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television series inspired by the novel of the same name by G.B. Joyce, created by Tim Kilby and Shelley Eriksen starring

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and

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as the two protagonist private investigators solving crimes in

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. In Canada, the series first season of ten episodes premiered on May 26, 2016 on

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. Seasons two (split into two nine-episode batches) and three were shown in Canada each summer from 2017 to 2019. The fourth season premiered in November 2020. In the United States, the series premiered on February 11, 2018 on

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. The fifth and final season premiered on July 7, 2021.

Cast

Main

as Matthew Kevin "Matt" ("Shadow") Shade, a hockey player turned private investigator. *

as Angelina Susan "Angie" Everett, Shade's feisty boss and later P.I. agency partner at Everett Investigations. She inherited the agency after the death of her father.

Recurring

* Barry Flatman as Don Shade, Matt's father, a retired electrician who now owns the Red Bird Diner. * Jordyn Negri as Juliet "Jules" Shade, Matt's visually impaired daughter. *

Clé Bennett Clé Bennett is a Canadian actor. He is best known for voicing DJ, Beardo, Leonard, and Chef Hatchet (Seasons 1 - 6) from ''Total Drama'', and his portrayal of Lemar Hoskins / Battlestar in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries ''The Falcon an ...

as Detective Derek Nolan (seasons 1-2), a police detective who is initially antagonistic towards Angie. *

Ennis Esmer Ennis Esmer (born December 29, 1978) is a Turkish-Canadian actor, comedian, voice actor, writer, producer and presenter. He is best known for his roles as Osman 'Oz' Bey in ''The Listener'', Kurtis 'Maz' Mazhari in ''Private Eyes'', Nash in '' ...

as Detective Kurtis "Maz" Mazhari (seasons 1-3, 5), an old friend of Angie's who often helps her and Matt in their investigations. *

Nicole de Boer Nicole de Boer is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in the cult film '' Cube'' as Joan Leaven, playing Ezri Dax on the final season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1998–1999), and as Sarah Bannerman on the series '' The ...

as Becca D'Orsay, Matt's ex-wife and host of a TV breakfast show. *

Jonny Gray Jonathan Douglas Gray (born 14 March 1994) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays at lock for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby. Rugby union career Amateur career Gray started playing rugby at Cambuslang RFC where he pro ...

as Liam Benson, Jules's boyfriend. *

Bree Williamson Bree Williamson Roberts (born December 28, 1979) is a Canadian actress. Career After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of Jessica Buchanan on the ABC soap opera '' ...

as Melanie Parker (season 2), a Crown prosecutor who hired Angie and Matt in the episode "The P.I. Code" to investigate jury tampering, later started dating Matt until the episode "Getaway With Murder." *

Mark Ghanimé Mark Ghanimé (born December 1, 1977) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Major Sergio Balleseros on the Syfy original series ''Helix'', and for recurring as Don Carlos on The CW series ''Reign''. Early life Ghanimé was born on De ...

as Dr. Ken Graham (season 2), Angie's ex-fiancé who appeared in the episode "Between a Doc and a Hard Place." They start dating again at the end of the episode and Angie finds Ken's engagement ring, discovering his plans to propose to her, but keeps this secret to herself. He officially proposes to her in the episode "Getaway With Murder," but she turns him down. *

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as Zoe Chow (seasons 2-5), a former client whom Angie hires as a secretary. * Sharnon Lewis as Shona Clement (seasons 2-3), former owner of the Red Bird Diner. *

Kris Lemche Kris Lemche (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian actor. Career At 17 years old, Lemche answered a newspaper casting call and won a role on the Disney series '' Flash Forward''. Abandoning plans to study biochemistry in University, Lemche instea ...

as Deputy Eddy Conroy (seasons 2-4). * Ruth Goodwin as Danica Powers (seasons 3-5), a rookie policewoman who works under Maz's supervision. She is later promoted to detective. *

Linda Kash Linda Kash (born 17 January 1961) is a Canadian actress. Career An alumna of Second City, she played Trudy Weissman in the 1998 Jean Smart sitcom '' Style & Substance''. She has also played various roles in popular television series, such as ' ...

as Inspector Mathilda Carlson (seasons 3-4), Maz and Danica's superior officer. * Brett Donahue as Tex Clarkson (seasons 3-5), a private investigator from Seattle who encounters Angie and Shade after temporarily losing his memory. He has a long-distance romance with Angie. They break up after he asks to move in with Angie and she realises she is not ready for a serious relationship. *

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as Kate Bashwa (season 4), Danica's girlfriend and later wife. *

Keshia Chanté Keshia Chanté Harper (born June 16, 1988) is a Canadian singer, television host, actress, songwriter and philanthropist. As a teenager, Chanté gained recognition with the release of her singles "Unpredictable", "Bad Boy" and "Does He Love Me" " ...

as Mia (seasons 4-5), a paramedic and a friend of Angie. *

Elyse Levesque Elyse Marie Levesque (; born September 10, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Chloe Armstrong in the Syfy original series ''Stargate Universe'' and the witch Genevieve in '' The Originals''. Early life Levesque was born and ...

as Willow Maitland (season 4), an actress who briefly dates Shade after meeting him at a celebrity golf tournament. *

Kandyse McClure Candice McClure (born 22 March 1980), known professionally as Kandyse McClure, is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Anastasia Dualla in the SyFy series ''Battlestar Galactica'' and as Dr. Clementine Chasseur in the Netflix series ...

as Jada Berry (season 5), Angie's former high school nemesis turned school principal. She begins a relationship with Shade.

Guest stars

Mimi Kuzyk Mimi Kuzyk (born February 21, 1952) is a Canadian actress. Early life Kuzyk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Fred and Kay Kuzyk, both of whom are Ukrainian immigrants, and received her early education at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Sh ...

as Nora Everett, Angie's mother, a former gambler and small time con (seasons 1-5). *

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as Ben Fisk *

William Shatner William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1965 debut as the captain of the starship ''Enterpris ...

as Norm Glinski, a rival P.I. and old nemesis of Angie (season 2-3). * Lucas Bryant as Sergeant Ellis (season 2-3) *

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as Dominic Chambers (season 2-3) a con man who worked with Dana to distract Matt by pretending to be the brother of an old teammate while Dana uses Angie. *

Laura Vandervoort Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series ''Instant Star'', Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama series '' ...

as Dana Edson (season 2-3). * Charlotte Arnold as Jen *

Doug Gilmour Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams. Gilmour was a seventh round selection, 134th overall, of the St. ...

as himself *

Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu (; born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and two World Poker Tour (WPT) championship titles. In 2014, independent poker ranking service Global Poker I ...

as himself *

Kardinal Offishall Jason Drew Harrow (born May 11, 1976), better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall (), is a Canadian rapper, record producer, DJ, and record executive. Often credited as Canada's " hip hop ambassador", he is regarded as one of the countr ...

as himself * Aneesa Badshaw as Exotic dancer

Production and broadcast

A second season was confirmed and production started in fall 2016 in Toronto. On March 27, 2017,

picked up the exclusive rights to broadcast the series in the United States, where it is presented as an original series for the network, airing new episodes Tuesday nights with a rebroadcast episode on Sunday nights. The first half of the second season premiered in Canada on May 25, 2017 and concluded on July 20, 2017. The second half premiered on May 27, 2018 and concluded on July 29, 2018. On September 21, 2017, Global ordered a 12-episode third season set to start airing in spring 2019. On May 30, 2019, the day after season three premiered, Global renewed the series for a 12-episode fourth season to air in summer 2020. Production on the fourth season began in July 2019. Global and eOne announced on October 1, 2020 that season 5 production started for 8 new episodes to air in 2021. The season 5 limitation of only 8 episodes is due to the

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. In June 2021 it was announced the show would conclude with the fifth season.

Syndication

As of January 2021, ''Private Eyes'' is distributed internationally to 180 territories as well as on-line streaming.

Vehicle

Throughout the series Shade drives a silver '69

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. The car has a personalized licence plate ''SHADE 17''.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017-2018)

Season 3 (2019)

Season 4 (2020-2021)

Season 5 (2021)

Home video releases

The first season of ''Private Eyes'' was released on DVD on May 9, 2017.

References

External links

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