''Private Eyes'' (during production first known as ''The Code'') was a
Canadian
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comedy-drama
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television series inspired by the novel of the same name by G.B. Joyce, created by Tim Kilby and Shelley Eriksen starring
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
and
Cindy Sampson
Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress (film and television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series '' Private Eyes''.
Biography
Sampson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Ma ...
as the two protagonist private investigators solving crimes in
Toronto
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In Canada, the series first season of ten episodes premiered on May 26, 2016 on
Global
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Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989
* ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015
* Bruno ...
.
Seasons two (split into two nine-episode batches) and three were shown in Canada each summer from 2017 to 2019. The fourth season premiered in November 2020. In the United States, the series premiered on February 11, 2018 on
Ion Television
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.
The fifth and final season premiered on July 7, 2021.
Cast
Main
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Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
as Matthew Kevin "Matt" ("Shadow") Shade, a hockey player turned private investigator.
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Cindy Sampson
Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress (film and television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series '' Private Eyes''.
Biography
Sampson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Ma ...
as Angelina Susan "Angie" Everett, Shade's feisty boss and later P.I. agency partner at Everett Investigations. She inherited the agency after the death of her father.
Recurring
* Barry Flatman as Don Shade, Matt's father, a retired electrician who now owns the Red Bird Diner.
* Jordyn Negri as Juliet "Jules" Shade, Matt's visually impaired daughter.
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Clé Bennett
Clé Bennett is a Canadian actor. He is best known for voicing DJ, Beardo, Leonard, and Chef Hatchet (Seasons 1 - 6) from ''Total Drama'', and his portrayal of Lemar Hoskins / Battlestar in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries ''The Falcon an ...
as Detective Derek Nolan (seasons 1-2), a police detective who is initially antagonistic towards Angie.
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Ennis Esmer
Ennis Esmer (born December 29, 1978) is a Turkish-Canadian actor, comedian, voice actor, writer, producer and presenter. He is best known for his roles as Osman 'Oz' Bey in ''The Listener'', Kurtis 'Maz' Mazhari in ''Private Eyes'', Nash in '' ...
as Detective Kurtis "Maz" Mazhari (seasons 1-3, 5), an old friend of Angie's who often helps her and Matt in their investigations.
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Nicole de Boer
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as Becca D'Orsay, Matt's ex-wife and host of a TV breakfast show.
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Jonny Gray
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Rugby union career
Amateur ...
as Liam Benson, Jules's boyfriend.
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Bree Williamson
Bree Williamson Roberts (born December 28, 1979) is a Canadian actress.
Career
After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of Jessica Buchanan on the ABC soap opera ''O ...
as Melanie Parker (season 2), a Crown prosecutor who hired Angie and Matt in the episode "The P.I. Code" to investigate jury tampering, later started dating Matt until the episode "Getaway With Murder."
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Mark Ghanimé
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Early life
Ghanimé was born on De ...
as Dr. Ken Graham (season 2), Angie's ex-fiancé who appeared in the episode "Between a Doc and a Hard Place." They start dating again at the end of the episode and Angie finds Ken's engagement ring, discovering his plans to propose to her, but keeps this secret to herself. He officially proposes to her in the episode "Getaway With Murder," but she turns him down.
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Samantha Wan
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as Zoe Chow (seasons 2-5), a former client whom Angie hires as a secretary.
* Sharnon Lewis as Shona Clement (seasons 2-3), former owner of the Red Bird Diner.
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Kris Lemche
Kris Lemche (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian actor.
Career
At 17 years old, Lemche answered a newspaper casting call and won a role on the Disney series ''Flash Forward''.
Abandoning plans to study biochemistry in University, Lemche instead ...
as Deputy Eddy Conroy (seasons 2-4).
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Ruth Goodwin
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Places
France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ar ...
as Danica Powers (seasons 3-5), a rookie policewoman who works under Maz's supervision. She is later promoted to detective.
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Linda Kash
Linda Kash (born 17 January 1961) is a Canadian actress.
Career
An alumna of Second City, she played Trudy Weissman in the 1998 Jean Smart sitcom ''Style & Substance''. She has also played various roles in popular television series, such as '' ...
as Inspector Mathilda Carlson (seasons 3-4), Maz and Danica's superior officer.
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Brett Donahue as Tex Clarkson (seasons 3-5), a private investigator from Seattle who encounters Angie and Shade after temporarily losing his memory. He has a long-distance romance with Angie. They break up after he asks to move in with Angie and she realises she is not ready for a serious relationship.
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Supinder Wraich
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as Kate Bashwa (season 4), Danica's girlfriend and later wife.
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Keshia Chanté
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as Mia (seasons 4-5), a paramedic and a friend of Angie.
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Elyse Levesque
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Early life
Levesque was born and ...
as Willow Maitland (season 4), an actress who briefly dates Shade after meeting him at a celebrity golf tournament.
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Kandyse McClure
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as Jada Berry (season 5), Angie's former high school nemesis turned school principal. She begins a relationship with Shade.
Guest stars
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Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk (born February 21, 1952) is a Canadian actress.
Early life
Kuzyk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Fred and Kay Kuzyk, both of whom are Ukrainian immigrants, and received her early education at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Sh ...
as Nora Everett, Angie's mother, a former gambler and small time con (seasons 1-5).
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Adam Copeland
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as Ben Fisk
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William Shatner
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as Norm Glinski, a rival P.I. and old nemesis of Angie (season 2-3).
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Lucas Bryant
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Early life
Bryant was born in Elmira, Ontario, Canada to Susan ...
as Sergeant Ellis (season 2-3)
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Colin Ferguson
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as Dominic Chambers (season 2-3) a con man who worked with Dana to distract Matt by pretending to be the brother of an old teammate while Dana uses Angie.
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Laura Vandervoort
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as Dana Edson (season 2-3).
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Charlotte Arnold
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as Jen
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Doug Gilmour
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as himself
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Daniel Negreanu
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as himself
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Kardinal Offishall
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as himself
* Aneesa Badshaw as Exotic dancer
Production and broadcast
A second season was confirmed and production started in fall 2016 in Toronto. On March 27, 2017,
Ion Television
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picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast the series in the United States, where it is presented as an original series for the network, airing new episodes Tuesday nights with a rebroadcast episode on Sunday nights. The first half of the second season premiered in Canada on May 25, 2017 and concluded on July 20, 2017. The second half premiered on May 27, 2018 and concluded on July 29, 2018. On September 21, 2017, Global ordered a 12-episode third season set to start airing in spring 2019. On May 30, 2019, the day after season three premiered, Global renewed the series for a 12-episode fourth season to air in summer 2020. Production on the fourth season began in July 2019. Global and eOne announced on October 1, 2020 that season 5 production started for 8 new episodes to air in 2021. The season 5 limitation of only 8 episodes is due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
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. In June 2021 it was announced the show would conclude with the fifth season.
Syndication
As of January 2021, ''Private Eyes'' is distributed internationally to 180 territories as well as on-line streaming.
Vehicle
Throughout the series Shade drives a silver '69
Porsche 911T
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.
The car has a personalized licence plate ''SHADE 17''.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2017-2018)
Season 3 (2019)
Season 4 (2020-2021)
Season 5 (2021)
Home video releases
The first season of ''Private Eyes'' was released on DVD on May 9, 2017.
References
External links
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