Big Sky, the drama about the investigation into multiple killings in the secluded state of Montana, has been renewed for a second season.
ABC, which airs the show in the US, announced that Big Sky will be back for season 2 this week but didn't give much away on when we can expect it to air or what the storylines will be. That bit is understandable, seeing as season 1 still has a few episodes left to air.
In Digital Spy's review, we called the show highly entertaining, but stated it was "a soapy affair" with "pantomime" villains, which did clash with its very serious subject matter.
That subject matter, women getting kidnapped and murdered, became the centre of controversy. Groups representing tribes and Indigenous people criticised the show for being culturally insensitive by focusing on the plight of white women, when it is Indigenous women who are disproportionately kidnapped and murdered in real-life in that area.
The show's bosses responded to the backlash in a statement. It read: "After meaningful conversations with representatives of the Indigenous community, our eyes have been opened to the outsized number of Native American and Indigenous women who go missing and are murdered each year, a sad and shocking fact.
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"We are grateful for this education and are working with Indigenous groups to help bring attention to this important issue."
In the UK, the show is available to stream on Disney+, as part of its Star library.
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