Reservation Dogs
American comedy television series
Reservation Dogs is a Native American comedy drama television series created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi for FX Productions. It follows the lives of Indigenous teenagers living in rural Oklahoma, as they navigate adolescence while balancing their heritage with their desire to escape the confines of life on the reservation. It was renewed for a second season in 2021 and a third and final season in 2022, which premiered on August 2, 2023. The series concluded on September 27, 2023.
It is the first American series to feature all-Native American writers and directors, along with an almost entirely Indigenous North American cast and crew. The initial season was filmed entirely in Oklahoma, marking a historic first for a scripted series. The series premiered on Hulu under FX on Hulu branding on August 9, 2021 (International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples).
Reservation Dogs received widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Peabody Awards and two Independent Spirit Awards. It was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai), one Golden Globe, six Television Critics Association Awards, and nine Critics' Choice Television Awards. Additionally, it was consecutively listed as one of the ten best television programs by the American Film Institute in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
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