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Season 1 – Unspeakable

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Based on the books "Bad Blood" by Vic Parsons and "The Gift" by Andre Picard, "Unspeakable" chronicles the early emergence of HIV and hepatitis C in Canada in the 1980s. It documents the tragedy that resulted in thousands of people who were infected by tainted blood. The blood scandal is one of the largest medical disasters in Canada's history, and it went on to trigger a federal inquiry and landmark lawsuit which resulted in billions of dollars being awarded to the victims. Robert C. Cooper was a victim of this and contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood.

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Unspeakable — Season 1

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Michael Haigis Slant Magazine 04/04/2019
2/4
The miniseries fails to tackle the unseen forces which enable and encourage the institutional rot that wrecks people's lives. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 04/05/2019
Stream it for the subject matter. But you'll have to get past Unspeakable's awkward pacing and clumsy writing first. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/22/2020 I had a lot of respect to Robert C. Cooper since Stargate times, he gave myself and millions of others many years of joy with the beloved universe that he built, all those great characters that he created and all those talents that he did cast. But I wasn't expecting at all to see a full fledged drama appearing under his feather. I was caught off guard and a bit overwhelmed by this short-series, going through 30 years of lives of the people impacted by the blood transfusion disaster in Canada. It's not the kind of content I fancy, but it was so well built and delivered, so I went all emotional in the last two episodes. Thank you for this Robert. PS. It was really nice to see so many Canadian sci-fi actors here, fans of SG, continuum and travelers would appreciate it. See more 12/10/2019 Gripping docudrama about a dark period in History! This should be taught in schools so nothing like it can ever happen again. See more 12/09/2019 a great story about an important time in history told with a character-first view that follows the life's journey of these people. A worth-while watch as it is both entertaining and informative. See more 12/08/2019 If you ask me what mini Series is a must see show I would Gladly to say is Unspeakable. There is so much information you never knew about at the time when Aids came out. You only learned one side and not the whole truth. Unspeakable is the story about Tainted Blood in Canada .The Acting in this show was Out of this world and everything was So Accurately. It was a Great Learning Experience. So you must see this Show. It has a Very big cast .I am very happy that Unspeakable was Made. Please watch this Miniseries. 0 out of 0 found this helpful See more Read all reviews
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Sarah Wayne Callies

Margeret Sanders

Shawn Doyle

Ben Landry

Michael Shanks

Will Sanders

Camille Sullivan

Alice Landry

Caroline Cave

Ann O'Malley

David James Lewis

Lawrence Hartley

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 9, 2019 Emergence The Sanders and the Landrys are shaken when they learn that a disease called AIDS is threatening the country's blood supply; each family has boys with hemophilia, a genetic condition that means they depend on blood products to live. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 16, 2019 Contraction (1983 - 1984) Will fights to get those in charge of blood safety to heed the danger; the Landrys struggle to keep their family together; Dr. Christos Tsoukas publishes a study on hemophiliacs. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 23, 2019 Heat-Treatment (1984 - 1985) In 1985 Will Sanders questions why the Red Cross may still be distributing tainted blood when safe, heat-treated product is available; Margaret Sanders battles the prejudice surrounding AIDS; Lawrence Hartley and Paul Kirpatrick. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 30, 2019 Unsafe (1985 - 1988) After seven people are infected due to a company's heat-treating process, Jim Krepke joins the fight; Will scores a victory; Ben seeks direction; Alice and Peter try to separate from each other. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 6, 2019 Compensation (1988 - 1993) The Hemophilia Society works toward compensation for victims of tainted blood; Ryan suffers the side effects of hepatitis C treatment; Peter and Darby fall in love; Ben starts working on a more personal book. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 13, 2019 Krever (1993 - 1996) Justice Horace leads an inquiry into the tainted blood scandal; Ben's quest for revenge intensifies; the people Krever intends to accuse, take him to court. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 20, 2019 Intent (1997 - 2005) The court rules in favor of Krever, and his report that gives names is released. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 27, 2019 Apologies (2005 - 2015) Ben considers taking matters into his own hands; Peter and Ryan struggle with illness. Details

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Unspeakable — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Robert C. Cooper
Network
CBC
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 9, 2019