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Reservation Dogs is an American comedy-drama that premiered August 9, 2021 on Hulu in the U.S. (as part of FX on Hulu), and Disney+ internationally. The second season premiered August 3, 2022, while the third season premiered August 2, 2023 before ending its run September 27 later that year.
Synopsis
The series follows the lives of four young Indigenous teenagers who call themselves, the Rez Dogs, who live in Oklahoma in the Muscogee Nation. The show deals with their personal lives, their desire for bigger things, such as going to California, and what it means to be an Indigenous American in a small community.
Cast
Main
- Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan Postoak
- D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear Smallhill
- Lane Factor as Chester "Cheese" Williams
- Paulina Alexis as Wilhelmina Jacqueline "Willie Jack" Sampson
Recurring
- Sarah Podemski as Rita
- Zahn McClarnon as Officer Big
- Dallas Goldtooth as William "Spirit" Knifeman
- Gary Farmer as Uncle Brownie
- Elva Guerra as Jackie
- Lil Mike as Mose
- Funny Bone as Mekko
- Jack Maricle as White Steve
- Jude Barnett as Bone Thug Dog
- Xavier Bigpond as Weeze
- Dalton Cramer as Daniel
- Bobby Lee as Dr. Kang
- Kirk Fox as Kenny Boy
- Matty Cardarople as Ansel
- Jon Proudstar as Leon
- Kimberly Guerrero as Auntie B
- Jana Schmieding as Bev
- Casey Camp-Horinek as Irene
- Kaniehtiio Horn as Deer Lady
- Geraldine Keams as Mabel
- Jennifer Podemski as Dana
- Tamara Podemski as Teenie
- Janae Collins as Cookie
- Wes Studi as Bucky
- ichard Ray Whitman as Old Man Fixico
- Bobby Wilson as Jumbo
- Migizi Pensoneau as Ray Ray
- Warren Queton as Clinton
- Nathan Apodaca, as Uncle Charley
- Nathalie Standingcloud as Natalie
- Macon Blair as Rob
- Darryl W. Handy as Cleo
- Rhomeyn Johnson as Miles
Guest
- Garrett Hedlund as David
- Lily Gladstone as Hokti
- Graham Greene as Maximus
- Evan Adams as Larry
- Tafv Sampson as Gram
- Sten Joddi as Punkin Lusty
- Bill Burr as Garrett Bobson (Chukogee)
- Brandon Boyd as White Jesus of Los Angeles
- Amber Midthunder as MissMa8riarch
- Quannah Chasinghorse as the 1976 version of Irene
- Elisha Pratt as Augusto Firekeeper
- Joy Harjo as Manager of the convenience store
- Megan Mullally as Anna
- Michael Spears as Danny
- Marc Maron as Gene
- Ryan RedCorn as Olf
- Keland Lee Bearpaw as Danny Bighead
- Tim Cappello as sax player on beach
- Ethan Hawke as Rick
- DeLanna Studi as Jackie's mother
Episodes
Season 1 (2021)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | "F*ckin' Rez Dogs" | Sterlin Harjo | Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi | August 9, 2021 |
| 02 | 02 | "NDN Clinic" | Sydney Freeland | Sterlin Harjo | August 9, 2021 |
| 03 | 03 | "Uncle Brownie" | Blackhorse Lowe | Sterlin Harjo | August 16, 2021 |
| 04 | 04 | "What About Your Dad" | Sydney Freeland | Bobby Wilson & Tommy Pico | August 23, 2021 |
| 05 | 05 | "Come and Get Your Love" | Blackhorse Lowe | Sterlin Harjo | August 30, 2021 |
| 06 | 06 | "Hunting" | Sterlin Harjo | Sterlin Harjo | September 6, 2021 |
| 07 | 07 | "California Screamin'" | Tazbah Chavez | Tazbah Chavez | September 13, 2021 |
| 08 | 08 | "Satvrday" | Sterlin Harjo | Migizi Pensoneau | September 20, 2021 |
Season 2 (2022)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 01 | "The Curse" | Sterlin Harjo | Sterlin Harjo & Dallas Goldtooth & Ryan RedCorn | August 3, 2022 |
| 10 | 02 | "Run" | Sterlin Harjo | Sterlin Harjo & Dallas Goldtooth & Ryan RedCorn | August 3, 2022 |
| 11 | 03 | "Roofing" | Erica Tremblay | Sterlin Harjo & Chad Charlie | August 10, 2022 |
| 12 | 04 | "Mabel" | Danis Goulet | Sterlin Harjo & Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | August 17, 2022 |
| 13 | 05 | "Wide Net" | Tazbah Chavez | Tazbah Chavez | August 24, 2022 |
| 14 | 06 | "Decolonativization" | Tazbah Chavez | Erica Tremblay | August 31, 2022 |
| 15 | 07 | "Stay Gold Cheesy Boy" | Blackhorse Lowe | Bobby Wilson | September 7, 2022 |
| 16 | 08 | "This is Where the Plot Thickens" | Blackhorse Lowe | Blackhorse Lowe & Sterlin Harjo | September 14, 2022 |
| 17 | 09 | "Offerings" | Sterlin Harjo | Migizi Pensoneau | September 21, 2022 |
| 18 | 10 | "I Still Believe" | Sterlin Harjo | Tommy Pico | September 28, 2022 |
Season 3 (2023)
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 01 | "BUSSIN'" | Danis Goulet | Sterlin Harjo & Dallas Goldtooth | August 2, 2023 |
| 20 | 02 | "Maximus" | Tazbah Chavez | Tazbah Chavez | August 2, 2023 |
| 21 | 03 | "Deer Lady" | Danis Goulet | Sterlin Harjo | August 9, 2023 |
| 22 | 04 | "Friday" | Tazbah Chavez | Erica Tremblay | August 16, 2023 |
| 23 | 05 | "House Made of Bongs" | Blackhorse Lowe | Tommy Pico and Sterlin Harjo | August 23, 2023 |
| 24 | 06 | "Frankfurter Sandwich" | Blackhorse Lowe | Bobby Wilson and Sterlin Harjo | August 30, 2023 |
| 25 | 07 | "Wahoo!" | Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | Migizi Pensoneau | September 6, 2023 |
| 26 | 08 | "Send It" | Erica Tremblay | Sterlin Harjo and Ryan RedCorn | September 13, 2023 |
| 27 | 09 | "Elora's Dad" | Sterlin Harjo | Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs | September 20, 2023 |
| 28 | 10 | "Dig" | Sterlin Harjo | Chad Charlie & Sterlin Harjo | September 27, 2023 |
Trivia
- The title is an obvious nod to the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. That title in turn came when Tarantino recommended the film Au Revoir les Enfants, only to get mocked by the patron who didn't understand the title.
