{"id":6887,"date":"2016-10-26T10:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-drama-frontier-renewed-ahead-of-debut\/"},"modified":"2016-10-26T14:32:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:32:29","slug":"netflix-drama-frontier-renewed-ahead-of-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/netflix-drama-frontier-renewed-ahead-of-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Drama Frontier Renewed Ahead of Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Discovery Canada and Netflix have renewed the scripted drama <em>Frontier<\/em>, which stars<em> Game of Thrones<\/em>&#8216; Jason Momoa, for a second season ahead of the series&#8217; premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Produced in association with Discovery by Take The Shot Productions, together with partners at ASAP Entertainment, <em>Frontier<\/em> is set against the backdrop of 1700s Canada. The action-filled series centers on warring factions vying for control of the fur trade in a ruthless game of wealth and power.<\/p>\n<p>Filming on the six-episode second season is currently under way, being shot in 4K UHD. Season two will bow in 2017 in Canada on Discovery. Season one premieres on November 6 at 9 p.m. Both seasons will be streamed globally via Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we started to see this cinematic, well-cast and meticulously produced series come to life as we&#8217;d dared imagine for season one, we knew we&#8217;d created a uniquely immersive world and story that begged for expansion to a second season,&#8221; said Ken MacDonald, the VP and general manager of Discovery. &#8220;Our decision to begin filming another six episodes before the series&#8217; world premiere is a testament to our confidence in <em>Frontier<\/em>&#8216;s world-class storytelling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to have the love and support of our partners, Bell Media and Netflix, in bringing season two of <em>Frontier<\/em> to life,&#8221; added Jeff Fierson and Brad Peyton, executive producers at ASAP Entertainment. &#8220;We are so proud of the work the incredible cast and crew put into making season one so special, and aim to make the second season just as strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an amazing gift to be able to tell the stories of incredibly engaging characters in <em>Frontier<\/em>, all set against such a rich backdrop of Canadian history,&#8221; said John Vatcher, executive producer and series director at Take The Shot Productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Discovery Canada and Netflix have renewed the scripted drama Frontier, which stars Game of Thrones&#8217; Jason Momoa, for a second season ahead of the series&#8217; premiere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1430,1431,88],"class_list":["post-6887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-discovery-canada","tag-frontier","tag-netflix","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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