Barkskins

Synopsis

A disparate group of outcasts and dreamers battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: the New World. Based on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx.

First Air Date: 2020-05-25

Last Air Date: 2020-06-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Elwood Reid

Networks: National Geographic

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Top Cast

David Thewlis as Claude Trepagny
Marcia Gay Harden as Mathilde Geffard
Aneurin Barnard as Hamish Goames
James Bloor as Charles Duquet
Zahn McClarnon as Yvon
David Wilmot as Constable Bouchard
Tallulah Haddon as Melissande
Christian Cooke as Rene Sel
Lily Sullivan as Delphine
Thomas M. Wright as Elisha Cooke

Seasons

Limited Series (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: New France (2020-05-25)

A group of outcasts battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier and tangled loyalties of the New World.
Ep. 2: The Turtle King (2020-05-25)

Duquet escapes indentured servitude and finds himself at the mercy of the vast forest. Elsewhere, Goames and Yvon make a chilling discovery.
Ep. 3: The Sugared Plum (2020-06-01)

Mathilde gets back to business after her attack, while Goames hunts for answers. Trepagny joins the eligible men of Wobik for a night of matchmaking.
Ep. 4: The Law of Two (2020-06-01)

The Iroquois come to Wobik to collect their dead. Trepagny leads Melissande back to the Doma. Delphine embarks on a new life with Pierre Gasquet.
Ep. 5: Buttermilk (2020-06-08)

Mathilde encourages Bouchard to reestablish his authority in Wobik before the arrival of the intendant. Melissande and Mari quarrel over Trepagny.
Ep. 6: The Wobble (2020-06-08)

Trepagny and Bouchard attempt a daring rescue mission and incite war with the Iroquois. Cross tells Goames and Yvon a secret and plots his leave.
Ep. 7: Bees in a Bottle (2020-06-15)

Cooke and Mother Sabrine embark on a dangerous quest as Trepagny and Melissande are reunited. Cross leads Goames and Yvon deeper into the woods.
Ep. 8: The Black Sun (2020-06-15)

Preparations begin for Trepagny and Melissande's wedding as Delphine and Cooke explore a future together. Goames' loyalty to the company is tested.