Trickster (Canadian TV series)

Trickster
Genre
Created by
Based onSon of a Trickster
by Eden Robinson
Directed byMichelle Latimer
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Michelle Latimer
  • Tony Elliott
  • Jennifer Kawaja
  • Julia Sereny
  • Penny Gummerson
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBC
ReleaseOctober 7 (2020-10-07) –
November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11)
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Trickster is a Canadian coming-of-age supernatural thriller drama television series, which premiered on CBC Television on October 7, 2020.[1] The series is created by Tony Elliott and Michelle Latimer with Latimer also directing, and is adapted from Eden Robinson's 2017 novel Son of a Trickster.[2][3][4]

The series was renewed for a second season prior to the first season's premiere; however, these plans were eventually cancelled on January 29, 2021, due to controversy around Michelle Latimer's Indigenous heritage.[5]

  1. ^ Hank, Melissa (May 28, 2020). "CBC announces new fall TV series, returning favourites". O Canada. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ van Koeverden, Jane (May 29, 2019). "Adaptation of Eden Robinson's Trickster series coming to CBC-TV". CBC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Trickster – About the Show". CBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "CBC says second season of Trickster will not go forward". The Globe and Mail. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.