'Coroner' Season 2: Meet Serinda Swan, Tamara Podemski and the rest of the cast of The CW's Canadian drama
'Coroner' is a Canadian drama series based on the Jenny Cooper series of novels by author M R Hall. The show has a huge fan base despite having only one season under its belt. It also won a Writers Guild of Canada Award for Drama Series. The series, created by Morwyn Brebner known for 'Rookie Blue' and 'Saving Hope', follows Dr Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan) as she continues to relentlessly investigate suspicious deaths. Season 2 is set to premiere on The CW this early October, and here is all you need to know about the cast crime drama to your small screen.
Serinda Swan as Jenny Cooper
The actress, known for her roles as Chloe from 'Ballers' (2017), and Medusa from 'Inhumans' (2017), has been part of three productions this year. She was cast as Maggie in 'Revenge Bride' (2020), Ellen Lowell from 'The Twilight Zone' (2020), and Kate Paxton in the completed production of 'Redemption Day'. The gorgeous actress plays the protagonist Jenny Cooper and had also been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress, Drama Series for the production this year. According to her biography, the actress was born to parents that are part of the entertainment industry. Her mother is an actress and her father is a theatre director. She started in her first role at the age of 3 in the Joel Schumacher-directed film titled 'Cousins' (1989) alongside Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson. Her other works include 'Blood Ties' (2007), 'Supernatural' (2005), 'Smallville' (2001), 'Beyond Loch Ness' (2008), and 'Neal 'n' Nikki' (2005).
Ehren Kassam as Ross Khalighi
Kassam is known for his roles as Joanah Haak from the TV series 'Degrassi: Next Class' (2016-2017), Young Kay from 'Once Upon A Time' (2015) and Jared from 'Breathe, Maggie, Breathe' (2017). His most recent works include 'Tokens' (2019), 'Carter' (2019), and the TV Movie 'I Do, or Die: A Killer Arrangement' (2020). He has one release coming up that is in post-production and is titled 'The Complaint Desk' and was also announced to be playing the role of Jake Jacobs in 'University'. The actor has 6 award nominations under his belt. He has been nominated for the Young Entertainer Award three times and the Joey Award three times.
Éric Bruneau as Liam Bouchard
Bruneau, who graduated from l'École nationale de théâtre du Canada in 2006 is known for his roles as Luc / Husband from 'An Eye for Beauty' (2014), Mathieu from 'Laurence Anyways' (2012), and Marc-Antoine from 'Trop' (2017-2019). He is also known for his roles in 'Mensonges' (2014-2018), and the 'Blue Moon' (2016-2018). According to CBC, the actor has earned nominations at the Gala des prix Gémeaux and the Gala Artis. As per CBC, Bruneau has been part of plays such as Christine, la reine-garçon, Equus, Élisabeth, roi d’Angleterre, Un simple soldat, Tom à la ferme, Les liaisons dangereuses, La Divine Illusion, Caligula, La mort d’un commis voyageur and La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s’est réveillé. His most recent roles include 'Prémonitions' (2016), 'The Fall of the American Empire' (2018), 'Le jeu' (2018), 'Les prodiges' (2019) and 'Goalie' (2019). The actor also has one relese in post-production titled 'Dreamland' and is currently filimg 'Crépuscule pour un tueur' where he plays the role of Donald Lavoie.
Tamara Podemski as Alison Trent
Podemski is known for her roles as Little Margaret from 'Dance Me Outside' (1994) and Babe Cloud from 'Run' (2020). She is also a writer with credits for 'Tamara Podemski: Meegwetch' (2004) and the TV series documentary 'Future History'. The talented actress was nominated for Independent Spirit Award in 2008 for Best Supporting Female for 'Four Sheets to the Wind' where she played the role of Miri Smallhill and won a Winner Special Jury Prize at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival for the same series for "a fully realized physical and emotional turn," as per IMDb. According to CBC, the actress performed in Colleen Wagner’s Governor-General Award-Winning play 'The Monument' that was deemed by Globe and Mail as one of the '10 Best Theatre Productions of 2018'. Her most recent works include 'Guest of Honour' (2019), 'Run' (2020), and 'Unsettled' (2020).
Roger Cross as Det. Donovan McAvoy
Cross is known for his role as Travis Verta from 'Continuum' (2012-2015), Barry from 'Mad Money' and his work in 'Dark Matter: After Dark) (2017). The actor was nominated for a Leo Award in 2014 for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for 'Continuum' and a Canadian Screen Award this year for Best Lead Actor, Drama Series for 'Coroner' (2019). He was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for '24' at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards and another Leo Award in 2009 for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for 'Playing for Keeps' (2009). His most recent works include 'Waiting Game' (2019), 'The Rookie' (2020), 'Justice League Dark: Apokolips War' where he voiced John Stewart / Swamp Thing, and 'Adam Strange' (2020). He also has two releases in post-production, which are titled 'HeadShop' and 'C.O.R.N.'
The rest of the cast includes Kiley May as River Baitz, Saad Siddiqui as Dr Neil Sharma, Graeme Jokic as Matteo, Lovell Adams-Gray as Dr. Dwayne Allen, Andy McQueen as Malik Abed, Brenna Coates as Lucy Lovell, Nicholas Campbell as Gordon Cooper, Olunike Adeliyi as Noor Armias and many more.
According to The CW's press release in June 2020, the following is the official synopsis of 'Coroner'. The series "is a character-driven one-hour drama about Dr Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan, 'Ballers'), a recently widowed, newly appointed coroner who investigates any suspicious, unnatural, or sudden deaths in Toronto. Each death brings Jenny into a new arena in the city and sparks buzzworthy themes. Jenny taps into her intuition, as much as her intellect and heart, as she solves cases along with the help of Homicide Detective Donovan 'Mac' McAvoy (Roger Cross, 'Arrow' and 'The X-Files'), a man who isn't afraid of challenging the status quo; pathologist Dr Dwayne Allen (Lovell Adams-Gray, 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' and 'Power Book II: Ghost'), his assistant River Baitz (Kiley May, 'It: Chapter Two') and Alison Trent (Tamara Podemski, 'Run' and 'Unsettled'), Jenny's assistant who keeps it real. And while Jenny solves mysterious deaths, she also deals with clinical anxiety, a teenage son, Ross (Ehren Kassam, 'Degrassi: Next Class,' 'Degrassi: The Next Generation'), who is still grieving the death of his father, and the prospect of starting a new relationship with the enigmatic Liam (Éric Bruneau, 'Trop'). Soulful. Warm. Energy. Coroner."
The Season 2 trailer synopsis reads, "Who am I now that everything has changed? With her son leaving the nest, her father's memory failing, and a boyfriend confronted by his own push and pull with death, coroner Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan) continues to speak for the dead to protect the living. Jenny must trust her instincts, as the aftermath of a devastating fire leads to her toughest case yet. Everybody has a story – and this season, Jenny must figure out the story her own body’s telling."
Catch 'Coroner' Season 2 on October 7, 2020, on The CW at 9/8c.