''renegadepress.com'' is a Canadian
teen drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...
television series, produced by
Vérité Films for the
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is a group of Television in Canada, Canadian Specialty channel, specialty television channels based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The channels broadcast programming produced by or highlighting Indigenous p ...
.
Plot
The storyline follows the lives of a group of teenagers running an
e-zine
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about their daily experiences. The main characters are Zoey (
Ksenia Solo
Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natash ...
), an average upper middle-class girl who thinks of herself as a bit of a nerd, and Jack (
Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Jack Sinclair in ''renegadepress.com'' (2004–2008) and as List of Twilight characters#Jared Cameron, Jared Cameron in The Twilight Saga (film seri ...
), a boy of
First Nations
First nations are indigenous settlers or bands.
First Nations, first nations, or first peoples may also refer to:
Indigenous groups
*List of Indigenous peoples
*First Nations in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Mé ...
origin. The series deals with teenage topics, including relationships, sex and drugs. Every season, two to three new characters are introduced, who join in writing the e-zine. These characters are usually added to explore new areas of teen life and problems.
The show is no longer in production, although reruns continue to air on APTN. In 2008, the
Global Television Network
The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language, English-language terrestrial television, terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's se ...
also began airing the show's first season.
TFO
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by t ...
, the French language educational broadcaster in Ontario, has also aired a French
dubbed version of the program. In 2012, ''renegadepress.com'' made its American debut on the
Starz
Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay television network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched in 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, ...
channel
Starz Kids & Family
Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay television network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched in 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, its ...
.
Cast
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Bronson Pelletier
Bronson Pelletier (born December 31, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Jack Sinclair in ''renegadepress.com'' (2004–2008) and as List of Twilight characters#Jared Cameron, Jared Cameron in The Twilight Saga (film seri ...
as Jack Sinclair
*
Ksenia Solo
Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natash ...
as Zoey Jones
*
Ishan Davé as Sandi Bhutella
* Shawn Erker as Oscar Cherniak
* Rachel Colwell as Crystal Sinclair
* Ingrid Nilson as Patti
*
Magda Apanowicz
Magda Apanowicz ( ; Polish: ; born November 8, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Andy Jensen in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family series ''Kyle XY'', as Lacy Rand in the Syfy science fiction drama series ''Caprica'', ...
as Alex Young
*
Nolan Gerard Funk
Nolan Gerard Funk (born July 28, 1986) is a SAG award nominated Canadian actor and singer, known for portraying Hunter Clarington in the musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee'', Collin Jennings in the comedy-drama television series '' Aw ...
as Ben Lalonde
*
Ephraim Ellis
Ephraim Todd Ellis (born February 23, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Rick Murray on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Danny Ellis on '' Falcon Beach.''
Early life
Ephraim Ellis was born in Toronto, Ontario on Feb ...
as Dylan
* Katlin Long-Wright as Heath Stevenson
* Matthew Strongeagle as Michael
* Wendy Anderson as Linda Jones, Zoey's mother
* David Neale as Brian Jones, Zoey's father
*
Lorne Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal (born 6 January 1964) is a Gemini Award-winning Canadian stage, television and film actor, and stage and TV director. He is best known for portraying Sergeant Davis Quinton on the comedy series ''Corner Gas''.
Early life
Cardinal ...
as Wayne Sinclair, Jack and Crystal's father
* Curtis Lum as Connor
* Nikki Elek as Suzie
References
External links
''renegadepress.com''
*
2000s Canadian teen drama television series
2004 Canadian television series debuts
2008 Canadian television series endings
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming
CTV 2 original programming
Global Television Network original programming
Citytv original programming
TFO original programming
TVO original programming
Starz original programming
Canadian English-language television shows
Television series by Bell Media
Television series by Corus Entertainment
Canadian television soap operas
Canadian television series about teenagers
Television shows set in Saskatchewan
First Nations television series
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