Bellevue (TV series)

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Bellevue
Genre Crime drama [1]
Created by
  • Jane Maggs
  • Adrienne Mitchell
Written by
Directed by
Starring
ComposerMario Sévigny
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Anna Paquin
  • Morwyn Brebner
  • Jane Maggs
  • Adrienne Mitchell
  • Michael Prupas
  • Janis Lundman
  • Jesse Prupas
Producer
  • Diandra Yoselevitz
CinematographyEric Cayla
Editors
Running time60 minutes [2]
Production companies
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseFebruary 20 (2017-02-20) 
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)

Bellevue is a Canadian television crime drama series, it premiered on CBC Television on February 20, 2017. [3] Created by Jane Maggs and Adrienne Mitchell, [2] the series stars Anna Paquin as Annie Ryder, a police officer investigating the disappearance of a transgender teen while also dealing with the return of a mysterious person from her past. [1]

Contents

The series is produced by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Film Productions Ltd. [1]

On May 24, 2017 it was announced that the series had been canceled by CBC, [4] whereas a second season is in development, according to executive producer Adrienne Mitchell, but "production of a follow-up season is currently not moving forward." [5]

The show began airing in the United States on WGN America on January 23, 2018, [6] with On Demand service My5 acquiring the UK rights, allowing streaming from June 29, 2019. [7]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Pilot"Adrienne MitchellJane MaggsFebruary 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)101
2"He's Back"Adrienne MitchellJane MaggsFebruary 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)102
3"The Guy with Fire in His Eyes"April MullenJane MaggsMarch 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)103
4"Hello Little Light"April MullenJane MaggsMarch 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)104
5"How Do I Remember?" Kim Nguyen Jane Maggs & Thomas PoundMarch 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)105
6"The Problem with the Truth"Kim Nguyen Waneta Storms March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)106
7"The Man Behind the Curtain"Adrienne Mitchell Morwyn Brebner April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03)107
8"You Don't Understand Me at All"Adrienne MitchellJane MaggsApril 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)108

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