Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson are back as private eye partners after a five-year break, and this time they are on a different coast in Private Eyes: West Coast.
When Private Eyes ended, P.I. Angie Everett (Sampson) and former hockey player-turned-P.I. Matt Shade (Priestley) finally acted on their feelings of will they or won’t they get together? They did.
Tonight at 8p on The CW, they are married, parents to a baby boy, retired, and living in Vancouver. Shade has written a book about his hockey career, and Angie is busy being a full-time mom. However, they both miss being private investigators.
Then, on one fateful night, they are at the scene of the murder, and one of Angie’s friends is arrested for the crime. Angie vows to prove her friend’s innocence. And with that, they are back on the job.
It is like no time has passed for them. And I feel the same way. The sequel is just as enjoyable as the series’ first run.
Sadly, no one else from the original series is part of this one. However, I am enjoying the new cast members. Angie has a half-brother she didn’t know about, and Will (David Kaye) is going to be a big help to the couple with all of the connections he has. Raine (Khamisa Wilsher) is their assistant, and her computer skills come in handy. Detective Xiao (Olivia Cheng) is a no-nonsense cop who, at first, rejects them. But then she realizes they can be an asset to her.
Priestley and Sampson have such wonderful chemistry on screen, and now that they get to act on it. That is an extra bonus for West Coast. And don’t worry, they are not all lovey-dovey. They are still the same Shade and Angie we know from the 2016 series.
Whether you watched Private Eyes or not, you are going to enjoy Private Eyes: West Coast. Canadians do a better job with police procedurals than we do.
The CW released the trailer for Private Eyes: West Coast, the sequel to the Canadian procedural Private Eyes, which ran for five seasons.
When we last saw them, Shade (Jason Priestley) and Angie (Cindy Sampson) had solved the show’s biggest mystery: will they or won’t they? But as our private eyes shared that long-awaited kiss, we were left with a new burning question: What happens next?!
We pick up with Shade and Angie five years later. They got married, shut down their P.I. firm, and moved west to Victoria, BC. Goodbye, Toronto smog alerts. Hello breezy weather, ocean views, and Blundstones. Lots of Blundstones. Shade and Angie have also welcomed a new member on board: an adorable baby boy named Declan. That’s right – our duo put away their P.I. licenses to become full-time parents. Sure, the days of stakeouts and tailing suspects are over. But married life isn’t just about diaper changes and connecting sleep cycles. Shade’s hockey memoir hit the shelves to rave reviews. And Angie still puts her P.I. skills to use – during story time.
As excited as I am for this series, because I adored the OG, I wish the network had held off airing this until Wild Cards returned. This way, The CW could have had a Priestley night of television.
PI:WC premieres on October 5th with Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Until then, you can watch all five seasons of Private Eyes on The CW app or CWTV.com, which is something I suggest you do because it is just fun.
Good Cop/Bad Cop, which starred Leighton Meester and Luke Cook as polar opposite siblings who work for their father, the sheriff, as cops in a small town, was not picked up for a second season by Stan in Australia and The CW in the States.
Luke Cook, who played the brother, broke the news on social media. After announcing the cancellation, he said, “I loved making that show. I loved making friends with everybody on that show, the cast and crew, and John [Quaintance], who wrote the show. They’re all my great friends. So I’m sad we won’t get to do it again.” Then he added, “Thank you to everyone who watched the show.”
The police procedural was recently picked up by Netflix, and I was hoping it was the boost it needed to get another season. But it was not.
If you have not seen it, you should check it out on the streamer. It is light-hearted fun that deserves more episodes.
Wild Cards is back for a new season tonight at 8p on The CW, and what a season it is going to be.
When the show left off, Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) took a much-needed break from his job as a detective after finally finding out who killed his brother and why. He decided to take his houseboat out for a sail and see where it would take him.
While Max (Vanessa Morgan) said goodbye to him, she said hello to her dead mother. However, they didn’t show us who she was until tonight.
Where was her mom, Vivienne (Tamara Taylor)? Why did she suddenly come back? What does she need from her and her dad, George (Jason Priestley)? As if I am going to tell you that.
I will tell you the show picks up weeks after the season finale, and Ellis is back from vacation. He is rested and ready to get back to solving murders with Max.
She is not the only one who is happy. Chief Li (Terry Chen), Simmons (Michael Xavier), and Yates (Amy Goodmurphy) are happy to see him, too, because the workload has been busy since he went away.
Max and Ellis’ first case this season deals with a pool player who is found dead. Why was he killed, and who did it? You will have to tune in to find out.
That and to see what this season’s heist is going to be. Max might consult for the police, but she will always be a con artist on the lookout for her next payday with her dad and Ricky (Fletcher Donovan).
If you haven’t watched Wild Cards, you can watch it for free on The CW app. It is a lighter police procedural than what we get in the States. That is why I love it so much! We get the murder of the week without all the violence.
Remember when The CW used to air scripted programming five nights a week? Well, now it is down to one scripted show come January. And that one show is Wild Cards, which is imported from Canada. How sad is that? Even though it is an enjoyable series.
