| Unspeakable | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Robert C. Cooper |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Production company | Mezo Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television, SundanceTV |
| Release | January 9 (2019-01-09) – February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27) |
Unspeakable is an eight-episode Canadian television drama series created and written by Robert C. Cooper, which aired on CBC Television and SundanceTV in the 2018–19 television season. Based on the books Bad Blood by Vic Parsons and The Gift of Death by Andre Picard, the series chronicles the emergence of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C in the Canadian Red Cross's blood banks in the early 1980s.
Cast
Sanders family:
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Margaret Sanders
- Michael Shanks as Will Sanders
- Ricardo Ortiz as Ryan Sanders
- Spencer Drever as Ryan Sanders (teen)
Landry family:
- Shawn Doyle as Ben Landry
- Camille Sullivan as Alice Landry
- Levi Meaden as Peter Thomas Landry
- Mackenzie Cardwell as Emma Landry
- Trinity Likins as Emma Landry (child)
Krepke family:
- Aaron Douglas as Jim Krepke
- Karyn Mott as Lisa Krepke
Hartley family:
- David Lewis as Lawrence Hartley
- Katelyn Peterson as Jessica Hartley
Others
- Brian Markinson as Roger Perrault
- Randy Charach as Commons chair
- Paloma Kwiatkowski as Elizabeth Darby Stephens
- Diana Bang as Ruby Kim
- Ryan Grantham as Andy Girard
- Laura Bertram as Kelly Girard
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Emergence (1982–1983)" | Robert C. Cooper | Robert C. Cooper | January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) |
| 2 | "Contraction (1983–1984)" | Gregory Smith | Robert C. Cooper | January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) |
| 3 | "Heat-Treatment (1984–1985)" | Gregory Smith | Adriana Capozzi | January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23) |
| 4 | "Unsafe (1985–1988)" | Gregory Smith | Carl Binder | January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) |
| 5 | "Compensation (1988–1993)" | Sarah Wayne Callies | Lynn Coady | February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) |
| 6 | "Krever (1993–1996)" | Andy Mikita | Robert C. Cooper | February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13) |
| 7 | "Intent (1997–2005)" | Andy Mikita | Carl Binder | February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20) |
| 8 | "Apologies (2005–2015)" | Robert C. Cooper | Robert C. Cooper | February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27) |
References
- ""Unspeakable"". Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- Petski, Denise (March 1, 2018). "'Unspeakable': Sarah Wayne Callies & Shawn Doyle Lead Cast Of CBC/Sundance TV Miniseries". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- Petski, Denise (April 30, 2018). "'Unspeakable': Levi Meaden, Brian Markinson, Aaron Douglas & David Lewis Round Out Cast Of CBC/Sundance Miniseries". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
External links
- Unspeakable at IMDb
