Trickster is a Canadian mystery fantasy tv series, based on the novel Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson the series premiered on October 7, 2020, on CBC Television. It is created and directed by Michelle Latimer along with Tony Elliott as the creator of the series, the series consists of 6 episodes each one hour long.
Trickster is a series that revolves around a teenager named Jared, who is struggling in his life but he also has to act like an adult because he has a family he has to look after, but a series of events leads his life in a different direction and he has to look for the truth.
Trickster Season 2 Release Date
Trickster was lucky in terms of its renewal because the series was scheduled for renewal even before the premiere of the first season. The first season of the series was well-received by the audience, which created a buzz surrounding its renewal, fans were already aware of its renewal and they were extremely excited for season 2. But unfortunately, due to the controversy surrounding the series creator and director Michelle Latimer’s Indigenous heritage, CBS decided to cancel the series on January 29, 2021.
| SEASONS | RELEASE DATE |
|---|---|
| Trickster Season 1 Release Date | October 7, 2020 |
| Trickster Season 2 Release Date | Canceled |
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Trickster Season 2 Story
The series follows the story of a 17-year-old teenager named Jared, who is the man of the house even though he is the youngest but still everyone looks up to him for everything. Balancing his high school grades trying to live a normal life just like any other kid his age, but some series of events leads him to question his identity.
Jared lives with his mother and father who may seem like just normal parents but in fact, they’re not normal at all his mother Is a witch and his father is a shapeshifter that’s pretty crazy right. But Jared is clueless about the family superpowers he had no idea that his parents have mystic power until later when he finds out about it, he doesn’t take it in a good way he finds it difficult to deal with.
Trickster Season 1 Recap
The first episode begins with the sound of a baby crying in a forest, a woman then walks out from the dark and asks Where are you going, a man walks away while holding a baby the woman asks the man to give her baby when the man looks at the woman his eyes turns all black then he walks away from the woman, the woman groans and pain and starts screaming. The series then takes us to the present day when a teenager walks on the road with his headphones on blasting some hip-hop music. While he was walking carefree on the road a black dog runs towards him in a weird way he then gets scared of the dog and starts running vigorously while suspenseful music played in the background.
A lady runs her car on the dog leaving him dead, a man starts shouting baby killer the guy gets inside of the car and both of them runs away in a car. It turns out that the lady is his mother she gives him a cigar. Jared’s mother drops him to school, the teacher gives back graded assignments to students teacher tells him that he can do better she asks him to go to the guidance counselor after class.
Jared sits in the hallway with another kid and exchanges their lunch, Dylan walks in and starts running his mouth and kicks the other kid’s lunch by offending him. Jared goes back home, his home seems pretty crazy with lots of people sitting in his living room Jared goes into his room and locks himself inside. Everything seems normal at first until Jared gets to know about the mystic power surrounding his parent’s ancestry.
Trickster Season 1 Cast
The main cast from the series includes Joel Oulette who plays the character of Jared, Crystle Lightning plays the character of Jared’s mother “Maggie”, Kalani Queypo plays the character of Wade, Nathan Alexis plays the character of Jared’s best friend “Crashpad”, Anna Lambe plays the character of Sarah, Georgina Lightning plays the character of Jared’s grandmother “Sophia”. The supporting cast includes Craig Lauzon as Jared’s father “Phil Nelson”, Joel Thomas Hynes as Maggie’s boyfriend “Richie”, Mark Camacho as Tony, Gail Maurice as Georgina, Jamie Spilchuk as a school guidance counselor “Mr. Good”, William C. Cole as Mr. Jacks
Where To Watch Trickster?
Trickster Is available on many streaming platforms for US viewers like Direct TV, AMC plus Spectrum. UK viewers can stream the series on the sky and now tv. Unfortunately, the series is not available on any streaming platform for Indian viewers.