''Save Me'' is a Canadian comedy-drama web series, which debuted on the

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's CBC Comedy web platform in 2017. The series stars

Fab Filippo Fabrizio "Fab" Filippo (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Personal life Filippo was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents are first generation Italian immigrants (his mother is from Campora San Giovanni in Calabria). He br ...

as Goldie, a

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who acts as a

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in a different medical emergency each episode. The show's cast also includes

Amy Matysio Amy Matysio is a Canadian theatre, television and film actress. Early life and education Matysion was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Performance) from the University of Regina and has also studied a ...

, Suresh John,

Loretta Yu Loretta Yu (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress of Chinese descent. Early life On December 22, 1982, Yu was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up in Nova Scotia, working in the family restaurant. Education Yu received a BA degree ...

, John Bourgeois, Emma Hunter, Lucky Onyekachi Ejim,

Brent Carver Brent Carver (November 17, 1951 – August 4, 2020) was a Canadian actor best known internationally for performances in both London's West End and on Broadway in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Le ...

Conrad Coates Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Morgan in ''The Dresden Files'' and in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Jimmy Brooks' father. Biography Early life Coates ...

and

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. Hunter won the

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for Best Actress in a Web Program or Series at the

6th Canadian Screen Awards The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.

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ran the series terrestrially in 2018, following which it received five further Canadian Screen Award nominations in the television categories at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

, for Best Actor in a Drama Program or Limited Series (Filippo), Best Actress in a Drama Program or Limited Series (Matysio), Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Limited Series (Carver), Best Direction in a Drama Program or Limited Series (Filippo) and Best Writing in a Drama Program or Limited Series (Filippo). The second season premiered on

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in 2019."Preview: Save Me doles out excellent new episodes on CBC Gem"
''TV, eh?'', June 26, 2019.

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

Season 2 (2019)

References

External links

* 2017 Canadian television series debuts 2017 web series debuts Canadian comedy-drama web series CBC Gem original programming {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub