Trickster: Season 1

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The CW | CBC | Season Premiere Date: January 12, 2021

Summary: Indigenous teenager Jared (Joel Oulette) supplements his after-school job by selling ecstasy to support his dysfunctional parents, but his life becomes more strange when he starts seeing and hearing odd things in this adaptation of Eden Robinson's novel Son of a Trickster.

[Premiered originally in Canada on CBS on 7 Oct 2020 and air inIndigenous teenager Jared (Joel Oulette) supplements his after-school job by selling ecstasy to support his dysfunctional parents, but his life becomes more strange when he starts seeing and hearing odd things in this adaptation of Eden Robinson's novel Son of a Trickster.

[Premiered originally in Canada on CBS on 7 Oct 2020 and air in the US on The CW on 12 Jan 2021]… Expand

Creator: Tony Elliott and Michelle Latimer

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 5
Air Date: February 9, 2021
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: February 16, 2021
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: February 16, 2021

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Rob Owen

Jan 1, 2021

The supernatural elements are more grounded than in the usual CW fare, and the backdrop of an impoverished community adds unexpected realism. This “Trickster” is worth watching. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Jan 12, 2021

Series adapters Latimer and Tony Elliott litter enough enticing clues tied to local Indigenous mythology to steadily amp up curiosity, but the pacing is much closer to an indie movie than your typical CW drama, which normally would condense the events of these first two episodes into the first two acts of the pilot. ... The novelty of the show's setting allows the show to maintain interest in a way the pacing doesn't, and there's a vein of dark humor that helps as well. Read full review

Joel Keller

Jan 12, 2021

We’ll give Trickster points for having a mostly Indigenous cast and writing staff. But the show itself has to become a bit less bleak for us to want to keep watching. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jan 15, 2021

Score one for diversity, even though Trickster's downbeat youth drama could stand to get spookier a bit faster. [18-31 Jan 2021, p.11]

Glenn Garvin

Jan 18, 2021

Trickster does achieve a certain underlying creepiness, but it's often hard to distinguish that from the general desolation of the landscape. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 12, 2021
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  S1:E6. Episode 5
  Air Date: February 9, 2021
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: February 16, 2021
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: February 16, 2021
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: February 9, 2021
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 2, 2021
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 2, 2021
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: January 26, 2021
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: January 26, 2021
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: January 19, 2021
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: January 19, 2021
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 12, 2021
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: January 12, 2021