Genre Drama, black comedy Directed by Holly Dale Country of origin Canada | Created by Tara Armstrong Starring Caroline Dhavernas Original language(s) English | |
Mary Kills People is a Canadian black comedy-drama television series, starring Caroline Dhavernas. The series, which will comprise six episodes, was commissioned by TV channel Global on January 28, 2016.
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Production
Production began in summer 2016, and the first episode aired January 25, 2017. For the US, the series was picked up by Lifetime on October 14, 2016. The channel came on board as a co-producer and was involved in creative aspects of the project, including casting. Mary Kills People will be aired together with the third season of TV series UnREAL.
As of January 23, 2017, there are talks to do a second season according to Metro News and Caroline Dhavernas.
Plot
The series is set around the life of Dr. Mary Harris, an overworked single mother and ER doctor who also moonlights as an underground angel of death – working outside the law assisting patients who want to die on their own terms. So far Mary has managed to stay under the radar but business is booming, and her double life is getting complicated.
Cast
Reception
John Doyle of the Globe and Mail called the first episode of the show "remarkably assured, droll and adult. It’s very smart and utterly intriguing." He praises Mary Harris as "one of the most compelling, original female characters in years" and Caroline Dhavernas as "exceptional" in her portrayal: "Perhaps the best thing about it is the crazy sparkle in Mary’s eyes. There is something anarchic bubbling inside her."
A reviewer at The Medium is Not Enough was much less impressed with the first episode, concluding: "To the show's credit, it is at least exploring a novel and bold idea from a novel and bold direction. But by the end of it, you feel that the whole thing is an attempt to redo Weeds in Canada with a slightly different ethical issue, rather than to do something genuinely groundbreaking."