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What is 'the Porter' about?
The Porter is a Canadian -American television drama series created by Arnold Pinnock and Bruce Ramsay which premiered on CBC Television on February 21, 2022, [1] and on BET+ in the United States on May 5, 2022. [2][3] It depicts the story of the first Black Canadian labour union in North America. [4][5]
Feb 18, 2022 · Inside a bar in 1921 Montreal, the Black patrons sit silent and wary as a white police officer struts around, nightstick in hand, stopping to snatch a bottle of rum from a table.
Feb 18, 2022 · Set in 1920s Montreal and Chicago, the hourlong drama — which will also air on BET in the United States — tells the oft-forgotten story of Canada’s Black train porters.
Feb 17, 2022 · It’s a little known piece of Canadian history and a story of the Black diaspora that Arnold Pinnock has long dreamed of telling. The actor is the creator and originator/executive producer of The Porter , a new CBC and BET+ original drama series—one of the largest Black-led TV series in Canada to date.
A CBC and BET+ original series produced by Winnipeg-based Inferno Pictures and Sienna Films (a Sphere Media company), THE PORTER is originated and created by Arnold Pinnock (Altered Carbon ...
Feb 20, 2022 · It is true that Canadian railway porters started the first Black labour union in North America, but that’s merely the launching pad for an emotionally dense roller coaster of a ride.
Feb 20, 2022 · The CBC co-production of The Porter, a new TV series inspired by true events, tells the story of the first Black union in North America.
