Sex & Violence is a television series that first aired on 17 November 2013 on OUTtv in Canada. The series stars Jennie Raymond as a lesbian police constable, Olympia Dukakis as a victim advocate, Jackie Torrens as a social worker and Kerry Fox and Preston Carmichael as therapists. The original six-part show, focused on domestic violence, became the highest rated original drama in OUTtv's history and the channel announced its renewal on 8 May 2014. The third season debuted on OUTtv on 10 September 2017.
Cast Jennie Raymond as Constable Maria Roach Jackie Torrens as Drucie MacKay Olympia Dukakis as Alex Mandalakis Kerry Fox as Brenda Shaw Preston Carmichael as Manny MacNeil Michael McPhee as Constable Doug Downey Callum Dunphy as Finn Riley Raymer as Megan Rob Joseph Leonard as Jasper Whynacht Jeremy Akerman as Judge Seamus MacDonald Pasha Ebrahimi as Dr. Padraig O'Carroll Kevin Kincaid as Diarmuid Candy Palmater as Louella Glen Matthews as Stephen Thom Payne as Steven Naomi-Joy Blackhall-Butler as Marjorie Mbelu Adrian Comeau as Rejean Andria Wilson as Ginger Kim Koumbie as Aria Andrea Lee Norwood as Mona Gharrett Patrick Paon as Crawford Krista MacDonald as Krista Cirby
Production The series is filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada. Thom Fitzgerald wrote and directed the original series, which also features Jeremy Akerman, Naomi-Joy Blackhall-Butler, Pasha Ebrahimi, Michael McPhee, Glen Matthews, Lisa-Rose Snow, Candy Palmater and Rob Joseph Leonard. Season 2 introduces new characters played by Preston Carmichael, Kevin Kincaid and Riley Raymer.
Awards and nominations 2018 ACTRA Award for Best Lead Actress, Jennie Raymond 2018 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress, Jackie Torrens 2018 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Lead Actor, Alex Purdy 2018 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Koumbie 2018 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Pasha Ebrahimi 2018 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Gharrett Patrick Paon 2018 Screen Nova Scotia Award Nomination for Best TV Series 2018 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Jennie Raymond 2016 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress, Jackie Torrens 2016 ACTRA Award for Best Lead Actress, Jennie Raymond 2016 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Andria Wilson 2016 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Krista MacDonald 2016 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Glen Matthews 2016 Screen Nova Scotia Award Nomination for Best TV Series 2016 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Jennie Raymond for the episode "Famous Last Words" 2016 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series, Callum Dunphy, for the episodes "Connection" and "Shelter" 2015 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress, Jackie Torrens 2015 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress, Jennie Raymond 2015 ACTRA Award for Best Supporting Actress, Carol Sinclair 2015 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Michael McPhee 2015 ACTRA Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Pasha Ebrahimi 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series, Thom Fitzgerald for the episode "Surface Scars" 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Jennie Raymond for the episode "Denial" 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Jackie Torrens, for the episode "Social Work" 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series, Olympia Dukakis, for the episode "Social Work" 2015 Canadian Screen Award (Gemini Award) nomination for Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series, Carol Sinclair, for the episode "Social Work"
Episodes Season 1 (2013)
Season 2 (2015)
Season 3 (2017)
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