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."CBC unveils fall-winter slate: Kim's Convenience, Steven Sabados returns, digital comedies". CBC News, May 26, 2016. The series was not renewed for a second season.
Produced by Hungry Eyes Film and Television,"Up Next for the ‘Home Again’ Team? A Political Thriller Titled ‘Shoot the Messenger’". IndieWire, September 2, 2015. 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."‘Shoot the Messenger’ not about Rob Ford, crime drama creators say". Global News, October 6, 2016. 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 Kevin Lutz. 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."Shoot the Messenger gets underway in Toronto". Playback, September 3, 2015.
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.
Cast Elyse Levesque as Daisy Channing, a reporter for The Gazette Lucas Bryant as Simon Olendski, Daisy's co-worker at The Gazette Lyriq Bent as Kevin Lutz, a Metro Police homicide detective Alex Kingston as Mary Foster, the editor of The Gazette Hannah Anderson as Chloe Channing, Daisy's sister and Sam Charles' executive assistant Ari Cohen as Sam Charles, the Attorney General of Ontario Edie Inksetter as Jordana Ortiz, homicide detective and Frank's partner Maurice Dean Wint as Phil Hardcastle, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General Patrick Kwok-Choon as Roger Deacon, another reporter for The Gazette
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