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Megantic

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Megantic

2023

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

9.0(2 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

Mégantic is inspired by the events that occurred during the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy in 2013. This fiction follows the destinies of Méganticois marked by bereavement and trauma, but also by solidarity, courage and heroism.

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Social & External

Production Companies

illico+

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Julie Ringuette

Julie Ringuette

Sergente Marie Gendron

Olivier Gervais-Courchesne

Olivier Gervais-Courchesne

Patrice Laurier-Savard

Lauren Hartley

Lauren Hartley

Gabrielle Lavigne

Duane Murray

Duane Murray

Tim Richards

Isabelle Giroux

Isabelle Giroux

Liane Blais

Catherine Paquin-Béchard

Catherine Paquin-Béchard

Corine Ménard

Karl Farah

Karl Farah

Marco

Julie Trépanier

Julie Trépanier

Annick Massé

Isabelle Guérard

Isabelle Guérard

Julie Lamarre

Éric Robidoux

Éric Robidoux

Daniel Lamarre

Creative team

Created by: Alexis Durand-Brault
Showrunner: Richard Speer
Written by: Sylvain Guy
Produced by: Sophie Lorain
Alexis Durand-Brault

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