Essex County (TV series)

Essex County is a Canadian dramatic television limited series that premiered March 19, 2023 on CBC Television.

Premise
An adaptation of Jeff Lemire's graphic novel Essex County Trilogy, the series centres on two interconnected families in the Essex County region of Ontario.

Lester is a young boy who moves in with his uncle Ken after his mother's death, turning to Jimmy, his biological father who has returned to Essex County; Anne is a nurse who is caring for her ailing uncle Lou.

Cast

 * Molly Parker as Anne, a nurse who takes care of her sick uncle, Lou, with whom she has a strained relationship.
 * Jordyn Gillis plays a young Anne in the opening scene of Episode 3.
 * Brian J. Smith as Ken, a closeted farmer who takes in his nephew, Lester, following his sister's death.
 * Stephen McHattie as Lou, uncle of Anne, who has dementia.
 * Stephen Kalyn plays a young Lou
 * Finlay Wojtak-Hissong as Lester, nephew of Ken and Anne whose mother died of cancer and is taken in by Ken.
 * Kevin Durand as Jimmy
 * Tamara Podemski as Joy
 * Rossif Sutherland as Doug
 * Jim Calarco
 * Daniel Maslany as Luke, a potential love interest of Ken.
 * Martin Roach as Officer Danny Laraque

Development
The series was written by Jeff Lemire and Eilis Kirwan. It was shot principally in North Bay and West Nipissing, in fall 2022.

Release
A first look trailer was released on February 21, 2023. The series premiered March 19, 2023 on CBC and CBC Gem