<Li> Sarah Bolger as Jade, Quinn's new wife - to - be, whose beguiling demeanor hides a core of ambition and tenacity which she uses to use others . She laters marries her step - son, Ryder, after Quinn's presumed death . </Li> <Li> Aramis Knight as M.K., a seemingly average teenage boy who is anything but . Lurking inside him is a dark energy that The Widow wants to harness into a weapon . </Li> <Li> Emily Beecham as Minerva, better known as "The Widow", the Badlands' newest Baron; a brilliant martial artist and skilled swordswoman . She has adopted a blue - winged butterfly as her Baronial symbol, shown in yellow on a light blue banner . It represents a transformation from insignificance to beauty and power . Her territory of oil fields produces crude oil . </Li> <Li> Oliver Stark as Ryder, Quinn's only son and presumed heir who later takes over as Baron after his father's presumed death along with marrying his step - mother, Jade . (Season 1 - 2) </Li>

Who plays the black widow in into the badlands