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The Porter is a Canadian television drama series which premiered on CBC Television on 21 February 2022.[1][2][3]

The Porter
Created by	Arnold Pinnock Bruce Ramsay
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Arnold Pinnock Bruce Ramsay Annmarie Morais Marsha Greene Charles Officer R.T. Thorne Jennifer Kawaja Ian Dimerman
Running time	46–54 min.
Production companies	Inferno Pictures Inc. Sienna Films
Release
Original network	CBC Television BET+
Original release	21 February 2022 (2022-02-21)

Premise

The series depicts the history of Black Canadian and African-American men who worked as Pullman porters in the period following World War I, leading to the 1925 creation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters as the first Black-led labour union.[4][3]

Cast

• Aml Ameen as Junior Massey, a porter with the transcontinental railroad
• Ronnie Rowe Jr. as Zeke Garrett, a porter and war buddy of Junior
• Mouna Traoré as Marlene Massey, a worker with the Black Cross Nurses
• Alfre Woodard as Fay, a Montréal business owner
• Oluniké Adeliyi as Queenie, a powerful Chicago crime boss
• Loren Lott as Lucy, a performer
• Djouliet Amara as Corrine
• Arnold Pinnock as Glenford
• Bruce Ramsay as Dinger
• Luke Bilyk as Franklin Edwards
• Jahron Wilson as Teddy Massey, Junior and Marlene's son

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	Episode 1	Charles Officer	Annmarie Morais and Aubrey Nealon	February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
2	Episode 2	Charles Officer	Story by : Aubrey Nealon & Bruce Ramsay & Arnold Pinnock and Annmarie Morais Teleplay by : Annmarie Morais	February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)
3	Episode 3	R.T. Thorne	Annmarie Morais	March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)
4	Episode 4	R.T. Thorne	Marsha Greene	March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)
5	Episode 5	Charles Officer	Andrew Burrows-Trotman	March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)
6	Episode 6	Charles Officer	Priscilla M. White	March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)
7	Episode 7	R.T. Thorne	Bruce Ramsay & Arnold Pinnock	April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)
8	Episode 8	R.T. Thorne	Marsha Greene	April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)

Production

Development

On 10 December 2020, CBC Television and BET+ announced that they would be partnering on the creation of a series about a group of railway workers who formed the first Black-led labour union.[5] The series from Inferno Picture and Sienna Films was created by Arnold Pinnock and Bruce Ramsay, with the participation of Annmarie Morais, Marsha Greene, Charles Officer and R.T. Thorne as producers, with Officer and Thorne also directing. The series is written by Morais, Greene, Andrew Burrows-Trotman, Priscilla White, Pinnock and Ramsay, with R.T. Thorne participating in the writers' room.[6][7] Filming took place primarily in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada between June and September 2021.[8]

Casting

In April 2021 CBC and BET+ announced the main cast was slated to include Aml Ameen, Ronnie Rowe Jr., Mouna Traoré.[6] In June Oluniké Adeliyi and Loren Lott joined the cast, with creators Arnold Pinnock and Bruce Ramsay also taking on series regular roles.[9][8] In July 2021, it was announced that Alfre Woodard would be joining the cast in a recurring role.[10]

Thorne stated that there was "so much incredible talent across this country" from which to cast for the series.[11]

Release

In addition to the CBC, the series will be released in the United States on 5 May 2022 on BET+.[12][13]

During "The Porter" virtual fan event in April 2022, CBC confirmed a second season of the show would air in 2023.[14]

Reception

After the first episode aired, a review in The Globe and Mail stated that the show "is great TV...with compelling characters" and referred to it as "one sexy show".[15]

References

External links

• Official website
• The Porter at IMDb

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