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as Wayne Tillerson, the father of Billy and Luke and head of the family * Isabel Arraiza as Maria Olivares, a bank teller that Rhett is interested in * Olive Abercrombie as Amy Abbott, the 9-year-old daughter of Perry * Deirdre O'Connell as Patricia Tillerson, the mother of Billy and Luke, and Wayne's estranged ex-wife * Kristen Connolly as Rebecca Abbott, Perry's missing wife

Recurring

* Matthew Maher as Deputy Matt * MorningStar Angeline as Martha Hawk, the wife of Joy Hawk. *

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as Trevor Tillerson * Hank Rogerson as Kirkland Miller *

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as Karl Cleaver

Production

In February 2020, it was announced that

had signed on to star in ''Outer Range''. The series is executive produced by Brolin, Brian Watkins, Zev Borow,

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, Robin Sweet,

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, Tony Krantz, and

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through his

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. In December 2020, it was announced that Lewis Pullman, Noah Reid, Shaun Sipos, and Isabel Arraiza had joined the cast, alongside Brolin, Imogen Poots,

, and Tom Pelphrey. The series marks Brolin's first television series role in nearly 20 years. It was filmed over the course of eight months in

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. On October 6, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans composed the series' music.

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have released the soundtrack.

Episodes

Release

A teaser trailer was released on March 9, 2022. The first two episodes of the eight-episode first season premiered on Prime Video on April 15, 2022, with two new episodes premiering each week.

Reception

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

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