Carter (TV series)
| Carter | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Garry Campbell |
| Starring |
Jerry O'Connell Sydney Tamiia Poitier Varun Saranga Matt Baram Kristian Bruun Brenda Kamino |
| Composer(s) |
Ian LeFeuvre Ari Posner |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) |
Garry Campbell Victoria Hirst |
| Cinematography | Craig Wright |
| Editor(s) |
Eric Goddard David B. Thompson |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | May 15, 2018 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Carter is a Canadian television crime drama series created by Garry Campbell, which premiered on May 15, 2018 on Bravo.[1] The series stars Jerry O'Connell as Harley Carter, the Canadian star of a hit American television detective series who returns to his hometown to rethink his life after having a public meltdown on the red carpet at an awards show, but finds that his old friends and neighbours can no longer separate him from his television persona and keep asking him to investigate real cases.[2]
The cast also includes Sydney Tamiia Poitier (billed as Sydney Poitier Heartsong) as Carter's childhood friend and police officer Sam Shaw, Kristian Bruun as streetwise truck stop owner Dave Leigh, as well as Brenda Kamino, John Bourgeois and Sherry Miller. It was produced by Amaze Film and Entertainment, and shot in North Bay, Ontario in 2017.[3]
Cast
Main
- Jerry O'Connell as Harley Carter
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Detective Sam Shaw
- Varun Saranga as Junior Agent Vijay Gill
- Matt Baram as Evidence Tech Wes Holm
- Kristian Bruun as Dave Leigh
- Brenda Kamino as Dot Yasuda
Recurring
- John Bourgeois as Police Chief Angus Pershing
- Denis Akiyama as Koji Yasuda
- Joanne Boland as Medical Examiner Nicole Walker
- Sherry Miller as Mayor Grace Hamilton
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Koji the Killer" | Scott Smith | Garry Campbell | May 15, 2018 |
| 2 | "The Astronaut & The Lion King" | James Dunnison | Ken Cuperus | May 22, 2018 |
| 3 | "The Farmhand Who Bought the Farm" | Scott Smith | Jenn Engels | May 29, 2018 |
| 4 | "Harley's Got a Gun" | Scott Smith | Larry Bambrick & Garry Campbell | June 5, 2018 |
| 5 | "Pig, Man, Lion" | James Dunnison | Garry Campbell & Wil Zmak | June 12, 2018 |
| 6 | "The Flood" | Scott Smith | Garry Campbell | June 19, 2018 |
| 7 | "Kiki-Loki" | Gail Harvey | Larry Bambrick & Garry Campbell | June 26, 2018 |
| 8 | "Voiceover" | Rich Newey | Garry Campbell & Wil Zmak | July 3, 2018 |
| 9 | "Happy Campers" | Gail Harvey | Garry Campbell & Jenn Engels | July 10, 2018 |
| 10 | "The Ring" | Rich Newey | Garry Campbell | July 17, 2018 |
Broadcast
The series is slated to air on AXN in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas,[4] and on UKTV in the United Kingdom.[5]
A few weeks after the season premiere on Bravo, Bell Media announced that the series will receive a second window run on terrestrial CTV stations in the summer.[6]
In the United States, WGN America acquired the airing rights in June 2018.[7] The series premiered on the network on August 7, 2018.
Reception
Amy Glynn from Paste Magazine called the show "cheeky, sardonic, and emotionally forward, with strong relationships between characters who generally have a humorous angle and tend to be pretty well-developed.".[8]
The show received a negative review with Canadian television critic, John Doyle of The Globe and Mail calling the show "inelegantly made tomfoolery". He poked fun at other media sources being hung up on the star of the show, Jerry O'Connell, instead of critiquing the quality of the show itself. In short, he said, "When it comes to Canadian TV, the term "exacting standards" doesn't apply."[9]
The LA Times reviewer Lorraine Ali remarked "The show’s hour-long episodes are generally pretty entertaining, thanks to the charm and timing of O’Connell" concluding that the show "isn’t a gag a minute, or super edgy or the TV comedy that will beat “Veep’s” Emmy record. It is, however, an easy-to-watch satire with just the right balance of smart jokes for silly situations." [10]
References
- ↑ "Carter TV series premier date announced!". Bay Today, March 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Jerry O’Connell’s Detective Drama ‘Carter’ Picked Up for Canadian Broadcast". TheWrap, July 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Actor Jerry O'Connell enjoying his time in North Bay". North Bay Nugget, August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Jerry O'Connell to Star in AXN Detective Drama 'Carter'". The Hollywood Reporter, June 29, 2017.
- ↑ "UKTV Lands Jerry O’Connell Detective Procedural ‘Carter’". Variety, April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Bravo series Carter will get summer CTV run". Toronto Star, June 5, 2018.
- ↑ Gelman, Vlada (12 June 2018). "TVLine Items: WGN Lands Chris Noth, Netflix Keeps Bourdain Show and More".
- ↑ "Carter, Jerry O'Connell's Very Meta Cop Show, Is Epically Clever". Paste Magazine, August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Canadian show Carter is inelegantly made tomfoolery". The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Review: The TV detective satire 'Carter' has fun with cop clichés". Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2018.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/08/jerry-oconnell-carter-wgn-america-review.html