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Television fans anxiously awaiting the the return of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” should set their DVRs for next week’s “Whitehorse City Council” based on a recently-released trailer for the upcoming series.

The new series airs on Community Cable 9 and is set in the North (a familiar location for ‘Thrones’ fans) in a land known as the Yukon and if the action-packed trailer is any indication it appears to be an intense political drama exploring themes of power and liberty at the edge of the world.

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SPOILER ALERT: This week’s episode involves Whitehorse’s ruler, a stoic Mayor Dan Curtis, gathering his grey-haired council around his roundtable to discuss the future of their homelands, including the funding of a “museum.”

But don’t listen to me, watch the trailer for yourself.

However, despite strong early reviews on YouTube, some critics say the show’s cast is far too male-dominated (only two women are shown) and does not represent the diversity of its viewers.

The series airs on Monday, 7:30 p.m. local time.

Upstart cable channel Community Cable 9 (owned by Northwestael Community TV) was shut out of yesterday’s Emmy nominations but looks to have a strong contender for the 2014 television season.

Other shows on Cable 9 include “Short Sweet Yoga With Erica,” a five-minute sitcom about a time-travelling yoga instructor who moves from Toronto to Whitehorse and

“Late Night Campfire,” a hot horror-drama about a summer camp attended by vampires.

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