An Klondike
| An Klondike | |
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| 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 | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pierce Boyce Eileen Seoighe Bríd Seoighe |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | TG4 |
| Picture format | HD |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 8 – September 29, 2015 |
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| 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, 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 was 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 will be filmed in summer 2016 and aired in autumn.[2]
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",[3] also noting its similarities to Deadwood.[4]
