Our favourite time of the year! Nothing beats watching Food Network Canada over the Holidays and in-fact it’s a tradition in my home on Christmas Day! Check-out some highlights from their upcoming 2022 Holiday programming lineup!

NEW SEASON The Big Bake: Holiday, Season 3 (7x60min)Canadian Broadcast Premiere Sundays at 8 p.m. ET beginning November 6Watch the promo here Corus Studios’ The Big Bake: Holiday returns with more larger-than-life baking battles. Brad Smith returns as host alongside judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Danni Rose. Each episode tasks three professional baking teams with designing, baking and decorating a grand-scale cake creation based on holiday themes, including Santa Clause parade, elves on the loose, the nutcracker ballet, naughty or nice and more. Each episode the team with the most spectacular cake will take home the $10,000 prize.

NEW SEASON Christmas Cookie Challenge, Season 6 (8x60min) Canadian Broadcast PremiereSundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning November 6 Christmas Cookie Challenge returns with hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson welcoming the most talented cookie makers around to craft stunning creations from rotating carousels and ornaments to heavenly angels. In the eight-episode season, themes include a “Christmas love” couples competition and a gingerbread challenge to build a dazzlingly detailed downtown North Pole scene. Each week, only one winner takes home the coveted golden ornament and $10,000 prize.

NEW SEASON Holiday Wars, Season 4 (8x60min)Canadian Broadcast PremierePremieres November 6with back-to-back new episodes at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. Beginning November 13, new episodes premiere Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT Just in time for eggnog and yule logs, nine teams of talented cake and sugar artists compete for sweet victory in the return of  Holiday Wars. Host Jeff Mauro and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira challenge these elite bakers to create over-the-top cakes inspired by traditional holiday tales. In the end, only one team walks away with the championship title and the grand prize: an all-expenses paid trip to see Iceland’s Northern Lights.

NEW SEASON Holiday Baking Championship, Season 9 (4x120min & 4x60min) Canadian Broadcast Premiere Mondays at 8 p.m. ET beginning November 7 A new season of Holiday Baking Championship returns with a dozen of the best holiday bakers showcasing their superb baking skills through weekly dessert challenges over eight episodes. Hosted by Jesse Palmer, each week judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman,and Carla Hall determine which baker rises above the rest, earning $25,000, a spot in Food Network Magazine and the title of Holiday Baking Champion.

NEW SEASON Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown, Season 2 (7x60min)Canadian Broadcast PremierePremieres November 7 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Beginning November 21, New episodes air Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PTJesse Palmer hosts a gingerbread-themed Holiday Baking Championship where three teams of gingerbread artists and baking assistants take on all-encompassing gingerbread builds based on a theme. The gingerbread-obsessed artists also face baking twists that can make or break their creations. Joyful judges Nacho Aguirre, Kardea Brown and Breegan Jane bring their expertise and holiday cheer to decide which team wins $10,000 worth of festive prizes.

NEW SERIES Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown(6x60min)Canadian Broadcast Premiere Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning November 11Santa’s got Bobby Flay on the naughty list this year, which means he’ll be facing off against his Food Network family for some good old-fashioned holiday competition. Each episode sees the Beat Bobby Flay format expanded to three rounds with a team element – and in Bobby’s biggest nightmare, only the toughest chefs are entering the kitchen to attempt to take him down in this epic Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown!

NEW SPECIAL Kids Baking Championship: All-Star Holiday Homecoming (1x60min)Canadian Broadcast PremierePremieres Monday, November 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Four Kids Baking Championship winners return to show off their top-notch skills as they craft tasty holiday delights. Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli challenge the champs to bring the holiday cheer with decked-out yule logs for a chance to win a stunning prize package worth $10,000!

NEW SERIES Candified: Home for the Holidays (4x60min)Canadian Broadcast Premiere New episodes premiere nightly at 8 p.m. from Tuesday, December 6 to Friday, December 9 The challenge is to create a life-size house made of …CANDY! Watch as Candy Queen Jackie Sorkin and her team of candy artists design, glue, melt and shape hundreds of thousands of sweet pieces to build a fantasy come to life just in time for the holidays.

For more on schedules and recipes, visit here.

This certainly looks like another classic in the making! We present the new Canadian Trailer for Apple TV+‘s SPIRITED!

Synopsis:

Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future. For the first time, ‘A Christmas Carol’ is told from the perspective of the ghosts in this hilarious musical twist on the classic Dickens tale.

From director Sean Anders (“Daddy’s Home,” “Instant Family”), written by Sean Anders and John Morris, with original songs by Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land”) and production numbers choreographed by Chloe Arnold (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”), this modern retelling is a sweet and spicy holiday treat.

SPIRITED arrives November 18, 2022 on Apple TV+.

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Today we get a new Trailer and Poster for upcoming Holiday release, James Cameron‘s eagerly-awaited AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER.

Synopsis:

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet. Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno. David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers.

AVATAR arrives in theatres December 16, 2022.

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By George Kozera

It has been reported that the GTA hosts 87 film festivals annually. Whereas Toronto’s world-acclaimed jewel, TIFF, held me captivated 24/7 since I started attending it in its third year. CINEFRANCO however, has had my heart for decades. Featuring French-language films (with English subtitles) from all over the world, it offers Cinema Buffs a rare and unique opportunity to savour movies that are increasingly difficult to find. J’adore cette fête!

This year’s Festival contains both online and in-theatre options. The Online Festival runs November 3-20, 2022 and the In-Theatre component runs November 4-15, 2022. More details here.

We were able to screen a few movies playing at this year’s edition. Here are some of our thoughts.

MES TRES CHERS ENFANTS (PRICE OF PARENTING)

Ten years after their children moved away from the family home to live in the bright lights that is Paris, Chantal (Josiane Balasko) and Christian Blanc (Didier Bourdon) continue to suffer from the empty nest syndrome, despite the fact that their two children turned out to be self-absorbed, manipulative monsters. Stephane (Ben Abdallah) continues to send laundry for his mother to wash and iron and has it picked up by courier despite living next door to a dry-cleaning establishment and Sandrine (Marilou Berry, Josiane Balasko’s real-life daughter) is dismissive and sarcastic. When the children advise the parents that they will not be coming home for Christmas, Chantal and Christian hatch a devious plan and tell their kids that they had just won 18 million Euros which most assuredly will make them spend more time with them to get their sharing of the winnings!

MES TRES CHERS ENFANTS is a delicious Comedy that tackles how greed overtakes dignity and common sense with finesse (even Stephane’s boss and the local bank manager want a piece of the action). The repercussions are many with comedic results – I particularly loved the scene in a designer clothing store (a stunning homage to Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”) that ends disastrously!

The leads are astonishingly funny, but the glue that holds this hysterical movie together is Josiane Balasko. I first took notice of her in 2001, when TIFF screened a Gallic version of the hit series “Absolutely Fabulous” where she played the Edwina character alongside the legendary Nathalie Baye as Patsy. Her impeccable comedic timing is joyous to behold, particularly when Chantal is awakened at two in the morning by Stephane asking her how to treat and remove a stain on his dress shirt; her solution has me howling! This Movie had a smile plastered on my face hours after watching it.

EN ROUE LIBRE (FREESTYLE)

EN ROUE LIBRE opens with Louise (Marina Fois) waking-up in bed, still exhausted, and stumbles to her kitchen with a counter filled with half empty bottles of wine and eats a rotting banana before heading off to work. While trying to get out off her car, she experiences a major panic attack and physically cannot do it. In front of the hospital where she works as a nurse, she is advised to just drive around until the panic attack subsides. It doesn’t. When she runs out of gas and is stuck in a parking lot, her car is stolen by Paul (Benjamin Voisin) brandishing a gun. Louise is trapped while Paul drives to Cap Ferrat to kill a man. As the two characters slowly and cautiously reveal themselves to each other, they encounter a variety of characters along the way.

Five-time César Award nominee, Marina Fois gives a full-bodied, hypnotic performance as her character comes to grip with her inner demons. Benjamin adds another impressive performance to his cinematic résumé, which include the French mini-series FIERTES (Pride) and SUMMER OF 85. The French countryside is sumptuously-photographed and any movie that includes songs by Veronique Sanson is A-Okay in my books!

Whereas EN ROUE LIBRE may not linger with any depth about mental illnesses and personal struggles which these characters experience, I was completely engrossed and was happy to be a passenger on this highly original road trip.

L’HOMME PARFAIT

High-powered executive, Florence (Valerie Karsenti) is tired. Her job is demanding, and she gets absolutely no help from her lazy, unemployed actor husband Franck (Didier Bourdon) with the care of their two children or household chores. He is about as useless as breasts on a bull! To make her life easier, she buys a robot. Bobby (Pierre-Francois Martin-Laval) is perfect, with his blonde Vidal Sassoon hair and his perfect physique with abs you can grate cheese on. He cooks gourmet meals with the appropriate wine pairing. The house is immaculate. The children love him. As does Florence. Franck – not so much. His jealousy over Bobby increases daily as he plots the robot’s demise. This is the premise of L’HOMME PARFAIT, a Comedy far from “parfait.”

Comedy is subjective. What makes me laugh or chuckle may not appeal to all, but I personally require it to be somewhat rooted in reality. Whereas I easily bought into the perfect robot concept, as situations escalated, I found myself increasingly irritated. Why would Franck be jealous and contemptuous of Bobby, a programmable robot, who does everything at home that he just won’t do? When seeking advice from his friend Pat (another unemployed actor) or his therapist, the peals of wisdom Franck hears are bizarrely ridiculous or borderline misogynistic. More importantly, due to lack of chemistry between Bourdon and Karsenti, we wonder why she even would remain married to a man who contributes so little?

Other than Martin-Laval’s entertaining take as Bobby, I found L’HOMME PARFAIT quite basic.

LA VRAIE FAMILLE

When Simon (Gabriel Pavie) was 18 months old, his mother died. His father Eddy (Felix Moati) was emotionally unable to care for his young son, hence the courts placed him in custody with Anna and Driss (Melanie Thierry, Lyes Salem) with two sons of their own.

LA VRAIE FAMILLE opens with the family on vacation, enjoying the thrills of a water slide facility and playing a fun round-robin game of table tennis. Simon, now six years old, loves his foster parents and the family dynamics are joyful and energetic, though there is a special bond between him and Anna. She, alone, takes him to a Catholic church every Sunday despite the family’s different religious beliefs. During a regularly scheduled appointment between Simon and his biological dad, Anna is told that Eddy wants to regain full custody of his son and they embark on a temporary shared arrangement where Eddy will have his son every weekend and holidays.

This is an emotionally-shattering experience that will elicit crocodile tears. Watching Anna stoically cope with bureaucratic hurdles (there’s a fight for Simon to stay home to celebrate his older “brother’s” birthday, which falls on a weekend) or being asked by Eddy to not have Simon call her mother anymore is gut-wrenching. Melanie Thierry is letter-perfect as she navigates emotional bombs. In fact, the entire Cast deliver such unadulterated performances, this at times feels like a Documentary. Not wanting to give away any spoilers, all I will say about LA VRAIE FAMILLE is bravo!

LA PIECE RAPPORTEE (UNSOPHISTICATED LADY)

After a hunting expedition goes awry, our voice-over Narrator takes the audience 20 years into the future and introduces us to the Chateau-Tetard family in LA PIECE RAPPORTEE. Paul (Philippe Katerine) is a middle-aged bachelor still living at the family mansion with his mother Adelaide (Josiane Balasko). Due to a taxi strike in Paris, clueless Paul goes to a Metro station hoping he can use the subway to somehow get to the airport and board a plane to be with his mother at their villa in Antibes. Fortuitously, he meets Ava (Anais Demoustier) behind the counter and, bingo bango, they ultimately and quickly get married. “Queen” Adelaide is not amused, she is obnoxiously class conscience and thinks being poor is in one’s DNA. Ava, increasingly bored being trapped in the mansion, starts taking the family’s Rolls Royce and its trusty chauffeur (Sergi Lopez) and travels aimlessly around Paris, where we not only see that city’s historical beauty, but homeless encampments and ugly construction sites. During one outing, Ava “cute meets” Jerome (William Lebghil), and they ultimately have a relationship.

In a nutshell, LA PIECE RAPPORTEE is a giddy, silly movie filled with slapstick scenes (the family dog smokes a pipe. Adelaide unravels designer sweaters to make balls of wool) and some witty dialogue and social observations. Anais Demoustier has a wondrous screen presence and as the pompous, uncompromising, and demanding Adelaide, Balasko revels in a performance so over-the-top, it would make Jerry Lewis smile! I enjoyed Lebghil’s befuddlement but was saddened that more wasn’t given to Sergi Lopez (Pan’s Labyrinth) to do. This is a fun put-your-brain-on hold Comedy and let its slaphappy magic wash over you.

NOEMIE DIT OUI

Fifteen-year-old Noemi (Kelly Depeault) has been living in a Montreal youth centre for two years, but yearns for the day she reunites with her mother. After it becomes clear, when hearing her mother say she would not take her back at a court hearing, she escapes the Youth Protection Centre and contacts another escapee from the facility, Lea (Emi Chicoine) with whom she goes to an apartment filled with rowdy young guys. She meets Zach (James Edward Metayer). They hook-up, she falls in love with him and ultimately he convinces her to work as an escort, alongside Lea, during Montreal’s F1 festivities. On her first day, she services 11 clients and then is gang-raped at the house party afterwards. The plot of NOEMI DIT OUI primarily covers her weekend as a call girl during the weekend of the F1.

NOEMIE DIT OUI offers nothing new nor very original to the prostitute/pimp cinematic genre. Depeault must be commended for her performance, balancing angst and capturing the essence and compassion for Noemi’s mental struggles. It is strong and assured. But, as with the Film itself, it is steeped in melodrama. Whereas I appreciated that Writer/Director Genevieve Albert eschewed potentially violent episodes, I wish her self-editing skills were stronger and that there had been more than just one character that with positive virtues. That said, I loved the scene on Crescent Street filmed late at night after partying all day during the F1. It was true to form!

We love Selena Gomez, and can’t wait to see this new Documentary all about her inspiring journey to this new phase in her life and career after several well-documented battles.

Synopsis:

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.

SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND & ME arrives November 4, 2022 on Apple TV+.

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We’ve waited SO LONG for this! We proudly present the new Trailer for DISENCHANTED, the follow-up to beloved ENCHANTED!

Synopsis:

It has been more than ten years since Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy.Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

“Disenchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Gabriella Baldacchino, with Idina Menzel and James Marsden. Directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Brigitte Hales and a story by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss, and Richard LaGravenese, “Disenchanted” is produced by Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Amy Adams, with Jo Burn, Sunil Perkash, and Adam Shankman serving as executive producers. The movie features songs with music by 8-time Oscar®-winning composer Alan Menken and lyrics by three-time Oscar-winning lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose work on “Enchanted” garnered three Academy Award® nominations and a score by Alan Menken.

The digital soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will be available on Nov. 18 and is available for Pre-Save/Pre-Add here.

DISENCHANTED arrives November 18, 2022 on Disney+.

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With the distinction of having been TIFF ’22‘s official Opening Night Selection, here is a new Trailer for THE SWIMMERS, based on an unbelievable true story.

ABOUT THE SWIMMERS
Based on a true story, THE SWIMMERS follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd, Nahel Tzegai, Kinda Alloush and Ali Suliman. Directed by Sally El Hosaini, with a screenplay written by El Hosaini and multi-award-winning screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne. Produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner alongside Ali Jaafar and Tim Cole with Stephen Daldry executive producing.

THE SWIMMERS is coming November 23, 2022 to Netflix.

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November 6, 1983. The day Will Byers went missing, and the day it all began. Stranger Things Day is a celebration with our core fanbase, to honor the very beginning of where it all started! This year is our 5th annual holiday and we are bringing all things Stranger to our fans both IRL and digitally online.

Screenings: For this year’s Stranger Things Day, theaters across North America are hosting screenings of Volume 2 of Season 4 on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Every screening will have trivia, giveaways and other surprises for superfans. They will be held in cities including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Texas, Denver, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, DC, Seattle, Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Florida, and Toronto. Get your tickets now at StrangerThingsDayScreenings.com!

Also Get Excited For: The first ever Immersive Watch Party on Roblox for the episode that started it all – S1, Ep 1! Special guests! Activations at the Stranger Things: the Experience and The Official Store. The latest and greatest when it comes to Stranger gear! And last but not least, watch out for news in the world of Stranger!

Proximity Media, in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment, announces an upcoming six-episode podcast about the making of the highly anticipated film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” opening in theatres nationwide Nov. 11. WAKANDA FOREVER: THE OFFICIAL BLACK PANTHER PODCAST explores the next chapter in the story of Wakanda and honours the remarkable legacy of Chadwick Boseman. National Book Award-winning author, journalist, and writer for Marvel Comics’ BLACK PANTHER Ta-Nehisi Coates serves as host and writer. Proximity’s Head of Audio Paola Mardo serves as producer, as well as executive producer alongside Proximity’s founders Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian. A preview of the show, which is the first podcast from Proximity Media’s new audio division, is now available across all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

Said Mardo, “Ever since Ryan, Zinzi, and Sev entrusted Proximity’s Audio division with this project, our goal has been to tell the story of the making of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ with as much heart and authenticity as the film itself. With our premiere episode, we’ve accomplished this goal while breaking new ground in the process, thanks to the awesome collaboration between our incredible host Ta-Nehisi Coates, our talented podcast production team, and our collaborators at Marvel and Disney.”

Debuting Nov. 3, the first episode features a conversation between Coates and director and co-writer Ryan Coogler. The two artists and friends reflect on the cultural impact of ‘Black Panther,’ the legacy of Chadwick Boseman and his inspiration to the cast and crew. “There is no storyteller I admire more than Ryan Coogler,” said Coates, who makes his podcast-hosting debut. “Any chance to partner with him, Proximity Media and Marvel, is a worthy one. For that opportunity to be a chronicle of the making of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ was simply too good to pass up.”

Subsequent episodes will be available weekly in January 2023, celebrating the five-year anniversary of the first “Black Panther” film. Guests will include cast and crew, including stars Angela Bassett and Dominique Thorne; score and soundtrack composer and producer Ludwig Göransson; production designer Hannah Beachler; director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw; co-writer Joe Robert Cole; producers Kevin Feige and Nate Moore; and more. Each episode, in tandem with guests’ conversation, will weave host narration, Göransson’s original score, film clips and field recordings. Story editing for the podcast is by James Kim. Audio editing is by Cameron Kell and Cedric Wilson. Sound design and additional music is by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Audio engineering is by Lauryn Newson. Production assistance is from Polina Cherezova.

Acclaimed Thespian Alfred Molina is back in THREE PINES, coming soon to Prime Video! The Montreal-filmed eight-episode Series debuts this December.

Synopsis:

The empathetic and astute Chief Inspector Gamache is tasked with solving a number of mysterious and perplexing murders in the strange-but-beguiling village of Three Pines. Assisted by his trusted team—the combative and troubled Sergeant Jean-Guy Beauvoir (Rossif Sutherland), the intelligent Indigenous working mother Sergeant Isabelle Lacoste (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers), and the accident-prone rookie Agent Yvette Nichol (Sarah Booth)—Gamache and his group are initially treated suspiciously by the village’s residents. Yet despite the cool welcome, Gamache can’t help but find himself oddly drawn to this unusual place and its eccentric residents, including the owners of the bistro, Gabri (Pierre Simpson) and Olivier (Frédéric-Antoine Guimond), artists Peter (Julian Bailey) and Clara (Anna Tierney), psychologist turned bookshop-owner Myrna (Tamara Brown), gallery owner Bea (Tantoo Cardinal), and the irascible poet Ruth (Clare Coulter). The deeper Gamache delves into the secret lives of these people who have found sanctuary from the outside world in Three Pines, the more it affects him.

Along with the murder investigations covered over two episodes, Three Pines interweaves a dark, mysterious, serial-story, which uncovers police failings to properly investigate cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women, as well as corruption at the heart of the provincial Sûreté du Québec police force. Additional cast includes Marie-France Lambert, Frank Schorpion, Marcel Jeannin, Georgina Lynn Lightning, Crystle Lightning, Isabel Deroy-Olson, and Anna Lambe.

From Amazon Studios, Three Pines is produced by Left Bank Pictures, the Sony Pictures Television-owned production company behind The Crown, with Canadian production company Muse Entertainment providing production services. The series is executive produced by Andy Harries, Sharon Hughff, and John Phillips for Left Bank Pictures. Additionally, Sam Donovan, Emilia di Girolamo, and Alfred Molina serve as executive producers. The series is written by di Girolamo, who adapted the novels as lead writer, and Catherine Tregenna, who penned two episodes. John Griffin is the series producer. Directors on the series are Donovan, serving as lead director, Mohawk director Tracey Deer, and Daniel Grou.

Filmed in Montreal and rural Quebec, the series is part of Prime Video’s continued investment in Canada, joining a slate of Canadian Amazon Original series that includes The Kids in the Hall, The Lake, LOL: Last One Laughing Canada, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, and The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith. Since 2015, Amazon Studios has filmed over 25 Amazon Original series and films in Canada, including The Man in the High Castle and Upload in British Columbia; The Boys, Reacher, and The Expanse in Ontario; Tales from the Loop in Manitoba; as well as parts of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and The Voyeurs in Quebec.  

Three Pines joins the thousands of TV shows and movies from Hollywood and around the world in the Prime Video catalog, including award-winning and critically acclaimed Amazon Originals like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Peripheral, Reacher, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and Emmy and Golden Globe winners Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. 

The first two episodes of THREE PINES debut December 2, 2022 on Prime Video with two new episodes arriving weekly.

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