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October Faction is an American supernatural drama streaming television series created by Damian Kindler, based on the comic series of the same name by Steve Niles and Damien Worm. It premiered on Netflix on January 23, 2020.[1] The series stars Tamara Taylor, J. C. MacKenzie, Aurora Burghart, Gabriel Darku, Wendy Crewson, Megan Follows and Stephen McHattie. In March 2020, the series was canceled after one season.[2]

October Faction
Genre	Supernatural Drama Horror
Created by	Damian Kindler
Based on	The October Faction by Steve Niles and Damien Worm
Starring	Tamara Taylor J. C. MacKenzie Aurora Dawson-Hunte (as Aurora Burghart) Gabriel Darku Maxim Roy Stephen McHattie Wendy Crewson Megan Follows
Composer	Tim Welch
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Damian Kindler James Thorpe Eric Birnberg Thomas Walden Lydia Antonini Matthew McCluggage Steve Niles Ted Adams John Calvert
Producers	Mohamad El Masri John Calvert
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario Cambridge, Ontario
Cinematography	Miroslaw Baszak
Editors	Ben Wilkinson Lisa Grootenboer Michael Doherty Hugh Elchuk Don Cassidy
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	36–49 minutes
Production companies	High Park Entertainment IDW Entertainment Plastic Hallway Productions West
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	4K (16:9 UHDTV in HDR)
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)

Synopsis

October Faction follows the story of a monster-hunting couple, Fred and Deloris Allen, and their twin teenage children, Geoff and Viv. Following the death of Fred's father Samuel, the family decides to go back to their home town Barrington-on-Hudson to arrange the funeral. Haunted with childhood memories of his brother's death and the incessant arguments with his parents over his inadequacy and his choice in women, Fred is repulsed by his childhood home. The children soon begin showing supernatural tendencies. During an impromptu seance Viv has visions of a creature with long hair chained to the seafloor, struggling to free itself. Her brother Geoff accidentally reveals a teacher's deepest, darkest secret about his wife in front of his classmates. Both are ridiculed by the popular cliques for being outsiders.

Fred and Deloris are members of Presidio, a secret organisation tasked to protect humanity from monsters. They must hide their identities from the townsfolk and appear to live a normal life. This proves hard from the start as strange things begin to unfold in the sleepy little town.

Cast

Main

• Tamara Taylor as Deloris Allen,[3] a supernatural hunter who is part of a secret organization known as "Presidio"
• J. C. MacKenzie as Fred Allen,[3] Deloris' husband and a fellow Presidio supernatural hunter who came from a family of Presidio supernatural hunters
• Aurora Dawson-Hunte as Viv Allen,[3] Deloris and Fred's teenage daughter
• Gabriel Darku as Geoff Allen,[3] Deloris and Fred's openly gay teenage son and Viv's twin
• Maxim Roy as Alice Harlow,[3] a warlock hunting the Allens
• Stephen McHattie as Samuel Allen, Fred's father who is presumed dead
• Wendy Crewson as Maggie Allen, Fred's mother and a retired Presidio archivist
• Megan Follows as Edith Mooreland, the head of Presidio

Recurring

• Anwen O'Driscoll as Cathy MacDonald, Viv's potential friend
• Nicola Correia-Damude as Gina Fernandez, the local sheriff of Barrington-on-Hudson and Deloris' friend
• Sara Waisglass as Madison St. Claire, a bully to Viv and Cathy's former friend
• Praneet Akilla as Phillip Mishra, a closeted jock and a bully to Geoff
• Michelle Nolden as Hannah Mercer, a Presidio agent and Fred's mistress
• Dayo Ade as Moshe
• Robin Dunne as Woody Markham, a deputy sheriff of Barrington-on-Hudson
• Charles Vandervaart as young Fred
• Taveeta Szymanowicz as young Deloris

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Presidio"	Director X	Damian Kindler	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
2	"No Country for Old Vamps"	Director X	Mohamad El Masri	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
3	"The Horror Out of Time"	Damian Kindler	George Strayton	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
4	"Soirees of Future Past"	Damian Kindler	Keely MacDonald	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
5	"Truth and Consequences"	Megan Follows	Melissa Blake	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
6	"Open Your Eyes"	Megan Follows	Christina Walker	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
7	"Nadir"	Mina Shum	James Thorpe	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
8	"Alice"	Mina Shum	Keely MacDonald & Mohamad El Masri	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
9	"Bonds of Blood"	David Frazee	Melissa Blake & George Strayton	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)
10	"The October Faction"	David Frazee	Damian Kindler & James Thorpe	January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)

Production

Development

On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Damian Kindler, Director X, Megan Follows, Mina Shum, and David Frazee are set to direct some episodes.[4][5] The series was created by Damian Kindler who will also act as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers are set to include James Thorpe, Steve Niles, Thomas Walden, Eric Birnberg, George Strayton and Melissa Blake. Production companies involved with the series include High Park Entertainment and IDW Entertainment.[6] On March 30, 2020, Netflix cancelled the series after one season.[2]

Casting

Sometime after the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Tamara Taylor, J.C. MacKenzie, Aurora Burghart, Gabriel Darku, Wendy Crewson, Megan Follows and Stephen McHattie would star in the series.[7] In October 2018, Maxim Roy was cast in a recurring role.[8]

Filming

Filming for the first season took place on location in Cambridge, Ontario from September to December 2018.[9]

Release

On January 8, 2020, Netflix released the official trailer for the series.[10]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 29% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 7 reviews.[11]

References

External links

• October Faction on Netflix
• October Faction at IMDb 

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