The Red Road

This show is based on the Ramapough Mountain "Indians" also known as the "Jackson Whites", who are a likely European/African mixed race ethnic group located in the Ramapo Mountains of Mahwah, (Northern) NJ. Their "tribal" headquarters can be found on Stag Hill Road in Mahwah. The group is currently seeking Federal recognition as a Native American "tribe" (Lenape) but so far have refused to submit to DNA testing to verify their heritage, which previous scientific investigations have shown to be baseless. They are most likely decedents of an unlikely pairing of Hessian deserters and escaped African slaves during the Revolutionary war.

While the show has both Native American and mixed race actors, in real life their appearances look closer to a mixed race heritage. For more information look up the article, "Strangers on the Mountain" from The New Yorker on March of 2010.

Their choice as a plot device is both unique and refreshing. The Ramapough "Indians" have made another recent appearance in the film; "Out of the Furnace" with Woody Harrelson's character 'Harlan DeGroat'. DeGroat (a Dutch not Native American name) is a common last name among them in real life.

Overall the show does a good job getting the setting and atmosphere right (winding mountain roads, ATVs, mountain bungalows etc...), with Momoa fitting the role well. I only wished they had actually filmed this in NJ but the Georgia mountains look spot on. Definitely worth giving it a shot, as it looks to have potential.

I may have a man crush on Momoa so this might be bias but I stumbled on this gem and can't believe that season 3 wasn't made. The acting was pretty solid, writing was really good. I don't usually watch basic cable shows because they come off pretty corny but there were very few of those moments and got pretty tricky in season 2. I didn't know it was canceled until i was almost finished watching season 2, which made it freaking horrible that i got emotionally attached for no fudging reason. Still, was great show

With soooo much absolute crap that's on-screen, it's a damn shame when a fairly decent program gets canceled just as it's starting to get legs. This was never going to be a mainstream show, but for those taking the time to get into it.. it was well worthwhile. Was the story a bit slow at first, and more convoluted than need be.. maybe. But it did not insult its' audience intelligence with pablum BS junk. Far from it.. and as far as the acting goes, this was as good a group as you will find in any decent TV drama today (and Julianne Nicholson was brilliant). Without a doubt the script had weaknesses, but not many ever do not. Actors that get cut off at the knees when shows get dropped are hurt the most. They pour themselves into their work, and are then forced to walk away before the job gets accomplished. Would just like to let them know their efforts were well appreciated, and it's seriously regretful shortsighted minds had control of the overall process. Bravo to those involved for those two very good seasons.

This was a very good show with some stellar acting. Finally Momoa gets to spread his wings and do something other than take his clothes off. You want to hate Kopus (Momoa) for his complete creep factor yet you see the nice guy under the rough and tough exterior. Momoa plays creepy very well.

It's a slow build drama that allows you see the inter-workings of the characters; you get to know them. You start to see the way a story can unravel with just one tug and how even through good intentions, everything can go terribly wrong.

If you like those kinds of dramas, I suggest watching it. If you want bang bang, blow up things, and fast action, go somewhere else. This is a 6 course meal not a fast food burger drive-thru joint.

At some points during the show it seems that there can be pointless scenes and the pacing can be slow, however, the foreshadowing of several different characters and the room for future plot lines could be immense.

Character development is spread in between the range of characters and gives us a chance to see and start to like the characters in the show, either good or bad. The different characters have deep personalities and are slowly revealed in different ways which creates a really grainy patch of the morals and decision making of these characters between either their families or moral beliefs.

The Red Road leaves room for future development but barely shows what it is capable of with just the first season. this isn't the type of show that instantly sticks, this show will develop and become more and more intriguing as time passes.