Good Morning Chuck (or the Art of Harm Reduction) (French: Bon matin Chuck, ou l'art de réduire les méfaits) is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which premiered in 2023 on Crave.[1] The series stars Nicolas Pinson as Chuck Bélanger, a Quebec television morning host who is forced into a drug rehabilitation program after a public scandal derails his career.[2]
The series is based in part on Pinson's own real-life struggles with drug addiction.[3] It was shot principally in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 2022.[4]
The cast also includes Chantal Fontaine, Sylvain Marcel, Bernard Fortin, Marilyn Castonguay, Benz Antoine, Amélie Simard, Hugo Dubé, Justin Jackson, Lyna Khellef, Nathalie Doummar, Danielle Ouimet, Claire Jacques, Frédérike Bédard, Myriam De Verger, Kevin Steen, Yves Corbeil and Lamia Benhacine.
The series was screened in competition at the 2023 Canneseries festival,[5] in advance of its broadcast premiere on May 24, 2023.[6] It is available on Crave in both the original French and a dubbed English version.
It is also slated for future terrestrial rebroadcast on Noovo.[7]
References
- ↑ "Show of the Week: Good Morning Chuck (Or The Art Of Harm Reduction)". Television Business International, June 5, 2023.
- ↑ Marc-André Lemieux, "Nicolas Pinson revient de loin". La Presse, May 22, 2023.
- ↑ Guillaume Picard, "«Bon matin Chuck (ou l’art de réduire les méfaits)»: la vie en noir et blanc d’un toxicomane". Le Journal de Montréal, May 18, 2023.
- ↑ Michael Pickard, "Road to recovery". Drama Quarterly, June 6, 2023.
- ↑ Kelly Townsend, "Bon matin Chuck, Lac-Mégantic docuseries selected at Canneseries". Playback, March 28, 2023.
- ↑ Manon Dumais, "«Bon matin Chuck»: Vivre dans le déni". Le Devoir, May 19, 2023.
- ↑ Hugo Dumas, "Imaginez si Gino Chouinard l’échappait !". La Presse, May 18, 2023.