Tribal (TV series)

Tribal
GenreDrama
Written by
  • Ron E. Scott
  • Adam Frost
  • Adriana Capozzi
  • Tamara Moulin
  • Christina Ray
Directed by
  • Ron E. Scott
  • Asaf Benny
Starring
ComposerMike Shields
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producers
  • Ron E. Scott
  • Janet Hamley
  • Adam Frost
Producers
  • Scott Lepp
  • Nancy Laing
Production locationsCalgary, Alberta, Canada
CinematographyAsaf Benny
Production companyPrairie Dog Film + Television
Original release
NetworkAPTN
ReleaseFebruary 20, 2020 (2020-02-20) –
present
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Tribal is a Canadian television crime drama series, which premiered February 20, 2020, on APTN. The series stars Jessica Matten as Sam Woodburn, the newly appointed chief of an Indigenous police force in the Nêhiyawak First Nation in Alberta, and Brian Markinson as Chuck "Buke" Bukansky, a racist and sexist white cop from Calgary whom she is paired with to solve crimes.

The cast also includes Adam MacDonald, Ryan Northcott, Julian Black Antelope, Garry Chalk, Justin Rain, Michelle Thrush, Glen Gould, John Cassini, Joel Oulette, Marika Sila, and Georgina Lightning.

The first season consists of eight episodes directed by Ron E. Scott. In advance of the series premiere, APTN announced that the show will have a second season. The second season of ten episodes premiered on October 21, 2021, and was directed by Ron E. Scott and Asaf Benny.

The series was filmed in Calgary, Alberta.