The Rez: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Rez is a comedy/drama that focuses upon a group of young characters living on the Kidabanesee Reserve in Ontario, created by W.P. Kinsella for his short story collection/movie "Dance Me Outside". Among the youths are the awkward Silas Crow, who dreams of becoming a writer; his girlfriend Sadie, a fiery young woman who takes up native issues with admirable commitment; Silas' party-loving best friend Frank, who when not playing table hockey at the local bar is thinking of pick-up lines to use on the women of the reserve; and Lucy, Frank's on-again-off-again girlfriend, whose goal is to become a singer on Broadway.

Series details

• Title: The Rez
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1996-02-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-09-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58613
• IMDb ID: tt0127391
• TVDB ID: 76720

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-02-28; final listed air date 1996-04-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-06-10; final listed air date 1997-09-02; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Rez on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.