Adam Petlin, director of operations in Fox News‘ Chicago bureau, died on Dec. 23 after a long illness.
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True Detective‘s Anna Lambe and seven-year-old Inuk actress Keira Cooper will lead the untitled Netflix, CBC and APTN comedy series. Additionally Anya Adams (Yellowjackets) has signed on as producing director of the Canadian show.
The ten-part comedy follows Siaja (Lambe) as a young Inuk mother who wants to build a new future for herself, but finds that tough in a small Arctic town where everybody knows her business. Cooper will make an on-screen debut as her daughter, Bun.
Red Marrow Media and Northwood Entertainment are co-producing the show, which is from Inuit writer and producer Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Inuit filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Adams will direct the first ep, which stars filming in Nunavut, Canada, in spring 2024. She will also be producing director for the series.
Executive producers are Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk, The Grizzlies), Aglok MacDonald (Qanurli?, The Grizzlies), Miranda de Pencier (Anne with an E, Beginners, The Grizzlies), Susan Coyne (Mozart in the Jungle, Daisy Jones & The Six, Slings & Arrows) and Garry Campbell (Kids in the Hall, Less Than Kind).
Lambe is an Inuk actress, who began her career in feature film The Grizzlies, which landed her a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She earned a second Canadian Screen Award nom for CBC series Trickster and will appear in the upcoming season of HBO cop drama True Detective.
Canadian-American director Adams has credits including Ginny & Georgia and Black-ish. Most recently, she directed episodes of Apple TV+ series Roar, the finale of Prime Video series A League of Their Own, and second season of the Showtime series Yellowjackets. Her debut feature film Prom Pact was recently nominated for an Emmy for
Adam Petlin, director of operations in Fox News‘ Chicago bureau, died on Dec. 23 after a long illness.
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