Creator Sterlin Harjo took to Instagram to announce that Reservation Dogs Season 3 will conclude the comedy-drama’s run on FX.
Harjo admitted that ending the series was a tough call, but the “correct decision creatively for the show.” This definitely comes as a surprise to fans, especially when the first two installments have received widespread critical acclaim — including a Peabody award and a Golden Globe nomination.
“I always knew what the end of this story would be, I just didn’t know when it would arrive,” Harjo wrote. “As we continued to break stories and write scripts this season, it became clear to the producers, Taika and me that the season three finale is the perfect series finale.”
He continued, “When we came up with the idea for Reservation Dogs, I didn’t think the show would ever get made, but thankfully it did. The first and most basic idea for us as Native people, was to show the world that Native humor and Natives are funny […] it has been a dream to collaborate and make a show that it is entirely written by, directed by and stars Native people. These are our stories, and they represent our people. We know it’s an enormous responsibility and we never took that lightly.”
Check out his full statement in his Instagram post below:
Who’s Involved in Reservation Dogs?
Reservation Dogs centers around the lives of four Native American teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime … and fighting it. The series stars up-and-coming young actors D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (Creeped Out) as Bear, Devery Jacobs (American Gods) as Elora Danan, Paulina Alexis (Beans) as Willie Jack, and Lane Factor as Cheese.
Reservation Dogs is created and executive produced by Taika Watiti and Sterlin Harjo. It is also being produced by Garrett Basch through his Scott Rudin Productions banner. This marks Waititi’s latest project with FX following the popular mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows.
