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Rebecca Liddiard
Rebecca Liddiard (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Constable Adelaide Stratton in the 2016 trans-Atlantic mystery series ''Houdini & Doyle'' and as morality officer Mary Shaw in ''Frankie Drake Mysteries''. Life and career Liddiard was born in London, Ontario. She studied theatre performance at Ryerson University. Liddiard moved to Toronto when she was 18, and continued to live there . Before being cast in ''Houdini & Doyle'', Liddiard was working as a part-time office manager. Liddiard appears as the lead character Ella in the web series '' MsLabelled''. She had the recurring role of Hanna on the City science-fiction drama series '' Between''. She portrayed the lead character Thai in the Tarragon Theatre production of Kat Sandler's play ''Mustard''. Liddiard has achieved wider recognition after being cast in the role constable Adelaide Stratton in the British-Canadian-American period mystery series ''Houdini & Doyle'' in 2016. From 2017 to 2021, Lid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, Ontario
London (pronounced ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River, approximately from both Toronto and Detroit; and about from Buffalo, New York. The city of London is politically separate from Middlesex County, though it remains the county seat. London and the Thames were named in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe, who proposed the site for the capital city of Upper Canada. The first European settlement was between 1801 and 1804 by Peter Hagerman. The village was founded in 1826 and incorporated in 1855. Since then, London has grown to be the largest southwestern Ontario municipality and Canada's 11th largest metropolitan area, having annexed many of the smaller communities that surround it. London is a regional centre of healthcare and education, being home to the University of Western Ontario (which brands it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Seeking Woman
''Man Seeking Woman'' is an American surrealist romantic comedy television series that aired for three seasons on FXX from January 14, 2015, to March 8, 2017. The series is set in Chicago, about a naïve and soft-spoken man in his 20s named Josh Greenberg (played by Jay Baruchel), who finds himself in several surreal and awkward circumstances while trying to find love. The series is based on a book of short stories, '' The Last Girlfriend on Earth'', by Simon Rich, who is also the series creator, executive producer, and showrunner. Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, and Lorne Michaels are also executive producers, with Broadway Video, Allagash Industries and FXP (formerly FX Productions) as production companies. It has received generally positive reception from critics. On April 4, 2017, the show was canceled after three seasons. Premise Most episode plots are based on relatable conflicts and struggles of entering/maintaining a relationship; however, these conflicts are taken to abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Veils (film)
''Seven Veils'' is a 2023 Canadian drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan. The film stars Amanda Seyfried as Jeanine, a theatre director who is dealing with repressed trauma as she prepares to mount a production of the opera ''Salome''. Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O'Brien and Vinessa Antoine also star. Cast * Amanda Seyfried as Jeanine * Rebecca Liddiard as Clea * Douglas Smith * Mark O'Brien * Vinessa Antoine * Michael Kupfer-Radecky as Johann * Ambur Braid * Maia Jae Bastidas as Dimitra Production In February 2023, it was announced Amanda Seyfried had joined the cast of the film, with Atom Egoyan directing from a screenplay he wrote. Rhombus Media, Ego Film Arts, Cinetic Media, IPR.VC and Crave produced and financed. In March 2023, Rebecca Liddiard, Douglas Smith, Mark O'Brien and Vinessa Antoine joined the cast, with principal photography concluding in Toronto. Release ''Seven Veils'' had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson & Rex
''Hudson & Rex'' is a Canadian police procedural drama television series, based on the Austrian-Italian drama ''Kommissar Rex''. It premiered on Citytv on March 25, 2019. Filming commenced in October 2018, with ongoing production in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. On May 30, 2019, Shaftesbury and Pope Productions announced Citytv had renewed for season two, and was scheduled for the 2019–2020 season. Season two premiered on September 24, 2019. In June 2020, it was announced on Breakfast Television that season three would begin production sometime in July, ensuring to work within provincial public health guidelines in respect to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Season three premiered on January 5, 2021. At the conclusion of the final season three episode, April 20, 2021, cast members announced that season four had been approved and filming would begin shortly. On September 15, 2021, it was announced that season four was set to premiere on October 7, 2021, bumped up from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime (TV Network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. , it is received by 93.8 million households in America. History Predecessors There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime, originally called BETA, was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services.(June 15, 1983Hearst-ABC, Viacom in Pact. New York Times.Lifetime Entertainment Services History . International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000. Hosted on Funding Universe.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2013.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby And The Well
''Ruby and the Well'' is a family fantasy TV show on BYUtv, premiered in America on February 27, 2022. The show features a present-day teenager whose father inherits an orchard in Emerald. This leads to the two moving to Emerald where Ruby discovers a wishing well. Once she makes contact with the wishing well, Ruby becomes the new keeper of the well and must grant the wells wishes so that the town can prosper. Season one (spring 2022) and season two (fall 2022) both contain ten episodes, with season 2 having been picked up before season 1 even debuted. Plot Ruby is a present-day teenager who is forced to move to Emerald after her father, Daniel, inherits an orchard. While exploring the property Ruby finds a wishing well and is shown a wish that she must help fulfill. As a newcomer to the town Ruby has a hard time knowing whom to trust. However she quickly befriends two locals: Sam and Mina. With their knowledge of the town and her ability to reach out to others Ruby just might b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarice (TV Series)
''Clarice'' is a 2021 American crime drama television series created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet and produced by CBS Studios, MGM Television, and Secret Hideout. It is based on the best-selling novel '' The Silence of the Lambs'' by Thomas Harris and set between the events of the 1991 film and ''Hannibal'' (2001). The series stars Rebecca Breeds as the titular character, along with Lucca De Oliveira, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Michael Cudlitz, and Marnee Carpenter. The series premiered on February 11, 2021, on CBS. In May 2021, CBS entered negotiations to relocate the series to Paramount+ for its second season. By June, the relocation became "unlikely" to happen. Cast Main * Rebecca Breeds as Clarice Starling * Michael Cudlitz as Paul Krendler * Lucca De Oliveira as Tomas Esquivel * Kal Penn as Shaan Tripathi * Nick Sandow as Murray Clarke * Devyn A. Tyler as Ardelia Mapp * Marnee Carpenter as Catherine Martin Recurring * Shawn Doyle as Clarice's origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run This Town (film)
''Run This Town'' is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Ricky Tollman. It stars Ben Platt (actor), Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Scott Speedman, Gil Bellows, Jennifer Ehle, and Damian Lewis. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019. It was released in the United States and Canada on March 6, 2020, by Oscilloscope (company), Oscilloscope and Elevation Pictures. Premise The film details the turbulent final year of Rob Ford's tenure as the mayor of Toronto. Cast *Ben Platt (actor), Ben Platt as Bram Shriver *Mena Massoud as Kamal Arafa *Nina Dobrev as Ashley Pollock *Scott Speedman as David *Gil Bellows as Detective Lowey *Jennifer Ehle as Judith *Damian Lewis as Rob Ford *Emmanuel Kabongo as Abe *Hamza Haq as Detective Sharma *Justin Kelly (actor), Justin Kelly as Neil *Tanner Zipchen as Club Goer Production It was announced in March 2018 that Ben Platt (actor), Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud and Damian Lewis were cast in the film. Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Detail
''The Detail'' is a Canadian television police procedural drama series, developed by Ley Lukins, that premiered on CTV on March 25, 2018. The series, which stars Angela Griffin in the lead role of Detective Stevie Hall, features a trio of female homicide detectives who solve crimes while dealing with their own personal lives. Although the series uses original scripts, the format is based upon British crime drama series ''Scott & Bailey''. Following commission, a debut series of ten episodes was ordered by the network. On June 5, 2018, just two days after the finale, it was announced that CTV had declined a recommission and the show would be cancelled after one season. Outside of Canada, the series was purchased by Viacom for broadcast on 5USA in the United Kingdom, with broadcast commencing on November 2, 2018. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slasher (TV Series)
''Slasher'' is an anthology horror television series created by Aaron Martin. It premiered on Chiller on March 4, 2016, and on Super Channel on April 1, 2016. The licensing rights for the second season were acquired by Netflix in January 2017. The second season was released on October 17, 2017. On August 8, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on May 23, 2019. An eight-episode fourth season was ordered for Shudder, premiering on August 12, 2021. On February 10, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season. Premise Each season is centered on a masked killer with an unknown motive for killing their victims. The first season, retroactively subtitled ''The Executioner'', was co-produced by Chiller and Super Channel, and centered on a mysterious figure billed as the Executioner who terrorizes the fictional town of Waterbury, Canada. The second season, subtitled ''Guilty Party'', follows a group of former summer camp counselors who return to an isolated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Grace (miniseries)
''Alias Grace'' is a Canadian television miniseries directed by Mary Harron and written by Sarah Polley, based on Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, Zachary Levi, Kerr Logan, David Cronenberg, Paul Gross, and Anna Paquin. The series consists of six episodes. It premiered on CBC on September 25, 2017, and appeared on Netflix on November 3, 2017. In advance of the series premiere, the first two episodes received a preview screening at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival in its Primetime lineup of selected television programming. The series was the third adaptation of an Atwood novel broadcast on television in 2017, after ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (adapted for Hulu) and ''Wandering Wenda'' (adapted for CBC Television's CBC Kids lineup). Cast Main * Sarah Gadon as Grace Marks * Edward Holcroft as Dr. Simon Jordan, a psychiatrist * Rebecca Liddiard as Mary Whitney, Grace's friend * Zachary Levi as Jeremia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Of Valois
Margaret of Valois (french: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France at her husband's 1589 accession to the latter throne as Henry IV. Margaret was the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici and the sister of Kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Her union with the King of Navarre, which had been intended to contribute to the reconciliation of Roman Catholics and the Huguenots in France, was tarnished six days after the marriage ceremony by the St Bartholomew's Day massacre and the resumption of the French Wars of Religion. In the conflict between Henry III of France and the Malcontents, she took the side of Francis, Duke of Anjou, her younger brother, which caused Henry to have a deep aversion towards her. As Queen of Navarre, Margaret also played a pacifying role in the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
