Wynonna Earp (TV series)
Wynonna Earp | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy Drama Horror Western Supernatural |
Created by | Emily Andras |
Based on | Wynonna Earp by Beau Smith |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "Tell That Devil" by Jill Andrews |
Composer | Rob Carli & Peter Chapman |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Production locations | Calgary, Alberta, Canada Didsbury, Alberta, Canada |
Production companies | SEVEN24 Films IDW Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy CHCH-DT |
Release | April 1, 2016 present | –
Wynonna Earp is a Canadian-American supernatural Western horror television series. Developed by Emily Andras,[1] it is based on the comic book series by Beau Smith. Wynonna Earp premiered on Syfy on April 1, 2016.[2]
On July 23, 2016, it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con during the Wynonna Earp panel that the series had been renewed for a twelve-episode second season.[3][4]
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Melanie Scrofano as Wynonna Earp, a descendant of Wyatt Earp[5]
- Shamier Anderson as Deputy Marshal Xavier Dolls, a special agent with the Black Badge division[5]
- Tim Rozon as Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp's famed partner[5]
- Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Waverly Earp, Wynonna's younger sister
Recurring cast
- Michael Eklund as Bobo Del Rey, leader of the revenants
- Katherine Barrell as Officer Nicole Haught
- Greg Lawson as Sheriff Neadley
- Natascha Girgis as Gus
- Dylan Koroll as Champ Hardy
- Natalie Krill as Willa Earp
- Anna Quick as Young Willa Earp
- Rayisa Kondracki as Constance Clootie
- David LeReaney as Judge Cryderman
- Sasha Barry as Bethany
- Kate Drummond as Agent Lucado
- Ryan Belleville as Dr. Reggie
- Peter Skagen as Shorty
- Joris Jarsky as Whiskey Jim Byers
- Dana Hollenbach as Chrissy
Development and production
Syfy acquired the U.S. rights to Wynonna Earp from SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment in July 2015. A 13-episode order was placed,[5] with production to start in September 2015.[6]
Filming of Season 1 took place from September 14, 2015, to February 12, 2016, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[7][8] Didsbury, Alberta, was used as the location for the series' small town of Purgatory.[9][10]
Broadcast
The series premiered in Canada on the independent station CHCH-DT on April 4, 2016.[11] It premiered in the United Kingdom on Spike on July 29, 2016.[12]
Reception
Review aggreation website Rotten Tomatoes gives an 86% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10 based on reviews from 7 critics.[13] Metacritic gives the series an average score of 68 out of 100 based on reviews from 4 critics.[14]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Purgatory" | Paolo Barzman | Emily Andras | April 1, 2016 | 0.80[15] | |
Wyatt Earp's granddaughter Wynonna, along with her sister Waverly and Black Badge Agent Xavier Dolls, return to Purgatory to deal with revenants who have died by Earp's gun, "Peacemaker". | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Keep the Home Fires Burning" | Ron Murphy | Emily Andras | April 8, 2016 | 0.65[16] | |
Doc Henry Holliday appears to be playing both sides as Killer Miller, a dark shadow assassin revenant, is sent after the Earps. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Leavin' on Your Mind" | Ron Murphy | Brendon Yorke | April 15, 2016 | 0.64[17] | |
Three revenants execute a plan to leave the cursed triangle region that confines them, with Wynonna taken hostage in the process. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "The Blade" | Paolo Barzman | James Hurst | April 22, 2016 | 0.57[18] | |
The crew deal with a revenant on a killing spree against the unforgiven and who can project himself from the bottom of a lake via mirrors. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Diggin' Up Bones" | Paolo Barzman | Shelley Scarrow | April 29, 2016 | 0.64[19] | |
Wynonna sends three revenants back to hell in order to obtain a photo of the seven who were responsible for killing her father. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Constant Cravings" | Brett Sullivan | Alexandra Zarowny | May 6, 2016 | 0.55[20] | |
Wynonna and Dolls send a cannibalistic revenant and her family back to hell, even as Dolls appears to struggle with a strange chemical dependency. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Walking After Midnight" | Brett Sullivan | Emily Andras & Caitlyn D. Fryers | May 13, 2016 | 0.40[21] | |
The Stone Witch goes after Waverly and the skull artifact in her possession, but is defeated with the help of Doc and Wynonna. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Two-Faced Jack" | Ron Murphy | James Hurst | May 20, 2016 | 0.57[22] | |
The last of the seven killers Wynonna is after kidnaps and tortures her; Dolls and Doc work together to help her send him back to hell. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Bury Me With My Guns On" | Ron Murphy | Alexandra Zarowny | May 27, 2016 | 0.39[23] | |
Wynonna undergoes a psychiatric fitness test that she initially fails but Dolls ends up having her back after she sleeps with Doc. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "She Wouldn't Be Gone" | Peter Stebbings | Brendon Yorke | June 3, 2016 | 0.54[24] | |
Wynonna takes on Lou, a revenant feared by Bobo, freeing a cult full of young women including Willa, her lost older sister. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Landslide" | Peter Stebbings | James Hurst & amona Barckert | June 10, 2016 | 0.52[25] | |
Willa is getting used to being back with her sisters when their home is attacked and Willa is saved by Bobo; Doc is kidnapped while leaving town. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "House of Memories" | Paolo Barzman | Alexandra Zarowny | June 17, 2016 | 0.53[26] | |
Bobo exploits a part of the Earp curse that allows him and the other revenants to leave Purgatory if the heir to Peacemaker willingly goes with them. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "I Walk the Line" | Paolo Barzman | Emily Andras | June 24, 2016 | 0.45[27] | |
Willa's treachery leads to her death at the hands of Dolls who is taken away by his superiors; Wynonna dispatches Bobo but has to contend with a possessed Waverly. |
See also
- List of dramatic television series with LGBT characters
- List of fantasy television programs
- List of LGBT characters in television and radio
- List of science fiction TV and radio shows produced in Canada
References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires 'Wynonna Earp' Series; Melanie Scrofano To Star". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Nicholson, Max (January 29, 2016). "WYNONNA EARP: FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR SYFY'S COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION". IGN. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 23, 2016). "Comic-Con: 'Wynonna Earp' Renewed for Second Season at Syfy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ https://twitter.com/WynonnaEarp/status/784524678132011009
- ^ a b c d IDW press release (July 22, 2015). "Syfy Acquires "Wynonna Earp" from SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ IDW press release (September 14, 2015). "IDW Entertainment and SEVEN24 Partner with Dynamic Television for International Distribution of "Wynonna Earp"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (July 23, 2015). "New supernatural western series, Wynonna Earp, to shoot in Calgary". Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Alberta Film List for September 2015 – TV Series". Reel West Magazine. 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Volmers, Eric (February 5, 2016). "Calgary-shot Wynonna Earp a supernatural western". Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Dabbs, Frank (February 9, 2016). "Wynonna's crew makes filming possible". Innisfail Province. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Wynonna Earp". CHCH. March 20, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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Further reading
- Logan, Megan (June 14, 2016). Emily Andras Unbroke Wynonna Earp. Inverse.
- Meushaw, Catherine (June 24, 2016). Wynonna Earp Showrunner Emily Andras Talks Finale, Spoilers, And The Show's Future. 4 Your Excitement.
- Mullican, AJ (May 20, 2016). Exclusive Interview with Emily Andras and Melanie Scrofano of Wynonna Earp. Talk Nerdy With Us.
- Piccoli, Dana (June 25, 2016). Interview: Wynonna Earp‘s Dominique Provost-Chalkley and Katherine Barrell On The Finale and Defying The Lesbian Death Trope. The Mary Sue.
- Pickard, Michael (July 29, 2016). The will to Wyn. Drama Quarterly.
External links
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