Acting Good | |
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Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
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Producers | Tina Keeper Jennifer Beasley |
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Network | CTV Comedy Channel APTN |
Acting Good is a Canadian television comedy series, [1] which premiered October 17, 2022 on CTV Comedy Channel. [2] The series was the top-rated program on CTV Comedy Channel in its first season. Its second season is slated to premiere October 16, 2023. [3]
The series stars comedian Paul Rabliauskas as a young First Nations man who returns home to live in his small reserve community in northern Manitoba following a failed attempt to establish himself in Winnipeg. [4] The series is loosely based around his own experiences having to move back home to live with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [5]
In the second season, Paul finds that Rose and Agnes have shut him out. With nowhere else to go, Paul decides to move into the elder's lodge. Jo decides to run for chief of Grouse Lake First Nation against Chief Deedee, but faces opposition from Cousin Leon. [6] [7]
The third season sees Paul and Rose attempt to start a family after Rose left Stephen Harper at the altar to be with Paul. [8] Jo juggles between raising her daughter and her obligations as chief, while Dean and Greg learn how to run their own community store. [9]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canada viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Just Fok’n Missing Her" | Unknown | Unknown | October 17, 2022 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Goosed by a Moose" | Unknown | Unknown | October 24, 2022 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Three Nobodies" | Unknown | Unknown | October 31, 2022 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "High Rollers" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 2022 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "A Steps Too Far" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 2022 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Battle in the Bush" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 2022 | N/A |
7 | 7 | "Under the “B” for Breakup" | Unknown | Unknown | November 28, 2022 | N/A |
8 | 8 | "Fresh Meat" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 2022 | N/A |
9 | 9 | "Mr. Witch Face" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 2022 | N/A |
10 | 10 | "The Jig is Up" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 2022 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [11] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [11] | Canada viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "One Flew Out of The Kookum's Nest" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 2023 | N/A |
12 | 2 | "To Catch a Rummager" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 2023 | N/A |
13 | 3 | "Fasting and Furious" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 2023 | N/A |
14 | 4 | "L'il Tonys in the Mist" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 2023 | N/A |
15 | 5 | "The Flighting Grouse" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 2023 | N/A |
16 | 6 | "Roger That" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 2023 | N/A |
17 | 7 | "One Point for the Road" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 2023 | N/A |
18 | 8 | "Dabs of Thunder" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 2023 | N/A |
19 | 9 | "The Wolf of Paul Street" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 2023 | N/A |
20 | 10 | "A Man for All Shack-Up Seasons" | Unknown | Unknown | December 18, 2023 | N/A |
Directors include Michael Greyeyes and Darlene Naponse. The series is being produced by Keeper's Kistikan Pictures. [12]
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