''Sullivan's Crossing'' is a Canadian

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television series, which premiered on March 19, 2023 on CTV. The second season premiered April 14, 2024 and is co-produced with American broadcast network

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. In June 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on April 27, 2025 on CTV and May 14, 2025 on The CW.

Premise

Based on the novel series by Robyn Carr, the series follows

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Maggie Sullivan who finds herself in legal trouble and returns to her hometown in rural

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to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully.

Cast

Main

* Morgan Kohan as Maggie Sullivan *

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as Cal Jones * Tom Jackson as Frank Cranebear *

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as Edna Cranebear * Scott Patterson as Harry 'Sully' Sullivan

Recurring

* Lynda Boyd as Phoebe Lancaster * Allan Hawco as Andrew Mathews * Dakota Taylor as Rafe Vadas * Amalia Williamson as Lola Gunderson *

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as Walter Lancaster * Lauren Hammersley as Connie Boyle * Reid Price as Rob Shandon * Lindura as Sydney Shandon * Zayn Maloney as Finn Shandon *

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as Roy Gunderson * Calem MacDonald as Kaleb Meyer * T. Thomason as Jackson Canaday * Hugh Thompson as Tom Canaday *

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as Helen Culver *

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as Cooper

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2023)

Season 2 (2024)

Season 3 (2025)

Production

Development

The series was produced by Reel World Management in collaboration with

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and

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. Production on the series started in June 2022 in Nova Scotia. The show is filmed in multiple locations in

. The most prominent filming locations include Shubie Park in

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, 1901 Beaver Bank Road in Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, and Agricola Street in North End, Halifax. Also filmed at Fishermans Cove in Eastern Passage . Additionally, many aerial shots of famous coastal locations in the province were used as

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including Lawrencetown Beach and Peggy's Cove. In June 2023, the series was renewed for a second season by CTV, with

joining as a co-producer. Filming for the second season wrapped in the fall of 2023. In June 2024, the series was renewed by CTV for a third season. In December 2024, The CW also renewed the series for a third season as well as returning as a co-producer. In June 2025, the series was renewed by CTV for a fourth season.

Casting

The cast also includes

as Cal, Sully's assistant at the campground that he runs, as well as Tom Jackson,

, Lynda Boyd, Allan Hawco, Amalia Williamson,

, Dakota Taylor and Lauren Hammersley in supporting roles.

International broadcast

In the United States, the series premiered on October 4, 2023, on

. The second season premiered on October 2, 2024. The third season premiered on May 14, 2025.

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licensed the series in Canada and the United States in April and July 2025. In Africa, the series airs on

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. The

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platform broadcasts the series in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Sweden, the first two seasons were released in mid-2024 on the channel TV4. In Australia, the series is released exclusively on streaming service Stan.

Reception

On the

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website

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, the first season has an approval rating of 60% based on five critic reviews.

References

External links

* {{CTV Television Network Shows (current and upcoming) Canadian English-language television shows 2020s Canadian drama television series 2023 Canadian television series debuts Television shows filmed in Nova Scotia CTV Television Network original programming Television shows based on American novels Television series by Bell Media Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows set in Nova Scotia