The Romeo Section

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The Romeo Section
Genre Espionage thriller
Created by Chris Haddock
Written byChris Haddock
Jesse McKeown
Stephen E. Miller
Directed by
Starring
ComposerSchaun Tozer
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Chris Haddock
  • Laura Lightbown
  • Stephen Surjik
  • David Frazee
Producers
Production locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography Brendan Uegama
Running time44 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseOctober 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) 
December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)

The Romeo Section is a Canadian spy thriller television series created and written by Chris Haddock which debuted on October 14, 2015, [1] on CBC Television. CBC renewed the series for a second season which began airing on October 5, 2016. [2] The series ran for two seasons. [3]

Contents

Plot

Season 1

The series follows spymaster Professor Wolfgang McGee, an academic who secretly manages a roster of espionage assets. These assets, referred to as Romeo or Juliet spies, are informants engaged in intimate relations with intelligence targets. Wolfgang himself is a semi-retired Romeo operator, having worked his way up in an officially deniable "service" under the umbrella of Canada's intelligence community. Based in Vancouver, [4] British Columbia, the Romeo and Juliet recruits infiltrate the city’s heroin trade and keep eyes on an asylum seeker, while their handler searches for the elusive faction leader of the Red Mountain Triad. [5]

Season 2

In the Le Carré-esque second season, the master of espionage, Wolfgang McGee, steps away from his role of asset handler to investigate an attempted bombing in Vancouver. The case comes to Wolfgang through Harry, a shadowy government figure, who presents the theory that the attack could have been a false flag operation. For help, Wolfgang calls upon an old acquaintance, a black-balled spy named Norman. Together they review the chain of events surrounding the attack to uncover massive holes and blunders, either made by human error or deliberately, as sabotage. To find out which, the two spies investigate the mystery.

Meanwhile, separated from Wolfgang, former assets Rufus and Lily use their Romeo skills to seduce their way up the ladder in the heroin trade and espionage circles.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCanada viewers
(millions)
11"The China Shop"Stephen SurjikChris Haddock, Jesse McKeownOctober 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)N/A
22"Repel Monkey"David FrazeeChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerOctober 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)N/A
33"West Ocean Ghost"Chris HaddockChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerOctober 28, 2015 (2015-10-28)N/A
44"Fragrant Harbor"David FrazeeChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerNovember 2015 (2015-11)N/A
55"Five Spies"Anne WheelerChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerNovember 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)N/A
66"Mandate of Heaven"David FrazeeChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerNovember 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)N/A
77"Whiskey Jack"Chris HaddockChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerNovember 25, 2015 (2015-11-25)N/A
88"Elephant Faces East"David FrazeeChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerDecember 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)N/A
99"Dragon Fruit"Chris HaddockChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerDecember 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)N/A
1010"A String of Pearls"David FrazeeChris Haddock, Jesse McKeown, Stephen E. MillerDecember 16, 2015 (2015-12-16)N/A

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCanada viewers
(millions)
111"The Official Narrative"UnknownUnknownOctober 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)N/A
122"The Legwork"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)N/A
133"A Rigged Game"TBDTBD ()N/A
144"Seeds of War" Amanda Tapping TBD ()N/A
155"Incendiary"TBDTBD ()N/A
166"Forced Entry"TBDTBD ()N/A
177"Rising Tide"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)N/A
188"Complicit"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)N/A
199"Our Future World"UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)N/A
2010"Final Measures"UnknownUnknownDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)N/A

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