The show is set on a fictional First Nation reserve, making it one of the only shows to portray the lives of multiple Indigenous characters in complex and artful ways, and its raw realism and patient storytelling make it totally engrossing.
This gritty, often gutting drama is set on and around the fictional Blackstone First Nation reserve, in Canada, where people are in substantial distress. Drug abuse and suicide, particularly among teenagers, are rampant, and political corruption threatens to destabilize community leadership.
We are proud to report that Blackstone has been judged as a show “you should be watching” by The New York Times.
Prairie Dog Film + Television is proud to report that Blackstone was recently featured in The New York Times’s “What-to-Watch” guide. Below is an excerpt from the article, written by Margaret Lyons.