Taiki Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) is getting another series at FX, according to a release. In addition to the fabulously silly vampire series What We Do in the Shadows (which is heading into Season 3), the New Zealand-born writer-director is teaming with Native American writer and director Sterlin Harjo (Barking Water, Four Sheets to the Wind) for the upcoming Reservation Dogs. The show will be an eight-episode, half-hour comedy due out sometime in 2021.

A loose series synopsis describes the show as following "four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime and [also] fighting it." It sounds intriguing and, given Waititi's output, promises to be a fun blend of grounded storytelling with surreal comedy. The pilot has been co-written by Waititi and Harjo, with Harjo directing.

"As longtime friends, it was only natural that Taika and I found a project together, and what better than a show that celebrates the complementary storytelling styles of our indigenous communities--mine in Oklahoma and Taika's in Aotearoa," said Harjo. "We're thrilled by the opportunity to tell the Reservation Dogs' story with our amazing cast and crew."