Cardinal is a Canadian crime drama television series, which was first broadcast on January 25, 2017, on CTV (in English) and Super Écran (in French).[1][2][3] The series adapts the novels of crime writer Giles Blunt, focusing on police detective John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) and his partner Lise Delorme (Karine Vanasse), who investigate crimes in the fictional city of Algonquin Bay.[3]
Across six episodes, the first season adapts the first John Cardinal novel Forty Words for Sorrow (2000),[4] which focuses on the investigation of the murder of a young girl.[1] On February 28, 2017, CTV renewed Cardinal for a second and third season, each containing six episodes.[5] The second season adapts Blunt's third Cardinal novel, Blackfly Season, while the third adapted the novels By the Time You Read This and Crime Machine, the fourth and fifth novels in the series.[5] The fourth season adapts the sixth novel, Until the Night.
Season 1: Forty Words for Sorrow
John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) is a troubled and brooding police officer in Algonquin Bay, who was removed from the homicide squad as a result of chief Noelle Dyson's (Kristen Thomson) belief that he had become obsessed with his investigation of a missing Native Canadian girl. When the girl's body finally turns up, he is reassigned to the case with new partner Lise Delorme (Karine Vanasse); what he does not know is that Delorme is being assigned to investigate him, as part of a federal police corruption probe which has identified Cardinal as possibly collaborating with a local drug dealer who has repeatedly managed to elude arrest. The investigation widens when another missing person case with some similar patterns leads Cardinal to believe that a serial killer may be active in the area.
Cast and characters
Main
- Billy Campbell as Det. John Cardinal
- Karine Vanasse as Det. Lise Delorme
- Kristen Thomson as Det. Sgt. Noelle Dyson
- Deborah Hay as Catherine Cardinal (Seasons 1—3)
- Alanna Bale as Kelly Cardinal
- Glen Gould as Det. Jerry Commanda
- James Downing as Det. Ian McLeod
- Zach Smadu as Det. Ash Kular (Season 2—present)
- Eric Hicks as Const. Derek K. Fox
- David Richmond-Peck as Sgt. Malcolm Musgrave (Seasons 1—2)
- James Thomas as Det. Hannam (Season 1)
Recurring
Introduced in season one
- Brendan Fletcher as Eric Fraser
- Allie MacDonald as Edie Soames
- Robert Naylor as Keith London
- Gail Maurice as Dorothy Pine
- Conrad Coates as Coroner Barnhouse
- Fiona Highet as Tammy Lidstrom
- Trenna Keating as Kristin Baldwin
- Lawrence Bayne as Francis
- Gord Rand as Woody
- Alden Adair as Josh
- Kelly Van der Burg as Margo
- Dylan Colton as Todd Curry
Introduced in season two
- Bruce Ramsay as Ray Northwind
- Alex Paxton-Beesley as Red
- Jonathan Keltz as Kevin Tait
- Dan Petronijevic as Leon
- Kris Holden-Ried as Lasalle
- Kevin Hanchard as Det. Sgt. Alan Clegg
- Brock Morgan as Toof
- Kathryn Alexandre as Abby Harris
- Nicolette Pearse as Rachel Wells
- Greg Hovanessian as Zack
- Asivak Koostachin as Jordan Akiwenzie
- Stephen Ouimette as Dr. Bell
Introduced in season three
- Aaron Ashmore as Randall Wishart
- Susan Coyne as Helen Bell
- Sophia Lauchlin Hirt as Nikki
- Tom Jackson as Lloyd Kreeger
- Rya Kihlstedt as Sharlene Winston
- Jennifer Podemski as Wendy Duchene
- Alex Ozerov as Jack
- Nick Serino as Lemur
- Devery Jacobs as Sam Duchene
Introduced in season four
- Carmen Moore as Sheila Gagne
- Shawn Doyle as Scott Riley
- Linda Goranson as Adele
The first season was 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, Nipissing First Nation and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.[3] The first season was given a production budget of $1,800,000 per episode.[26] Locations included the former studios of CBC Northern Ontario and the North Bay Public Library, which served as the Algonquin Bay police station.[27]
The second season was directed by Jeff Renfroe, and was produced primarily in North Bay.[28]
The show's theme music is adapted from the song "Familiar" by Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel. Background music featured in the series is composed by Toronto-based Todor Kobakov.
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