Ruby And The Well

''Ruby and the Well'' is a family fantasy TV show on BYUtv, that premiered in America on February 27, 2022. The show features a present-day teenager whose father inherits an orchard in Emerald. This leads to the two moving to Emerald where Ruby discovers a wishing well. Once she makes contact with the wishing well, Ruby becomes the new keeper of the well and must grant the well's wishes so that the town can prosper. Season one (spring 2022) and season two (fall 2022) both contain ten episodes, with season 2 having been picked up before season 1 even debuted. On May 2, 2023, it was announced that the show had been renewed for season 3 on the show's Instagram page. On August 9, the show's Instagram page announced season 3 would premiere on BYUtv on September 30. On September 9, 2023, BYUtv officially announced that 'Ruby and the Well' had been renewed for a fourth season. The filming will take place in Toronto, Ontario. While they have not yet revealed the full production schedule or season release date, production is underway. In August 2024, BYUtv began playing video clips showing the new season will premiere Sunday, September 8, 2024. As with seasons 2 and 3 it'll be made available first through the App and website. Episodes will premiere on Family Channel weekly beginning a day later Monday, September 9, 2024.

Plot

Ruby is a present-day teenager who is forced to move to Emerald after her father, Daniel, inherits an orchard. While exploring the property Ruby finds a wishing well and is shown a wish that she must help fulfill.

As a newcomer to the town Ruby has a hard time knowing whom to trust. However she quickly befriends two locals: Sam and Mina. With their knowledge of the town and her ability to reach out to others Ruby just might be able to bring the town of Emerald out of the economic depression it has been stuck in for years.

Cast and characters

Main

*Zoe Wiesenthal as Ruby O'Reilly. Ruby is a 14-year-old girl who moves to Emerald after her father, Daniel, inherits an orchard. She discovers a magic wishing well and becomes the keeper of the well. As keeper of the well she must help grant wishes that in turn will bless the town and bring them prosperity.
*Kristopher Turner as Daniel O'Reilly. Daniel is a single father who loves Ruby. He moves to Emerald after he inherits the orchard because he and Ruby have lost everything after the recent loss of his wife.
* Joel Oulette as Benjamin "Ben" Taggart (season 1). A resident of Emerald whose father died before the events of the series. He originally told the O'Reillys his name was Brett.
*Lina Sennia as Mina Amani. Mina has a great deal of loyalty and is Ruby's best friend in Emerald. However she also refuses to do anything that could bring about any harm.
*Dylan Kingwell as Sam Price. Sam Price is an adopted local who has never met his parents, but he has done a great deal of research on the myths and legends of Emerald. As such he knows all about the rumors of the keeper of the well and how wishes must be granted instead of received.
*Paula Boudreau as Paula Price (main seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–4). Paula has lived her entire life in Emerald, and she wants to make a future for her adopted son Sam. She quickly befriends Daniel, but when her and Daniel have conflictual feelings on the well she must make a choice that could help or harm them all.
*Nobahar Dadui as Ava Amani (main seasons 1–2; recurring season 3; guest season 4). Ava owns the town's hardware store and is Mina's mother.

Recurring

* Sharron Matthews as Lucy LaFontaine. Lucy is the town busybody and the owner/operator of a florist shop
* Patrick Haye as Vince Clark (seasons 1–3). A police officer in Emerald who occasionally helps Ruby. He is also the brother of Emily Taggart and step-uncle of Ben.
* Jani Lauzon as Halona Tl'zilani. The owner of the Orchard Grille.
* Hannan Younis as Emily Taggart (season 1). Emily is a lawyer in Emerald and Ben's stepmother.
* Ben Carlson as Foster Brody (recurring season 1; guest seasons 2–3). The town librarian
* Steven McCarthy as Nathan Lutes (recurring seasons 1 & 3; guest season 2). A man sent to Emerald to scope out land for a huge development.
* Parker Lauzon as Kevin Murphy (guest seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–4). A classmate of Ruby's who is very curious about what she, Mina and Sam do.
* Kyle Breitkopf as Sebastian Lutes. Nathan's son
* Rebecca Liddiard as Brea Cochrane (guest seasons 1–2; recurring season 4). an Emerald resident who keeps bees.
* Gabriel Darku as Peter "Pete" Evers. Pete is the owner and head mechanic at a local mechanic shop.
* Genevieve DeGraves as Dee Abelard (recurring season 2; guest season 3). The granddaughter of Lou Abelard and employee at Abelard's Salvage.
* Michael Copeman as Liam O'Reilly (seasons 2–3). Daniel's father and Ruby's paternal grandfather
* Josette Jorge as Leah Miranda (recurring season 3; guest season 4). A resident of Emerald who dates Daniel however, they break up in season 4.
* Jayne Eastwood as Miss Freda Grady (guest season 3–4), an elderly Emerald resident who likes to complain.

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2022)

Season 3 (2023)

Season 4 (2024)

Production

''Ruby and the Well'' is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is produced by WildBrain Studios and Shaftesbury Films. They have also used locations nearby such as Ancaster and Cambridge.

Release

In the United States, the show appears on BYUtv and is streamed at byutv.org and on the BYUtv App. In Canada the show airs on Family Channel and can be streamed on the FamilyTV channel on Prime Video. In New Zealand the series airs on TVNZ and is streamed on TVNZ+.

Accolades

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, Canadian Screen Music Awards
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, Children's and Family Emmy Awards
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, Directors Guild of Canada
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, Television Business International Content Innovation Awards
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Mythos

The power of the wishing well is based on Irish culture histories. Dating from pre-Christian times, these Irish holy wells were blessed after St. Patrick evangelized the island of Ireland. Many of these wells were later associated with saints, the most common being Patrick, Brigid of Kildare, and Ann, the mother of Mary.

These wells were not wells in which money was thrown in and wishes made. Instead they were wells where the water was believed to have healing powers and that the Saints would use to bless others and perform miracles. The visions Ruby receives from the well serve the same purpose: blessing others and allowing miracles to occur.

References

External links

''Ruby and the Well''
at BYUtv

{{Family Channel original series

BYU TV original programming
2022 American television series debuts
2022 Canadian television series debuts
2020s American drama television series
2020s Canadian drama television series
Family Channel (Canadian TV network) original programming
American English-language television shows
American television series about teenagers
Canadian television series about teenagers
Television series by WildBrain