Shoot the Messenger (TV series)

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Shoot the Messenger
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Created by Sudz Sutherland
Jennifer Holness
Starring Elyse Levesque
Lyriq Bent
Alex Kingston
Lucas Bryant
Opening theme"Truth" by Jully Black
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesHungry Eyes Film and Television
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseOctober 10 (2016-10-10) 
December 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)

Shoot the Messenger is a Canadian political and crime drama television series that aired on CBC Television from October 10, 2016 to December 5, 2016. [1] The series was not renewed for a second season. [2]

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Produced by Hungry Eyes Film and Television, [3] the series stars Elyse Levesque as Daisy Channing, a young Toronto journalist who witnesses an apparent gang-related murder and is drawn into a criminal underworld with ties to the city's political and business elite. [4] The series also stars Alex Kingston as her editor Mary Fowler, Lucas Bryant as her coworker Simon Olendski, and Lyriq Bent as police homicide detective Frank Lutz. [3] Supporting cast members include Hannah Anderson, Ari Cohen, Edie Inksetter, Al Sapienza and Nicholas Campbell, as well as guest appearances by Ed Robertson, Jamaal Magloire and Rick Fox. [5]

Producer and creator Sudz Sutherland acknowledged that the series was indirectly inspired by the Rob Ford video scandal of 2013, but stated that the series is not meant to be interpreted as being about Ford in any literal way. [4]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateCanada viewers
(millions)
1"Beginner's Luck"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandOctober 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)N/A
2"There Will Be Blood"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandOctober 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)N/A
3"I Shall Be Released"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandOctober 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)N/A
4"Careful What You Pray For"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandOctober 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)N/A
5"Strange Bedfellows"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)N/A
6"News Travels Fast"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)N/A
7"Darkness Comes to Light"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandNovember 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)N/A
8"Full Circle"Sudz SutherlandJennifer Holness & Sudz SutherlandDecember 5, 2016 (2016-12-05)N/A

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