| Little Bird | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Release | May 26, 2023 |
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Little Bird is a Canadian drama television series, which premiered on Crave and APTN lumi on May 26, 2023.[1] Created by Jennifer Podemski and Hannah Moscovitch with the participation of Jeremy Podeswa as an executive producer, the series centres on a First Nations woman who was adopted into a Jewish family during the Sixties Scoop, as she attempts to reconnect with her birth family and heritage.[2]
The series stars Darla Contois as Esther Rosenblum/Bezhig Little Bird, alongside Ellyn Jade, Osawa Muskwa, Joshua Odjick, Imajyn Cardinal, Mathew Strongeagle, Eric Schweig, Lisa Edelstein, Braeden Clarke and Michelle Thrush in supporting roles, with episodes directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Zoe Hopkins.[3]
The series was created concurrently with, but separately from, the drama series Unsettled.
- ^ David Friend, "Sixties Scoop drama 'Little Bird' among May streaming highlights" Archived 2023-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, May 1, 2023.
- ^ Greg David, "Bell Media announces English and French-language original programming orders and renewals for 2021/22 season" Archived 2021-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. TV, eh?, June 10, 2021.
- ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "‘60s Scoop grief and Holocaust trauma entwine in limited series ‘Little Bird’" Archived 2023-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, May 25, 2023.
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