Strange Empire

Created by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik

On CBC Television

A frontier drama centered on women's resilience and solidarity in a harsh 1869 border landscape, balancing survival struggle with the possibility of independence and community.

Set in 1869 Alberta-Montana border country, “Strange Empire” is a Western whose heroes are women. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle to survive, to find their independence, and to build a life in which to thrive and raise families.