InSecurity is a Canadian

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television series that aired on

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from 2011 to 2012. The series centres on a team of covert operatives working for the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), a fictional Canadian intelligence service. The series is set in

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but filmed primarily in

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. The initial season of 13 episodes premiered January 4, 2011. It was followed by a second season of 10 episodes before cancellation by CBC on April 19, 2012 due to budget cuts from the 2012 Canadian federal budget. One of the producers called it "the '' 24'' of Canada"; one writer described it as "''24'' without Jack Bauer; '' CSI'' minus the science; and

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- if James Bond were Mr. Bean." The initial pilot focused on the tedium involved in electronic eavesdropping but the decision was made that it would be too "niche". A second pilot was done with a more ''24'' approach.

Overview

The series revolves around a team of incompetent spy-catchers who work for the Canadian National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), a fictional intelligence gathering agency. * Natalie Lisinska as Alex Cranston, the leader of the team * William deVry as Peter McNeil, the director of NISA. *

Richard Yearwood Richard Yearwood is a British-Canadian actor, television host, director and producer, who is best known for providing the voice of Donkey Kong in ''Donkey Kong Country''. Career Yearwood began his acting career in 1980, in the television serie ...

as Benjamin N’udu, a loyal and slightly deranged former agent of the fictional Ligerian Secret Service. *

Rémy Girard Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec. Acting career Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...

as Claude Lesage, a veteran French Canadian NISA agent. * Matthew MacFadzean as Burt Wilson, an incompetent NISA agent that's always getting himself and others into trouble. * Grace Lynn Kung as Jojo Kwan, a brilliant scientist and NISA agent. * Ali Kazmi as Nigel

Episodes

Pilot (2010)

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2011)

Reception

The CBC Television premiere episode was viewed by approximately 724,000 people. On February 11, 2011, CBC announced that the show was renewed for a second season.

Awards and nominations

Home release

'InSecurity: The Complete First Season' is on DVD in region 0. It was released on November 8, 2011.

References

External links

Official website
at CBC.ca
Verité Films InSecurity official website
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