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Shoot the Messenger

  • TV Series
  • 20162016
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 33m
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6.5/10
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Shoot the Messenger (2016)
Shoot the Messenger: an 8 part crime thriller - a young reporter investigates a supposed gang murder she witnesses - but is slowly drawn into a web of corporate and political corruption.
Don't miss it Mondays at 9 on CBC!
Catch up on cbc.ca/shootthemessenger!
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A young journalist, while working on her first murder case, becomes embroiled in a web of urban gangs, the political class, corporate power-brokers and the police.A young journalist, while working on her first murder case, becomes embroiled in a web of urban gangs, the political class, corporate power-brokers and the police.A young journalist, while working on her first murder case, becomes embroiled in a web of urban gangs, the political class, corporate power-brokers and the police.
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888
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    • Jennifer Holness
    • Sudz Sutherland
  • Stars
    • Elyse Levesque
    • Lucas Bryant
    • Lyriq Bent
    • Jennifer Holness
    • Sudz Sutherland
  • Stars
    • Elyse Levesque
    • Lucas Bryant
    • Lyriq Bent
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    • 7Critic reviews
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    Elyse Levesque and Lucas Bryant in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Elyse Levesque in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Ari Cohen, Maurice Dean Wint, and Hannah Emily Anderson in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Maurice Dean Wint in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Al Sapienza and Maurice Dean Wint in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Ari Cohen and Maurice Dean Wint in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Lyriq Bent, Maurice Dean Wint, and Edie Inksetter in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Maurice Dean Wint in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Ed Robertson, Elyse Levesque, Lucas Bryant, and Jamaal Magloire in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Lyriq Bent in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Elyse Levesque in Shoot the Messenger (2016)
    Lyriq Bent in Shoot the Messenger (2016)

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    Elyse Levesque
    Elyse Levesque
    • Daisy Channing
    Lucas Bryant
    Lucas Bryant
    • Simon Olenski
    Lyriq Bent
    Lyriq Bent
    • Kevin Lutz
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • Mary Foster
    Hannah Emily Anderson
    Hannah Emily Anderson
    • Chloe Channing
    Ari Cohen
    Ari Cohen
    • Sam Charles
    Edie Inksetter
    Edie Inksetter
    • Jordana Ortiz
    Al Sapienza
    Al Sapienza
    • Eric Lawson
    Maurice Dean Wint
    Maurice Dean Wint
    • Phil Hardcastle
    Shadia Ali
    • Xannan Suleman
    Araya Mengesha
    Araya Mengesha
    • Hassan Ali
    Brenda Bazinet
    Brenda Bazinet
    • Susan Reeves
    Ron Lea
    Ron Lea
    • Insp. Morris
    Tony Nappo
    Tony Nappo
    • Det. Sgt. Rany
    Paulino Nunes
    Paulino Nunes
    • Marco DaSilva
    Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell
    • Henry Channing
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    • Khaalif Suleman
    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    • Marty Chen
      • Jennifer Holness
      • Sudz Sutherland
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      Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Marty Chen) & Jean Yoon (Georgia) also worked together on Kim's Convenience (2016) as Appa & Umma respectively, as well as episode 3.2, It Doesn't Have to Be Like This (2017), of Dark Matter (2015) as Dr. Borsin & Dr. Hajek respectively.

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    3/10
    Uh, no...
    I stuck it out but this series was poorly written, acted, and delivered. I'm not surprised it wasn't renewed.
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    • May 8, 2018

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      • October 10, 2016 (Canada)
      • Canada
      • English
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      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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      • Hungry Eyes Film & Television
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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      • Stereo

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