Barkskins

Barkskins
Premiere	May 25, 2020
Finale	June 15, 2020
Creator	Elwood Reid
Network/Provider	National Geographic
Style	60-minute drama
Company	Elwood Reid, Inc., Fox 21 Television Studios
Episodes	8
Origin	USA
Official Site	National Geographic

Barkskins examines the mysterious massacre of settlers in the vast and unforgiving wilds of 1690s New France that threatens to throw the region into all-out war. Likely suspects abound - the English, the Hudson's Bay Company and a band of Kanien'kehá:ka (Iroquois) possibly in league with the English looking to drive the French from the territory - but who or what brought these settlers to such a tragic end? The eight-part limited series, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, transports viewers to the wild frontier of the late 17th century.

Barkskins is set in Wobik, a small settlement in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec. As the Catholic Church sends Jesuit priests to convert the indigenous people, France sends indentured servants to populate its territory, along with "Filles Du Roi" ("Daughters of the King"), young women to be matched with husbands, start families and help the colonies prosper. This disparate group of outcasts, rogues and innocents must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: 1690s New France.

Episodes

#	Title			Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating
1	New France			May 25, 2020	994k	0.12%
2	The Turtle King			May 25, 2020	723k	0.08%
3	The Sugared Plum			June 1, 2020	655k	0.07%
4	The Law of Two			June 1, 2020	573k	0.05%
5	Buttermilk			June 8, 2020	762k	0.08%
6	The Wobble			June 8, 2020	586k	0.04%
7	Bees in a Bottle			June 15, 2020	788k	0.07%
8	The Black Sun			June 15, 2020	622k	0.03%

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