First scripted Canadian Amazon Original comedy series begins production

TORONTO – Amazon Prime Video announced today production has started on The Lake, its first scripted Canadian Amazon Original comedy series. The Lake is being filmed in northern Ontario from August to September and will star Jordan Gavaris (above, Orphan Black), Julia Stiles (Hustlers, The Bourne Identity) and Madison Shamoun (right, #blackAF, Black-ish). “In The Lake, Justin (Jordan Gavaris) returns from living abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, in the hope of reconnecting with the biological daughter that he gave up for adoption in his teens. His plans to create new memories with his city-loving daughter Billie (Madison Shamoun)...