Marcia Gay Harden had some interpretive freedom regarding Mathilde, the strong-willed innkeeper she plays in “Barkskins,” Nat Geo’s new historical drama set in 1690s New France. The Monday-night series, co-starring David Thewlis (“Big Mouth,” “Fargo”), is based on Annie Proulx’s 2016 novel and is set in Wobik, a small settlement in what’s now the Canadian …
Martha Stewart and Liev Schreiber were among starry guests at a virtual premiere of new National Geographic series “Barkskins” that follows 17th Century settlers and is based on an Annie Proulx novel. Marcia Gay Harden revealed during a Q&A that she based her character in part on Jane Fonda. Read More: Dick Wolf fires ‘Law …