The Lake | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Julian Doucet |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Production location | North Bay, Ontario |
Running time | 27–36 minutes |
Production company | Amaze Film + Television |
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Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | June 17, 2022 – June 9, 2023 |
The Lake was a Canadian comedy television series created by Julian Doucet for Amazon Prime Video. The series was Amazon's first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series, and premiered on June 17, 2022. In advance of the official series premiere, the first two episodes received a preview screening at the 2022 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. [1] In July 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 9, 2023. On January 6th, 2024, Jordan Gavaris announced The Lake was not renewed for a third season. [2]
After returning from abroad following a breakup with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with her at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect stepsister, Maisy-May. [3]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Tilt-a-Grrl" | Paul Fox | Julian Doucet | June 17, 2022 |
2 | 2 | "Game Night" | Paul Fox | Andrew De Angelis | June 17, 2022 |
3 | 3 | "Picnic at Raven's Rock" | Paul Fox | Lisa Codrington | June 17, 2022 |
4 | 4 | "The Simplex Solution" | Paul Fox | Vivian Lin | June 17, 2022 |
5 | 5 | "Mommy Queerest" | Jordan Canning | Julian Doucet & Lori-Ann Russell | June 17, 2022 |
6 | 6 | "Midsommar Madness" | Jordan Canning | Andrew De Angelis & Kaveh Mohebbi | June 17, 2022 |
7 | 7 | "Trust Issues" | Jordan Canning | Winter Tekenos-Levy | June 17, 2022 |
8 | 8 | "No White After Labor Day" | Jordan Canning | Julian Doucet | June 17, 2022 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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9 | 1 | "Two Become Run" | Paul Fox | Julian Doucet | June 9, 2023 |
10 | 2 | "A Berry Special Episode" | Paul Fox | Andrew De Angelis | June 9, 2023 |
11 | 3 | "Crazy-May" | Melanie Orr | Gorrman Lee | June 9, 2023 |
12 | 4 | "Wet Cup American Summer" | Melanie Orr | Kaveh Mohebbi | June 9, 2023 |
13 | 5 | "Angel Tits and Dirty Bananas" | Paul Fox | Lisa Codrington | June 9, 2023 |
14 | 6 | "Dying to Know" | R. T. Thorne | Winter Tekenos-Levy | June 9, 2023 |
15 | 7 | "Tour De Force" | R. T. Thorne | Andrew De Angelis & Billie Fishleigh | June 9, 2023 |
16 | 8 | "Death on Denial" | Paul Fox | Julian Doucet & Lori-Ann Russell | June 9, 2023 |
In early August 2021, Amazon ordered its first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series, The Lake. Julian Doucet serves as writer and executive producer, with Michael Souther and Teza Lawrence also executive producing under their production company Amaze Film + Television. [3] In May 2022, Jordan Canning and Paul Fox were revealed as directors. [1] [5] On July 13, 2022, Amazon renewed the series for a second season. [6]
The plot is based in part on the real-life experiences of series creator Julian Doucet. [7]
With the series announcement, Jordan Gavaris, Julia Stiles, and Madison Shamoun were cast as the leads. Jon Dore, Carolyn Scott, Natalie Lisinska, Travis Nelson, Declan Whaley, and Terry Chen were also cast. [3] Lauren Holly as Mimsy, Max Amani, and Jhaleil Swaby have joined the second season. [8]
Filming began on August 5, 2021 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. [9] [10] Filming wrapped on September 1, 2021. [3] [11] The second season began production on August 15, 2022 and wrapped on September 29, 2022 in North Bay, Ontario. [8]
For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval score with an average rating of 5.3/10 based on 8 reviews. [12]
The first season of The Lake premiered on Amazon Prime Video on June 17, 2022. [13] The second season premiered on June 9, 2023. [14]
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