''The Spencer Sisters'' is a

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drama series that premiered January 29, 2023 on CTV.Matthew Almeida
"Solving Cases by the Book. CTV Original Series THE SPENCER SISTERS Premieres Feb. 10 on CTV"
''Bell Media'', January 13, 2023. The series stars

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and

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as Victoria and Darby Spencer, a mother and daughter duo who are thrust into investigating crimes in their home town of Alder Bluffs.

Premise

Mystery novelist Victoria Spencer and her daughter Darby Spencer, who are often mistaken as sisters, tackle puzzling cases in the fictional town of Alder Bluffs.

Cast and characters

Main

as Victoria Spencer, mother *

as Darby Spencer, daughter

Recurring

Thomas Antony Olajide Thomas Antony Olajide, sometimes also credited as Thomas Olajide, is a Canadian actor from Vancouver, British Columbia.

as Zane Graham, Darby’s high school best friend and Alder Bluffs cop * Edward Ruttle as Doctor Lucas Collins, Darby’s high school flame *

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as Alastair Dhumal, Victoria's "IT Consultant" (aka hacker) * Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves as Sarita Stark, Victoria's feisty literary agent *

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as Antonio Pereira, Zane's husband * Kaitlyn Leeb as Lindsay Yip, a hotshot lawyer who is Lucas' fiancée * Adam Hurtig as the lead detective of the Alder Bluff's police force Guest appearances by Samuel Wexler,

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, Andrew Bushell,

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, Matt Wells,

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, Jennifer Hui,

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, Mercedes Morris, Julius Cho, Mika Amonsen,

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, Paul Essiembre, Tova Epp, Zarrin Darnell-Martin and Hazel Venzon.

Episodes

Production

Filming

The series was shot in summer 2022 in various locations in southern

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including

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. At least one episode was partially filmed in

Dundas, Ontario : ''For the county in eastern Ontario see Dundas County, Ontario. For the upper tier county, see United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.'' Dundas is a community and town in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is nicknamed the ''Valley Town' ...

International broadcast

On May 11, 2023 it was announced that the

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picked up season one for the fall 2023 lineup. It will premiere on October 4, 2023.

References

External links

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