| Creator: | Dathaí Keane |
| Alt Name: | Dominion Creek |
| Director: | Dathaí Keane |
| Starring: | Owen McDonnell Dara Devaney Seán T. Ó Meallaigh Julian Black Antelope Ned Dennehy Fionnuala Flaherty Clive Geraghty Chloe Ewart Seamus Hughes Bríd Ní Neachtain Siobhan O'Kelly Robert O'Mahoney Michael Glenn Murphy Megan Riordan Ian Toner Steve Wall Tim Creed Donncha Crowley Glen Gould Duane Howard Timothy V. Murphy |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Producer: | Pierce Boyce Eileen Seoighe Bríd Seoighe |
| Camera: | Multi-Camera |
| Runtime: | 52 minutes |
| Network: | TG4 |
| Num Series: | 2 |
An Klondike (Irish for "The Klondike") is an Irish Western television series created by Dathaí Keane for TG4. Internationally, the series is known as Dominion Creek. Set during the Klondike Gold Rush, it portrays the lives of three Irish brothers in the fictional town of Dominion Creek who possess their own mining claims.
An edited version of An Klondike was screened as the closing gala at the Galway Film Fleadh in August 2015.[1] The series premiered on TG4 on September 8, 2015, and concluded on February 22, 2017, after two seasons.
In the late 19th century, three Irish emigrant brothers travel from Montana to the Yukon, Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush and settle in the town of Dominion Creek. Each has a different desire; middle brother Séamus heads out first with the hope of striking it rich, eldest Tom looks to control the family's mining claim, and youngest Pádraig chooses to instead work at the town's only hospital. They meet new allies and love interests, but also come into conflict with Dominion Creek's dangerous individuals.
Created and directed by Dathaí Keane, the show was filmed on location in Connemara, Ireland, with the County Galway scenery standing in for the Yukon. The fictional town of Dominion Creek was built near Oughterard, while the mining scenes were shot at Glengowla Mines, a 19th-century silver and lead mine. An Klondike was produced by the Galway-based company Abú Media Teo. Pierce Boyce, Eileen Seoighe and Bríd Seoighe served as producers of the series.
A second series of four episodes was filmed in the summer of 2016 and aired in early 2017.[2] [3]
An Klondike has received mostly positive reviews, The Irish Times noting "I’m not sure there's TV gold in An Klondike, but you can’t fault its ambition and style,"[4] also noting its similarities to Deadwood and Even Dwarfs Started Small.[5]
In 2016, the first season of An Klondike received nine Irish Film and Television Award nominations, winning four awards - for Best Drama, Actor, Make-Up and Script.
In 2017, the second season of An Klondike received ten IFTA nominations, winning two awards - for Best Director Drama, and Supporting Actor