And for me, it was really Jared’s story and tracking those emotional arcs of the characters,” she explains. It’s not like a 10-episode arc, and Eden’s books are sprawling and wonderful. Latimer faced the challenge of translating the book to screen for a tight, six-episode season, and looked to themes to help drive the narrative. , don’t be disappointed if you don’t see it in season one, because could very well be seeing it in season two.” was loosely based on one season per book, fans will see things they loved in book one. And we’re writing right now and there are things that are in the book that I just was so sad that I couldn’t put into the first season that I’m bringing into a second season. The good news for fans of the books is that the series is already renewed for another season, and when we spoke, Latimer was just ramping up on that. It’s not something I take for granted and I certainly have no expectation around it.” “It’s just so lovely because you work so hard on something and often you don’t really expect any return and it’s so nice when the returns happen.” And then very strange to also be celebrating that in the time of COVID when the festival is shifting and changing,” she shares. “You just make something and you hope it hits, but every time I’ve worked accepted into a festival or recognized a certain way, it feels like a huge gift. I think it was certainly unexpected, of course. He’s already got a pretty full plate when things take a turn toward the supernatural and magic realism starts bleeding in.Īs the series is set to air, Latimer is grateful for the attention it’s receiving, and especially its inclusion in TIFF. Jared balances them with Maggie’s erratic dealer, Richie ( Joel Thomas Hynes), attentive new stranger in town, Wade ( Kalani Queypo), a relationship with new neighbor, Sarah ( Anna Lambe), going to school and running bullying interference for his BFF, Crashpad ( Nathan Alexis), and an after-school job that also happens to be the perfect cover from his side hustle running Ecstasy through his community. I spoke with her about the series, and TIFF’s inclusion of it and her latest documentary, Inconvenient Indian, which received the People’s Choice Documentary Award and Amplify Voices Best Canadian Feature Film Award at the festival last month.Ī thoroughly Indigenous project behind the scenes and on camera, the series focuses on Jared ( Joel Oulette), an Indigenous teen who’s seemingly the only source of stability for his fractured family - mom Maggie ( Crystle Lightning), who’s struggling with a variety of internal and external forces and dad, Phil ( Craig Lauzon), who’s estranged from Maggie and not terribly motivated to do much of anything. The series is the first creator and showrunner credit for Latimer, who cut her teeth in the industry as an actress and later, an award-winning documentarian. The final book in the series, Return of the Trickster, will be published this March by Knopf Canada.This Wednesday, CBC launches Trickster, a unique and special new drama series co-created (with Tony Elliott), written, and directed by Michelle Latimer and based on Eden Robinson’s trilogy of novels. Trickster premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September before airing on CBC and the streaming app CBC Gem in October. It gives me hope that future collaborations with Indigenous creatives can be done with care and integrity.” I’m deeply grateful that CBC and Sienna respect this situation. “The outpouring of support for the first season was magical. “One of the best parts of 2020 was watching the young, Indigenous cast soar,” she said. The decision was endorsed by Robinson in a statement provided by the CBC. Fully respecting everyone’s perspective, season two will not move forward as planned, unfortunately.” “Those conversations included producers, writers, actors, and the author of the books on which Trickster is based. “We have had many conversations over the last few weeks with a view to continuing production on a second season of Trickster,” CBC said in a statement. Robinson herself apologized on Facebook and pledged to donate her future author royalties from the series to the Haisla Language Authority. Latimer, who also directed all six episodes of the series, came under scrutiny in December when she failed to adequately explain her Indigenous ancestry. The series was co-produced by Toronto production company Sienna Films and series co-creator Michelle Latimer’s Streel Films. Production on the second season of Trickster, the television adaptation of Eden Robinson’s bestselling Trickster trilogy, has been cancelled, the CBC has announced. Trickster stars Joel Oulette and Anna Lambe
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