Moonshine (TV series)

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Moonshine
Also known asFeudal (working title) [1]
Genre Drama [1]
Created by Sheri Elwood
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Jocelyn Hamilton
  • Charles Bishop
  • Sheri Elwood
ProducersSix Eleven Media
Entertainment One
Running time60 minutes [1]
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) 
present

Moonshine is a Canadian television drama series, which premiered on September 14, 2021, on CBC Television. [2] The series stars Jennifer Finnigan as Lidia Bennet, 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]

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The cast also includes Anastasia Phillips, Emma Hunter, Tom Stevens, Alexander Nunez, Erin Darke, Farid Yazdani, Allegra Fulton and Jonathan Silverman. [2]

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]

Episodes

No.Title [4] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]
1"Standby Out of Newark"Scott SmithSheri ElwoodSeptember 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)
2"Escape Goat"James GennSheri ElwoodSeptember 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)
3"There is No I in Denial"Scott SmithMatt MacLennanSeptember 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)
4"Zen and the Art of Midlife Maintenance"James GennKate SpurgeonOctober 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)
5"Love Will Tear Us Apart"Scott SmithJosh SaltzmanOctober 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)
6"Blueberry Season"Scott SmithKate Spurgeon & Josh SaltzmanOctober 19, 2021 (2021-10-19)
7"Who Is the Dead Guy?"Sheri ElwoodMatt MacLennanOctober 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)
8"So Long, Farewell, You're Staying"Sheri ElwoodSheri ElwoodNovember 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)

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." [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Greg David, "CBC sets fall schedule and unveils 2021-22 programming slate, including over 35 original series from Canadian creators". TV, eh?, June 2, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Nova Scotia family battles for control over resort in new CBC drama ‘Feudal’". Global News, August 13, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Moonshine". Zap2it . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. John Doyle, "Sex, drugs and lobster rolls: CBC’s Moonshine is trying too hard". The Globe and Mail , September 13, 2021.