Frontier (2016 TV series)

Frontier is a Canadian-American historical drama televi- Evan Jonigkeit as Captain Chestereld

sion series co-created by Brad Peyton, Rob Blackie, and
Peter Blackie, chronicling the North American fur trade Christian McKay as Father Con
of the 1700s.[1] The series is co-produced by Discovery
Channel (Canada) (as the channels rst original scripted Breanne Hill as Mary
commission) and Netix.[2] On October 25, 2016, Fron-
tier was renewed for a second season.[3] The series pre-
miered on November 6, 2016 on Discovery Channel
Canada and was shot in 4K.[4] 3 Broadcast
The series is produced in 4K ultra high denition; on Jan-
1 Synopsis uary 8, 2016, Bell Media conrmed that Frontier would
stream in 4K via the Discovery Go app exclusively on
[6]
The series follows Declan Harp (Jason Momoa), a part- Samsung 4K smart TVs. Internationally, the series will
Irish, part-Cree outlaw who is campaigning to breach the be distributed by Netix, with the [7]
rst season to become
Hudsons Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in available on January 20, 2017. As per an exclusivity
Canada.[5] agreement, the series will not be available on Netix in
Canada until 2018.[2]

2 Cast
4 Episodes
Jason Momoa as Declan Harp [1]

Alun Armstrong as Lord Benton 4.1 Season 1 (2016)

Allan Hawco as Douglas Brown

5 Reception
Landon Liboiron as Michael Smyth
John Doyle of The Globe and Mail described the series
Jessica Matten as Sokanon
as an action-packed, uncomplicated and very entertain-
Diana Bentley as Imogen ing yarn about the cutthroats who created this country by
plundering it, when they weren't busy killing each other.
Zoe Boyle as Grace Emberly Doyle felt the opening episodes handling of interactions
with First Nations was handled delicately, commend-
William Belleau as Dimanche ing that Frontier was far from being a whitewashed tale
about the English, Scots, Irish and French battling out for
Tantoo Cardinal as Kamenna
possession of fur and land.[5]
Shawn Doyle as Samuel Grant

Raoul Trujillo as Machk

6 Awards and Nominations
Michael Patric as Malcolm Brown

Lyla Porter-Follows as Clenna Dolan 6.1 Canadian Screen Awards

Paul Fauteux as Jean-Marc Rivard
7 References
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2 8 EXTERNAL LINKS

[1] Jason Momoa to Star in Netix Adventure Drama 'Fron-

tier' from 'San Andreas Director. Variety. Retrieved 8
January 2016.

[2] Netix Picks Up Canadian Period Action Series 'Fron-

tier' Starring Jason Momoa. Deadline. Retrieved 8 Jan-
uary 2016.

[3] http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/
jason-momoa-acquaman-frontier-renewed-netflix-season-2-1201899872/

[4] Its a Cutthroat, Untamed New World as Discoverys

FRONTIER Premieres, November 6 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.
PT. CNW.

[5] John Doyle: Frontier is a lively, bloody yarn about

Canadas fur trade wars. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved
16 November 2016.

[6] Discovery GO Ups Ante on Home Cinematic Experience

with 4K Ultra HD. Bell Media press release. Retrieved 8
January 2016.

[7] Petski, Denise (November 14, 2016). Jason Momoas

'Frontier' Gets Netix Premiere Date. Deadline.com.
Retrieved November 14, 2016.

[8] https://twitter.com/BillBriouxTV/status/
796364883562524672

[9] 2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca. Academy.ca. Re-

trieved 18 January 2017.

[10] Frontier Episode Guide. Zap2it. Retrieved 13 Novem-

ber 2016.

8 External links
Frontier at the Internet Movie Database

Ocial website
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