Moonshine (Canadian TV series)

Last updated
Moonshine
Also known asFeudal (working title) [1]
Genre Drama [1]
Created by Sheri Elwood
Starring
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Jocelyn Hamilton
  • Charles Bishop
  • Sheri Elwood
Running time60 minutes [1]
Production companies
Original release
Network CBC
ReleaseSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) 
September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)

Moonshine is a Canadian drama television series, which premiered on September 14, 2021, on CBC Television. [2] The series stars Jennifer Finnigan as Lidia Bennett, daughter of Ken and Bea Finley-Cullen played by Peter MacNeill and Corrine Koslo, the owners of a ramshackle summer resort on the south shore of Nova Scotia who are keen to retire but whose adult children are battling for control. [3]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 8September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)
2 8October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)
3 8July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Standby Out of Newark"Scott SmithSheri ElwoodSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
Lidia Bennett returns home from New York to her family's Moonshine resort in Nova Scotia for her aunt's funeral. Unfortunately, her marriage implodes, her kids turn on her, and a surprise inheritance kicks off a family feud with her sister, Rhian. Instead of giving up and leaving, Lidia doubles down. She's going to stay and she's going to make her new life work or die trying.
22"Escape Goat"James GennSheri ElwoodSeptember 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)
Lidia takes the reins on an annual Moonshine event called the Goat Roast, with motives insisting on glampy upgrades and a fancy new name, while Rhian declares war. Meanwhile, Crystal talks to Ryan about a possible future away from Moonshine and the mushroom crop.
33"There is No I in Denial"Scott SmithMatt MacLennanSeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)
In Lidia's attempt to transform Moonshine, Bea learns that Lidia has been going through Felicia's personal property, including information which Bea will go to extreme lengths to keep hidden. Meanwhile, Rhian has turned from being aggressive to scary and dangerous following the goat roast turned fiasco.
44"Zen and the Art of Midlife Maintenance"James GennKate SpurgeonOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
55"Love Will Tear Us Apart"Scott SmithJosh SaltzmanOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)
66"Blueberry Season"Scott SmithKate Spurgeon & Josh SaltzmanOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
77"Who Is the Dead Guy?"Sheri ElwoodMatt MacLennanOctober 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)
88"So Long, Farewell, You're Staying"Sheri ElwoodSheri ElwoodNovember 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [4] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]
91"The Three Sisters of Fate"Sheri ElwoodSheri ElwoodOctober 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)
102"Moose Knuckle & The Golden Clam"Sheri ElwoodKate Spurgeon & Robina Lord-StaffordOctober 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
113"Bitches, I've Now Gone Outlaw" Scott Smith Matt MacLennanOctober 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)
124"Call of the Kraken"Simonee ChichesterKate Spurgeon & Josh Saltzman October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
135"The Dinnervention"Sara St. OngeStory by: Matt MacLennan & Angelica Mendizabal
Teleplay by: Angelica Mendizabal
October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
146"Mommy Issues"Sara St. OngeSheri Elwood & Moira StevensonNovember 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)
157"44.6304N 64.0515W"Scott SmithJosh Saltzman & Robina Lord-StaffordNovember 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
168"How to Slander a Finley-Cullen or Die Trying"Scott SmithSheri Elwood & Moira StevensonNovember 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)

Season 3 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [4] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]
171"You Try Reinventing Your Life in Your Forties Fuckers" Scott Smith Sheri ElwoodJuly 16, 2023 (2023-07-16)
182"It's a Vulva, Son"Scott SmithKate SpurgeonJuly 23, 2023 (2023-07-23)
193"Sunk the Junk" Shamim Sarif Meredith Vuchnich & Alexander NunezJuly 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)
204"I Am the Night!"Shamim SarifJosh SaltzmanAugust 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)
215"How to Lose Friends and Shit-Can Your Reputation"James GennAngelica MendizabalAugust 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)
226"Hold Me Closer Tiny Cancer"James GennMoira StevensonAugust 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)
237"Get My Baby Back"Sheri ElwoodSheri Elwood & Alexander NunezAugust 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)
248"High Season"Sheri ElwoodSheri Elwood and Kate SpurgeonSeptember 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)

Production

Created by Sheri Elwood for Six Eleven Media and Entertainment One, [3] the series was first announced in 2020 under the working title Feudal. [1]

Following the conclusion of the first season, the CBC announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which is slated to add Allan Hawco to the cast., [5] with Leigh-Ann Rose in a primary recurring role. A third season adds J.D. Martin to the primary cast.

Release

International

The series was released on Amazon Freevee in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2023, with both seasons and all 16 episodes on the platform at launch. It premiered in the United States on The CW on July 7, 2023. [6]

Critical response

John Doyle of The Globe and Mail wrote that the series had some good and fun aspects, but "there is, literally, too much going on. It’s like there are several series packed into one, and some of those involved aren’t quite sure which one they’re starring in." [7]

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