5 reasons why 'Blood and Oil' will fuel your thirst for drama

With a stellar cast of veterans and promising newcomers, breathtaking settings and a penchant for fiery drama, ABC's Blood and Oil is promising to fuel viewers' desires for top notch TV drama. Focusing on a couple who moves to a booming oil town in hopes of making it rich, ABC's latest drama will look at the family ties and deadly thirst for wealth that dominate the oil industry.

Here are five reasons why you'll want to watch Blood and Oil.

1. Don Johnson

The actor is best known for solving high profile cases on Miami Vice. But now Johnson brings his veteran acting chops to the role of Hap Briggs, a well-respected and equally feared oil baron who will let nothing get in the way of total industry domination. Johnson has commonly played the protagonist in many of his iconic roles so it will be a refreshing change of pace to see him play a more dark, malevolent character.

2. Sweeping landscapes

Rock Springs, North Dakota, the setting of Blood and Oil, isn't actually a real place, but the natural beauty and sweeping landscapes are far from fiction. With shooting locations including outdoor-haven Park City, Utah, Blood and Oil's beautiful setting will be one of the defining features that haunts the characters of this show.

3. Family drama

Blood may be thicker than water, but it is also more deadly too. One of the main plotines of Blood and Oil is Briggs' tumultuous relationship with his son Wick. And with Briggs' wife Darla proving to be just as conniving as her husband, you can expect a lot of double crossing and intrigue when this family sits down at the table.

4. Talented up and coming actors

Chace Crawford and Rebecca Rittenhouse may not be household names just yet, but after Blood and Oil premieres they'll definitely be some of the most talked about stars on television. Crawford and Rittenhouse play Billy and Kelly LeFever, a couple who moves to Rock Springs in hopes of making it big in the booming oil industry. But as they continue to strive for success, tensions will rise, and these two actors' penchant for high stakes drama will be brought to light.

5. Danger at every turn

The oil industry is very lucrative but also dangerous, with opportunities for wealth equally matched by opportunities for death. Even though these characters hope to make it big, it wouldn't be surprising to see them drown in their wild pursuit of vast fortune.

Blood and Oil premieres Sunday, September 27 at 9 p.m. ET | 8 p.m. CT on ABC.

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