Here’s a juicy little nugget: during filming of Episode 5, the stunt schedule for a major rodeo scene was changed last minute because the weather turned savage.
But instead of rescheduling, the crew went ahead under protest — and according to an insider, one of the camera rigs nearly tipped over during a horse crash-landing shot.
No official report, but cast and crew were shaken. Imagine the tension: actors in cowboy boots, horses whinnying, real dust in the air — and that shot eventually made it into the final cut, unsafely.
Another backstage moment: the cast reportedly had a heated meeting about character arcs when they found out in Table-Read that one actor’s role would be significantly reduced in the latter half of Season 1.
That tension allegedly leaked into real life: cast members kept their distance in the lunch tent for a week, and some grilled the showrunner about screen time. If you noticed on-screen awkwardness in a couple of episodes, maybe now you know why.
Finally: after the wrap party for the premiere season, there was a moment captured (by a fan-student intern) of Staten and Davis (Eoin Macken) in a serious off-camera discussion by the horses. \The mystery? It seemed to be about a contract clause that could affect spin-off rights. The producer later changed the next day’s briefing. So yeah — while we binge the show for drama, real drama may be brewing behind the cameras.
