An Klondike

An Klondike
Also known as Dominion Creek
Created by Dathaí Keane
Written by Marcus Fleming
Directed by Dathaí Keane
Starring Owen McDonnell
Dara Devaney
Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
Julian Black Antelope
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) Irish
English
Tlingit
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 8
Production
Producer(s) Pierce Boyce
Eileen Seoighe
Bríd Seoighe
Camera setup Multi-Camera
Running time 52 minutes
Release
Original network TG4
Picture format 1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) – 22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)
External links
[anklondike.com Website]

An Klondike (Irish for "The Klondike") is an Irish Western television series first broadcast on TG4 in 2015. It is also known by its international title Dominion Creek when streaming in the US on Netflix and on Acorn.

An edited version of the first series of the show, cut to 110 minutes, was released theatrically at the Galway Film Fleadh in August 2015, so as to be in contention for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1]

Production

Created and directed by Dathaí Keane, the show filmed on location in Connemara, Ireland, with the County Galway scenery standing in for the Yukon. The town of Dominion Creek was built near Oughterard, while the mining scenes were shot at Glengowla Mines, a 19th-century silver and lead mine.

A second series of four episodes was filmed in the summer of 2016 and aired in early 2017.[2][3]

Plot

Three Irish emigrant brothers travel from Montana to the Yukon, Canada during the Klondike gold rush (1896–99) in the hope of striking it rich. They settle in the town of Dominion Creek, where they feud with Jacob Hopkins, the man who runs the town.

Reception

An Klondike has received mostly positive reviews, The Irish Times noting "I’m not sure there's TV gold in An Klondike, but you can’t fault its ambition and style,"[4] also noting its similarities to Deadwood.[5]

In 2016, the first season of An Klondike received nine Irish Film and Television Award nominations, winning four awards - for Best Drama, Actor, Make-Up and Script.

In 2017, the second season of An Klondike received ten IFTA nominations, winning two awards - for Best Director Drama, and Supporting Actor

See also

References

  1. ↑ "An Klondike review: Improbable film of the month – in a good way". The Irish Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "An Klondike - Season 2 - Abu Media". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ http://anklondike.com/season-2/
  4. ↑ "Television: 'Doctor Foster' is a bit clunky, but at least it's not a period romp". The Irish Times. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑
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