The Red Road (TV series)

The Red Road is an American drama television series that aired on SundanceTV from February 27, 2014 to May 7, 2015. This was SundanceTV's second fully owned scripted original series; the first was Rectify. The Red Road was canceled after its second season, as confirmed by Jason Momoa, who played Phillip Kopus in the series. The show's plot is based on the plight of the Ramapough Lenape Nation at the Ringwood Mines landfill site in New Jersey, where toxic wastes from the nearby Mahwah Ford plant were dumped.

Plot
Police Officer Harold Jensen is the main protagonist. He is trying to keep his family together after a cover-up involving his mentally unstable wife, a recovering alcoholic who self-medicates her undiagnosed schizophrenia with alcohol. Jensen comes into conflict with Phillip Kopus, a member of the Ramapough Mountain people. His state-recognized tribe lives in the Ramapo Mountains in a border area of New York and New Jersey in the fictitious small town of Walpole, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City.

Production
The working title for the series was originally The Descendants. Production for both seasons were in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2013 and 2014.

Main cast

 * Martin Henderson as Harold Jensen
 * Jason Momoa as Phillip Kopus
 * Julianne Nicholson as Jean Jensen
 * Allie Gonino as Rachel Jensen
 * Tamara Tunie as Marie Van Der Veen
 * Kiowa Gordon as Junior Van Der Veen
 * Annalise Basso as Kate Jensen

Recurring cast
• Gary Farmer as Mac

• Tom Sizemore as Jack Kopus

• Lisa Bonet as Sky Van Der Veen

• Zahn McClarnon as Mike Parker

• Antoni Corone as Captain Warren

• Brooke Montalvo as Paige

• Keith Flippen as Dr. Beilke

• Mike Farrell as David Rogers

• Irene Ziegler as Sylvia Rogers

• Nick Gomez as Frank Morgan

• Doris Morgado as Iana Morgan

• Logan Siu as Paul Morgan

• Wes Studi as Chief Levi Gall

• Arturo Fonts as Robby

• Sabina Akhmedova as Fayina

• Dwayne Boyd as Bernard Roald

• Boo Arnold as Attorney Irv Nesbitt

• Anthony Reynolds as Brennan

• Ryan Nesset as Officer K. Felix

• Tammy Arnold as Officer Spector

• Jeff Matthew Glover as Officer Baker

• Nickola Shreli as Duke

• Ben Winchell as Brad

• Ian Gregg as Leo

• Victor Gage as Lenape Hunter

• Manuel Rodriguez as Ramapo Native American

Reception
The Red Road has received mostly favorable reviews. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given the season a "generally favorable" score of 66 out of 100, based on 25 critics. On another review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 65% rating with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10, based on 26 reviews. The consensus reads, "The Red Road suffers from uneven writing, but its talented cast and creepy story hint at undeveloped promise."

Graphic novel
In 2015, Sundance released The Red Road 1990: A Graphic Novel to be read online.