Who is the new sheriff on Big Sky

Jensen Ackles is trading in demon hunting for crime fighting.

There's a new sheriff in town.

On the Thursday night season finale of Big Sky, Jensen Ackles makes his debut as Beau Arlen, who steps in as a temporary sheriff to help out his buddy Sheriff Tubb (Patrick Gallagher) while Tubb is temporarily out of commission.

In the exclusive clip above, we get our first glimpse at Beau, who seems to immediately butt heads with Jenny (Katheryn Winnick). Of course, whether she's officially on the force or not, Jenny Hoyt has never responded well to authority meted out from law enforcement above her.

Despite Jenny's immediate dislike of him, Beau has already started making friends on the force, including getting tabs on where the best fishing spots are on in the area. In a character description previously released by ABC, Beau is described as a "confident and charming good ol' boy from Texas."

That works nicely for Supernatural alum Ackles, who is not only from Texas, but is now joining his former screen partner Jared Padelecki in portraying Texan law enforcement (Padelecki is currently starring on The CW's Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, now titled Walker).

ABC already announced that this will mark the start of an arc for Ackles in Big Sky country, as Beau will move from his season 2 finale guest star role to a series regular in a fully-fledged one season arc in the recently announced season 3.

Jensen Ackles on 'Big Sky'

Jensen Ackles on 'Big Sky'

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Jenny's gut instincts are often right, so if she doesn't trust Beau initially, we probably shouldn't either. Perhaps Beau will feature in a new mystery in season 3, as this season's major storylines come to a head in the season 2 finale.

In addition to introducing Beau, "Catch a Few Fish" airing Thursday night, finds Jenny working to find Travis (Logan Marshall-Green) before he reaches a dangerous point of no return. Meanwhile, Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) changes the course of her quest for justice forever after receiving a startling surprise.

Big Sky was recently renewed for season 3 and upgraded Jamie-Lynn Sigler to series regular. It was also announced that country legend Reba McEntire will be joining season 3 as a series regular, as Sunny Brick, the matriarch of the Brick family, a "successful backcountry outfitter with a secret history of missing customers."

Watch the clip above for more.

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On May 13, ABC released a sneak peak of Jensen Ackles's role as Beau in Big Sky for the season two finale and then as a series regular in season three. Watch it here!

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Jensen Ackles & Jared Padalecki Talk "Supernatural" Success

This news is so good that it almost feels supernatural!

Jensen Ackles is the new sheriff in town on ABC's Big Sky. Joining Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick's Cassie Dewell and Jenny Hoyt, respectively, Jensen will star as Beau Arlen for the season two finale and then as a series regular in season three, TVLine reports.

On May 13, ABC released a teaser that gives us a sneak peak of the Supernatural alum's character who is "a confident and charming good ol' boy from Texas who steps in as temporary Sheriff (and Jenny Hoyt's new boss) as a favor to his friend Sheriff Tubb (Patrick Gallagher)," according to Deadline.

"You must be the new sheriff," Jenny says to Beau in the clip. "I would like a word with you." 

According to ABC's description, the season two finale titled "Catch a Few Fish," will follow Jenny as she "works to find Travis before he reaches a dangerous point of no return" and "Cassie changes the course of her quest for justice forever."

Later on in the episode, we'll meet Beau. "With Tubb out of commission for the time being, a new sheriff comes to town, and after getting fully acquainted with Cassie and Jenny, it seems like he may just stick around for a while."

The network later proved that they had no intention of getting rid of Jensen, as they promoted him to series regular for the new season on May 13.

Regardless, we'll be seeing a lot more of the actor on our small screens. 

The 44-year-old is joining Prime Video's The Boys for season three as Soldier Boy, which premieres June 3. He is also set to narrate the Supernatural prequel series The Winchesters.

Watch Jensen step into his role as the new sheriff when the season two of ABC's Big Sky airs May 19.

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