(National Geographic/Peter H. Stranks)
Network: National Geographic
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: May 25, 2020 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: David Thewlis, Marcia Gay Harden, Aneurin Barnard, James Bloor, Christian Cooke, David Wilmot, Thomas M. Wright, Tallulah Haddon, Kaniehtiio (Tiio) Horn, Lily Sullivan, and Zahn McClarnon.
TV show description:
A historical fiction drama series, Barkskins is based on the novel of the same name by Annie Proulx.
The TV show examines the mysterious massacre of settlers in the vast and unforgiving wilds of 1690s New France. This event threatens to throw the region into an all-out war. Likely suspects abound – the English, the Hudson’s Bay Company, and a band of Kanien’kehá:ka (Iroquois) possibly in league with the English looking to drive the French from the territory. But, who or what brought these settlers to such a tragic end?
The series tells a story of exploration, adventure, and ambition among dreamers and fighters. Some have a utopian vision of the world while others are crass and conniving. All, however, are navigating the perils of a treacherous new frontier. As tensions escalate, unlikely alliances are forged, old antagonisms deepen and new families are formed against the seemingly endless natural riches and hidden dangers of the new American continent.
Characters include wealthy landowner Claude Trepagny (Thewlis); powerful innkeeper Mathilde Geffard (Harden); Hamish Goames (Barnard), a clean-cut Hudson Bay Company man; Charles Duquet (Bloor), a scrappy and industrious scoundrel; Trepagny’s indentured servant, Rene Sel (Cooke); Constable Bouchard (Wilmot), the king’s local lawman; Elisha Cooke (Wright), a cutthroat English barrel maker; sharp-tongued and ambitious Melissande (Haddon); Mari (Horn), Trepagny’s Wendat nation wife; Delphine (Sullivan), a hopeful and devoted Fille Du Roy; and Yvon (McClarnon), a Harvard educated Hudson Bay Company man.
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What do you think? Do you like the Barkskins TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
This show has virtually nothing to do with the book but it’s a great story anywzy. I hope it has a secondseason.
Renew . I found it by accident. Series didn’t get any publicity.
I love it & wanna see much more! Plz plz plz keep the series going
The story is extremely interesting! Another season would be very nice.
We are addicted, yes show is dark, we adjusted contrast, yes accents hard to understand, added subtitles!
This is an outstanding series and deserves to be continued!. Great acting and well directed.
Please make more episodes. I really enjoyed this and would like to see at least another season. Thank you
yes like the show please renew
Loved the show. Please do not cancel, tired or reality tv shows. Need more like this!
Yes! Loved the show, a second season please!
Was looking forward to this series to develop; I have enjoyed it and want
it to continue.
I really enjoyed the series, I wish is was not going to end!
Great show except for dark
Yes! Love it! Addicting. Please continue the episodes.
Well, we did TRY to watch this… impossible to understand the people when they were talking & it was way too dark & dreary…. we usually love historic programs… but NOT this one.