Shoot the Messenger (TV series)

Shoot the Messenger
Created by	Sudz Sutherland Jennifer Holness
Starring	Elyse Levesque Lyriq Bent Alex Kingston Lucas Bryant
Opening theme	"Truth" by Jully Black
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Hungry Eyes Film and Television
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)

Shoot the Messenger is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on CBC Television on October 10, 2016.^[1]

Produced by Hungry Eyes Film and Television,^[2] the series stars Elyse Levesque as Daisy Channing, a young 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.^[3] 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 Frank Lutz.^[2] 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.^[4]

Producer and creator Sudz Sutherland acknowledges that the series was indirectly inspired by the Rob Ford video scandal of 2013, but states that the series is not meant to be interpreted as being about Ford in any real way.^[3]

Cast

Main

Elyse Levesque as Daisy Channing
Lucas Bryant as Simon Olendski
Lyriq Bent as Frank Lutz
Alex Kingston as Mary Fowler

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Canada viewers (millions)
1	"Beginner's Luck"	Sudz Sutherland	Jennifer Holness & Sudz Sutherland	October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)	N/A
2	"There Will Be Blood"	Sudz Sutherland	Jennifer Holness & Sudz Sutherland	October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)	N/A
3	"I Shall Be Released"	TBA	TBA	October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)	N/A
4	"Careful What You Pray For"	TBA	TBA	October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)	N/A
5	"Strange Bedfellows"	TBA	TBA	November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)	TBD
6	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)	TBD
7	TBA	TBA	TBA	November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)	TBD

References

↑ "CBC unveils fall-winter slate: Kim's Convenience, Steven Sabados returns, digital comedies". CBC News, May 26, 2016.
1 2 "Up Next for the ‘Home Again’ Team? A Political Thriller Titled ‘Shoot the Messenger’". IndieWire, September 2, 2015.
1 2 "‘Shoot the Messenger’ not about Rob Ford, crime drama creators say". Global News, October 6, 2016.
↑ "Shoot the Messenger gets underway in Toronto". Playback, September 3, 2015.

External links

Shoot the Messenger @ CBC.CA
Shoot the Messenger at the Internet Movie Database
TheTVDB.com show information

CBC Television programs

List of programs broadcast by CBC Television

Primetime	Baroness von Sketch Show (2016-) Canada's Smartest Person (2012-) CBC Selects (2014–) Crash Gallery (2015-) Dragon's Den (2006-) Exhibitionists (2015-) Firsthand (2015-) Fool Canada (2015–) Four in the Morning (2016) Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (1995-) Heartland (2007-) Hello Goodbye (2015-) Hockey Night in Canada (1952-) Interrupt This Program (2015-) Kim's Convenience (2016) Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (2011-) Mr. D (2012–) Murdoch Mysteries (2012-) The Nature of Things (1960-) Rick Mercer Report (2004-) Schitt's Creek (2015-) Shoot the Messenger (2016) Still Standing (2015-) This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993-) This Is High School (2016) This Life (2015-) Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2002-) X Company (2015-)

Daytime	The Goods (2016-)

CBC Kids	The Adventures of Napkin Man! (2013-) Animal Mechanicals (2008-) Artzooka! (2010-) Bo on the Go! Busytown Mysteries (2007-) The Doodlebops (2004-) Dot. (2016) Lunar Jim (2006-) Monster Math Squad (2012-) My Goldfish Is Evil (2006-) Pirates: Adventures in Art (2010-) Poko (2003-) Razzberry Jazzberry Jam (2008-) The Save-Ums (2003-) Snapshots (2016) Theodore Tugboat (1993-)

Late night/Specials	Canadian Reflections (1978-)

News	Absolutely Canadian (2012–) CBC News: Morning The Fifth Estate (1975–) Mansbridge One on One (1999–) Marketplace (1972–) The National (1954-) The Passionate Eye (1993-)

Upcoming	Alias Grace (2017) Bellevue (Winter 2017) Caught (Winter 2017) Pure (Winter 2017) True North Calling (Winter 2017) Workin' Moms (Winter 2017)

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