The 'Reservation Dogs' team feared for its future. Then came the 'surreal' part
by Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times
Aug 03, 2022
4 minutes
Devery Jacobs was thrilled as she filmed the pilot for FX's "Reservation Dogs" two years ago. The coming-of-age story about a group of mischievous teens on a Native American reservation in rural Oklahoma reflected her own experience, and she felt personally invested in the project.
Jacobs also feared that the show would never see the light of day.
The actress/writer for years had confronted resistance in Hollywood to telling stories of Indigenous people, particularly stories that extended beyond the industry's long-standing stereotypes central to the Western genre. She was concerned that "Reservation Dogs" might meet the same fate.
"We didn't know if FX was going to pick it
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