Mary Kills People
| Mary Kills People | |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tassie Cameron |
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| Distributor | Entertainment One |
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Mary Kills People is an upcoming Canadian television series, starring Caroline Dhavernas.[1] The series, which will contain at least six episodes, was commissioned by TV-channel Global an January 28, 2016.[2] Production is set to start in summer 2016,[3] and an airing is set for January, 2017.[4] For the US, the series was picked up by Lifetime on October 14, 2016. The channel is coming up as a co-producer and is involved in the creative aspects of the project, including casting. Mary Kills People will be aired together with the third season of TV series UnREAL.[5]
Plot
The series is set around the life of Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and ER doctor, who is illegally helping terminally ill patients ending their lives, getting into trouble, when a police investigation is starting to examine the deaths of some of her patients.
Cast
- Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Mary Harris
- Jay Ryan as Joel, a terminal ill patient Mary develops feelings for
- Richard Short as Des
- Lyriq Bent as Frank, Joels best friend
- Greg Bryk as Grady, the one who provides the drugs for Mary
- Sebastien Roberts as Kevin, Mary's ex husband
- Abigail Winter as Mary's teenage daughter
- Charlotte Sullivan as Mary's sister
- Grace Lynn Kung as Annie, Mary's friend and colleague
- Jess Salgueiro as Larissa, Des' girlfriend
References
- ↑ "Global Ignites Its Schedule With Massive Star Power As 11 New Series Join Its 2016/2017 Primetime Lineup - Corus Entertainment".
- ↑ http://media.shawmedia.ca/uploadedfiles/shawmedia/content/pressreleases/2016/january/mary%20kills%20people%20green%20light%20announcement_final.pdf
- ↑ "Global - Mary Kills People - Corus Entertainment".
- ↑ Furdyk, Brent (28 January 2016). "'Mary Kills People': Provocative Medical Drama Gets Greenlit".
- ↑ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise (13 October 2016). "Lifetime Picks Up Euthanasia-Themed Comedic Drama Series 'Mary Kills People'".