FX orders Native American comedy Reservation Dogs from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi

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The comedy, which filmed its pilot in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, follows four Native American teenagers in rural Oklahoma who "spend their days committing crime… and fighting it." Barking Water and Four Sheets to the Wind director Harjo wrote the pilot, which Waititi directed. Reservation Dogs stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear, Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack and newcomer Lane Factor as Cheese. "Sterlin Harjo draws deeply on his experiences as a Native Oklahoman to make Reservation Dogs a true-to-life and incredibly funny story of youth, courage and misadventures,” said Nick Grad, FX Entertainment's president of original programming. “Taika Waititi lends his considerable talents to the series, helping Sterlin and their creative partner Garrett Basch produce a unique and original series we can’t wait for audiences to see.”