Julia Stiles, Jordan Garvis and Madison Shamoun to star in Amazon’s first Canadian unique collection
2 min readBy PTI
LOS ANGELES: Amazon Prime Video has roped in “Hustlers” star Julia Stiles, “Orphan Black” actor Jordan Gavaris and “Black-ish” actor Madison Shamoun for its first scripted Canadian unique collection, “The Lake”.
The half-hour comedy shall be shot in northern Ontario from August to September, reported Deadline.
Written and govt produced by Julian Doucet of “Killjoys” fame, “The Lake” centres on the quintessential Canadian cottage expertise.
Justin (Gavaris) returns from dwelling overseas after a break-up along with his long-term companion, within the hope of reconnecting with the organic daughter that he gave up for adoption in his teenagers.
His plans to create new reminiscences along with his city-loving daughter Billie (Shamoun) on the lake from his childhood go awry when he finds out his father left the household cottage to his stepsister, Maisy-May (Stiles).
Jon Dore, Carolyn Scott, Natalie Lisinka, Travis Nelson and Declan Whaley additionally spherical out the solid of the present.
Christina Wayne, head of Canadian originals at Amazon Studios, mentioned she is thrilled to convey collectively this unbelievable solid and inventive workforce for the streamer’s first scripted Canadian comedy collection.
“It’s a show that will push boundaries and celebrate broken characters trying to hold it all together against one of the most picturesque settings — cottage country,” Wayne mentioned.
Michael Souther and Teza Lawrence, who function govt producers for the banner Amaze, mentioned the summers they spent on the lake served as the idea of the idea of the collection.
“We’re excited and really looking forward to working with this incredibly talented and diverse cast, and proud to have Jordan in this central role that celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community in this series,” they mentioned.
“The Lake” is the fourth introduced Canadian Amazon unique collection.
Previous initiatives embody the revival of the sketch comedy “The Kids in the Hall”, the documentary-series “All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs”, and the comedy-variety collection “LOL: Last One Laughing Canada”.
The streamer is anticipated to launch the collection in 2022.
