American comedy-drama television series
For mixed-breed stray or feral dogs on Indian reservations, see
Rez dog
.
Reservation Dogs
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Genre
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Created by
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Starring
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Composer
| Mato Wayuhi
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 3
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No.
of episodes
| 28
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Executive producers
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Producer
| Kathryn Dean
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Production location
| Oklahoma
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Cinematography
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- Mark Schwartzbard
- Christian Sprenger
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Running time
| 22?38 minutes
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Network
| FX on Hulu
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Release
| August 9, 2021
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2021-08-09
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September 27, 2023
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2023-09-27
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Reservation Dogs
is an American
comedy-drama
television series created by
Sterlin Harjo
and
Taika Waititi
for
FX Productions
. It follows the lives of four Indigenous teenagers in rural
Oklahoma
, as they spend their days hanging out and committing crimes to earn enough money to leave their reservation community.
It is the first American series to feature all
Indigenous
writers and directors, along with an almost entirely
Indigenous North American
cast and crew.
[1]
[2]
[3]
The first season was filmed entirely in
Oklahoma
, a first for a series.
[1]
[4]
The series premiered on
Hulu
under
FX on Hulu
branding
[5]
on August 9, 2021
[6]
(
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
).
[7]
It was renewed for a second season in 2021
[8]
and a third and final season in 2022,
[9]
which premiered on August 2, 2023.
[10]
The series concluded on September 27, 2023.
Reservation Dogs
received widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including a
Peabody Award
and two
Independent Spirit Awards
, and has been nominated for one
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award
, one
Golden Globe
, two
Television Critics Association Awards
, and nine
Critics' Choice Television Awards
. Additionally, it was named one of the best series of 2021 and 2022 by many critics,
[11]
[12]
and consecutively listed as one of the ten best television programs of
2021
,
2022
, and
2023
by the
American Film Institute
.
[13]
[14]
[15]
Premise
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The series follows the lives of four
Indigenous
teenagers (the Rez Dogs) in rural Oklahoma, in a small town in the
Muscogee Nation
,
[16]
where they spend their days "committing crime and fighting it." Their friend Daniel, who dreamed of moving to California, died one year before the events of the show. As the Rez Dogs grapple with his death, they contemplate whether to make the trip to California themselves. They each need to address unresolved issues in their lives and community and make plans to leave.
[17]
In Season 2, the Rez Dogs are still experiencing grief over Daniel's death and have lost some of their connection to each other. The "California dream" does not turn out as they expected, resulting in more feelings of disappointment and abandonment. They cope using humor but also increasingly face adult challenges. Financial and family responsibilities arise as they continue to try to figure out their lives.
[18]
Season 3 explores the history of the elders in the community and how the events and choices of their youth led to their present day lives. Parallels are drawn between the Rez Dogs and the younger selves of the aunties, uncles and grandparents.
[19]
Cast and characters
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Main
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- Devery Jacobs
as Elora Danan Postoak.
[20]
Named for
the
Willow
character
,
[21]
she is the most responsible and driven member of the gang. Elora lost her mother when she was still a toddler.
- D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
as Bear Smallhill. Bear sees himself as the "leader" of the Rez Dogs gang, despite being the only one of the group to think so. He grew up with only his mother parenting him and is still very close to her. He longs for a relationship with his estranged,
deadbeat
dad. Bear experiences visions of a spirit guide.
- Lane Factor as Chester "Cheese" Williams.
[17]
More laid back than Elora or Bear, he rolls with the flow of whatever mischief or misadventure comes his way. He lives with his "cousin uncle",
[22]
Charley; Cheese tends to connect with various adult characters in the show.
- Paulina Alexis
as Wilhelmina Jacqueline "Willie Jack" Sampson. A
tomboy
, she is very close with her parents. Daniel was Willie Jack's cousin and she is strongly affected by his death.
Recurring
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- Sarah Podemski
as Rita, Bear's mother. A devoted single parent, Rita works at the local
Indian Health Service
(IHS) clinic and frequently fields advances from male admirers. She is determined to find a man who can be a better father figure to Bear than Punkin.
- Zahn McClarnon
as Officer Big; a
lighthorseman
known for his patience with petty criminals as well as for his superstitious nature.
- Dallas Goldtooth
as William "Spirit" Knifeman; a self-proclaimed warrior who died at
The Battle of Little Big Horn
, even though he did not do any fighting; he has been sent to act as a guide to Bear. In season 2 he also appears to Uncle Brownie.
- Gary Farmer
as Uncle Brownie, Elora's uncle.
[23]
While the bar fights of his past are legendary, he now lives in the woods as a hermit. Part of the 1976 friend group, when he spoke of wanting to one day open a
dojo
.
- Elva Guerra as Jackie, leader of the NDN mafia; she grew up in the city and wants to return to urban life. She and Elora bond during their first attempt to reach California. She also lost her brother to
suicide
.
- Lil Mike as Mose, half of a local rap duo along with his brother; they ride around the community on their bikes or kick scooters, keeping track of local gossip and
commenting on events
.
- Funny Bone as Mekko, the other half of the local rap duo.
[17]
- Jack Maricle as White Steve, member of the NDN mafia.
- Jude Barnett as Bone Thug Dog, member of the NDN mafia.
- Xavier Bigpond as Weeze, member of the NDN mafia.
- Dalton Cramer as Daniel, Willie Jack's late cousin and friend of the Rez Dogs, who died by suicide a year before the start of the show. He appears occasionally in dreams and flashbacks. He wanted to go to California, a dream that the Rez Dogs try to fulfill in his honor. He had a secret crush on Elora.
- Bobby Lee
as Dr. Kang, the primary physician at the tribal clinic.
- Kirk Fox
as Kenny Boy, owner of the local salvage yard;
constantly trying to convince people he is Native American
, interspersing his speech with mispronounced and misunderstood words and concepts in Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwe, much to the annoyance of actual Natives.
- Matty Cardarople
as Ansel, a worker at the local salvage yard.
- Jon Proudstar
as Leon, Willie Jack's father. Since the loss of his nephew, he has become overprotective of Willie Jack.
- Kimberly Guerrero
as Auntie B, Willie Jack's aunt, a paranoid
beadworker
.
- Jana Schmieding
as Bev, the clinic receptionist and Jackie's aunt.
[24]
- Casey Camp-Horinek
as Irene, the grandmother Cheese meets at the clinic. She later becomes his foster parent. In the 1976 friend group at high school, she is a budding activist who wants to join
AIM
.
- Kaniehtiio Horn
as
Deer Lady
, a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman with deer hooves.
- Geraldine Keams
as Mabel, Elora's grandmother. In the 1976 friend group, she says she wants to have lots of babies. Maximus and Fixico had a falling out in 1976, partially over a
love triangle
with Mabel.
- Jennifer Podemski
as Dana, Willie Jack's mom
- Tamara Podemski
as Teenie, Elora's aunt. She is Mabel's daughter and Cookie's sister.
[25]
- Janae Collins
as Cookie, Elora's mom and close friend of the Aunties and Big. She died when Elora was very young, but is seen in flashbacks; in season 3 she returns as a spirit, but only Rita can see her.
- Wes Studi
as Bucky, an eccentric local artist; part of the 1976 friend group at boarding school
- Richard Ray Whitman
as Old Man Fixico
- Bobby Wilson
as Jumbo, who works at the weed dispensary
- Migizi Pensoneau
as Ray Ray, Jumbo's good friend
- Warren Queton as Clinton, Rita's boss at the IHS Clinic
[26]
- Nathan Apodaca
, as Uncle Charley, the "cousin uncle" Cheese lives with who is arrested in season 2
[22]
- Nathalie Standingcloud as Natalie, an ophthalmologist that works at the clinic, one of the Aunties
- Macon Blair
as Rob
- Darryl W. Handy as Cleo
- Rhomeyn Johnson as Miles
Guest
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- Garrett Hedlund
as David
- Lily Gladstone
as Hokti, Daniel's mom and Willie Jack's auntie, a medicine woman who is currently in prison
- Graham Greene
as Maximus, eccentric recluse who sees spirits and is waiting for the return of the Star People; in the 1970s, lived on the Oklahoma reservation, attended the same boarding school as Deer Woman had in a previous era, and had a friend group similar to the current Rez Dogs.
- Evan Adams
as Larry, the IHS mental health therapist, who interrupts, talks over, and dumps his own trauma on clients
- Tafv Sampson as Gram, an ancestor of Willie Jack and Hokti, who now watches and helps them as a spirit. She walked the
Trail of Tears
and, in the afterlife, is in a hot sexual relationship with William Knifeman
- Sten Joddi
as Punkin Lusty, Bear's estranged father, a rapper living in California
- Bill Burr
as Garrett Bobson (Chukogee), Elora's former basketball coach and driving instructor
- Brandon Boyd
as White Jesus of Los Angeles
[27]
- Amber Midthunder
as MissMa8riarch, alleged online
influencer
, youth seminar leader; claims to be many things.
[28]
- Quannah Chasinghorse
as the 1976 version of Irene, Cheese's adopted grandmother
- Elisha Pratt as Augusto Firekeeper, self-described "actor, model, poet, hatmaker", etc.
- Joy Harjo
as Manager of the convenience store where Elora works
- Megan Mullally
as Anna
- Michael Spears
as Danny, Daniel's father
- Marc Maron
as Gene, head of a foster home, who "spends his days harassing and trauma-dumping on Native youth."
[29]
- Ryan RedCorn
as Olf, "a Comanche-Ponca Juggalo" on the bus trip from California to Oklahoma
[30]
- Keland Lee Bearpaw as Danny Bighead
- Tim Cappello
as sax player on beach
- Ethan Hawke
as Rick, Elora's father
Episodes
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Season 1 (2021)
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Season 2 (2022)
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Season 3 (2023)
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Production
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Development
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The series was first reported on in November 2019 and was confirmed by
Taika Waititi
on Twitter shortly after.
[31]
The initial report announced that Waititi would be co-writing the series with
Native American
filmmaker
Sterlin Harjo
, who would also share executive producer and directing duties with Waititi.
[32]
After the pilot had been shot in
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
,
FX
announced a series order for the project in December 2020. The casting for the four lead actors,
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
,
Devery Jacobs
,
Paulina Alexis
, and newcomer Lane Factor, was also confirmed at this time, alongside a group of guest stars to be featured in the pilot episode.
[17]
Filming sites for principal photography for season one, which had wrapped by July 2021, included
Okmulgee
,
Tulsa
,
Sand Springs
,
Beggs
,
Inola
, and
Terlton
, all in
northeast Oklahoma
.
[4]
On September 2, 2021, FX renewed the series for a second season,
[33]
also filmed on location in Okmulgee.
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Creative team
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The series features a predominantly Indigenous cast and crew, including creator Sterlin Harjo, and an all-Native writers' room. It's the first show to feature an entirely Native writers' room.
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Discussing their creative partnership and respective roles in the production, Waititi stressed, "I really believe people need to tell their own stories and especially from whatever area they are from", leading to Harjo, who is from Oklahoma, taking the lead on the project and Waititi taking a more supporting role. Additionally, many of the storylines in the show are inspired by events from Harjo's childhood.
[2]
Part of the development process included casting unknown actors from Indigenous communities, and the young leads in particular forming a working rapport, often around their shared love of Indigenous comedy. Jacobs and Alexis added that they bonded over their mutual appreciation of the sketch comedy group
1491s
.
[2]
Four of the five members of the 1491s worked on season one of the series, and with the addition of
Ryan RedCorn
to the writers' room for season two, all of the 1491s are now working on
Reservation Dogs
as writers and actors, directors, or producers.
[2]
[3]
[38]
On September 22, 2022, FX renewed the series for a third season.
[9]
Harjo announced on June 29, 2023, that the show would end with the third season.
[39]
Themes
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The series explores themes of death, grief, and community, mirroring experiences common in Native American communities.
[40]
The series is marked by loss, notably the off-screen deaths of Daniel and the death of Elora Danan's mother, Cookie. This theme of loss resonates throughout its three seasons, culminating in the poignant series finale.
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Release
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The series premiered on
FX on Hulu
in the United States on August 9, 2021. In international markets, it is distributed through the
Star
hub of the Disney+ streaming service. In Latin America, the series premiered as a
Star+
original.
[5]
[6]
In India, all eight episodes of season 1 premiered on
Disney+ Hotstar
on October 2, 2021.
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The series made its
cable TV
premiere on
FX
in the United States on June 26, 2023.
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Reception
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Critical response
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All three seasons of
Reservation Dogs
received critical acclaim. On the
review aggregator
website
Rotten Tomatoes
, the overall series holds a 99% approval rating.
[45]
Meanwhile, on
Metacritic
, which uses a
weighted average
, the overall series received a score of 89 out of 100.
[46]
Each season of the series was also listed among the ten best television programs of
2021
,
2022
, and
2023
, respectively, by the
American Film Institute
.
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[14]
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Season 1
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received an approval rating of 98% with an average score of 8.2 out of 10, based on 61 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Aimless afternoons yield absurd delights in
Reservation Dogs
, a low-key comedy that deftly captures the malaise of youth and Rez life thanks in no small part to its impressive central crew."
[47]
On Metacritic, it received a score of 84 out of 100, based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
[48]
Writing for
The Guardian
, Ellen E Jones gave the show a rating of five out of five, and said "
Reservation Dogs
is able to lay waste stylishly to centuries of myth and misrepresentation due to one simple, crucial, innovation: almost everyone involved in the production is a
Native American
, offering a perspective which never panders to the often-fetishising gaze of outsiders. Instead, this show tells of the push-pull of home: that simultaneous yearning to both belong and be free".
[49]
Candice Frederick of
TV Guide
rated the series four out of five, based on the first four episodes and said, "Though it wrestles with some heavy, but not overtly political, themes,
Reservation Dogs
seems to mostly have fun with young life on a reservation."
[50]
In another four out five rating,
Alan Sepinwall
, writing for
Rolling Stone
, said, "a show like
Reservation Dogs
feels long overdue. And this exact show? It's awfully good."
[51]
Paste
magazine's Allison Keene gave a rating of 9.2 out of 10 and called the series "a perfect summer series, one that takes places on languid afternoons and moves at an unhurried pace."
[52]
Reviewing the first two episodes, Danette Chavez of
The A.V. Club
gave it a "B+" and said, "
Reservation Dogs
is already on track to be one of the best comedies (and shows) of the year."
[53]
Kristen Lopez of
IndieWire
also gave it a grade of "B+", saying, "[
Reservation Dogs
] is a surprising series that illustrates why everyone's story is worth telling" and also praised the four main actors, stating that "the teens assembled here are all fantastic, conveying so much about their characters' true selves even if they don't know it yet".
[54]
Vox
'
s Emily St. James also praised the main actors, calling them "one of the best ensembles of teen characters in recent memory" and regarded the first season as "one of the best first seasons of a comedy in some time."
[55]
Daniel Fienberg of
The Hollywood Reporter
also praised the cast as well as the "triumph" representation of the
Native Americans
.
[56]
The New Yorker
'
s Doreen St. Felix wrote, "
Reservation Dogs
is a mood piece, and a sweet one, a collection of intertwined and poetic portraiture that focuses not solely on the central cast".
[57]
Daniel D'Addario of
Variety
said, "
Reservation Dogs
is a lovely, eminently watchable triumph. It's an overdue tribute to a sort of community it doesn't mythologize. Instead, the show treats the reservation and its residents on their own terms, as worthy of being explored for just what it is, and just who they are."
[58]
Polygon
'
s Joshua Rivera praised the series, saying, "like a lot of great art,
Reservation Dogs
challenges its audience with wit and style to look in spaces that have long been ignored, and identify with experiences that are outside their own."
[59]
Writing for
IGN
, Matt Fowler said, "
Reservation Dogs
features characters we like, a community we're drawn to (and may be curious about)."
[60]
Esther Zuckerman of
Thrillist
praised the series' tone, stating that "
Reservation Dogs
is at times melancholy, and at times deeply irreverent. But whatever mood it's going for at any given moment, it's some of the most unique, enjoyable, and artistically satisfying television available to watch."
[61]
Season 2
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 100%, with an average score of 9.1 out of 10, based on 35 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "
Reservation Dogs
has bittersweet bite in its sophomore season as it mines more difficult dilemmas than before with its spiky sense of humor, making for a piquant portrait of a community and a place."
[18]
On Metacritic, it holds a score of 93 out of 100, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
[62]
Critics were given the first four episodes prior to its premiere to review. It received an "A" from Manuel Betancourt of
The A.V. Club
and Chase Hutchinson of
Collider
,
[63]
[64]
an "A-" from Darren Franich of
Entertainment Weekly
and Brian Tallerico of
The Playlist
,
[65]
[66]
and a "B+" from Kristen Lopez of
IndieWire
.
[67]
Betancourt highlighted the way it treats dark materials, such as generational trauma, wounding grief, and systemic inequities, with "winsome humor", without going too far.
[63]
Hutchinson praised the writing, humor, and performances, particularly Jacobs' and Woon-A-Tai's.
[64]
Daniel Fienberg of
The Hollywood Reporter
also praised the performances and further singled out Jacobs', particularly in the episode "Mabel".
[68]
Kristen Reid of
Paste
gave it a 9.3 out of 10 and said, "Just a season and a half in, Harjo and co-creator Taika Waititi have already found their groove with
Reservation Dogs
. Inviting us onto the reservation to experience it with this group of quickly beloved kids, [It] feels like a celebration of Native life and a way to inspire change for the better."
[69]
Variety
'
s
Caroline Framke
wrote in her favorable review: "for the hundreds of shows premiering every year, there's still simply nothing else on TV quite like 'Reservation Dogs'. [It] gives voice, time, and flawed dirtbag humanity to Indigenous Americans, who have long been little more onscreen than one-note punchlines. But it also does so with an approach that could only have come from these writers, actors, directors and production crew members. This is a show so self-assured in its own voice and perspective that it's not just gratifying to watch, but a welcome relief."
[70]
Joe Keller of
Decider
summarized his review by saying, "
Reservation Dogs
improves on its excellent first season by deepening the community on the rez, making it less about the Dogs and more about traditions, people who think they know the traditions but don't, and just how funny and rich life there can be, even if people have to be creative to get by."
[71]
For the season finale,
TVLine
named Woon-A-Tai, Jacobs, Factor and Alexis the "Performers of the Week" for the week of October 1, 2022. The site wrote: "No single actor outshined the others; rather, it was their combined chemistry and the characters' reliance on each other that made us laugh at their antics and reel in their heartbreak. [...] Jacobs exhibited a wealth of vulnerability in her body language and diction as Elora admitted her fear of letting Daniel go. Woon-A-Tai was brought to tears, as Bear was consumed by love for his friends. Alexis displayed a wealth of fortitude as Willie Jack proved to be both the Dogs' safety net and comedic relief. And after they joined together for a prayer, Factor quivered and choked on his emotions as Cheese revealed his lingering anger."
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Season 3
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the third and final season holds an approval rating of 100%, with an average score of 9.5 out of 10, based on 40 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Bowing out while still having plenty of creativity to spare,
Reservation Dogs
'
final season sidesteps feeling premature by satisfying on every level."
[73]
On Metacritic, it holds a score of 94 out of 100, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
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Critics' top ten list
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Accolades
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Year
|
Award
|
Category
|
Nominee(s)
|
Result
|
Ref.
|
2021
|
American Film Institute Awards
|
Top 10 Programs of the Year
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Won
|
[13]
|
Gotham Awards
|
Breakthrough Series ? Short Form
|
Won
|
[75]
|
Outstanding Performance in a New Series
|
Devery Jacobs
|
Nominated
|
2022
|
American Film Institute Awards
|
Top 10 Programs of the Year
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Won
|
[14]
|
Artios Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Casting ? Television Pilot and First Season Comedy Series
|
Angelique Midthunder, Jennifer Schwalenberg, Chris Freihofer, Stacey Rice, Lisa Zambetti
|
Nominated
|
[76]
|
Critics' Choice Awards
|
Best Comedy Series
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Nominated
|
[77]
|
Golden Globe Awards
|
Best Television Series ? Musical or Comedy
|
Nominated
|
[78]
|
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
|
Best Streaming Series, Comedy
|
Nominated
|
[79]
|
Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy
|
Sterlin Harjo
(for "Hunting")
|
Nominated
|
Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy
|
Sterlin Harjo and
Taika Waititi
(for "Fuckin' Rez Dogs")
|
Nominated
|
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
|
Best Music Supervision ? Television
|
Tiffany Anders
|
Nominated
|
[80]
|
Independent Spirit Awards
|
Best New Scripted Series
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Won
|
[81]
|
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
|
Paulina Alexis
, Funny Bone, Lane Factor, Devery Jacobs,
Zahn McClarnon
, Lil Mike,
Sarah Podemski
, and
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
|
Won
|
Peabody Awards
|
Entertainment
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Won
|
[82]
|
Television Critics Association Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
|
Nominated
|
[83]
|
Outstanding New Program
|
Nominated
|
Writers Guild of America Awards
|
New Series
|
Tazbah Rose Chavez,
Sydney Freeland
, Sterlin Harjo,
Migizi Pensoneau
,
Tommy Pico
, Taika Waititi, and Bobby Wilson
|
Nominated
|
[84]
|
Episodic Comedy
|
Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi
(for "F*ckin' Rez Dogs")
|
Nominated
|
2023
|
American Film Institute Awards
|
Top 10 Programs of the Year
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Won
|
[15]
|
Critics' Choice Awards
|
Best Comedy Series
|
Nominated
|
[85]
|
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
|
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
|
Nominated
|
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Devery Jacobs
|
Nominated
|
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Paulina Alexis
|
Nominated
|
Golden Trailer Awards
|
Best Billboard (for Feature Film or TV/Streaming Series)
|
"Extension Billboard" (AV Print)
|
Nominated
|
[86]
|
Best Comedy Poster for a TV/Streaming Series
|
"One Sheet" (AV Print)
|
Nominated
|
Peabody Awards
|
Entertainment
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Nominated
|
[87]
|
Television Critics Association Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Nominated
|
[88]
|
Writers Guild of America Awards
|
Episodic Comedy
|
Tazbah Rose Chavez
(for "Wide Net")
|
Nominated
|
[89]
|
2024
|
Art Directors Guild Awards
|
Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series
|
Brandon Tonner-Connolly
(for "Deer Lady")
|
Won
|
[90]
|
Artios Awards
|
Outstanding Achievement in Casting ? Television Comedy Series
|
Angelique Midthunder, Chris Freihofer, Stacey Rice, Tara Mazzucca
|
Won
|
[91]
|
Critics' Choice Awards
|
Best Comedy Series
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Nominated
|
[92]
|
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
|
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
|
Nominated
|
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Devery Jacobs
|
Nominated
|
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
|
Paulina Alexis
|
Nominated
|
Peabody Awards
|
Entertainment
|
Reservation Dogs
|
Pending
|
[93]
|
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
|
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
|
Patrick Hogan, David Beadle, Sonya Lindsay, Michael Sana, Daniel Salas, Amber Funk, Lena Krigen
(for "This is Where the Plot Thickens")
|
Nominated
|
[94]
|
Satellite Awards
|
Best Comedy or Musical Series
|
Reservation Dogs
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Nominated
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[95]
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Writers Guild of America Awards
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Episodic Comedy
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Tommy Pico and Sterlin Harjo
(for "House Made of Bongs")
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Nominated
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[96]
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The eight-episode series is notable for two firsts: using an entirely Indigenous creative team (behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera) and shooting its entire season in Oklahoma (never done before for a scripted series).
Note:
A significant portion of Oklahoma
is recognized as
Indian Territory
, a distinction that was upheld by the 2020 Supreme Court decision,
McGirt v. Oklahoma
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