''Carter'' is a Canadian television crime comedy drama series created by Garry Campbell, which premiered on May 15, 2018, on CTV Drama Channel (formerly Bravo). 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 neighbors can no longer separate him from his television persona and keep asking him to investigate real cases. The cast includes Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Carter's childhood friend and police officer Sam Shaw, Kristian Bruun as streetwise truck stop owner Dave Leigh, as well as Brenda Kamino. In Season 2, Lyriq Bent joined the cast as the interim police chief, Joyce Boyle, and Andy Berman took over as showrunner. Produced by Amaze Film and Entertainment, the series is shot in

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, in 2017. The show was commissioned by

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(for AXN in Spain, Latin America, Brazil, Japan, Central Europe and Russia) and

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, and is distributed outside of Canada by Sony. In January 2019, the series was renewed for a second season by WGN America in the

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. The second season premiered in Canada on October 25, 2019, and premiered on WGN America on January 20, 2020.

Cast

Main

* Jerry O'Connell as Harley Carter * Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Detective Sam Shaw * Kristian Bruun as Dave Leigh * Brenda Kamino as Dot Yasuda * Lyriq Bent as Joyce Boyle

Recurring

* Denis Akiyama as Koji Yasuda (season 1) * Varun Saranga as Junior Agent Vijay Gill * Matt Baram as Evidence Tech Wes Holm * Naomi Snieckus as Medical Examiner Delilah Halsey

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Broadcast

The series is slated to air on AXN in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, and on

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in the United Kingdom. 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. In the

, WGN America acquired the airing rights in June 2018. The series premiered on the network on August 7, 2018.

Reception

Amy Glynn from '' Paste'' 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". The show received a negative review with Canadian television critic John Doyle of ''

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'' 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". ''

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'' 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". Ali, Lorraine (August 7, 2018
"Review: The TV detective satire 'Carter' has fun with cop clichés"
''

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 7083006 2018 Canadian television series debuts 2019 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian crime drama television series Television shows filmed in North Bay, Ontario CTV Drama Channel original programming CTV Television Network original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television 2010s Canadian comedy-drama television series