SASQUATCH

I spent the night of 420 binging the new docuseries on Hulu, SASQUATCH, which premiered this past Tuesday. Hailing from director Joshua Rofe (LORENA), this thrilling, mysterious and sensationalistic three-parter follows investigative journalist David Holthouse as he tries to uncover the truth behind a triple homicide that may or may not have happened in 1993 — and may or may not involve the mythical creature Sasquatch, a.k.a. Bigfoot, on a marijuanna farm in Northern California’s Emerald Triangle. What starts off as a potential hunt for this mythical creature quickly turns into an investigation into some more mundane and darker violence surrounding one of the most impenetrable parts of the country—a lucrative hub for marijuanna cultivation and distribution, and a place full of violence, lawlessness and racism. What especially gripped me was the way the creators dive in with an open mind, not knowing if they will ever uncover an answer. Does Sasquatch really exist, and what really happened on these marijuanna farms? (Some) answers lay ahead...

—Mimi Li, Development Assistant