The D Cut

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The D Cut
Written by
Directed by D. W. Waterson
Starring
  • Marie Marolle
  • Marlee Walchuk
  • Libby Osler
  • Vlad Alexis
  • Amrit Kaur
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersDove Hair and Unilever Entertainment partnering with Shaftesbury Films
Original release
Network Crave
ReleaseJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)

The D Cut is a 2020 Canadian television series on Crave co-written by Audrey Dwyer and Wendy Litner and directed by D.W. Waterson. The show stars Marie Marolle as D, a young hairstylist running a queer hair salon.

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Plot

The D Cut follows self-taught hairstylist D, who runs a hair salon in the back of Mum's bike shop. [1] D must rally a young queer community to help save their hair salon. D's new client, Viva, is introduced as a possible love interest for D. [2]

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"The "You" Cut"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A
2"Microbangs"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A
3"Dye Job"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A
4"Undercut"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A
5"Blow Out"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A
6"No-Cut Cut"D. W. WatersonAudrey Dwyer and Wendy LitnerJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)N/A

Background and production

The D Cut was produced by Dove Hair and Unilever Entertainment in partnership with Shaftesbury Films. [3] The first season was shot in Toronto over the span of four days. [4] The D Cut premiered on Crave on June 26, 2020, to coincide with Pride Month. [5] It had a second premiere shortly after on KindaTV, Shaftesbury Films's LGBTQ2S+-centred YouTube channel. [6] The show was directed by D.W. Waterson. [2]

Development and writing

The D Cut was co-written by Audrey Dwyer and Wendy Litner and was inspired by the true story of a hairstylist from Montreal who ran a hair salon in the back of a bike shop. [1] The real hair salon worked on a pay-what-you-can basis. Dwyer and Litner were paired together by Shaftesbury Films to work on the series. [4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultNotesRef.
2021OVATION Awards of Excellence and Awards of Merit (IABC)Diversity & Inclusion – LGBTQ2Won [7]
Marketing, Advertising & Brand CommunicationWon
Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design (CAFTCAD) AwardsCostume Design in Web SeriesNominatedFor wardrobe designer Casey Jane Tuninga, wardrobe assistant, Evely Escobar, and wardrobe swing, Kendra Bowes [8]

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