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''The Order'' is a horror
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series created by
Dennis Heaton Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He formerly executive produced and show-ran '' The Order'' for Netflix. Other recent credits include executive producing and writing on ''Ghost Wars'' for SYFY and Netflix, ...
and written by Heaton, Shelley Eriksen, Rachel Langer, Jennica Harper, Penny Gummerson, and Jason Filiatrault. The series premiered on
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on March 7, 2019. The series stars
Jake Manley Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the Netflix series '' The Order'', Brad in the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', Fisher Webb in the CW series '' iZombie'', Shane in '' A Dog’s Jou ...
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Sarah Grey Sarah Grey (born May 19, 1996) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alyssa, the female lead on the Netflix horror-drama series ''The Order (TV series), The Order''. Life and career Grey was born in British Columbia, Canad ...
,
Matt Frewer Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV movie and 1987 television series of the same names. He became prominent when playing roles ...
,
Sam Trammell Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood''. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Mil ...
,
Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing ...
, and
Max Martini Maximilian Carlo Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in ''Saving Private Ryan'', Wiley in '' Level 9'', First Sergeant Sid Wojo in ''The Great Raid'', and as ...
. The first season received positive reviews upon its release. In March 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a 10-episode second season that was released on June 18, 2020. In November 2020, the series was canceled after two seasons.


Premise

'The Order' follows college student Jack Morton (Jake Manley) as he joins the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, a secret society that teaches and practices magic. As Jack goes deeper into the organization's history, he uncovers dark family secrets and an underground battle between werewolves and the magical dark arts.


Cast and characters


Main

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Jake Manley Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the Netflix series '' The Order'', Brad in the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', Fisher Webb in the CW series '' iZombie'', Shane in '' A Dog’s Jou ...
as Jack Morton, a freshman college student at Belgrave University and a new recruit who joins the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose and the Knights of Saint Christopher *
Sarah Grey Sarah Grey (born May 19, 1996) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alyssa, the female lead on the Netflix horror-drama series ''The Order (TV series), The Order''. Life and career Grey was born in British Columbia, Canad ...
as Alyssa Drake, a college student and university tour guide and a medicum of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose *
Matt Frewer Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV movie and 1987 television series of the same names. He became prominent when playing roles ...
as Pete "Pops" Morton (season 1), Jack's grandfather who is obsessed with taking down Edward Coventry *
Max Martini Maximilian Carlo Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in ''Saving Private Ryan'', Wiley in '' Level 9'', First Sergeant Sid Wojo in ''The Great Raid'', and as ...
as Edward Coventry (season 1), Jack's estranged father and the grand magus of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose *
Louriza Tronco Louriza Tronco (born October 21, 1993) is a Canadian actress and singer who is best known for her starring role as Jodi Mappa in the Nickelodeon and YTV musical comedy ''Make It Pop'' and for portraying Yuki (sidekick) in the Disney Channel orig ...
as Gabrielle Dupres (season 2, recurring season 1), an acolyte in the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose


Recurring

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Sam Trammell Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood''. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Mil ...
as Eric Clarke (season 1, guest season 2), an Ethics professor at Belgrave University *
Adam DiMarco Adam DiMarco (born ) is a Canadian actor. He has played recurring roles in the Syfy series '' The Magicians'' (2016–2020) and the Netflix series '' The Order'' (2019–2020). In 2022, he portrayed Albie Di Grasso in the HBO series ''The White ...
as Randall Carpio, one of the resident advisors at Belgrave University and a member of the Knights of Saint Christopher *
Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing ...
as Vera Stone, the chancellor at Belgrave University and a former temple magus and current grand magus of the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose * Aaron Hale as Brandon Caruthers, an acolyte in the Order * Jedidiah Goodacre as Kyle (season 1, guest season 2), a Magistratus of the Order and Brandon's mentor * Sean Depner as Jonas, a Magistratus of the Order and Gabrielle's mentor *
Devery Jacobs Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (born August 8, 1993), known professionally as Devery Jacobs, is an Indigenous Canadian ( Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk)) actress and writer. For her performance in ''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' (2013), she garnered a Canadian S ...
as Lilith Bathory, a student at Belgrave University and a member of the Knights of Saint Christopher *
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as Hamish Duke, a teaching assistant at Belgrave University and a member of the Knights of Saint Christopher * Kayla Heller as Selena Durov, a Magistratus and one of the Order's most promising members * Christian Michael Cooper as Maddox Coventry, Edward Coventry's son *
Françoise Yip Françoise Fong-Wa Yip (葉芳華; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She first became known for her performances in Hong Kong films, before later also starring in North American films and television shows. She is best known to inter ...
as Elizabeth Kepler, member of the Order and Gnostic Council * Jocelyn Hudon as Ruby Speers, a member of the Order and assistant to Dr. Hemmings.


Guest

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Sasha Roiz Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series ''Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series ' ...
as Rogwan, Demon-Emperor *
Dylan Playfair Dylan Playfair is a Canadian actor from Fort St. James, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geog ...
as Clayton "Clay" Turner, a golem and Jack's former roommate *
Hiro Kanagawa is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including '' Smallville'', '' Caprica'', ''Godzilla'', ''The Man i ...
as Detective Hayashi *
Ty Wood Tyson Wood (born September 17, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He has had several roles including his role as Tim Cherry in the biographical television drama '' Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story'' and in the role of Billy Campbell in the h ...
as Gregory Crain, a Neophyte of the Order and son of Margaret Crain * Ajay Friese as Amir, one of the Neophytes of the Order * Matt Visser as Weston Miller, one of the Neophytes of the Order * Drew Tanner as Todd Shutner, one of the Neophytes of the Order * Favour Onwuka as Drea Antonucci, one of the Neophytes of the Order * Andres Collantes as Diego Nunez, a Magistratus of the Order *
Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the Fox television series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its spin-off theatrical film '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on Sc ...
as Renee Marand (and Renee Marand's unnamed sister), a necromancer and former member of the Order *
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as Jurgen Sawyer *
Jodelle Ferland Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She debuted as a child actress at the age of four in the television film Mermaid (2000 film), ''Mermaid'' (2000) for which she won a Young Artist Award and received ...
as Zecchia, the thief demon *
Ian Ziering Ian Andrew Ziering (; born March 30, 1964) is an American actor best known for his role as Steve Sanders on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', which he played from 1990 to 2000. He is also the voice of Vinnie on ''Biker Mice from M ...
as himself *
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 himself


Episodes


Series overview


Season 1 (2019)


Season 2 (2020)


Production


Development

On April 17, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by
Dennis Heaton Dennis Heaton is a Canadian screenwriter working in film and television. He formerly executive produced and show-ran '' The Order'' for Netflix. Other recent credits include executive producing and writing on ''Ghost Wars'' for SYFY and Netflix, ...
who will also act as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers are set to include Shelley Eriksen (head writer), Chad Oakes, Mike Frislev and David Von Ancken. Production companies involved with the series include Nomadic Pictures Entertainment. On March 28, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes. On November 14, 2020, Netflix canceled the series after two seasons.


Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that
Jake Manley Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the Netflix series '' The Order'', Brad in the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', Fisher Webb in the CW series '' iZombie'', Shane in '' A Dog’s Jou ...
,
Sarah Grey Sarah Grey (born May 19, 1996) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Alyssa, the female lead on the Netflix horror-drama series ''The Order (TV series), The Order''. Life and career Grey was born in British Columbia, Canad ...
,
Matt Frewer Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV movie and 1987 television series of the same names. He became prominent when playing roles ...
,
Sam Trammell Sam Trammell (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Merlotte on the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood''. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Mil ...
, and
Max Martini Maximilian Carlo Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in ''Saving Private Ryan'', Wiley in '' Level 9'', First Sergeant Sid Wojo in ''The Great Raid'', and as ...
had been cast as series regulars.


Filming

Production for the first season began on April 18, 2018, in
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, and concluded on July 20. Filming for the second season commenced on August 6, 2019 and ended on November 7, 2019. The fictional Belgrave University was portrayed by various buildings of the
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Vancouver Campus. The aerial shots of campus, however, are of
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in Washington, D.C. The Blade and Chalice bar was set in the UBC Old Auditorium building. The abandoned building housing The Order is the Riverview Hospital in
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.


Release

On February 21, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released. The first season was released on Netflix on March 7, 2019. On June 15, 2020, the official trailer for the second season was released. The second season was released on the streaming platform on June 18, 2020.


Reception


Critical response

The
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website
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reported a 100% approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 6 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.68/10, based on 5 reviews.


Accolades


References


External links

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