Diggstown (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Floyd Kane |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Production location(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia and Martinique Beach Provincial Park, Nova Scotia |
| Running time | 44 min. |
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| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | March 6, 2019 – November 16, 2022 |
Diggstown is a Canadian legal drama television series created by Floyd Kane. The first Canadian drama series to feature a Black Canadian woman as its lead character, the series stars Vinessa Antoine as Marcie Diggs, a lawyer who leaves her high-powered corporate job to work for a legal aid clinic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The first season premiered on CBC Television on March 6, 2019. A second season was announced in May 2019, following the conclusion of the first season. On June 21, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season which is set to premiere on October 6, 2021. In early 2021, Fox picked up the series for distribution.
The CBC announced in October 2022 that the show's fourth season would be its last, with the finale scheduled to air on November 16.
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Plot
Diggstown follows Marcie Diggs (Antoine), a star corporate lawyer who reconsiders her priorities and moves to work in a legal-aid office after her beloved aunt takes her own life following the pressures of a malicious prosecution.
Cast
- Vinessa Antoine as Marcie Diggs
- Natasha Henstridge as Colleen MacDonnell
- C. David Johnson as Reggie Thompson
- Stacey Farber as Pam MacLean
- Brandon Oakes as Doug Paul
- Shailene Garnett as Iris Beals
- Tim Rozon as Constable Carson Myers
- Dwain Murphy as Avery Mueller
- Mpho Koaho as Percy Lincoln
- Kim Roberts as Ona Reeves
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 6 | March 6, 2019 | April 3, 2019 | |
| 2 | 6 | March 4, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | |
| 3 | 8 | October 6, 2021 | November 24, 2021 | |
| 4 | 6 | October 12, 2022 | November 16, 2022 | |
Season 1 (2019)
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers |
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| 1 | 1 | "Willy MacIsaac" | Kelly Makin | Floyd Kane | March 6, 2019 | 338,000 |
| 2 | 2 | "Renee Joy" | Cory Bowles | Floyd Kane | March 13, 2019 | 291,000 |
| 3 | 3 | "Taisir Ahmed" | Lynne Stopkewich | Andrew Burrows-Trotman | March 20, 2019 | 296,000 |
| 4 | 4 | "Delroy Nelson" | Kelly Makin | Ellen Vanstone | March 27, 2019 | 279,000 |
| 5 | 5 | "Nikki LeBlanc" | Cory Bowles | Lynn Coady | April 3, 2019 | 231,000 |
| 6 | 6 | "Kim Bond" | Lynne Stopkewich | Floyd Kane | April 3, 2019 | 162,000 |
Season 2 (2020)
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Canadian viewers |
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| 7 | 1 | "Vince Hu" | Kelly Makin | Floyd Kane & Priscilla White | March 4, 2020 | 195,000 |
| 8 | 2 | "Cheryl Battiste" | Cory Bowles | Lynn Coady & Priscilla White | March 11, 2020 | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Willy MacIsaac Redux" | Cory Bowles | Floyd Kane & Priscilla White | March 18, 2020 | 141,000 |
| 10 | 4 | "Tanya Ivanova" | Sharon Lewis | Ellen Vanstone | March 25, 2020 | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Vi Bayley" | Lynne Stopkewich | Lisa Codrington & Priscilla White | April 1, 2020 | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Dani Ewing" | Cory Bowles | Priscilla White | April 1, 2020 | N/A |
Season 3 (2021)
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 13 | 1 | "Nina Francis" | Cory Bowles | Floyd Kane | October 6, 2021 |
| 14 | 2 | "Jojo Carvery" | Cory Bowles | Lynn Coady | October 13, 2021 |
| 15 | 3 | "Percy Lincoln" | Cory Bowles | Lakna Edilima & Ellen Vanstone | October 20, 2021 |
| 16 | 4 | "Enter Vivian Jefferson" | Lynne Stopkewich | Floyd Kane | October 27, 2021 |
| 17 | 5 | "Ivy Maloney" | Juanita Peters | Lynn Coady & Amber-Sekowan Daniels | November 3, 2021 |
| 18 | 6 | "Miles Jones" | Lynne Stopkewich | Floyd Kane & Motion Brathwaite | November 10, 2021 |
| 19 | 7 | "Christian Spry" | Shamim Sarif | Ellen Vanstone & JP Larocque | November 17, 2021 |
| 20 | 8 | "Riley Seaver" | Robert Adetuyi | Floyd Kane & Lynn Coady | November 24, 2021 |
Season 4 (2022)
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 21 | 1 | "Larissa Crooks" | Cory Bowles | Floyd Kane | October 12, 2022 |
| 22 | 2 | "Basil Allen" | Rama Rau | JP Larocque & Caleigh Bacchus | October 19, 2022 |
| 23 | 3 | "Donald Kitpu Christmas" | Cory Bowles | Ellen Vanstone & Roxann Whitebean | October 26, 2022 |
| 24 | 4 | "Trudy Willis" | Shamim Sarif | Floyd Kane & Lakna Edilima & James Battiston | November 2, 2022 |
| 25 | 5 | "Marcie Diggs" | Shamim Sarif | Lynn Coady | November 9, 2022 |
| 26 | 6 | "Cruz Diaz" | Floyd Kane | Floyd Kane | November 16, 2022 |
International release
BET+ acquired U.S. streaming rights to the series in April 2020. Fox acquired the U.S. television broadcast rights for the series in January 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Diggstown (serie de televisión) para niños
