When costumer Anna Terrazas was tasked with creating the look for National Geographic’s new series “Barkskins,” she set out to put her own stamp on the period drama.
The eight-episode series, based on the novel by Annie Proulx and shot in the woods of Quebec, examines 1690s New France and the mysterious massacre of settlers that occurred there. The series begins with the arrival of fictional characters René Sel (played by Christian Cooke) and Charles Duquet (James Bloor), both of whom are signed in servitude to Claude Trepagny (David Thewlis), a wealthy landowner who has only the grandest of visions for New France.
Rich landowners and First Nation settlers have been represented countless times on-screen, but Terrazas didn’t aim to copy those. She began by reading books and doing research online. “I wanted to be as period-accurate as possible,” she says, not only for authenticity but out of...
The eight-episode series, based on the novel by Annie Proulx and shot in the woods of Quebec, examines 1690s New France and the mysterious massacre of settlers that occurred there. The series begins with the arrival of fictional characters René Sel (played by Christian Cooke) and Charles Duquet (James Bloor), both of whom are signed in servitude to Claude Trepagny (David Thewlis), a wealthy landowner who has only the grandest of visions for New France.
Rich landowners and First Nation settlers have been represented countless times on-screen, but Terrazas didn’t aim to copy those. She began by reading books and doing research online. “I wanted to be as period-accurate as possible,” she says, not only for authenticity but out of...
- 5/27/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
So much hope getting overshadowed by death.
That was the message emanating from Barkskins Season 1 Episode 1 and Barkskins Season 1 Episode 2.
As the series depicts, New France in the 1690s was all about second chances.
As the show opens, the idealist among the new settlers arriving at Wobik Settlement was Rene Sel. A woodcutter like his father and his grandfather before him, Rene wanted to be something more.
Three years of hard labor as an indentured servant was a small price to pay for freedom and a piece of land to call his own.
Then there were the scoundrels, such as Sel's friend Charles Duquet, a thief who chose exile over jail, then whined about it all the way from France to Canada.
Finally, there were the Filles du Roi ("Daughters of the King"), young virgins seeking to marry the right husband, start families, and prosper.
But Barkskins goes far beyond the settlers' personal stories.
That was the message emanating from Barkskins Season 1 Episode 1 and Barkskins Season 1 Episode 2.
As the series depicts, New France in the 1690s was all about second chances.
As the show opens, the idealist among the new settlers arriving at Wobik Settlement was Rene Sel. A woodcutter like his father and his grandfather before him, Rene wanted to be something more.
Three years of hard labor as an indentured servant was a small price to pay for freedom and a piece of land to call his own.
Then there were the scoundrels, such as Sel's friend Charles Duquet, a thief who chose exile over jail, then whined about it all the way from France to Canada.
Finally, there were the Filles du Roi ("Daughters of the King"), young virgins seeking to marry the right husband, start families, and prosper.
But Barkskins goes far beyond the settlers' personal stories.
- 5/26/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
"Barkskins" is the new live-action dramatic TV series, based on the novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, premiering May 25, 2020 on National Geographic:
"...'Barkskins' chronicles the deforestation of the 'New World' from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era...
"...through the stories of two immigrants to 'New France', 'René Sel' and 'Charles Duquet'...
"...who work as wood-cutters – aka 'barkskins'..."
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"...'Barkskins' chronicles the deforestation of the 'New World' from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era...
"...through the stories of two immigrants to 'New France', 'René Sel' and 'Charles Duquet'...
"...who work as wood-cutters – aka 'barkskins'..."
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- 5/25/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: The National Geographic scripted series Barkskins has added Aneurin Barnard, Thomas M. Wright and Tallulah Haddon as series regulars.
Based on the bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx (Brokeback Mountain), Barkskins follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate the brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization—1600s New France—where the war to escape their past and re-make themselves is cast against the vast and unforgiving wilds of North America.
Barnard will star as Hamish Goames, a polished, clean-cut Hudson Bay Company man in search of his lost comrade while Wright will play Elisha Cooke, a cutthroat English barrel maker, who has schemed his way into New France, set on growing the crown’s stake in the region.
Based on the bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx (Brokeback Mountain), Barkskins follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate the brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization—1600s New France—where the war to escape their past and re-make themselves is cast against the vast and unforgiving wilds of North America.
Barnard will star as Hamish Goames, a polished, clean-cut Hudson Bay Company man in search of his lost comrade while Wright will play Elisha Cooke, a cutthroat English barrel maker, who has schemed his way into New France, set on growing the crown’s stake in the region.
- 5/30/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former The Art of More star Christian Cooke and James Bloor (Dunkirk) have been cast as co-leads opposite David Thewlis in Barkskins, National Geographic’s scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx. The series hails from Elwood Reid, Fox 21 TV Studios and National Geographic.
Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years. It chronicles the deforestation of the New World from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era of global warming through the stories of two immigrants to New France, René Sel (Cooke) and Charles Duquet (Bloor), who work as wood-cutters — barkskins — and of their descendants.
Cooke’s René Sel is a strong willed, morally sound indentured servant, signed to Monsieur Claude Trepagny (Thewlis), a wealthy landowner with grand visions for New France.
Bloor’s Duquet is a scrappy, industrious scoundrel, also signed to servitude under Trepagny.
Created by Reid, Barkskins the series...
Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years. It chronicles the deforestation of the New World from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era of global warming through the stories of two immigrants to New France, René Sel (Cooke) and Charles Duquet (Bloor), who work as wood-cutters — barkskins — and of their descendants.
Cooke’s René Sel is a strong willed, morally sound indentured servant, signed to Monsieur Claude Trepagny (Thewlis), a wealthy landowner with grand visions for New France.
Bloor’s Duquet is a scrappy, industrious scoundrel, also signed to servitude under Trepagny.
Created by Reid, Barkskins the series...
- 4/24/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
David Slade (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) will direct the pilot and also serve as an executive producer on Barkskins, National Geographic’s upcoming scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx, which traces the story of America’s deforestation. The announcement was made Sunday at TCA.
The 10-episode series hails from Elwood Reid, Fox 21 Television Studios and Scott Rudin Productions. Slade with work with showrunner Reid to set a visual template for the series.
Reid created Barkskins and will executive produce along with Slade, Rudin, Eli Bush and Garrett Basch. The series is slated to go into production in 2019 and will premiere on National Geographic globally in 172 countries.
Called “a towering work of environmental fiction” and “a spectacular survey of America’s forests dramatized by a cast of well-hewn characters” by the Washington Post, Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years.
The 10-episode series hails from Elwood Reid, Fox 21 Television Studios and Scott Rudin Productions. Slade with work with showrunner Reid to set a visual template for the series.
Reid created Barkskins and will executive produce along with Slade, Rudin, Eli Bush and Garrett Basch. The series is slated to go into production in 2019 and will premiere on National Geographic globally in 172 countries.
Called “a towering work of environmental fiction” and “a spectacular survey of America’s forests dramatized by a cast of well-hewn characters” by the Washington Post, Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years.
- 2/10/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: National Geographic has greenlighted Barkskins, a scripted drama series based on the 2016 bestselling novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx which traces the story of America’s deforestation. The network has given a 10-episode to the project, which hails from Elwood Reid, Fox 21 Television Studios and Scott Rudin Productions.
Reid created the series and will serve as showrunner. He will executive produce along with Rudin, Eli Bush and Garrett Basch. The series is slated to go into production in 2019 and will premiere on National Geographic globally in 172 countries.
Called “a towering work of environmental fiction” and “a spectacular survey of America’s forests dramatized by a cast of well-hewn characters” by the Washington Post, Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years. It chronicles the deforestation of the New World from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era of global warming...
Reid created the series and will serve as showrunner. He will executive produce along with Rudin, Eli Bush and Garrett Basch. The series is slated to go into production in 2019 and will premiere on National Geographic globally in 172 countries.
Called “a towering work of environmental fiction” and “a spectacular survey of America’s forests dramatized by a cast of well-hewn characters” by the Washington Post, Proulx’s Barkskins spans over 300 years. It chronicles the deforestation of the New World from the arrival of Europeans into the contemporary era of global warming...
- 12/3/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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