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Thunderbird, APTN, confirm season two for Queen of the Oil Patch


VANCOUVER - Thunderbird Entertainment announced Friday there will be a second season of APTN series Queen of the Oil Patch.The documentary series is produced by Thunderbird in collaboration with Kah-Kitowak Films and production is now underway in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and the Mikisew Cree First Nation.“Queen of the Oil Patch received strong reviews for its groundbreaking coverage of the inspirational journey of one man with two spirits – Massey Whiteknife and Iceis Rain. Whiteknife is an openly gay Indigenous entrepreneur. After his multi-million-dollar oil empire in Fort McMurray was devastated by the collapse of oil prices and the 2016 wildfires,...