Night Sky: Cast & Character Guide
Warning: Contains spoilers for Night Sky season 1.
The Prime Video series Night Sky has a relatively small cast of characters, but that plays to the character-focused science fiction drama’s strengths. While the idea at the core of Night Sky season 1 is distinctly science-fiction based, the story primarily focuses on the journey of well-drawn characters and the stellar actors behind the roles. Rather than allowing a science fiction setting to define the story, the narrative is much more about loss, grief, and trauma than it ever really is about the ability to teleport.
In Night Sky, Irene and Franklin York found a strange metal construction buried in their yard twenty years ago, shortly after their son took his own life. As the couple struggle to find meaning and larger answers, they find themselves using the contraption to teleport to another planet that they keep secret for many years. But when they discover Jude on the planet, covered in blood, their understanding of the contraption and its meaning begins to change.
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For such a character-driven narrative as Night Sky, the acting is crucial and there’s little chance to lean on special effects. Fortunately, the Night Sky cast pulls this off with great performances from seasoned, award-winning actors and relatively new faces alike. Here’s a guide to all of Night Sky’s main and recurring characters, and the actors that play them in season 1.
Irene York is played by Sissy Spacek in Night Sky. After the death of their son, Michael, Irene became particularly obsessed with their pathway to the stars. A fall that took place sometime before the events of Night Sky season 1 has left Irene in a wheelchair and she has
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