''The Night Logan Woke Up'' (french: La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) is a

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thriller drama limited television series, directed by

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

and released in 2022.T'Cha Dunlevy
"Xavier Dolan reawakens fans' interest with first series"
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Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', December 2, 2022. Adapted from the theatrical play ''La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé'' by

Michel Marc Bouchard Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadi ...

, the series centres on the Larouches, a family in Val-des-Chutes, Quebec, who are coping with the death of family matriarch Madeleine ( Anne Dorval). The series alternates between the present day, when prodigal daughter Mimi/Mireille (

Julie Le Breton Julie Le Breton is a French Canadian actress. She predominantly appears in French-language television series and films. Biography She is best known internationally for her appearance in '' The Rocket'', a French Canadian biopic about legendary i ...

), a prominent thanatologist who returns home for the first time in decades to honour her mother's dying request that she come home to embalm the body, and the early 1990s, when Mireille ( Jasmine Lemée) and her brother Jules/Julien (Elijah Patrice-Baudelot) were close friends with Logan Goodyear/Laurier Gaudreault (Pier-Gabriel Lajoie) until the event that shattered the family.Manon Dumais
"«La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s’est réveillé»: secrets, mensonges et trahisons"
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Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...

'', November 24, 2022. The cast also includes

Patrick Hivon Patrick Hivon (born July 5, 1975) is a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015 for ''Guardian Angel (L'Ange gardien)'', a Gémeaux Award nominee as Best Suppor ...

as the adult Jules/Julien,

Éric Bruneau Éric Bruneau (born April 21, 1983) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these ...

as brother Denis, Dolan as youngest brother Elliot and Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Julien's wife Chantal, as well as

Julianne Côté Julianne Côté (born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her Canadian Screen Award-nominated performance in the 2014 film ''You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)''. Her other roles have included the televisio ...

Guylaine Tremblay Guylaine Tremblay (born October 14, 1960) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'', for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Actress at the 10th Jutra Aw ...

, Jacques Lavallée and

Sylvie Drapeau Sylvie Drapeau (born 1962) is a Canadian actress and writer from Baie-Comeau, Quebec.Marie-France Bornais"«La terre» de Sylvie Drapeau: se tourner vers la lumière" ''Le Journal de Québec'', May 4, 2019. As an actress, she is most noted for he ...

in supporting roles. Much of the core cast played the Larouches in the original 2019 stage production of Bouchard's play. The series premiered November 24, 2022 on

Club Illico Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

, and January 23, 2023 on

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in France. The first two episodes screened in the Indie Episodic program at the

2023 Sundance Film Festival The 2023 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to 29, 2023. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 7, 2022. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * ''The Accidental Getaway Driver'', directed by Sing J. Lee * ...

,Noel Ransome
"Xavier Dolan’s TV project ‘The Night Logan Woke Up’ heading to Sundance"
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'', December 13, 2022. with Canadian and American broadcast details to be announced.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Night Logan Woke Up, The 2022 Canadian television series debuts 2022 Canadian television series endings 2020s Canadian drama television series Club Illico original programming