Strange Empire

Strange Empire
Genre Western, drama
Created by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
Starring
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik
  • Tim Johnson
  • Jeff Sagansky
Production company(s) Janestown Productions
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) – 2 February 2015 (2015-02-02)
External links
Website

Strange Empire is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CBC Television in the 2014–15 television season.[1] Created by Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik,[2] the series is a serialized Western drama set near the Alberta-Montana border in the 1860s, in which three women band together for survival after the men in their town are murdered.[3]

The cast includes Cara Gee, Melissa Farman and Tattiawna Jones.[3] The first season began airing on 6 October 2014 and consists of 13 episodes.[4]

CBC cancelled the series in March 2015 after one season.[5] Strange Empire was broadcast on LMN in the USA and was renamed Strange Empire: Rise of the Women, it premiered on May 29, 2015.[6]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Reception

The series premiere was watched by 319,000 Canadian viewers.

Awards and Nominations

Canadian Screen Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2016 Best Achievement in Casting Jackie Lind Nominated [8]
Best Costume Design Beverly Wowchuk Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Aaron Poole Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Woody Jeffreys Nominated
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Bruce Worrall Nominated

Joey Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2015 Best Actress in a TV Drama Leading Role Matreya Scarrwener Won [9]
Michelle Creber Nominated
Best Actress in a TV Drama Guest Starring Role Age 14-18 Years Laine MacNeil Nominated

Leo Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2015 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series William Waring Nominated [10]
Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series Bruce Worrall Won
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series Gordon Rempel Nominated
Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series Beverley Wowchuk Nominated
Best Casting in a Dramatic Series Jackie Lind Won
Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Luke Camilleri Nominated
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Woody Jeffreys Nominated
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Anne Marie DeLuise Won
Anja Savcic Nominated
Michelle Creber Nominated

Young Artist Awards

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
2015 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 17-21 Laine MacNeil Nominated [11]

DVD release

eOne Films released season 1 on DVD on May 12 2015.[12]

References

  1. "CBC TV heads in darker direction with Strange Empire". Toronto Star, April 4, 2014.
  2. Etan Vlessing (April 4, 2014). "CBC Picks Up 1860s Western 'Strange Empire' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. 1 2 Etan Vlessing (August 4, 2014). "DRG to Sell Dark Canadian Drama 'Strange Empire' at MIPCOM". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Chad Beharriell (October 8, 2014). "STRANGE EMPIRE ON CBC – FIRST EPISODE REVIEW". westernsreboot.
  5. "CBC cancels Strange Empire | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. "STRANGE EMPIRE DEBUTS ON LIFETIME NETWORK – Rise of the Women". westernsreboot. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. "Strange Empire: Inside the Character of Rebecca Blithely, CBC, 6 October 2014.
  8. "awards database". academy.ca. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. "Joey Awards". www.joeyawards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. "2015 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. "36th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. Mikita, Andy. "Strange Empire". amazon.ca. eOne Films. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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