''Bellevue'' is a Canadian television

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

series, it premiered on

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on February 20, 2017. Created by Jane Maggs and Adrienne Mitchell, the series stars

Anna Paquin Anna Hélène Paquin ( ; born 24 July 1982) is a New Zealand actress. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Wellington, Paquin made her acting debut portraying Flora McGrath in the romantic drama film ''The Piano'' (1993), for which she won the Aca ...

as Annie Ryder, a police officer investigating the disappearance of a

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...

teen while also dealing with the return of a mysterious person from her past. The series is produced by

Muse Entertainment Muse Entertainment is a Canadian producer of films and television programs founded by Michael Prupas in 1998. The company gained press attention in 2011 for their production of the multi-Emmy winning and nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys'' in as ...

and Back Alley Film Productions Ltd. On May 24, 2017 it was announced that the series had been canceled by CBC, whereas a second season is in development, according to executive producer Adrienne Mitchell, but "production of a follow-up season is currently not moving forward." The show began airing in the United States on

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on January 23, 2018, with On Demand service

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acquiring the UK rights, allowing streaming from June 29, 2019.

Cast

Main

as Annie Ryder, a detective who is investigating the disappearance and later murder of Jesse Sweetland *

Shawn Doyle Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in ''The Expanse'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''Big Love'', '' 24'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life and education Doyle was born an ...

as Peter Welland, Police Chief of Bellevue * Billy MacLellan as Brady Holt, a detective *

Sharon Taylor Sharon Taylor (born June 5, 1981) is a Canadian actress. Biography Sharon Taylor was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser ...

as Virginia Panamick, a detective of First Nations heritage * Patrick Labbé as Clarence Ryder, Annie's deceased father, a police detective who committed suicide when Annie was eight years old / Adam, Annie's brother *

Vincent Leclerc Vincent Leclerc is a Canadian actor from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the 2018 film '' The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l'empire américain)'', for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Su ...

as Tom Edmonds, the coach of the junior hockey team *

Janine Theriault Janine Theriault (born 1975) is a Canadian actress known for her work in the films '' Bleeders'' (1997), ''Owning Mahowny'' (2003), and '' Relax, I'm from the Future'' (2022), as well as the TV series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–2002), ''MVP ...

as Mayor Lily "Mother" Mansfield * Victoria Sanchez as Maggie Sweetland, Jesse Sweetland's mother *

Joe Cobden Joe Cobden (born October 7, 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Joe started performing at age 10 as a street vaudevillian, touring festivals worldwide. In 1996, at age 17, Joe enrolled at Concordia University’s Theat ...

as Father Jameson *

Allen Leech Allen Leech (born 18 May 1981) is an Irish actor best known for his role as Tom Branson on the historical drama series ''Downton Abbey'' and as Paul Prenter in the 2018 biopic ''Bohemian Rhapsody''. He made his professional acting debut with a s ...

as Eddie Rowe, an unemployed miner and Annie's on and off again boyfriend and father of Daisy

Recurring

* Madison Ferguson, (Actor, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5469410/) Madison Ferguson as Daisy Ryder, Annie and Eddie's daughter * Emelia Hellman as Bethany Mansfield, Mayor Mansfield's daughter * Robert Naylor as Jacob Cowan, Bethany's boyfriend who is on Jesse's hockey team * Sadie O'Neil as Jesse Sweetland, a hockey player who is a

teen, later found dead by Annie * Cameron Roberts as Danny Debessage, Jesse's boyfriend * Amber Goldfarb as Briana Holt, Brady's sister *

Patricia Summersett Patricia Summersett (born March 15, 1982) is a Canadian actress, best known for voicing Princess Zelda in '' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' and '' Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity''. Life and career Summersett has appeared in the Darre ...

as Nikki Ryder, Annie's mother * Andreas Apergis as Neil Driver, Sandy Driver's father * Raphael Grosz-Harvey as Sid Oak * Hebree Ahrys Larratt as 7–8 year old Annie * Angela Magri as Sandy Driver, a teen who was murdered, Annie's father investigated her murder * Susan Bain as Bev, a clerk in the police department * Ryan Doherty as Max Bennett, a hockey player who is on Jesse's team * Patrick Abellard as Jim

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 6082618 2017 Canadian television series debuts 2017 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian crime drama television series 2010s Canadian television miniseries CBC Television original programming Transgender-related television shows 2010s Canadian LGBT-related drama television series Television series by Muse Entertainment