The Red Road (TV series)


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The Red Road is an American drama television series that aired on SundanceTV from February 27, 2014 to May 7, 2015.[1] This was SundanceTV's second fully owned scripted original series; the first was Rectify. The Red Road was canceled after its second season, as confirmed by Jason Momoa, who played Phillip Kopus in the series.[2] The show's plot is based on the plight of the Ramapough Lenape Nation at the Ringwood Mines landfill site in New Jersey, where toxic wastes from the nearby Mahwah Ford plant were dumped.

The Red Road

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GenreDrama
Created byAaron Guzikowski
Starring
ComposerDaniel Licht
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJames Bigwood
Production locationsCartersville, Georgia
CinematographyIvan Strasburg
EditorKristina Boden
Running time42–45 minutes
Production companiesFair Harbor Productions
Shady Cat Productions
Original release
NetworkSundanceTV
ReleaseFebruary 27, 2014 –
May 7, 2015

Police Officer Harold Jensen is the main protagonist. He is trying to keep his family together after a cover-up involving his mentally unstable wife, a recovering alcoholic who self-medicates her undiagnosed schizophrenia with alcohol. Jensen comes into conflict with Phillip Kopus, a member of the Ramapough Mountain people. His state-recognized tribe lives in the Ramapo Mountains in a border area of New York and New Jersey in the fictitious small town of Walpole, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City.[3][4][5]

The working title for the series was originally The Descendants.[6] Production for both seasons were in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2013 and 2014.[7][8]

  • Gary Farmer as Mac
  • Tom Sizemore as Jack Kopus
  • Lisa Bonet as Sky Van Der Veen
  • Zahn McClarnon as Mike Parker
  • Antoni Corone as Captain Warren
  • Brooke Montalvo as Paige
  • Keith Flippen as Dr. Beilke
  • Mike Farrell as David Rogers
  • Irene Ziegler as Sylvia Rogers
  • Nick Gomez as Frank Morgan
  • Doris Morgado as Iana Morgan
  • Logan Siu as Paul Morgan
  • Wes Studi as Chief Levi Gall
  • Arturo Fonts as Robby
  • Sabina Akhmedova as Fayina
  • Dwayne Boyd as Bernard Roald
  • Boo Arnold as Attorney Irv Nesbitt
  • Anthony Reynolds as Brennan
  • Ryan Nesset as Officer K. Felix
  • Tammy Arnold as Officer Spector
  • Jeff Matthew Glover as Officer Baker
  • Nickola Shreli as Duke
  • Ben Winchell as Brad
  • Ian Gregg as Leo
  • Victor Gage as Lenape Hunter
  • Manuel Rodriguez as Ramapo Native American

The Red Road has received mostly favorable reviews. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given the season a "generally favorable" score of 66 out of 100, based on 25 critics.[21] On another review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 65% rating with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10, based on 26 reviews. The consensus reads, "The Red Road suffers from uneven writing, but its talented cast and creepy story hint at undeveloped promise."[22]

In 2015, Sundance released The Red Road 1990: A Graphic Novel to be read online.[23]

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  2. ^ Roco (23 May 2015). "The Red Road Cancelled By SundanceTV After Two Seasons". Seriable.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. ^ Hyman, Vicki (February 21, 2014). "Ramapough Lenape inspired 'The Red Road' writer: 'I wanted it to ring true'". NJ.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 24, 2013). "Julianne Nicholson To Co-Star On Sundance Channel's Drama Series 'The Descendants'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "One on One: Bridget Carpenter of 'The Red Road'". Sundance Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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  8. ^ "Sundance Channel Series 'Red Road' Casting Call For Band". Auditionsfree.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Adalian, Joe (February 28, 2014). "Sundance Channel's THE RED ROAD debuted to 342,000 viewers Thursday. Just 69,000 of those viewers were adults 18–49 (0.05 rating)". Twitter. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  10. ^ Pucci, Douglas (June 19, 2015). "Thursday Final Nationals: Modest Ratings for 'The Astronaut Wives Club', Prime Time Golf and 'Complications'". TV Media Insights. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  11. ^ "Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Big Bang Theory" Continues Its Reign for CBS". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy" Lead Demo Pack". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Thursday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy" Top Charts". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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  19. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 1, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.30.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  20. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 8, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.7.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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  22. ^ "The Red Road: Season 1 (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  23. ^ Guzikowski, Aaron (1990). The Red Road 1990: A Graphic Novel (Online graphic novel ed.). Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2015-08-04.