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Jason Momoa at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2015.Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Nov 16, 2015 5:32 PM UTC Netflix’s next drama series is a Western. The streaming company has greenlit _Frontier_, a series set in the late 18th century starring Jason Momoa (_Game of Thrones_, _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_) and directed by Brad Peyton (_San Andreas_). The series is described by Netflix as “an action-packed adventure drama following the chaotic and violent struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. Told from multiple perspectives, the series takes place in a world where business negotiations might be resolved with close-quarter hatchet fights, and where delicate relations between Native tribes and Europeans can spark bloody conflicts.” In addition to Momoa, the series also stars Alun Armstrong (_Braveheart_), Landon Liboiron (_Hemlock Grove_) and Zoe Boyle (_Downton Abbey_). The six-episode debut season of _Frontier_ will be shot in Canada and is being co-produced with Discovery Canada. The series will first debut on Netflix in 2016 in the U.S. and everywhere else — except Canada, where it will first air on Discovery Canada. The series is co-created by Rob Blackie (Republic of Doyle) and Peter Blackie (Majumder Manor). “We jumped at the opportunity to bring this action-packed series to our global viewers,” said Erik Barmack, vice president of Local Originals at Netflix. “The creative team behind the series has a very exciting vision for Jason and the show, and we’re thrilled to be working with Discovery Canada on getting a vast, worldwide audience to enjoy it.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/16/netflix-western-jason-momoa) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) 'Game of Thrones' Star Joins Netflix's Western Series ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Star Joins Netflix's Western Series","datePublished":"2015-11-16T17:32:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:57:09.408Z","description":"Jason Momoa will be starring in Frontier","url":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","game of thrones","Jason Momoa"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a9b92a7ff857234/69887148ab6d778e486a729c/netflix-game-thrones-jason-momoa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a9b92a7ff857234/69887148ab6d778e486a729c/netflix-game-thrones-jason-momoa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jason Momoa at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2015.","caption":"Jason Momoa at the InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2015.","creditText":"Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/","name":"Game of Thrones Star Joins Netflix's Western Series"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Game of Thrones: A Graphic Refresher","description":"What happened to your favorite characters last season in Westeros","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/cz9txShM/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-09T23:35:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cz9txShM.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/","duration":"PT1M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4114458/netflix-jason-momoa/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```