''Northern Rescue'' is a Canadian
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
television series produced by Don Carmody Television (DCTV), distributed by
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
in Canada and internationally on
Netflix
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. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on March 1, 2019. It stars
William Baldwin
William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...
as a
search and rescue
Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...
commander who, after the death of his wife, relocates from
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
with his three children to live with his sister-in-law in the fictional small town of Turtle Island Bay, Ontario, where he grew up.
Premise
After his wife dies, search and rescue commander John West uproots his three children, moving from Boston to his rural hometown of Turtle Island Bay. The death affects each of their lives as John and his kids cope with their loss.
Cast
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William Baldwin
William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...
as John West
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Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress, producer, writer and showrunner. She is best known for her roles as Kitty O' Neill in the Starz, Golden Globe winning series Boss, Hildy Mulligan in TNT's Murder in the First, Tina Edi ...
as Charlie Anders, Sarah's sister
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Michelle Nolden
Michelle Nolden (born March 17, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Murdoch Mysteries, '' ZOS: Zone of Separation'', ''Numb3rs'', ''Street Time'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', ''The Time ...
as Sarah West, John's deceased wife (narrates her diary and seen in memories)
*Amalia Williamson as Madelyn "Maddie" West, Sarah's oldest birth child
*Spencer MacPherson as Scout West, John and Sarah's only son
*Taylor Thorne as Taylor West, John and Sarah's youngest child
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Sebastien Roberts
Sebastien Roberts is a French-Canadian actor of television and film, working in both French and English projects since 2000.
Early life, education, and career
He was born Sébastien Robert in Montreal. Robert's family moved from Montreal ...
as Alex, Charlie's estranged boyfriend
*Evan Marsh as Henry, Maddie's budding love interest
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Eliana Jones
Eliana Jones (born October 28, 1997) is a Canadian actress. She first came to attention as the younger version of the Alex character on ''Nikita'' (2010–2012), and in the recurring role of Alexa Sworn, one of the twin daughters of the sheriff ...
as Gwen, friend of Maddie and Henry
Episodes
Production
The show is produced in Ontario by Don Carmody Television (DCTV). It is streamed in Canada on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
's CBC Gem service and distributed internationally on
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on both services on March 1, 2019. Northern Rescue was filmed in
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian B ...
, a town in Ontario, and in Toronto, Canada.
References
External links
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{{Netflix original current series
2010s Canadian drama television series
2019 Canadian television series debuts
CBC Television original programming
English-language Netflix original programming
Television series about families
Television shows set in Ontario