''Northern Rescue'' is a Canadian

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television series produced by Don Carmody Television (DCTV), distributed by

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in Canada and internationally on

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. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on March 1, 2019. It stars

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...

as a

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commander who, after the death of his wife, relocates from

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with his three children to live with his sister-in-law in the fictional small town of Turtle Island Bay, Ontario, where he grew up.

Premise

After his wife dies, search and rescue commander John West uproots his three children, moving from Boston to his rural hometown of Turtle Island Bay. The death affects each of their lives as John and his kids cope with their loss.

Cast

as John West *

Kathleen Robertson Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress, producer, writer and showrunner. She is best known for her roles as Kitty O' Neill in the Starz, Golden Globe winning series Boss, Hildy Mulligan in TNT's Murder in the First, Tina Edi ...

as Charlie Anders, Sarah's sister *

Michelle Nolden Michelle Nolden (born March 17, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Murdoch Mysteries, '' ZOS: Zone of Separation'', ''Numb3rs'', ''Street Time'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', ''The Time ...

as Sarah West, John's deceased wife (narrates her diary and seen in memories) *Amalia Williamson as Madelyn "Maddie" West, Sarah's oldest birth child *Spencer MacPherson as Scout West, John and Sarah's only son *Taylor Thorne as Taylor West, John and Sarah's youngest child * Sebastien Roberts as Alex, Charlie's estranged boyfriend *Evan Marsh as Henry, Maddie's budding love interest *

Eliana Jones Eliana Jones (born October 28, 1997) is a Canadian actress. She first came to attention as the younger version of the Alex character on ''Nikita'' (2010–2012), and in the recurring role of Alexa Sworn, one of the twin daughters of the sheriff ...

as Gwen, friend of Maddie and Henry

Episodes

Production

The show is produced in Ontario by Don Carmody Television (DCTV). It is streamed in Canada on

's CBC Gem service and distributed internationally on

. The first season of 10 episodes debuted on both services on March 1, 2019. Northern Rescue was filmed in

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, a town in Ontario, and in Toronto, Canada.

References

External links

* {{Netflix original current series 2010s Canadian drama television series 2019 Canadian television series debuts CBC Television original programming English-language Netflix original programming Television series about families Television shows set in Ontario