Season 2 Set for Docuseries Featuring Northern Emergency Responders

Guardians of the North is set to return for a second season in 2024.

The television docuseries follows wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous and northern communities while they protect the people, property and resources of the north. The second season is set to air next spring on City TV Saskatchewan. Proposed quote from Minister Tell: “Telling the stories of these highly trained public safety personnel helps highlight the danger they put themselves in when providing protection for the province. We are grateful for all northern responders and the partners who work together to respond to disasters and emergencies.” The second season will follow the main characters from season one as they continue to prepare for and respond to wildfires and evacuations during the summer of 2023. The fires and evacuations that occurred in May 2023 are featured in the show.

Chris Triffo: “In the last 10 years, we have never gained a following like we have with Guardians of the North. The response from viewers within and outside Saskatchewan has been phenomenal. We could not have done it without the support from SPSA, SFNEM, Creative Saskatchewan and City.”

Guardians of the North receives funding from Creative Saskatchewan’s Feature Film and TV Production grant. The original $276,000 investment saw an estimated $1.3 million of economic outputs back into Saskatchewan.

Notes:

The SPSA is a Treasury Board Crown that provides public safety services including fire safety training, investigation, emergency planning, response, recovery and emergency communications. The Agency operates Sask911, SaskAlert and the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre.

Creative Saskatchewan is the economic development agency for Saskatchewan’s creative industries and the official film commission for the province. The agency’s investments propel creative entrepreneurs as they create, perform, innovate, and export in their pursuit of commercial success. Wavelength Entertainment is a full-service production / distribution company with offices located throughout Canada.

Wavelength is dedicated to the creation of smart, imaginative and entertaining content for global audiences. The Emmy award winning team has worked together for over 20 years on. programming that has been seen in 150 countries, 30 languages and hundreds of channels / platforms including Netflix, Amazon, Discovery +, CBC, Rogers, History, Smithsonian, ID, HBO, TLC and A&E.

For more information or to provide commentary, please contact:

Jeff Stecyk, Principal/Executive Producer, Wavelength Entertainment

C: (604) 506-7646 | jeff@wavelength-entertainment.com | wavelength-entertainment.com

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Megan Jane, Manager of Marketing and Communications, Creative Saskatchewan

O: (306) 798-2191 | C: (306) 529-7377 | megan.jane@creativesask.ca | creativesask.ca

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Kara Slobodzian

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency

Regina

306-798-0094

media.spsa@gov.sk.ca