The Red Road (TV series)

The Red Road

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Genre Drama
Created by Aaron Guzikowski
Starring
Composer(s) Daniel Licht
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) James Bigwood
Editor(s) Kristina Boden
Location(s) Cartersville, Georgia
Cinematography Ivan Strasburg
Running time 42–45 minutes
Production company(s) Fair Harbor Productions
Shady Cat Productions
Distributor Sundance Channel
Broadcast
Original channel SundanceTV
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original run February 27, 2014 – present
External links
Website

The Red Road is a drama series that airs on SundanceTV. The first season, which premiered on February 27, 2014, consists of six one-hour episodes.[1] This is SundanceTV's second fully owned scripted original series; the first was Rectify. On April 28, 2014, SundanceTV renewed The Red Road for a six-episode second season to air in 2015.[2]

The second season premiered on April 2, 2015.[3]

Plot

The main protagonist is Police Officer Harold Jensen, who is trying to keep his family together after a cover-up involving his mentally unstable wife, who is a recovering alcoholic. She had self-medicated 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 between New York and New Jersey in the fictitious small town of Walpole, New Jersey, across the (Lenape) Hudson River from New York City.[4][5][6]

Production

The working title for the series was originally The Descendants.[7] Production on the first season began in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 19, 2013.[8] The second season of the show is also being produced in the Atlanta area. Production began in the summer of 2014 and continues through the fall. The latest extras casting for the series mentions that episodes are still filming in late October. [9]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

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

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 6 February 27, 2014 April 3, 2014
2 6 April 2, 2015 May 7, 2015

Reception

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.[10] 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.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bibel, Sara (January 6, 2014). "New Drama 'The Red Road' to Premiere Friday February 21, 2014 on SundanceTV". TV by the Numbers (Press release).
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 28, 2014). "'Red Road' Renewed for Second Season at Sundance TV". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Red Road". Sundance.TV.
  4. ↑ Hyman, Vicki (February 21, 2014). "Ramapough Lenape inspired 'The Red Road' writer: 'I wanted it to ring true'". NJ.com. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 24, 2013). "Julianne Nicholson To Co-Star On Sundance Channel's Drama Series 'The Descendants'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "One on One: Bridget Carpenter of 'The Red Road'". Sundance Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 11, 2013). "Sundance Channel Picks Up Scripted Series 'The Descendants', Beefs Up Scripted Team". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ Bibel, Sara (August 15, 2013). "Sundance Channel Announces Cast, Including Jason Momoa & Martin Henderson, and Start of Production for 'The Red Road'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sundance Channel Series 'Red Road' Casting Call For Band". Auditionsfree.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Red Road : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Red Road: Season 1 (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 29, 2014.

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