2021 American Western crime-drama television series
Joe Pickett
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Genre
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Based on
| Joe Pickett
by
C. J. Box
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Directed by
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Starring
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Composer
| The Newton Brothers
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Country of origin
| United States
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 20
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Executive producers
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Producer
| Linda Rogers-Ambury
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Production location
| Canada
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Running time
| 42?59 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
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Release
| December 6, 2021
(
2021-12-06
)
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July 30, 2023
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2023-07-30
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Joe Pickett
is an American
neo-Western
crime drama
television series based on characters created by novelist
C.J. Box
. The series is produced by
Paramount Television Studios
and was initially released on
Spectrum Originals
in 2021, and then on
Paramount+
.
[1]
The series stars
Michael Dorman
,
Julianna Guill
,
Sharon Lawrence
,
Paul Sparks
, Mustafa Speaks, and
David Alan Grier
.
[2]
[3]
The first season premiered on December 6, 2021, and consisted of ten episodes. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season
[4]
which premiered on June 4, 2023, on Paramount+.
[5]
In October 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.
[6]
Synopsis
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The series follows the life of Joe Pickett, a
Wyoming
-based
game warden
, and his family in the small town of Saddlestring and the surrounding wilderness of
Yellowstone National Park
.
[1]
Cast
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Main
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- Michael Dorman
as Joe Pickett, a dedicated game warden who moves with his family to
Saddlestring, Wyoming
- Zebastin Borjeau (recurring season 1) and
Azriel Dalman
(guest season 2) as young Joe Pickett
- Julianna Guill
as Marybeth Pickett, Joe's wife, the mother of their daughters Sheridan and Lucy, and a former lawyer
- Sharon Lawrence
as Missy Vankeuren, Marybeth's materialistic mother who moves in with the Picketts after her fiance is incarcerated
- Paul Sparks
as Wacey Hedeman (season 1), a game warden in the adjacent district to Twelve Sleep County who seeks to run for Sheriff
- Mustafa Speaks as Nate Romanowski, a skilled survivalist and falconer who is accused of murder
- Skywalker Hughes as Sheridan Pickett, Joe and Marybeth's elder daughter
- Kamryn Pliva as Lucy Pickett, Joe and Marybeth's younger daughter
- David Alan Grier
as Vern Dunnegan, a well-respected former game warden and the unofficial mayor of Saddlestring
- Chad Rook as Deputy McLanahan (season 2; recurring season 1), an arrogant and ignorant deputy for the Twelve Sleep County Sheriff's Department
[7]
- Aadila Dosani as Deputy Cricket Ludlow (season 2; recurring season 1), an intelligent but inexperienced deputy for the Twelve Sleep County Sheriff's Department
[7]
- Keean Johnson
as Luke Brueggeman (season 2), a trainee game warden working under Joe
[7]
- Vivienne Guynn as April Keeley (season 2; recurring season 1), Ote and Jeannie's daughter
[7]
Recurring
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- Leah Gibson
as Jeannie Keeley (season 1; guest season 2), Ote's pregnant wife and April's mother
- Cassie Dzienny as Sadie Pickett (season 1; guest season 2), Joe and Victor's mother
- Kyle Mac as George Pickett (season 1), Joe and Victor's abusive father
- Oliver Mandelcorn as Victor Pickett (season 1), Joe's younger brother
- Joshua Morettin as young Victor Pickett (guest season 1)
- Jacqueline and Joyce Robbins
as Violet and Vivan Bouvier (season 1), a pair of elderly twin sisters who run an
emu
ranch
- Patrick Gallagher
as Sheriff Bud Barnum, the head of the Twelve Sleep County Sheriff's department, who is inexperienced with investigating violent crime
- Judith Buchan as Opal Scarlett (season 1; guest season 2), the matriarch of the Scarlett family and a wealthy rancher who is willing to go to extreme lengths to become richer
- Evie Marsten as Julie Scarlett (season 1; guest season 2), Arlen's daughter, Opal's granddaughter and the local school bully
- Brendan Fletcher
as Arlen Scarlett (season 1; guest season 2), Opal's elder son and Julie's father
- Roger LeBlanc as Hank Scarlett, Opal's younger son and an experienced hunter
- Rachel Colwell as Taylor Maldonado (season 1), a
wildlife biologist
from a local
reservation
, who owns an animal rescue centre
- Alex Breaux as Caleb and Camish Grimmengruber (season 2), a pair of twin poachers known as the
Grim Brothers
who illegally hunt together on
"Bermuda Mountain"
[7]
- John Ralston
as Derek Longbrake (season 2), a regular at the bar where Missy works
[7]
- Julianne Christie as Blaire Urman (season 2), Marybeth's boss and the wife of a well-known hunter from Saddlestring, Frank Urman, who goes missing on Bermuda Mountain
- Cheryl De Luca as Alisha Whiteplume (season 2), the school guidance counselor at Sheridan and Lucy's school
[7]
- Sean Wei Mah as Charlie Left Hand (season 2), a desperate father from the local reservation searching for his missing daughter Marissa
[7]
- T'anchay Redvers as Marissa Left Hand (season 2), Charlie's missing daughter
[7]
- Chris Gauthier
as Randy Pope (season 2), Joe's new boss at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
[7]
- Aaron Dean Eisenberg as Klamath Moore (season 2), the violent leader of the "Stop the Slaughter" animal rights movement
[7]
- Emily Alabi as Shenandoah Yellowcalf/ Shannon Moore (season 2), Klamath's wife, who is concerned at the lengths he is willing to go to grow their movement
[7]
Guest
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- Ben Hollingworth
as Ote Keeley (season 1), a troublesome poacher whose murder leads to a series of investigations in Saddlestring
- Malik Elassal as Calvin Mendes (season 1), one of Ote's fellow hunters
- Owen Crow Shoe as Kyle Lensegrav (season 1), another of Ote's hunting friends
- David Haysom as Clyde Lidgard (season 1), the local "town creep" who lives isolated outside Saddlestring
- Mark Bellamy as Mitch (season 1), a Saddlestring resident who keeps abreast of everyone in town
- Diego Diablo Del Mar as Oliver Lopez, a taxidermist in Saddlestring
- David Cubitt
as Jerry Kelmeckis (season 1), a hitman hired to kill Nate Romanowski who poses as a
U.S. Marshal
- Blair Young as Les Etbauer (season 1), Joe's former boss and supervisor for the
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Lochlyn Munro
as Governor Budd, the
Governor of Wyoming
who was previously busted by Joe for fishing without a license
- Jessica Zhang as Wendy (season 2), the receptionist at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- David Trimble as Terry Boulden (season 2), a celebrated hunter that was targeted by Klamath Moore's activists
- Josh Collins as Chris Urman (season 2), Blaire's nephew and the last person to see his uncle alive
- Patrick Garrow as Buck Lothar (season 2), the host of the Buck Talk radio show and a self-proclaimed "master tracker"
- Joel Jackshaw as Wally Conway (season 2), a hunter who claims to be the "best shot in Wyoming"
- Noah Dalton Danby
as "Big" Merle Connor (season 2), a former Special Operative and an associate of Nate's, who is also on the run
- Ryan Robbins
as Robbie Jax (season 2), a former Special Operative in hiding in South Dakota
Episodes
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Series overview
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Season 1 (2021)
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Season 2 (2023)
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Production
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Cast
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In April 2021, it was announced that
Michael Dorman
would star in the title role whilst
David Alan Grier
,
Julianna Guill
,
Sharon Lawrence
, Mustafa Speaks,
Paul Sparks
, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pilva joined the cast as series regulars.
[10]
In June 2022, Vivienne Guynn, Chad Rook and Aadila Dosani were promoted to series regulars for the second season.
Keean Johnson
also joined the cast as a series regular whilst Alex Breaux, Sean Wei Mah,
John Ralston
, Cheryl De Luca,
Chris Gauthier
, Emily Alabi, T’anchay Redvers and Aaron Dean Eisenberg were set to recur.
[7]
Development
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In March 2021,
Spectrum Originals
ordered
Joe Pickett
straight to series and would be based on
C.J. Box's
series of novels of the same name.
[11]
The first season was an adaption of the first and third
Joe Pickett novels
,
Open Season
and
Winterkill
respectively.
[1]
[12]
On October 31, 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons.
[6]
Filming
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Although the series' setting is the rural town of Saddlestring, Wyoming, the series was filmed on location around Calgary,
[13]
specifically the
Cochrane
area.
[14]
In July 2022, the second season started production in
Okotoks, Alberta
and
High River, Alberta
.
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Themes
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Joe Pickett
is part of a resurgence in the Western genre.
[1]
[16]
[17]
Release
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The series was initially a streaming exclusive for Spectrum, having launched in December 2021, during which time it became the most-watched series on the network.
[4]
The first season was later added to Paramount+.
Reception
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Joe Keller, writing a review for
Decider.com
, says "
Joe Pickett
has some unexpected humor among the darkness, and a title character that shows his weaknesses and baggage on his face, even to the people he’s trying to help or arrest. It’s a show that has a more realistic feel and flows a lot better than some of the shows we’ve seen in the
Western genre
of late."
[18]
TV Guide's
Matt Roush writes, "I mean it as the highest compliment when I suggest that anyone who followed
Longmire
from cable to
Netflix
will find a kindred spirit here. From the early episodes, this also appears to be following the outlines of Box’s disciplined storytelling more faithfully than the bizarrely baroque
Big Sky
."
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References
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"David Alan Grier, Sharon Lawrence Among Five to Join Cast of Spectrum Originals Drama 'Joe Pickett'
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Variety
. Retrieved
2022-07-01
.
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Petski, Denise (2021-07-07).
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'Joe Pickett': Virgin River's Benjamin Hollingsworth Joins Spectrum Originals Drama As Recurring"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
2023-01-20
.
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White, Peter (2022-02-09).
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'Joe Pickett' Renewed For Season 2 At Spectrum; Michael Dorman Drama Becomes Network's Most Watched Series As Paramount+ Set To Stream"
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Deadline
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Rice, Lynette (April 11, 2023).
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'Joe Pickett': Paramount+ Drops New Trailer, Reveals Season 2 Return Of Neo-Western Drama"
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Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
April 11,
2023
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Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 31, 2023).
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Joe Pickett
Not Returning for Season 3"
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"Shows A-Z ? Joe Pickett on Paramount+"
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The Futon Critic
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Petski, Denise (April 19, 2021).
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'Joe Pickett': David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Among 7 Cast In Spectrum Originals Drama"
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2023
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Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2021-03-18).
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2022-07-01
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"Mustafa Speaks Interview: Joe Pickett"
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ScreenRant
. 2021-12-27
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2022-07-02
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"New Zealand actor Michael Dorman, David Alan Grier to star in Calgary-shot series Joe Pickett"
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calgaryherald
. Retrieved
2022-07-01
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"Filming about to begin for Joe Pickett series in Cochrane"
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CochraneNow
. Retrieved
2022-07-02
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"Joe Pickett back in the Foothills for season two"
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HighRiverOnline
. Retrieved
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Ingram, Hunter (2022-06-21).
"Inside the Resurgence of the Wild, Wild West on TV ? and Why It's Happening Now"
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'Joe Pickett' Paramount Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?"
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"Roush Review: Don't Underestimate Spectrum's 'Joe Pickett'
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TV Insider
. Retrieved
2022-07-03
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