Terminal City is a Canadian miniseries about a woman (Maria del Mar) diagnosed with breast cancer. She's brought in to star on a failing reality television show, turning it into a hit as her life and body begin to change.

Production

Angus Fraser, a native of Vancouver, was the director-creator, with Rachel Talalay also brought in as a director. As the writer, Fraser was partly inspired by a close call his mother had with cancer, and his own near-death experience when he was stabbed in the heart as a bouncer. Originally conceived as a feature film, Terminal City was filmed in Victoria, British Columbia in 76 days.

Cast

Plot

Fraser's plot follows a family woman who finds she has cancer and becomes the star of a reality show simultaneously.

Critical reviews

Timeout says the show "prominently counts reality TV among its subjects, but its chief concerns—marriage, family and mortality—are timeless ones that are given fresh urgency by the way screenwriter Angus Fraser approaches them from odd angles."

Broadcasters

Partial accolades

Leo Awards

Gemini Awards

ACTRA Award

Directors Guild of Canada Awards