Cameras are rolling in Nova Scotia on the new Crave original comedy series The Trades from the producing team behind the Canadian hit Trailer Park Boys.

The Trades (8 x 30 minutes) is coproduced by Trailer Park Boys Inc. and Kontent House Inc., in association with Bell Media’s Crave. It was first announced as part of Bell Media’s upfront presentation in June.

The comedy is created by Ryan J. Lindsay, who also serves as a writer and executive producer alongside Shelley Eriksen. DGC National president Warren P. Sonoda is the series director.

The series is distributed by Canadian media company Rollercoaster Entertainment, while Toronto-headquartered Blink49 Studios is the exclusive U.S. sales agent. It will be available in English and French, according to a news release.

Gary Howsam is executive producer and Jonathan A. Walker and Robb Wells are producers. John Morayniss and Virginia Rankin are executive producers for Blink49 Studios. Co-executive producers are Andrew McMichael, Angelo Paletta, Ross Mrazek, and Ben Rappaport.

The series is produced with the participation of the Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund, and the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and Ontario Creates.

The Trades, starring Robb Wells (Trailer Park Boys), is centred on a working class community, where the stress of working in an oil refinery is balanced by the antics of the plant workers, said the release. The cast includes Anastasia Phillips (Moonshine), Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show), Tom Green, (The Tom Green Show) and Jennifer Spence (You Me Her).

Rounding out the cast are Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars), Jason Daley (Trailer Park Boys), Jesse Camacho (Locke & Key), Daniel Petronijevic (Letterkenny), Brandon Oakes (Diggstown), Raoul Bhaneja (Blindspot) and Susan Kent (This Hour Has 22 Minutes).

“From the moment I first read the pilot two years ago, I was immediately drawn to Ryan J. Lindsay’s vision for the series,” said Wells in a statement, adding, “It’s amazing to see the team come together, including an unbelievably talented cast and crew.”

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