''Chateau Laurier'' is a Canadian dramatic web series, which premiered in 2018."Gorgeous time period web series Chateau Laurier racks up record views"
''TV, eh?'', May 18, 2018. A

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set in 1912, the series stars Kate Ross as Hattie Bracebridge, a young woman who is accompanied by her aunt (

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) to the

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in preparation for an unwanted

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to Vivian Mutchmor, but has a romantic interlude with a hotel busboy (

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) before discovering that her betrothed husband is not the "old fart" Mr. Mutchmor (

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) she thought, but his son, who had himself tried to get out of the arrangement by dressing up as a hotel busboy. The series was Gray's final acting role before his death. The series was co-created by James Stewart, Kent Staines and Emily Weedon, and written by Kent Staines and Emily Weedon, as proof of concept for a television pilot. Although set in the Chateau Laurier, the series was actually filmed at the

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hotel in

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as Stewart's limited budget did not allow for travel expenses. The series was distributed on

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, and quickly became one of the most widely viewed web series in Canadian history, amassing over one million views in its first two weeks on the platform and reaching three million views after two months. Critic John Doyle of ''

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'' attributed its success in part to the timing of its debut, as it premiered at a time when the popular Canadian period drama series ''

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'' and '' Frankie Drake Mysteries'' were on hiatus for the

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. At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, the series received a nomination for Best Web Series, Fiction. A second season of the series entered production in 2021, centred on a power struggle for ownership of the hotel.Jordan Pinto
"Chateau Laurier returns for sophomore season"
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'', July 12, 2021. Ross and Humphrey reprised their roles as the happily married Vivian and Hattie, now heirs to the hotel, while new cast additions included

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, Brittany Raymond and

Katie Uhlmann ''My Roommate's an Escort'' is a Canadian comedy web series created, written by, and starring Katie Uhlmann and Trish Rainone. All 11 episodes of the first season are directed by Uhlmann, and the series premiered on YouTube on April 3, 2017. Raino ...

. The new season launched on

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in January 2023. Staines and Weedon won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series at the

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in 2023, for the episode "An Unfortunate Turn of Events".Connie Thiessen
"2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Digital & Immersive winners"
''Broadcast Dialogue'', April 13, 2023.

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*{{IMDb title, 5773348 2018 web series debuts 2010s Canadian drama television series Canadian drama web series Television shows set in Ottawa Canadian historical television series Canadian Screen Award winning digital content