A new father-and-son P.I. series starring Allan Hawco as the unpredictable and irresistible rogue private investigator. Set against the backdrop of the eccentric underbelly of contemporary St. John’s, Newfoundland. Sean McGinley co-stars as Doyle’s partner-in-solving-crime father. The series also features Lynda Boyd, Rachel Wilson, Krystin Pellerin, Mark O’Brien and Marthe Bernard.

Series I – Eps 1 – Fathers and Sons – The Doyles help a close family friend beat a manslaughter charge despite the fact that he refuses to defend himself; Jake’s relationship with his ex-wife, Nikki, is heating up when it should be cooling down – and new cop on the block Constable Leslie Bennett might be the perfect distraction.

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

• A detective show for the East Coast
  Allan Hawco wants Newfoundland to be a character in Republic of Doyle. Just not the main character. “Or a caricature,” he said, more fittingly. “We don’t rely on the stereotypes. It’s set in the place, and I’m a Newfoundlander, so it’s as authentic as possible from my point of view, purely.” Read more.

From CBC News:

• Doyle combines mystery, laughs on the Rock
  “Newfoundland and Labrador actor and director Allan Hawco spent 10 years nurturing the idea of a show about a St. John’s-based private detective agency. Hawco, born in Goulds, N.L., is the writer, creator and star of Republic of Doyle, one of two new comedy-dramas beginning this week on CBC Television. The other is 18 to Life.” Read more.

From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

• Doing right by The Rock
  “These days, Allan Hawco is caught between a rock and a hard place, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. The Rock, of course, is his native Newfoundland, where he’s just wrapped production on the new CBC-TV series Republic of Doyle, which begins airing on Wednesday at 9 p.m.” Read more.