1 December 2022
The Porter S1
Inspired by the real events that led up to the formation of the world’s first Black union, The Porter is set in the roar of the 1920s, following war buddies and train porters Junior and Zeke, whose unbreakable bond is stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.
As the world rebuilds after the First World War, the Black community in St Antoine, Montreal – known as the “Harlem of the North” – find themselves thrown together across the colour line in an era that boasts anything is possible. If change isn’t coming for them, they will come for it. By any means necessary.
Already confirmed for a second season (coming in 2023), the eight-episode first season has a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and picked up a 2022 Emmy nomination for its choreography.
The CBC/BET+ Original stars Aml Ameen (I May Destroy You, The Maze Runner) and Ronnie Rowe (The Man from Toronto, Star Trek: Discovery), with the likes of Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Alfre Woodard (12 Years a Slave, State of Affairs) and Zambia’s Mizinga Mwinga (from the Oscar-nominated film War Witch) also among the cast.
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