Wynonna Earp ( ) is a supernatural Western television series developed by Emily Andras, and based on the comic book series by Beau Smith. Melanie Scrofano portrays the titular character, the great-great-granddaughter of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp who returns to her hometown of Purgatory, near the Canadian Rockies, where she battles revenants, the reincarnated outlaws that Wyatt killed. The series also stars Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, and Katherine Barrell in main roles.
The series premiered on Syfy in the United States on April 1, 2016 and on CHCH-DT in Canada on April 4. In July 2016, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on June 9, 2017, on Syfy and moved to Space (later rebranded to CTV Sci-Fi Channel) in Canada. In July 2017, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on July 20, 2018. In July 2018, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which later remained in limbo for several months due to financial difficulties at production company IDW Entertainment. The first half of the fourth season premiered on July 26, 2020. In February 2021, Syfy announced that the fourth season would be the last, with the second half of the fourth season premiering on March 5, 2021.
In February 2024, a one-off special titled Wynonna Earp: Vengeance was commissioned by Tubi that premiered on September 13, 2024, with Scrofano, Rozon, Provost-Chalkley, Barrell, Greg Lawson, Dani Kind, and Varun Saranga reprising their respective roles.
The series received generally positive reviews from critics. E! Entertainment Television named Wynonna Earp the "Best New Show" of 2016. In its annual "Best of TV" highlight, Collider named Wynonna Earp the "Best New Sci-Fi" show of 2016. It was chosen by Variety as one of the 20 best new series of 2016 and one of the best television shows of 2017.
Plot
On her 27th birthday, Wynonna Earp, the great-great-granddaughter of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, inherits the special power to return revenants, the reincarnated outlaws that Wyatt had killed, back to Hell. Using her ancestor's magic gun, "Peacemaker," Wynonna works to break her family's curse by sending demons back where they belong. She also fights other supernatural beings that inhabit the Ghost River Triangle, a cursed territory near the Canadian Rockies that includes Purgatory, her hometown. After being recruited by the Black Badge Division (BBD), a secret government agency led by Special Agent Xavier Dolls, she is joined by an ageless Doc Holliday and Wynonna's sister, Waverly Earp. Nicole Haught, a Purgatory Sheriff's Deputy and Waverly's girlfriend, assists the team in her local police role.
The first season centers on Wynonna fighting the revenants who kidnapped her older sister Willa from their homestead when they were girls, and the threat posed by Bobo Del Rey, leader of the local revenants. In the second season, Wynonna discovers she is pregnant, while Waverly struggles with possession by a demon and doubts about her lineage. At the same time, two sister-wife widows of the dead sheriff who cursed Wyatt Earp seek to resurrect him. In the third season, the demon Clootie is resurrected and, as he seeks to find the entrance to the Garden of Eden, the team must work to stop him and prevent the resulting apocalypse. In the fourth season, Wynonna and Nicole must figure out a way to rescue Doc and Waverly, with the help of a new friend. Once rescued, Wynonna, Doc and Waverly return to find out that they have been gone longer than expected. While Waverly tries to help Nicole get past the trauma of their time apart, Wynonna searches for Peacemaker.
Episodes
Cast and characters
Main
Melanie Scrofano as Wynonna Earp, a great-great-granddaughter of Wyatt Earp who wields the power of Wyatt's "Peacemaker" handgun, capable of killing Revenants and other supernatural beings. Cristina Merlo (season 1) and Rebecca Todd (Wynonna Earp: Vengeance) portray Wynonna during flashbacks. Shamier Anderson as Deputy Marshal Xavier Dolls (seasons 1–3), a special agent with the Black Badge division of the United States Marshals Service who allies with Wynonna Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp's famed partner during the Old West who was cursed with eternal life when a witch cured his tuberculosis Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Waverly Earp, Wynonna's younger half-sister who has lived in her hometown of Purgatory her whole life. Summer McBrien portrays Waverly during flashbacks. Katherine Barrell as Officer Nicole Haught (seasons 3–4; recurring seasons 1–2), a deputy sheriff of Ghost River County who investigates the bizarre occurrences happening in Purgatory
Recurring
Greg Lawson as Sheriff Randy Nedley, the sheriff of Ghost River County and Nicole's paternal figure Dylan Koroll as Champ Hardy (season 1), Waverly's boyfriend Natascha Girgis as Gus McCready (season 1), Wynonna and Waverly's aunt Peter Skagen as Robert "Shorty" Simons (season 1), the owner of Shorty's, a bar frequented by Wynonna Michael Eklund as Bobo Del Rey (seasons 1–3), born Robert Svane, he is the leader of the Revenants and a former friend of Wyatt Earp Rayisa Kondracki as Constance Clootie / The Stone Witch (season 1), a witch who cursed Doc Holliday with eternal life before entrapping him in a well. Jessica Sipos portrays Constance during flashbacks. Rachael Ancheril as Mattie Perley / The Blacksmith (season 1), a witch who assists the Earps Ancheril also portrays Gretta Perley / The Iron Witch (season 2), Mattie's twin sister and a fellow witch Kate Drummond as Agent Jean Lucado (seasons 1–2), Dolls' superior at the Black Badge Division Dana Hollenbach as Chrissy Neadley (season 1; guest season 4), Randy's daughter and Waverly's friend Natalie Krill as Willa Earp / Eve (season 1), Wynonna and Waverly's older sister who was assumed to have been killed. Anna Quick portrays Willa during flashbacks. Shaun Johnston as Juan Carlo (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), Purgatory's mysterious parish priest Varun Saranga as Jeremy Chetri (seasons 2–4; Wynonna Earp: Vengeance), a scientist and tech expert working for the Black Badge Division Tamara Duarte as Rosita Bustillos (seasons 2, 4), a Revenant with advanced degrees in biochemistry and engineering Dani Kind as Mercedes Gardner (seasons 2–4; Wynonna Earp: Vengeance), Wynonna's rich high-school best friend and eldest of the Gardner siblings Kind also portrays one of The Widows (season 2), a pair of demonic sisters who steal the faces of their victims Meghan Heffern as Beth Gardner (season 2), the middle Gardner sibling Heffern also portrays one of The Widows (season 2) Caleb Ellsworth-Clark as Tucker Gardner (season 2), the youngest of the Gardner siblings and a local miscreant, who has an unhealthy obsession with Waverly Brendan Fehr as Ewan Allenbach (season 2), a firefighter for the Purgatory Fire Department Megan Follows as Michelle Gibson (season 3), the estranged mother of the Earp sisters. Brooke McCann portrays Michelle during flashbacks. Jean Marchand as Bulshar Clootie (season 3), a powerful demon who was sheriff of Purgatory during the Old West where he became an adversary of Wyatt Earp Chantel Riley as Kate / Contessa (season 3; guest season 4), the wife of Doc Holliday during the Old West who was turned into a vampire Justin Kelly (season 3) and Jim Watson (guest season 4) as Robin Jett, Waverly's high school friend who returns to Purgatory to help his sick father Zoie Palmer as Jolene (season 3; guest season 4), a demon bound to Michelle Sebastian Pigott as Julian / Charlie (season 3), an angel tasked with protecting the Garden of Eden. Ian Shaw portrays Julian during flashbacks. Martina Ortiz-Luis as Rachel Valdez (season 4), an orphaned teenager who is looked after by Nicole Noam Jenkins as Amon (season 4), an enigmatic demon who opens a bar for demons in Purgatory Ty Olsson as Sheriff Holt Clanton (season 4), the self-appointed sheriff of Purgatory and the eldest of the Clanton siblings Savannah Basley as Cleo Clanton (season 4), the self-appointed magistrate of Purgatory and the middle Clanton sibling Billy Bryk as Billy Clanton (season 4), the youngest of the Clanton siblings who befriends Rachel Paula Boudreau as Margo Clanton (season 4), the matriarch of the Clanton family who have despised the Earps for generations Karen Knox as Mina Starratt (Wynonna Earp: Vengeance), a demon from Wynonna's childhood hell-bent on seeking revenge against her Andrew Bushell as Lafferty (Wynonna Earp: Vengeance), a former agent with the Black Badge division who follows Wynonna and Doc to Purgatory
Development and production Syfy acquired the U.S. rights to Wynonna Earp from SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment in July 2015 and placed an order for 13 episodes. International distribution of the series was acquired by Dynamic Television in September 2015. On September 30, 2015, SEVEN24 Films announced the acquisition of Canadian broadcast rights by over-the-air independent station CHCH-DT. CHCH procured the funding to broadcast Season 1 from global content investment and rights management company Motion Content Group.
Melanie Scrofano was cast in the title role, with Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday and Shamier Anderson as Agent Dolls. Dominique Provost-Chalkley was cast as Waverly Earp. In recurring roles, Michael Eklund was cast as villain Bobo Del Rey and Katherine Barrell as Officer Nicole Haught.
"Tell That Devil" by singer-songwriter Jill Andrews was selected as the theme music for the series. The titles of Wynonna Earp episodes are based on country-and-western songs.
Viacom International Media Networks acquired the rights to broadcast Wynonna Earp on its multinational Spike channels in July 2016. In March 2017, Bell Media announced the new partnership between Space and SEVEN24 Films as Canadian co-producers of the series. In 2019, Cineflix Studios joined the series as a co-producer and Cineflix Rights became the international rights agent for all seasons of Wynonna Earp. Later that year, in September, Space Channel became the CTV Sci-Fi Channel.
Season 1 Filming of Season 1 took place from September 14, 2015, to February 12, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. Locations included Bridgeland, Inglewood, and Heritage Park. Didsbury, Alberta was used as the setting for the series' small town of Purgatory.
Syfy released the first promotional images and synopsis for the series on November 6, 2015. The teaser trailer was released through IGN in January 2016.
Wynonna Earp premiered on April 1, 2016, on Syfy; and on April 4, 2016, on CHCH-DT.
Season 2 On July 23, 2016, the renewal for a second season was announced at the Wynonna Earp panel at San Diego Comic-Con. In Canada, Wynonna Earp moved from CHCH-DT to Space effective April 15, 2017. In anticipation of the premiere of Season 2, Space began airing Season 1 on the same date with a special double-episode series debut.
After the series was renewed for a second season, Melanie Scrofano found out that she was pregnant. Emily Andras decided to incorporate her pregnancy in the arc of the titular character, she informed IDW Entertainment of the prospective plot, and Syfy added two more episodes, increasing Season 2 from 10 to 12 episodes.
Season 2 began filming in Calgary and surrounding areas from December 12, 2016, to April 13, 2017. Additional location shooting took place in Springbank, Alberta. The recurring cast was joined by Varun Saranga in the role of Jeremy Chetri and Tamara Duarte as Rosita.
The 'sneak peek' of the teaser trailer for the new season was released on April 1, 2017, and the trailer released officially by IGN on May 19, 2017. Syfy released the poster for the season on May 24, 2017.
Season 2 premiered on June 9, 2017, on Syfy and Space.
Season 3