''Rabbit Fall'' is a Canadian television supernatural drama series, which aired on
Space
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,
APTN and
Saskatchewan Communications Network
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.
The series stars
Andrea Menard
Andrea Menard (born 1971) is a Canadian actress, playwright, and jazz singer.
Early life
Menard was born in 1971 in Flin Flon, Manitoba and based in Saskatchewan.
Career
Menard, who is of Métis descent, is best known for her work on the tel ...
as Tara Wheaton, a police officer of
Métis
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descent who takes a job in Rabbit Fall, a remote town in northern
Saskatchewan
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with a history of unexplained events; she is reluctant to accept the community's
supernatural
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explanations for the events, but finds that the events challenge her sense of rationality.
[Karen Longwell, "Duck Lake is on the air: Some scenes of a new TV crime drama series shot in Duck Lake". '']Prince Albert Daily Herald
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History
The ''Herald'' traces its roots to the ''Prince Albert Advocate'', which was begun in 1894 as on ...
'', July 18, 2007. The series was shot primarily in the community of
Duck Lake,
Saskatchewan
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.
[
The show's cast also includes ]Kevin Jubinville
Kevin Jubinville (born April 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor known for playing The Shep in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Bob Venton in '' Rabbit Fall''.
Filmography
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1967 births
...
, Peter Stebbings
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, Peter Kelly Gaudreault
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, Tinsel Korey
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Life and career
Prior to moving to Vancouver, Korey had already appeared in so ...
, Patrick Bird, Tamara Podemski
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and Booth Savage
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Career
Savage graduat ...
.
Produced by Angel Entertainment, the series premiered in 2007 with a six-episode first season which aired solely on APTN. Its eight-episode second season aired in 2008 on both APTN and Space. The series has not produced any further episodes since 2008, but has sometimes aired in repeats on both APTN and SCN as recently as the late 2010s.
Menard received a Gemini Award
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nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 24th Gemini Awards
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in 2009. The series was nominated for Best Drama Series at the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association's Showcase Awards in the same year.["Wapos Bay leads pack at film awards". '']Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
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'', November 13, 2009.
References
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2000s Canadian drama television series
2007 Canadian television series debuts
2008 Canadian television series endings
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming
CTV Sci-Fi Channel original programming
Television shows set in Saskatchewan
Television shows filmed in Saskatoon
First Nations television series
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