Reservation Dogs co-creator Sterlin Harjo has confirmed that the upcoming third season of the beloved FX show will be its last.
"Aho young and old warriors! Here it is: the coming third season of Reservation Dogs will be the final season," Harjo wrote on Instagram. "That’s a difficult line to write and a more difficult decision to make. However, it’s the correct decision creatively for the show. I always knew what the end of this story would be, I just didn’t know when it would arrive. As we continued to break stories and write scripts this season, it became clear to the producers, Taika and me that the season three finale is the perfect series finale. When we came up with the idea for Reservation Dogs, I didn’t think the show would ever get made, but thankfully it did."
The co-creator continued, "The first and most basic idea for us as Native people, was to show the world that Native humor and Natives are funny. Almost all television and film depictions about Native people are most inaccurate. And most of them have been untruthful. It has been a gift to us to show the world a different perspective of Indigenous people and our culture. Most important of all, it has been a dream to collaborate and make a show that is entirely written by, directed by and stars Native people. These are our stories, and they represent our people. We know it’s an enormous responsibility and we don’t take that lightly."
Reservation Dogs Co-Creator Thanks Fans, Cast & Crew
Reservation Dogs premiered on FX on Hulu on Aug. 9, 2021, and follows the lives of four Indigenous teenagers --Elora (Devery Jacobs), Bear (D'Pharaoh Woon-a-tai), Cheese (Lane Factor) and Willie (Paulina Alexis) -- in rural Oklahoma, as they spend their days committing crime and fighting it.
"As for our beautiful cast, especially Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-a-tai, Paulina Alexis and Lane Factor, you are the Rez Dogs and this show wouldn’t have been the same without you," Harjo wrote. The co-creator also thanked "everyone at FX and Hulu," as well as the "amazing writers, directors and crew and all the people of Okmulgee, Tulsa and the great people of the Muscogee Nation," for making the show a success.
Reservation Dogs has received widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades during its run, including a Peabody Award in 2022. The series was renewed for a third season by FX in September 2022. Executive producers for Reservation Dogs include Harjo, co-creator Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch. Reservation Dogs is produced by FX Productions.
Reservation Dogs' third and final season premieres on Aug. 2 on FX on Hulu. It will consist of 10 episodes.
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