Sterlin Harjo Noir Drama Starring Ethan Hawke Gets FX Pilot Order

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EXCLUSIVE: FX has handed a pilot order to The Sensitive Kind, a high-profile drama project starring and executive produced by Ethan Hawke and created and executive produced by Sterlin Harjo, co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of the network’s acclaimed series Reservation Dogs.

The Sensitive Kind marks a reunion — Hawke guest starred in Reservation Dogs as Rick Miller in the series’ penultimate episode “Elora’s Dad,” playing Elora Danan’s (Devery Jacobs) father she had never met.

Created by Harjo, The Sensitive Kind is a Tulsa noir about a guy (Hawke) who knows too much. Harjo also serves as writer and director on the pilot, which he and Hawke executive produce with Garrett Basch.

The project falls under Harjo’s overall deal with FX Productions, which is the studio. RELATED: ‘Reservation Dogs’ Series Finale Recap & Sterlin Harjo Interview The order for The Sensitive Kind comes on the heels of Reservation Dogs ending its award-winning three-season run on FX as the network’s topper John Landgraf told Deadline this week that he and his team are focused on finding worthy successors to Reservation Dogs and the handful of other successful series that wrapped in the past year. “We have glaring needs for new dramas and comedies, starting in 2025,” he said, adding that he’s “desperate to find the next great thing” after the writers strike paused development for six months last year and that his team is leaning into FX Productions’ and Disney TV Studios’ roster of overall deals in their search. RELATED: Peak TV Is Over: Number Of Original Series Falls For First Time In A Decade, Per FX Reservation Dogs won an AFI Award as one of the year’s 10 Outstanding TV Programs in every season of its run.