''renegadepress.com'' is a Canadian
teen drama
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television series, produced by
Vérité Films for the
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN, stylized aptn) is a Canadian specialty channel. Established in 1992 and maintained by governmental funding to broadcast in Canada's northern territories, APTN acquired a national broadcast lice ...
.
Plot
The storyline follows the lives of a group of teenagers running an
e-zine
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about their daily experiences. The main characters are Zoey (
Ksenia Solo
Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natash ...
), an average upper middle-class girl who thinks of herself as a bit of a nerd, and Jack (
Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Jack Sinclair in '' renegadepress.com'' (2004–2008) and as Jared Cameron in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series.
Life and career
Bronson ...
), a boy of
First Nations
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* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
origin. The series deals with teenage topics, including relationships, sex and drugs. Every season, two to three new characters are introduced, who join in writing the e-zine. These characters are usually added to explore new areas of teen life and problems.
The show is no longer in production, although reruns continue to air on APTN. In 2008, the
Global Television Network
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also began airing the show's first season.
TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is owned by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by the ...
, the French language educational broadcaster in Ontario, has also aired a French
dubbed version of the program. In 2012, ''renegadepress.com'' made its American debut on the
Starz
Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consist ...
channel
Starz Kids & Family
Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consists ...
.
Cast
*
Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Jack Sinclair in '' renegadepress.com'' (2004–2008) and as Jared Cameron in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series.
Life and career
Bronson ...
as Jack Sinclair
*
Ksenia Solo
Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natash ...
as Zoey Jones
*
Ishan Davé
Ishan Davé (born November 7, 1989) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in '' Rabbit Hole'', ''Kim's Convenience'', and '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. His first acting job was as a teenager in the television series '' Renegadepress.com ...
as Sandi Bhutella
* Shawn Erker as Oscar Cherniak
* Rachel Colwell as Crystal Sinclair
* Ingrid Nilson as Patti
*
Magda Apanowicz
Magda Apanowicz ( ; Polish: ; born November 8, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Andy Jensen on the ABC Family series ''Kyle XY'', as Lacy Rand in the Syfy science fiction drama series ''Caprica'' and as Emily (born ...
as Alex Young
*
Nolan Gerard Funk
Nolan Gerard Funk (born July 28, 1986) is a Canadian actor and singer known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee'', Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series ''Awkward'', "Angel Eyes" ...
as Ben Lalonde
*
Ephraim Ellis
Ephraim Todd Ellis (born February 23, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Rick Murray on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Danny Ellis on ''Falcon Beach.''
Early life
Ephraim Ellis was born in Toronto, Ontario on Febr ...
as Dylan
* Katlin Long-Wright as Heath Stevenson
* Matthew Strongeagle as Michael
* Wendy Anderson as Linda Jones, Zoey's mother
* David Neale as Brian Jones, Zoey's father
*
Lorne Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964) is a Canadian stage, television and film actor, best known for portraying Davis Quinton on ''Corner Gas''. He is a former rugby union player.
Early life
Cardinal was born on a reserve of the Sucker Creek ...
as Wayne Sinclair, Jack and Crystal's father
* Curtis Lum as Connor
* Nikki Elek as Suzie
References
External links
''renegadepress.com''
*
2000s Canadian teen drama television series
2004 Canadian television series debuts
2008 Canadian television series endings
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming
CTV 2 original programming
Global Television Network original programming
Citytv original programming
TFO original programming
TVOntario original programming
Starz original programming
English-language television shows
Television series by Bell Media
Television series by Corus Entertainment
Canadian television soap operas
Television series about teenagers
Television shows set in Saskatchewan
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