Frontier ( 2016 TV series ) - wikipedia Frontier ( 2016 TV series ) Frontier Titlecard Frontier Genre Historical drama Action - Adventure Created by Rob Blackie Peter Blackie Starring Jason Momoa Alun Armstrong Landon Liboiron Zoe Boyle Jessica Matten Christian McKay Evan Jonigkeit Shawn Doyle Composer ( s ) Andrew Lockington Country of origin Canada U.S. Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 12 Production Executive producer ( s ) Brad Peyton Jeff Fierson Alex Patrick John Vatcher Jason Momoa Edwina Follows Perry Chafe Allan Hawco Michaell Levine Rob Blackie Peter Blackie Producer ( s ) John Vatcher Production location ( s ) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Nova Scotia, Canada Ontario, Canada Cornwall, United Kingdom Editor ( s ) James Patrick Production company ( s ) Take the Shot Productions Factory Backwards 20th Century Fox and Dream Waves Release Original network Discovery Channel ( Canada ) Netflix ( international ) Picture format 4K Original release November 6, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 06 ) -- present External links Website Frontier is a Canadian - American historical drama television series co-created by Brad Peyton, Rob Blackie, and Peter Blackie, chronicling the North American fur trade of the 1700s. The series is co-produced by Discovery Channel ( Canada ) ( as the channel 's first original scripted commission ) and Netflix. On October 25, 2016, Frontier was renewed for a second season. The series premiered on November 6, 2016, on Discovery Channel Canada and was shot in 4K. The second season aired all episodes on Netflix on November 24, 2017. The series was renewed for a third season. Season 3 will air all six episodes on Netflix on November 23, 2018. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Production 4 Broadcast 5 Episodes 5.1 Season 1 ( 2016 ) 5.2 Season 2 ( 2017 ) 6 Reception 7 Awards and Nominations 7.1 Canadian Screen Awards 7.2 Directors Guild of Canada Awards 8 References 9 External links Synopsis The series follows Declan Harp ( Jason Momoa ), a part - Irish, part - Cree outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudson 's Bay Company 's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada. Cast Main Alun Armstrong as Lord Benton Jason Momoa as Declan Harp Landon Liboiron as Michael Smyth Zoe Boyle as Grace Emberly Jessica Matten as Sokanon Christian McKay as Father James Coffin ( season 1 ) Evan Jonigkeit as Captain Chesterfield Shawn Doyle as Samuel Grant Zahn McClarnon as Samoset Lyla Porter - Follows as Clenna Dolan Diana Bentley as Imogen Greg Bryk as Cobbs Pond Breanne Hill as Mary Paul Fauteux as Jean - Marc Rivard William Belleau as Dimanche Allan Hawco as Douglas Brown Michael Patric as Malcolm Brown Stephen Lord as Cedric Brown ( season 1 ) Katie McGrath as Elizabeth Carruthers ( season 1 - 2 ) Charles Aitken as Captain Johnson ( season 1 ) Tantoo Cardinal as Kamenna Raoul Trujillo as Machk Kiowa Gordon as Kitchi Cameron Roberts as Chogan Jean - Michel Le Gal as Commander Everton ( season 2, recurring season 1 ) Demetrius Grosse as Charleston ( season 2 ) Karen LeBlanc as Josephette ( season 2 ) Joel Thomas Hynes as Darragh ( season 2 ) David Schaal as Captain Grey ( season 2 ) Rémy Girard as Marquis de Beaumont ( season 2 ) Jamie Sives as McTaggart ( season 2 ) Natar Ungalaaq as Inuit hunter ( season 2 ) Nagliniq Amagoalik as Inuit child ( season 2 ) James Preston Rogers as Vladimir ' The Siberian ' Tetukin ( season 2 ) Brendt Thomas Diabo as Aki ( season 2 ) Kathryn Wilder as Chaulk ( season 2 ) Recurring Graham Abbey as MacLaughlan Paul Ewan Wilson as Vanstone Sean Wei Mah as Omaciw Peter O'Meara as Peter Carruthers Production Filming for Frontier took place in several locations in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, Canada, as well as Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Broadcast The series is produced in 4K ultra high definition ; on January 8, 2016, Bell Media confirmed that Frontier would stream in 4K via the Discovery Go app exclusively on Samsung 4K smart TVs. Internationally, the series is distributed by Netflix, with the first season available from January 20, 2017. An exclusivity agreement means that the series will not be available on Netflix in Canada until 2017. Episodes Season 1 ( 2016 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers ( millions ) `` A Kingdom Unto Itself '' Brad Peyton Rob Blackie & Peter Blackie & Perry Chafe November 6, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 06 ) 0.571 Bent on restoring the Hudson 's Bay Company 's fur trade stranglehold, Lord Benton voyages to the New World to stamp out cutthroat trapper Declan Harp. `` Little Brother War '' Brad Peyton Perry Chafe November 13, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 13 ) N / A While Emberly schemes with Capt. Chesterfield behind Lord Benton 's back, Harp makes a dangerous raid to secure an alliance with the Cree. `` Mushkegowuk Esquewu '' John Vatcher Rob Blackie & Peter Blackie & Joseph Kay November 20, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 20 ) N / A Harp scrambles to make peace after Lord Benton 's intrigues stir up deadly trouble among the independent trading outfits and the Cree. `` Wolves '' Kelly Makin Greg Nelson November 27, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 27 ) N / A A Hudson 's Bay Company ship arrives from London with a surprise passenger and troubling news for Lord Benton, who lays a snare for Michael and Harp. 5 5 `` The Disciple '' Ken Girotti Greg Nelson December 4, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 04 ) N / A A shrewd new entrepreneur contrives to topple Grant and the Brown brothers alike, and Lord Benton 's obsession with Harp disintegrates into savagery. 6 6 `` The Gallows '' Ken Girotti Greg Spottiswood December 11, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 11 ) N / A As Lord Benton 's rule descends into unchecked cruelty, Capt. Chesterfield suffers a betrayal and Harp sets his sights on vengeance, whatever the cost. Season 2 ( 2017 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canadian viewers ( millions ) 7 `` Dead Reckoning '' Brad Peyton Sherry White October 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 18 ) N / A With a bounty on Harp 's head, Fort James fills up with bounty hunters ; Emberly and Chesterfield conspire against Benton ; Michael and Sokanon struggle to keep the Black Wolf in business. 8 `` Wanted '' Brett Sullivan Aubrey Nealon October 25, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 25 ) N / A Bounty hunters find Harp in the North. Benton sails to England at the mercy of Everton, but makes a new friend. Michael has a plan to make the Black Wolf more money. Carruthers and Grant vie for the attention of a French Marquis, and Emberly finds herself in danger of losing her independence. 9 `` The Wolf and the Bear '' John Vatcher Chris Roberts November 1, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 01 ) N / A Harp is hunted by the Siberian. Michael and Sokanon plot a heist against the Hudson Bay Company. Emberly seeks to protect her father 's ale from Chesterfield. 10 `` Mutiny '' David Frazee Adriana Maggs November 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) N / A Michael and Sokanon remain at Fort James preparing to execute the plan for the Black Wolf company. En route to England, Benton proves he is still a skilled manipulator and Chesterfield demonstrates that he is an able student of Benton 's. 11 5 `` Cannonball '' Paul Fox Kerri MacDonald & Sherry White November 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 15 ) N / A Emberly reclaims the Alehouse, but even caught with his pants down, Chesterfield does not intend to lighten the pressure. The plan for seizing the pelts becomes more dangerous. Grant 's and Elizabeth 's sparring turns deadly. 12 6 `` Keetom Takooteeoo Maheekun ( The Return of the Wolf ) '' David Frazee Peter Blackie Rob Blackie November 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 22 ) N / A Michael meets Pond and negotiate the sale of the stolen pelts but Sokanon has reservations, meanwhile Chesterfield is searching for Harp and Grace is in danger. Douglas and Malcolm Brown find a new ally and set their sights on a weakened Grant. Lord Benton is the chess grand - master and is making sinister plans in the Frontier Season 2 Finale. Reception Season 1 received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating from critics of 43 % based on 14 reviews, with the site 's consensus reading `` Jason Momoa 's powerhouse performance as Declan Harp is ultimately weighed down by Frontier 's often sluggish storytelling '' ; however, it has an audience approval rating of 79 %. Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to critic reviews, gave the series an average score of 52 out of 100, based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. In a positive review, John Doyle of The Globe and Mail described the series as `` an action - packed, uncomplicated and very entertaining yarn about the cutthroats who created this country by plundering it, when they were n't busy killing each other ''. Doyle felt the opening episode 's handling of interactions with First Nations was handled `` delicately, '' commenting that Frontier was `` far from being a whitewashed tale about the English, Scots, Irish and French battling out for possession of fur and land ''. Awards and Nominations Canadian Screen Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2017 Best Achievement in Casting Denise Chamain, Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis, Danielle Irvine Nominated Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Brad Peyton Nominated Best Achievement in Make - Up Elizabeth Kuchurean Won Best Costume Design Michael Ground Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Jason Momoa Nominated Landon Liboiron Nominated Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series Gordon Barnes Nominated Directors Guild of Canada Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2017 Best Production Design - Television Series Gordon Barnes ( Episode 101 -- A Kingdom Unto Itself ) Pending Best Sound Editing - Television Series Matthew Hussey, Alastair Gray, Mark Shnuriwsky, Clive Turner ( Episode 104, Wolves ) Pending References ^ Jump up to : `` Jason Momoa to Star in Netflix Adventure Drama ' Frontier ' from ' San Andreas ' Director ''. Variety. 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Jump up ^ `` Discovery 's Original Dramatic Adventure Series FRONTIER Returns for World Premiere of Season 2 on October 18, as Series Renewed for Season 3 ''. news.morningstar.com. 2017 - 09 - 20. Archived from the original on 2017 - 09 - 22. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Netflix 's Frontier Season 3 - Premiere date November 23 RenewCancelTV ''. RenewCancelTV. 2018 - 10 - 26. Retrieved 2018 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ `` That 's a wrap ! Frontier finishes filming in Newfoundland ''. CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Fortress Louisbourg acting as backdrop for new TV series Frontier ''. CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Discovery GO Ups Ante on Home Cinematic Experience with 4K Ultra HD ''. Bell Media press release. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( November 14, 2016 ). `` Jason Momoa 's ' Frontier ' Gets Netflix Premiere Date ''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` More Than Half a Million Viewers Make Discovery 's FRONTIER the Most - Watched Canadian Original Scripted Series Debut on Specialty TV This Year -- Bell Media ''. www.bellmedia.ca. Archived from the original on 2017 - 09 - 04. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Frontier : Season 1 ( 2016 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Frontier : Season 1 ''. Metacritic. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` John Doyle : Frontier is a lively, bloody yarn about Canada 's fur trade wars ''. The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` 2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca ''. Academy.ca. 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Question: what year is the show frontier set in
Answer: the 1700s