“We are as committed as ever to telling other important Indigenous stories, of which there are many. “CBC is extremely proud we were able to bring this compelling story to the screen and are grateful to the many talented individuals who made it possible,” the statement continued. Fully respecting everyone’s perspective, season two will not move forward as planned unfortunately.” “Those conversations included producers, writers, actors, and the author of the books on which Trickster is based. “We have had many conversations over the last few weeks with a view to continuing production on a second season of Trickster,” said a statement issued by CBC. Her departure followed the protest resignations of executive producer Tony Elliot and consulting producer, Danis Goulet, a Cree/Métis filmmaker. It had been picked up internationally by The CW in the U.S., where it started airing earlier this month, in addition to SBS in Australia and SyFyin the UK.įollowing controversy over the legitimacy of Latimer’s claims of Indigenous ancestry, she resigned as director and co-writer in December. CBC has confirmed it won’t be moving forward with a second season of Trickster, the critically-acclaimed Indigenous sci-fi series formerly helmed by Michelle Latimer.īased on Eden Robinson’s 2017 novel Son of a Trickster, the series was filmed in Kitimat, BC and renewed for a second season even prior to its premiere on CBC Television last October.

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