Wild Cards (TV series)

Cole Ellis, a detective demoted to water-cop duty, is called to transport Max Mitchell, a seasoned con woman. While awaiting booking at the station, she cracks a major case for him involving the mayor's friends. The pair are offered an opportunity at redemptionEllis a chance to get back his detective post, and Max a chance to stay out of jailbut they just have to work together. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell • Giacomo Gianniotti as Cole Ellis Recurring • Terry Chen as Chief Patrick Li • Michael Xavier as Detective Simmons (seasons 1-3) • Amy Goodmurphy as Detective Yates • Fletcher Donovan as Ricky Wilson • Jason Priestley as George Graham, Max's father, who Max is trying to get out of prison • Giacomo Baessato as Officer Jim • Jonesy as Marc, Cole's Devon Rex companion • Karin Konoval as Commissioner Russo (season 2; guest season 1) • Caroline Battista as Officer Toni (season 2; guest season 1) • Manuela Sosa as Coroner Olive (season 2) • Martin Sheen as Joseph Edwards (season 2), a con man who has ties to Max and George • Tamara Taylor as Vivienne Mitchell (season 3), Max's mother, who was presumed dead • Kaylah Zander as Jessica (season 3), Ellis' girlfriend Guest • Tony D'Angelo as Jaws (season 2) • Ricky Starks as Atlas (season 3) • Justin Allgaier as himself (season 3) ==Episodes==

Series overview Season 1 (2024) Season 2 (2025) Season 3 (2026) ==Production==

Development In early June 2023, CBC announced its new dramas for the 2023–24 season would include a new show titled Wild Cards from showrunner Michael Konyves. Shawn Piller would serve as executive producer, with Noelle Carbone as head writer/executive producer, and James Genn as pilot director/executive producer. Later that same month it was confirmed that production and filming had begun. The series is produced by Blink49 Studios, Front Street Pictures and Piller/Segan in association with CBC Television in Canada; in October 2023, it was announced that The CW in the U.S. would also produce the series. Casting In early October 2023, the first casting announcements were made for the two main roles with Giacomo Gianniotti to play the cop and Vanessa Morgan to play the con woman. In December 2023, it was announced that Jason Priestley had joined the cast. Filming Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia between July 24, 2023 and October 27, 2023, followed by a single day of filming in Toronto, Ontario. Filming for the third season started in Vancouver on August 28, 2025, as confirmed by the latest post of Giacomo's Instagram account. ==Release==

Wild Cards was ordered to series by both Canadian broadcaster CBC and U.S. network The CW. The 10 episode first season premiered on January 10, 2024 on CBC Television in Canada and its associated digital streaming platform CBC Gem, as well as on-demand and both platforms' respective websites in Canada, and on January 17, 2024 on The CW, and the following day its app, on-demand and its website in the United States. ==Reception==

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on 5 critic reviews. ==References==