BLOOD! LAND! EMPIRE!After revealing the airing date a few weeks ago,NatGeo has now released the first trailer for their new epic TV series
BARKSKINS which will start May 25th with two episodes back to back in following four weeks in 172
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| The series will air in 172 countries around the world in more than 40 languages |
countries around the world. It will also get a Hulu release the very next day. Starring
David Thewlis, Christian Cooke, Aneurin Barnard and
Marcia Gay Harden, the series, based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner
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| Novel spans 300 years, telling the story of two immigrants to New France and their descendants. |
Annie Proulx, follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization in late 1600s New France.
The Story Of Barkskins Is Setin 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,
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| Christian Cooke takes one of the lead roles in the new series |
France sends indentured servants to populate its territory, along with "Filles Du Roi" ("Daughters of the King"), young women to be matched with
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| British thespian David Thewlis leads the cast of the new epic series |
husbands, start families and help the colonies prosper. This disparate group of outcasts, rogues and innocents must navigate brutal hardships, competing
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| Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden takes the lead female role |
interests and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: 1690s New France.Check out the gritty and gorry trailer below and tell us will it be your summer 2020 small screen watch?
