''The D Cut'' is a 2020 Canadian television series on

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co-written by

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and Wendy Litner and directed by D.W. Waterson. The show stars Marie Marolle as D, a young hairstylist running a

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hair salon.

Plot

''The D Cut'' follows self-taught hairstylist D, who runs a hair salon in the back of Mum's bike shop. D must rally a young queer community to help save their hair salon. D's new client, Viva, is introduced as a possible love interest for D.

Cast and characters

* Marie Marolle as D * Marlee Walchuk as Mum * Libby Osler as Quinn * Vlad Alexis as Liam *

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as Viva

Episodes

Background and production

''The D Cut'' was produced by Dove Hair and Unilever Entertainment in partnership with

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. The first season was shot in Toronto over the span of four days. ''The D Cut'' premiered on Crave on June 26, 2020, to coincide with

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. It had a second premiere shortly after on

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, Shaftesbury Films's LGBTQ2S+-centred

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channel. The show was directed by D.W. Waterson.

Development and writing

''The D Cut'' was co-written by

and Wendy Litner and was inspired by the true story of a hairstylist from Montreal who ran a hair salon in the back of a bike shop. The real hair salon worked on a pay-what-you-can basis. Dwyer and Litner were paired together by Shaftesbury Films to work on the series.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:D Cut, The 2020 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian LGBT-related television series Television shows filmed in Toronto Canadian LGBT-related web series