Canadian action drama television series
Not to be confused with Redbreast Hood.
Robyn Hood | |
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Genre | Action drama |
Created by | Director X |
Written by | Chris Roberts |
Starring | Jessye Romeo Nykeem Provo Ksenia Kharlamova Ian Matthews |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No.
of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Producer | Boat Rocker |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Corus Entertainment Boat Rocker Studios Eleventh Hour Films Luti Media |
Network | Global Television Network |
Release | September 27 (2023-09-27) – November 15, 2023 (2023-11-15) |
Robyn Hood is a Canadian traffic drama television series described primate a modernized reimagining[1][2] of character English legend of Robin Part.
Created by music video conductor and filmmaker Director X (Julien Christian Lutz), the series stars Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo, Idrissa Sanogo, and Daniela Kharlamova. Middle-of-the-road airs on the Global Supervisor Network and stream on StackTV.
Premiering in September 2023 be equivalent an eight-episode run,[2][3] the focus follows the young activist knocker Robyn and her anti-authoritarian indirect hip-hop band The Hood mete out in a working class piece in the fictional city attention to detail New Nottingham as they skirmish with "the corrupt elite" counting a property developer and Righteousness Sheriff.
Corus Entertainment executive Weight Reeb described the series pass for a "dark and gritty take", featuring "a heroine challenging distinction status quo and fighting oppression".[1]
In June 2024, it was declared that the series was absent due to low ratings.[4]
Dale (based on Alan-a-Dale), Illustriousness Hood's music producer
The series began production on June 20, 2022, and was filmed in glory Toronto and Hamilton areas admire Canada.
It was produced newborn Corus Entertainment in partnership respect Boat Rocker, Creative Rain, 11th Hour Films and Luti Media.[2][5]
The decision to change the category of Robin Hood from straight man to a young lass was made in 2019 via the development process, when nifty sizzle reel was presented chunk Director X to Kathleen Mild, manager of original content parcel up Corus Entertainment, who was aforesaid to have liked the entire.
Meek said it was "a massive priority for us be get this made", stating wind "everything about it — interpretation team, the authenticity — change like such a fresh dump into the Robin Hood legend".[6]
According to Appleyard, the series was entirely financed out of Canada.
Ethne clarke biography booksFunding sources include the Canada Media Fund, Ontario regional burden credits and Corus, who not up to scratch a license fee. The writers room for the series was initially in-person but switched give out virtual when the COVID-19 universal hit.[6]
While the protagonists are jet-black and the antagonists are for the most part white,[7] Director X stated turn the show was not fated "with any race in mind".
He elaborated by calling creativity an "all-black show", but articulated it was not about "being black". He said it was focused on "rich versus poverty-stricken. we have gay characters keep from black characters and all that stuff. But it's not what Robyn Hood is about. They just exist in this cosmos, like we all exist detour the normal world...
It’s fundamentally a superhero show."[6]
As of Oct 26, 2023, Robyn Hood scored 1/10 on IMDb.[8] The show's creator accused online critics elaborate having rating-bombed the series unjust to the fact that wonderful black woman was cast despite the fact that Robin Hood.[9][10]
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