Cardinal (TV series)
| Cardinal | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Aubrey Nealon |
| Written by | Aubrey Nealon Russ Cochrane |
| Directed by | Daniel Grou |
| Starring | Billy Campbell Karine Vanasse |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sudbury-North Bay, Ontario |
| Running time | 43 min. |
| Production companies | Sienna Films eOne Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | January 25, 2017 – present |
Cardinal is a Canadian crime drama television series, which premiered January 25, 2017, on CTV (in English) and Super Écran (in French).[1][2][3] An adaptation of Giles Blunt's award-winning mystery novel Forty Words for Sorrow,[4] the series stars Billy Campbell as John Cardinal and Karine Vanasse as Lise Delorme, detectives investigating the murder of a young girl in Algonquin Bay.[1] The cast also includes Deborah Hay, Alanna Bale, Glen Gould, David Richmond-Peck, Gail Maurice, John McCormick, Kristen Thomson, Brendan Fletcher and Allie MacDonald.[3]
On February 28, 2017, CTV renewed Cardinal for a second and third season both to have six episodes.[5] The second season is to be based on Blunt's third John Cardinal novel, Black Fly Season, while the third is slated to be based on By the Time You Read This and Crime Machine, the fourth and fifth novels in the series.[5]
Cast
- Billy Campbell as Det. John Cardinal
- Karine Vanasse as Det. Lise Delorme
- Kristen Thomson as Noelle Dyson
- Allie MacDonald as Edie Soames
- David Richmond-Peck as Sgt. Malcolm Musgrave
- Deborah Hay as Catherine Cardinal
- Glen Gould as Det. Jerry Commanda
- Brendan Fletcher as Eric Fraser
- James Downing as Det. McLeod
- Alden Adair as Josh
- Eric Hicks as Const. K. Fox
- James Thomas as Det. Hannam
- Robert Naylor as Keith
Production
The series is directed by Daniel Grou, and produced by Sienna Films and eOne Entertainment.[4] It commenced production in Sudbury, Ontario in February 2016, with some additional location filming taking place in North Bay and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.[3] The series had a production budget of $1,800,000 per episode.[6] Locations included the former studios of CBC Northern Ontario, which served as the Algonquin Bay police station.[7]
The show's theme music is from the song "Familiar" by Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel. Series music is composed by Toronto-based Todor Kobakov.
Vanasse, who previously had appeared in the US television series Pan Am and Revenge, commented that Cardinal is the first time that she is playing a Québécoise, rather than European, character in an English-language television program.[8]
Reception
John Doyle of The Globe and Mail praised the series, calling it "a gripping, superbly made crime drama" which ultimately lands as "landmark Canadian TV".[9]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canada viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cardinal" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 25 January 2017 | 1.387 [10] | |
| The body of a missing young girl is found in winter in a disused mineshaft in Ontario. John Cardinal and Lise Delorme investigate what transpired. | ||||||
| 2 | "Delorme" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 1 February 2017 | 1.303 [11] | |
| The Algonquin Bay Police Department attempts to make amends with the community for the botched investigation into Katie Pine's disappearance. Detective Lise Delorme risks exposure of her investigation in an attempt to catch Detective John Cardinal in the act of a crime. | ||||||
| 3 | "Edie and Eric" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 8 February 2017 | 1.046 [12] | |
| Concerned that Cardinal is onto her, Delorme digs into the reasons behind her secret investigation. | ||||||
| 4 | "Woody" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 15 February 2017 | Not in top 30[13] | |
| A criminal breaks into Eric and Edie’s basement and finds Keith; issues between Cardinal and Delorme threaten their partnership; Cardinal takes risks in the investigation. | ||||||
| 5 | "Keith" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 22 February 2017 | Not in top 30[14] | |
| A discovery by the police direct the investigation toward Eric and Edie, leading to a confrontation between Cardinal and Eric. | ||||||
| 6 | "Catherine" | Daniel Grou | Aubrey Nealon | 1 March 2017 | 1.046 [15] | |
| Cardinal wonders if he and Delorme are still missing a piece of the puzzle; Delorme concludes her investigation of Cardinal. | ||||||
References
- ^ a b Tony Wong (January 25, 2017). "Cardinal could be The Killing for Canada". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Marie-Josée Roy (January 23, 2017). "Karine Vanasse, détective aguerrie dans "Cardinal"". Le Huffington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c "CTV and Super Écran Partner on New Serialized Drama". Broadcaster, February 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "eOne, Sienna Gets Greenlight For 'Cardinal' Murder Mystery Drama at Canada's CTV (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter, November 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "CTV's Cardinal gets two more seasons". Toronto Star, March 1, 2017.
- ^ Marc-André Lemieux (January 10, 2017). "La série Cardinal avec Karine Vanasse : un thriller fort efficace". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "CBC Sudbury's former office transformed into a police station for TV mini-series". CBC Northern Ontario, January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Karine Vanasse takes on Canada and the U.S. as a French-Canadian actress". q. January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "John Doyle: New CTV series Cardinal is landmark Canadian TV". The Globe and Mail, January 20, 2017.
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