Mary Kills People
television series
Mary Kills People is a Canadian drama television series starring Caroline Dhavernas. It premiered on Global on January 25, 2017.
On June 5, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season, which was scheduled to premiere on Global's video-on-demand platforms on January 1 before premiering on television on January 3, 2018.
On 4 June 2018 the series was renewed for a third and final season by Global.
Premise
Dr. Mary Harris works at the emergency department of the Eden General Hospital and has a side business as an end of life counselor—she and her partner Des provide assisted suicide. Their lives get complicated when the police start investigating them.
Cast
Caroline Dhavernas as Mary Harris
Jay Ryan as Detective Ben Wesley, who is investigating Mary and goes undercover briefly as terminally ill patient Joel Collins
Richard Short as Desmond "Des" Bennett, Mary's business partner
Lyriq Bent as Detective Frank Gaines, who is working the case with Ben
Greg Bryk as Grady Burgess, Des's former drug dealer who provided him and Mary with pentobarbital (season 1)
Sebastien Roberts as Kevin, Mary's ex-husband
Abigail Winter as Jessica "Jess", Mary's teenage daughter
Charlotte Sullivan as Nicole Mitchell, Mary's sister
Grace Lynn Kung as Annie Chung, a nurse at Eden General who refers patients to Mary and Des
Jess Salgueiro as Larissa, Des's girlfriend
Katie Douglas as Naomi Malik, Jess's friend
Alexandra Castillo as Louise Malick, a lawyer who is Naomi's mother and Kevin's girlfriend
Joel Thomas Hynes as Sidney "Sid" Thomas-Haye (season 1)
Lola Flanery as Cambie, Mary's younger daughter
Terra Hazelton as Rhonda McCartney, a nurse at Eden General
Matt Gordon as Dennis Taylor
Rachelle Lefevre as Olivia Bloom, Grady's sister (season 2)
Rachael Ancheril as Lucy Oliviera (season 3)
Elizabeth Saunders as Nurse Francis (season 3)
Laura de Carteret as Dr. Ingress
Production
The series, which was to comprise six episodes, was commissioned by TV network Global on January 28, 2016. Production began in summer 2016, and the first episode aired January 25, 2017.
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