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Frontier
Titlecard Frontier
GenreHistorical drama
Western
Created by
  • Rob Blackie
  • Peter Blackie
Starring
ComposerAndrew Lockington
Country of originCanada
U.S.
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Brad Peyton
  • Jeff Fierson
  • Alex Patrick
  • John Vatcher
  • Jason Momoa
  • Edwina Follows
  • Perry Chafe
  • Allan Hawco
  • Michaell Levine
  • Rob Blackie
  • Peter Blackie
ProducerJohn Vatcher
Production locationsNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
Ontario, Canada
Cornwall, United Kingdom
EditorJames Patrick
Production companies
  • Take the Shot Productions
  • Factory Backwards
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel (Canada)
Netflix (international)
ReleaseNovember 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) –
present

Frontier is a Canadian-American historical drama television series co-created by Brad Peyton, Rob Blackie, and Peter Blackie, chronicling the North American fur trade of the 1700s.[1] The series is co-produced by Discovery Channel (Canada) (as the channel's first original scripted commission) and Netflix.[2] On October 25, 2016, Frontier was renewed for a second season.[3] The series premiered on November 6, 2016 on Discovery Channel Canada and was shot in 4K.[4] The second season is set to air on October 18, 2017.[5] A third season has already been ordered.[6]

Synopsis

The series follows Declan Harp (Jason Momoa), a part-Irish, part-Cree outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

Filming for Frontier took place in several locations in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, Canada, along with Cornwall in the United Kingdom.[7][8]

Broadcast

The series is produced in 4K ultra high definition; on January 8, 2016, Bell Media confirmed that Frontier would stream in 4K via the Discovery Go app exclusively on Samsung 4K smart TVs.[9] Internationally, the series is distributed by Netflix, with the first season available from January 20, 2017.[10] As per an exclusivity agreement, the series will not be available on Netflix in Canada until 2017.[2] [11]

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCanadian viewers
(millions)
1"A Kingdom Unto Itself"Brad PeytonRob Blackie & Peter Blackie & Perry ChafeNovember 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)0.571[12]
2"Little Brother War"Brad PeytonPerry ChafeNovember 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)N/A
3"Mushkegowuk Esquewu"John VatcherRob Blackie & Peter Blackie & Joseph KayNovember 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)N/A
4"Wolves"Kelly MakinGreg NelsonNovember 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)N/A
5"The Disciple"Ken GirottiGreg NelsonDecember 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)N/A
6"The Gallows"Ken GirottiGreg SpottiswoodDecember 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)N/A

Reception

The series received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 43% based on 14 reviews, with the site's consensus reading "Jason Momoa's powerhouse performance as Declan Harp is ultimately weighed down by Frontier's often sluggish storytelling."[13] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to critic reviews, gave the series an average score of 52 out of 100, based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

In a positive review, John Doyle of The Globe and Mail described the series as "an action-packed, uncomplicated and very entertaining yarn about the cutthroats who created this country by plundering it, when they weren't busy killing each other." Doyle felt the opening episode's handling of interactions with First Nations was handled "delicately", commending that Frontier was "far from being a whitewashed tale about the English, Scots, Irish and French battling out for possession of fur and land."[15]

Awards and Nominations

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2017 Best Achievement in Casting Denise Chamain, Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis, Danielle Irvine Nominated [16]
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Brad Peyton Nominated
Best Achievement in Make-Up Elizabeth Kuchurean Won
Best Costume Design Michael Ground Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Jason Momoa Nominated
Landon Liboiron Nominated
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series Gordon Barnes Nominated

Directors Guild of Canada Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2017 Best Production Design - Television Series Gordon Barnes
(Episode 101 – A Kingdom Unto Itself)		 Pending [17]
Best Sound Editing - Television Series Matthew Hussey, Alastair Gray, Mark Shnuriwsky, Clive Turner
(Episode 104, Wolves)		 Pending

References

  1. ^ a b "Jason Momoa to Star in Netflix Adventure Drama 'Frontier' from 'San Andreas' Director". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Netflix Picks Up Canadian Period Action Series 'Frontier' Starring Jason Momoa". Deadline. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jason-momoa-acquaman-frontier-renewed-netflix-season-2-1201899872/
  4. ^ "It's a Cutthroat, Untamed New World as Discovery's FRONTIER Premieres, November 6 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT". CNW.
  5. ^ "Discovery Announces 2017/18 Original Programming Slate; Canadian Hits Headline Network's 2017 Fall Lineup – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  6. ^ "Discovery's Original Dramatic Adventure Series FRONTIER Returns for World Premiere of Season 2 on October 18, as Series Renewed for Season 3". news.morningstar.com. 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  7. ^ "That's a wrap! Frontier finishes filming in Newfoundland". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  8. ^ "Fortress Louisbourg acting as backdrop for new TV series Frontier". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  9. ^ "Discovery GO Ups Ante on Home Cinematic Experience with 4K Ultra HD". Bell Media press release. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (November 14, 2016). "Jason Momoa's 'Frontier' Gets Netflix Premiere Date". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  11. ^ "More Than Half a Million Viewers Make Discovery's FRONTIER the Most-Watched Canadian Original Scripted Series Debut on Specialty TV This Year – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  12. ^ "More Than Half a Million Viewers Make Discovery's FRONTIER the Most-Watched Canadian Original Scripted Series Debut on Specialty TV This Year – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  13. ^ "Frontier: Season 1 (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Frontier : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ "John Doyle: Frontier is a lively, bloody yarn about Canada's fur trade wars". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  16. ^ "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED » Directors Guild of Canada". www.dgc.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  • Official website
  • Frontier on Netflix
  • Frontier at IMDb
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