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Pink Is In is a Canadian comedy television series about the barely functioning Chatsworth Hamilton Women's Prison. [1] Created and produced by Lisa Crawford and co-created by Caroline Puzinas, [2] the show follows the antics of both the staff and prisoners of the fictional institution. The series' main writer is Kim Lombard, who also plays the role of prison CEO, Pip Barnett. [3]

The show features an all-Canadian cast including Elley-Ray Hennessy, Trish Rainone, [4] Jon Welch, Margaret Lamarre, Eileen Li, Victoria Kucher, Darren Stewart-Jones, Paige Locke and Natasha Bromfield. The series was filmed entirely in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and debuted on Bell Fibe's TV1 in January 2021.

Award-winning Canadian actor Patrick McKenna joined the cast in 2021 as Colonel Kwoka. [5]

Pink Is In was nominated for the Toronto ACTRA Award for Series Ensemble in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [6]

Jayne Eastwood appears as a special guest star in the Pink Is In Christmas Special, A Pink & Green Christmas. [7]

As of 2023, Pink Is In can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video in the US and the UK.

In July 2023, several members of the cast performed Pink Is In Live at the Hamilton Fringe Festival in Hamilton, Ontario. [8]

As of August, 2023, the series is available on Tubi in the US, Mexico and Australia.

Patrick McKenna, Jayne Eastwood and Elley-Ray Hennessy have each been nominated for the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards for their performances in the series.

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References

  1. ↑ Christine Rankin, "New TV series about a Hamilton prison shows that 'Pink Is In'". CBC Hamilton, November 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ Jeff Mahoney, "Hamilton features prominently in new women’s prison comedy Pink Is In". Hamilton Spectator , December 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pink Is In". Burlington Post , January 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ Brian Kelly, "Rainone sentenced to laughs in prison comedy". Sault Star , January 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Opinion | Patrick McKenna signs on for spot in Hamilton-made 'Pink Is In'". The Hamilton Spectator. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "Pink Is In! gets season three greenlight from Bell Fibe TV1". Playback , April 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hamilton-based sitcom 'Pink is In' could find a spot on U.S. Streaming service". The Hamilton Spectator. 25 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fringe Mini-Bar Review: Pink is in Live! | Beyond James". 23 July 2023.


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