Jump to content

Fakes (TV series)

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fakes
Genre
Created byDavid Turko
Written byDavid Turko
Tabia Lau
Directed byJasmin Mozaffari
Joyce Wong
Mars Horodyski
StarringEmilija Baranac
Jennifer Tong
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersSimon Barry
Lilly Burns
Jake Fuller
Stephen Hegyes
Tony Hernandez
David Turko
ProducersGiuliana Bertuzzi
Zack Tucker Gangnes
Todd Giroux
Production locationsWest Vancouver, British Columbia
Running time21–22 minutes
Production companiesReality Distortion Field
Jax Media
Omnifilm Entertainment
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)

Fakes is a comedy television series, which premiered in 2022 on CBC Gem in Canada and Netflix internationally.[1] The series stars Emilija Baranac and Jennifer Tong as Zoe and Rebecca, two teenagers in West Vancouver, British Columbia who launch what quickly becomes the largest fake ID empire in North America.[2] The series premiered September 1, 2022.[3]

Each episode is portrayed from the perspective of one of the two young women, making use of the unreliable narrator technique as their respective viewpoints sometimes contradict each other.[2] Richard Harmon, who plays the supporting character Tryst, highlighted this aspect of the show as a fun creative opportunity for him as an actor, because it allowed him to play more than one variation on the character, based on the differing views of his character in each of the main characters' perspectives, instead of having to maintain a single consistent characterization.[4]

The series received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Comedy Series[5] and Best Picture Editing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series (Sabrina Pitre). The series also received two Writer's Guild of Canada nominations for Best Writing in a Comedy Series in 2023.[6]

The Show was confirmed to be cancelled on September 19, 2023. Jen Tong, who played the character Becca on the show, publicly announced the cancellation via social media, expressing her gratitude for the opportunity and thanking the fans for their support. The series had garnered a dedicated following, but ultimately, Netflix decided not to renew it for a second season. [7]

Episodes

[edit]
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Teen Drinking is Very Bad..."Jasmin MozaffariDavid TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
2"Yo I Got a Fake ID Though"Jasmin MozaffariDavid TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
3"Don't Panic (definitely don't)"Jasmin MozaffariTabia Lau, David TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
4"We Are the Captains Now"Jasmin MozaffariTabia Lau, David TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
5"Real G's Move in Silence Like Lasagna"Joyce WongDavid TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
6"A Cup of Ambition"Mars HorodyskiTabia LauSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
7"All Eyes on Me"Joyce WongTabia LauSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
8"King of Anything"Mars HorodyskiTabia LauSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
9"Forged in Stone (or something)"Joyce WongTabia LauSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
10"She Said She Said"Joyce WongDavid TurkoSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Alisha Mughal, "Fake It Till You Make It". NEXT Magazine.
  2. ^ a b Alex Hudson, "'Fakes' Is Real Fun". Exclaim!, September 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Greg David, "Preview: CBC Gem’s Fakes offers up great performances and a unique story". TV, eh?, September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Bianchini, "'Fakes': Vancouver-based CBC, Netflix show explores friendship through fake ID empire". Yahoo! News Canada, September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Canadian Screen Awards: TV Drama ‘The Porter’ Leads With 19 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Greg David, "WGC Screenwriting Awards 2023 Finalists Announced". TV, eh?, March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jen Tong announces the cancellation of Fakes". Instagram. September 19, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article relating to a comedy television series in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fakes_(TV_series)&oldid=1245788540"