Western/sci-fi mash-up Outer Range is back for its second season on Prime Video, with more mysteries set to be unfurled after that huge season 1 finale reveal and cliffhanger.

Advertisement

The new season continues to centre on Josh Brolin's Royal Abbott, who is struggling to keep his family together in the aftermath of their granddaughter Amy's disappearance.

Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the void on the west pasture of their ranch deepens, with consequences which could shake the foundations of time itself.

But who stars alongside Brolin in season 2? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Outer Range - but be warned of spoilers for season 1.

Meet the cast of Outer Range season 2

Here is the main cast list for Outer Range season 2. Scroll on for more information about the actors and the characters they play.

More like this
  • Josh Brolin plays Royal Abbott
  • Imogen Poots plays Autumn/Amy Abbott
  • Lili Taylor plays Cecilia Abbott
  • Tamara Podemski plays Deputy Sheriff Joy
  • Lewis Pullman plays Rhett Abbott
  • Tom Pelphrey plays Perry Abbott
  • Noah Reid plays Billy Tillerson
  • Shaun Sipos plays Luke Tillerson
  • Isabel Arraiza plays Maria Olivares
  • Olive Abercrombie plays Amy Abbott
  • Will Patton plays Wayne Tillerson

Josh Brolin plays Royal Abbott

Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) in Outer Range season 2 wearing a cowboy hat
Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) in Outer Range season 2. Prime Video

Who is Royal Abbott? Royal is Wyoming born and bred and described as kind of a last real cowboy. He's an unsettled settler and believes home is everything.

Where have I seen Josh Brolin before? Brolin has had a long and illustrious film career, and is known for his roles in The Goonies, True Grit, Men in Black 3, Sicario, Dune Parts 1 and 2 and more. Marvel fans may know him as Avengers villain Thanos, although they may also know him for his role as Cable in Deadpool 2.

Imogen Poots plays Autumn/Amy Abbott

Imogen Poots as Autumn in Outer Range, looking in the mirror, distressed
Imogen Poots as Autumn in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Autumn/Amy Abbott? Autumn is an itinerant woman who charms the Abbotts into letting her camp on their land. She has a checkered past and seeks cosmic truths, but lives without regrets and embraces the unknown. In season 1 it was revealed that she is actually Amy, Royal's missing granddaughter.

Where have I seen Imogen Poots before? Poots has appeared in a number of films since her cinematic debut in 2005's V for Vendetta, and is known for her roles in films including The Father, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Vivarium.

Lili Taylor plays Cecilia Abbott

Lili Taylor as Cecilia Abbott in Outer Range. It is night and she is lit by an orange glow
Lili Taylor as Cecilia Abbott in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Cecilia Abbott? Cecilia is the warm, salt-of-the-earth and fiercely loyal matriarch of the Abbott family. She has a deep faith which is tested in the series.

Where have I seen Lili Taylor before? Taylor has had roles in series such as Six Feet Under, Perry Mason and Manhunt, while her film career has included appearances in The Conjuring and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

Tamara Podemski plays Deputy Sheriff Joy

Tamara Podemski as Deputy Sheriff Joy in Outer Range in a camp
Tamara Podemski as Deputy Sheriff Joy in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Deputy Sheriff Joy? Joy is a lifelong cop and is running for county sheriff. She's the first gay Native American to ever do so in Wyoming. Joy is thrust into an investigation surrounding the Tillerson family.

Where have I seen Tamara Podemski before? Podemski has starred in Reservation Dogs and the US adaptation of the BBC's Ghosts, while she's also had roles on Canadian series including Heartland, Coroner and Murdoch Mysteries.

Lewis Pullman plays Rhett Abbott

Lewis Pullman as Rhett Abbott in Outer Range, topless and fixing a car
Lewis Pullman as Rhett Abbott in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Rhett Abbott? The youngest and most rebellious son of Royal and Cecilia, Rhett wants to become a championship bull rider. However, a shocking event, and a girl just returned to town, make him reconsider everything he thinks he knows.

Where have I seen Lewis Pullman before? Pullman is best known for his roles in films Bad Times at the El Royale, Strangers: Prey at Night and Top Gun: Maverick, while he also recently appeared in Lessons in Chemistry.

Tom Pelphrey plays Perry Abbott

Perry Abbott on the right (played by Tom Pelphrey), with Cecilia Abbott (played by Lili Taylor) and Royal Abbott (played by Josh Brolin)
Perry Abbott (front right, played by Tom Pelphrey), with Cecilia Abbott (played by Lili Taylor) and Royal Abbott (played by Josh Brolin). Richard Foreman/Prime Video

Who is Perry Abbott? Perry is the eldest and most dutiful of the Abbott sons, but he is torn up by the mystery of his missing wife Rebecca. He's an expert rancher and is doing his best as a single dad to his daughter Amy.

Where have I seen Tom Pelphrey before? Pelphrey played Ward Meachum in the Marvel Netflix series Iron Fist, and has since gone on to appear in Ozark as Wendy's brother Ben. He's also had roles in David Fincher's Oscar-nominated film Mank as the central character's brother Joseph, and the series Love & Death and A Man in Full.

Noah Reid plays Billy Tillerson

Noah Reid as Billy Tillerson in Outer Range, wearing a cowboy outfit and holding his thumb up while stood on a roadside
Noah Reid as Billy Tillerson in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Billy Tillerson? Billy is the youngest of the three Tillerson brothers, and is different to the other two. He is ethereal, unsettling, and often sings in order to pour his heart out.

Where have I seen Noah Reid before? Alongside his career as a musician, Reid has appeared in series such as Schitt's Creek and Franklin.

Shaun Sipos plays Luke Tillerson

Luke Tillerson (played by Shaun Sipos) sitting at a desk looking concerned
Luke Tillerson (played by Shaun Sipos). Richard Foreman/Prime Video

Who is Luke Tillerson? Luke is the Abbotts' neighbour and their arch-rival. He runs the day-to-day business of his family's ranch operation with a ruthless competitive streak, which turns vengeful and toxic when there is a sudden turn of events for his family.

Where have I seen Shaun Sipos before? Sipos is known for appearing in series such as The Vampire Diaries, Krypton and Reacher, as well as in a main role on Melrose Place.

Isabel Arraiza plays Maria Olivares

Maria Olivares (right, played by Isabel Arraiza) with Rhett Abbott (played by Lewis Pullman) looking into each other's eyes
Maria Olivares (right, played by Isabel Arraiza) with Rhett Abbott (played by Lewis Pullman). Richard Foreman/Prime Video

Who is Maria Olivares? Maria went to high school with Rhett, and is now back from college and looking for more than just a fresh start.

Where have I seen Isabel Arraiza before? Arraiza's TV roles include appearing in Pearson and The Oath, while she was also in the Denzel Washington and Jared Leto-starring film The Little Things.

Olive Abercrombie plays Amy Abbott

Olive Abercrombie as Amy Abbott in Outer Range, sat on a swing
Olive Abercrombie as Amy Abbott in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Amy Abbott? Amy is the nine-year-old daughter of Perry and Rebecca Abbott, and is a fiercely independent ranch girl. However, her anxieties begin to mount following her mother’s disappearance. She went missing at the end of season 1, and Royal then realised Autumn was an older version of her.

Where have I seen Olive Abercrombie before? At such a young age, Abercrombie has already had quite the career, having starred in The Haunting of Hill House, Stargirl and Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches.

Will Patton plays Wayne Tillerson

Will Patton as Wayne Tillerson in Outer Range in a black outfit and hat
Will Patton as Wayne Tillerson in Outer Range. Prime Video

Who is Wayne Tillerson? Wayne has known Royal for more than 50 years, and there is no love lost between them. He's a ruthlessly capitalistic, crafty, superstitious and dangerous a man who is used to getting what he wants.

Where have I seen Will Patton before? Patton has been on-screen since the 1980s, appearing in films including Armageddon, Minari and 2018's Halloween, plus its sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, as well as the recent series Silo.

Outer Range season 2 will hit Prime Video on 16th May. Sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime Video and pay £8.99 a month after that.

Advertisement

Check out more of our Sci-Fi coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement