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Prior to becoming a television critic and owner of TV, Eh?, Greg David was a critic for TV Guide Canada, the country's most trusted source for TV news. He has interviewed television actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes folks from hundreds of television series from Canada, the U.S. and internationally. He is a podcaster, public speaker, weekly radio guest and educator, and past member of the Television Critics Association.

Additional casting confirmed as Muse, Back Alley and Cineflix start production on CBC original drama Coroner

From a media release:

With production now underway in Toronto, Ontario, Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films and Cineflix Studios today revealed additional casting for new CBC original drama CORONER (8×60), set for a winter 2019 broadcast and streaming premiere on CBC, the CBC TV app and cbc.ca/watch. Inspired by the best-selling series of books by M. R. Hall and created by Morwyn Brebner (Saving Hope), the series centres on newly appointed coroner Jenny Cooper as she investigates suspicious deaths in Toronto.

CORONER stars Serinda Swan (Inhumans, Ballers) as Jenny Cooper, a brave, determined yet vulnerable coroner, former ER doctor, and recently widowed mother, driven by an intense desire for the truth. She loves her son more than life itself and strives to support him while also trying to take care of herself. The passing of Jenny’s beloved husband has unlocked a primal connection to death, tied to a secret in her past that is only now coming to the surface.  With storylines based on real-life cases, Jenny is a coroner for our time, an advocate for the dead even when it’s inconvenient for the living, and a defender of those who are powerless or in peril.

Joining the series are Roger Cross (The X-Files) as Donovan “Mac” McAvoy, a police detective who partners with Jenny; Éric Bruneau (Blue Moon) as Liam, Jenny’s new neighbour; and Ehren Kassam (DeGrassi: Next Class) as Ross, Jenny’s 17-year-old son. Also joining the cast are Tamara Podemski (Rabbit Fall) as Alison Trent, Jenny’s eccentric colleague; Allison Chung (UnReal) as Taylor Kim, a smart, junior homicide detective; Lovell Adams-Gray (Second Jen) as Dr. Dwayne Allen, an idealistic young pathologist; and Saad Siddiqui (Madame Secretary) as Dr. Neil Sharma, Jenny’s insightful psychiatrist.

A CBC original series, CORONER is produced by Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films and Cineflix Studios. Morwyn Brebner is creator, executive producer and showrunner, Adrienne Mitchell (Durham County, Bellevue) is lead director and executive producer for Back Alley Films, Jonas Prupas is executive producer for Muse Entertainment with Peter Emerson and Brett Burlock executive producers for Cineflix Studios. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Programming; Helen Asimakis is Senior Director, Scripted Content; and Sarah Adams is Executive in Charge of Production. Cineflix Rights has the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to CORONER.

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Link: Killjoys: Adam Barken talks “Greening Pains”

From Kelly Townsend of The TV Junkies:

Link: Killjoys: Adam Barken talks “Greening Pains”
“I think Luke has been a standout–amongst standouts–this whole season so far, because he’s had to play the quieter, internalized anxiety, anger and fortitude of a leader whose partners are either missing in action–Dutch–or batshit crazy–Hullen Johnny (Aaron Ashmore).” Continue reading.

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Link: Wynonna Earp: Emily Andras talks “Jolene”

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Wynonna Earp: Emily Andras talks “Jolene”
“If I’m bringing The Palmer on set I don’t want to just sprinkle some Palmer in one corner of the screen like Calamity Jane. I want The Full Palmer! I know Zoie’s range, and have for years, so I wanted to entice her as well by giving her a role that only she could do.” Continue reading.

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Killjoys: Introducing Jaeden Noel

In a universe filled with unique characters, Killjoys’ most recent may very well be the most. The spawn of Delle Seyah and D’avin Jaqobis, viewers first meet him moments after he’s born. But by the end of Friday’s newest episode, “Greening Pains,” he’s grown into a young man.

That young man is played by Jaeden Noel. He’s appeared on such shows as The Expanse, Rogue, Murdoch Mysteries and Odd Squad; now Jaeden Noel checks in as the newest member of the cast. We sat down with him during a break in filming part of “Greening Pains” earlier this year.

What can you say about your character?
Jaeden Noel: He is new to the world. And he grows really, really fast. He’s actually only currently two years old, but he looks like me and I’m 15. It’s an interesting storyline. He’s very new, so he walks through the world trying to learn everything, and he’s like a sponge, he absorbs everything. He’s very attentive and he listens a lot. But he’s also very curious. He follows Dutch around and almost praises her because she’s like the coolest character ever, right?

What’s the relationship between he and D’avin like at this point?
JN: I think it’s very awkward for him. He can’t talk to me like I’m a teenager, but he also can’t talk to me like I’m a baby. But I feel like he does still have that fatherly instinct to protect his son. So that will definitely be there.

Had you seen Killjoys before you got the role? Did you go back and watch episodes?
JN: I got cast for it. I had heard of it, obviously, but I got cast for it and I was like, ‘I should probably brush up on some of this so I know what I’m doing.’ So I watched some of Season 3, I had seen some of Hannah and Luke, they’re great actors, it’s been great working with them. Stefan [Pleszczynski], the director, everyone here is super nice. I find them always making sure I’m OK, asking how my day went, how was my weekend?

As an actor, having the costume and being in this scene, it becomes a little bit easier because you’re able to put yourself into that mindset when you’re surrounded by everything like this, right?
JN: Plus I find this kind of genre of television very interesting. So it’s easy for me to like almost get in and become the character.

How do you juggle school? Because you need to get some schooling in there while you’re working too. 
JN: We have school here. We have an on-set tutor. But also I’m not really bad at school, besides maybe math, but I mean a lot of people aren’t the greatest at math. But I also go to an arts school. And they’re very lenient with things like this. It’s almost like one of the reasons why I go there. It’s like, ‘Oh, I’m filming.’ The teachers are like, ‘OK, just I’ll give you your homework, just have fun, do whatever.’ Whereas other schools, I think it would be more of like a … I’d have to sit down and explain it to the principal.

What have you learned from working with Hannah, Luke and the rest of the cast?
JN: They are incredible actors. I’m sitting there picking their brains, trying to learn everything, what they’ve done, looked at old stuff and watching them while they act, watching their scenes. Because the only thing I can do from them is learn. So I might as well, if I’m going to be on the set with them and be working with these people, I should be learning from them.

Killjoys airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on Space.

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