Posted in: CBC, Preview, streaming, TV | Tagged: cbc, essex county, jeff lemire, preview, trailer About Ray FlookServing as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017. Through Lou and Lester, the viewer enters a world of magic realism – Lou's present begins to merge with his past, and he literally haunts his own memories Lester escapes into his imaginary world as he struggles to overcome his crushing grief. When Anne takes over the care of her estranged uncle, Lou (McHattie), who is suffering from worsening dementia and the ghosts of his past, she begins to unearth family secrets. Anne (Parker) is a nurse and mother who, after a lifetime of caring for others, finds herself at a crossroads when her daughter leaves for university. Ken, a stoic farmer, must contend with his own grief and fears while raising Lester, even as Lester looks for a father in Jimmy (Durand) – a man who can barely take care of himself. Project Summary: Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire pays tribute to his roots with Essex County, an award-winning trilogy of graphic novels set in an imaginary version of his hometown, the eccentric farming community of Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Eleven-year-old Lester (Wojtak-Hissong) has moved in with his uncle Ken ( Brian J. Based on the graphic novel Essex County Trilogy by Jeff Lemire. Despite the appearance of a close-knit community, many of the Essex County residents are isolated and lonely. The story of two families in the Essex County region of Ontario, whose interconnections at a difficult time ultimately save and redeem them.

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