Barkskins: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Barkskins is set in 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, France sends indentured servants to populate its territory, along with "Filles Du Roi" ("Daughters of the King"), young women to be matched with husbands, start families, and help the colonies prosper. This disparate group of outcasts, rogues, and innocents must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: 1690s New France.

Series details

• Title: Barkskins
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2020-05-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-06-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 41845
• IMDb ID: tt9426272
• TVDB ID: 366520

Cast and credited roles

• David Thewlis — Monsieur Claude Trepagny
• Aneurin Barnard — Hamish Goames
• Thomas M. Wright — Elisha Cooke
• Kaniehtiio Horn — Mari
• Zahn McClarnon — Yvon
• Tallulah Rose Haddon — Melissande
• Lily Sullivan — Delphine
• David Wilmot — Constable Bouchard
• Marcia Gay Harden — Mathilde Geffard
• Christian Cooke — René Sel
• James Bloor — Charles Duquet

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-05-25; final listed air date 2020-06-15; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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