Two Indigenous filmmakers, Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, are smashing stereotypes of Native Americans with “Reservation Dogs,” a TV show debuting on FX on Hulu. All the writers, directors and regular characters on the half-hour comedy are Indigenous.
Sterlin Harjo, a Seminole and Muscogee filmmaker from Oklahoma, teamed up with Taika Waititi, a Maori director from New Zealand, on “Reservation Dogs,” a new series debuting Monday on FX on Hulu that features four rough-and-tumble teenagers who cuss, fight and steal their way toward adulthood in a rural Oklahoma town.
“On a lot of projects, I was the only Indigenous person for miles,” Jacobs said. “Stepping on the set of ‘Reservation Dogs’ and seeing my community around me, a community of fellow Indigenous folks from different backgrounds, it was truly being welcomed home. Waititi and Harjo, longtime friends collaborating for the first time, said the series arose out of discussions about the kind of show they’d like to see, and before they knew it had “come up with this idea about these kids who had turned into vigilantes and wanted to clean up their community,” recalled Waititi, the Oscar-winning writer and director of “Jojo Rabbit,” whose credits also include “Thor: Ragnarok” and the TV series “What We Do in the Shadows.
Filmed mostly in the small eastern Oklahoma town of Okmulgee, where the Muscogee Nation is headquartered, the show’s restless young characters are familiar beyond Indigenous communities and small towns, Waititi and Harjo said.“The idea of just wandering around the suburb or a small community with nothing to do, wondering what the hell’s out there for me and what am I going to do with my life,” Waititi said. “That’s the heart of what drives these kids ...
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Reservation Dogs’ Cast and Crew Celebrate Show’s Indigenous Representation at Los Angeles Premiere“Reservation Dogs,” FX’s new comedy about Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma co-created by Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo, is breaking ground for Native American representation in Hollywood. With …
Read more »
University defends vaccine tests on dogs after Dr. Fauci and NIH blasted with criticismThe White Coat Waste Project said a Freedom of Information Act request showed the testing of beagles took place, and that the dogs were eventually euthanized.
Read more »
See Rob Gronkowski Chow Down Hot Dogs in Hilariously 'Twisted' Celebrity Game Face Teaser - E! OnlineKevin Hart can't quite contain the laughs in an outrageous new teaser for Celebrity Game Face, premiering Aug. 31. Really, how can Rob Gronkowski fit that many hot dogs in his mouth?!
Read more »
‘Reservation Dogs’ Cast and Crew Celebrate Show’s Indigenous Representation at Los Angeles Premiere“Reservation Dogs,” FX’s new comedy about Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma co-created by Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo, is breaking ground for Native American representation in Hollywood. With …
Read more »