# Sullivan's Crossing (TV series)

Sullivan's Crossing is a Canadian romantic drama television series, which premiered on March 19, 2023 on CTV. The second season premiered April 14, 2024 and is co-produced with American broadcast network The CW. In June 2024, the series was renewed for a third season that is set to premiere on May 7, 2025.

## Premise

Based on the novel series by Robyn Carr, the series follows neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan who finds herself in legal trouble and returns to her hometown in rural Nova Scotia to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully.

## Cast
### Main

* Morgan Kohan as Maggie Sullivan
* Chad Michael Murray as Cal Jones
* Tom Jackson as Frank Cranebear
* Andrea Menard as Edna Cranebear
* Scott Patterson as Harry 'Sully' Sullivan

### Recurring

* Lynda Boyd as Phoebe Lancaster
* Allan Hawco as Andrew Mathews
* Dakota Taylor as Rafe Vadas
* Amalia Williamson as Lola Gunderson
* Peter Outerbridge as Walter
* Lauren Hammersley as Connie Boyle
* Reid Price as Rob Shandon
* Lindura as Sydney Shandon
* Zayn Maloney as Finn Shandon
* Richard Donat as Roy Gunderson
* Calem MacDonald as Kaleb Meyer
* T. Thomason as Jackson Canaday
* Hugh Thompson as Tom Canaday

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | March 19, 2023 (2023-3-19) | May 14, 2023 (2023-5-14) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | April 14, 2024 (2024-4-14) | June 9, 2024 (2024-6-9) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | April 27, 2025 (2025-4-27) | TBA |

### Season 1 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate date |
| 1 | 1 | "Coming Home" | Bradley Walsh | Roma Roth & Kerri MacDonald | March 19, 2023 (2023-3-19) |
| Maggie, a neuro surgeon, has some legal trouble in Boston. Her boss has been indicted for billing fraud and she is being sued for negligence. She decides to go home to Timberlake, Nova Scotia. Although people are generally friendly and welcoming, she is stand-offish and her Dad Sully thinks she doesn't really need him and weary about how long she'll stay. ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Homewrecker" | Gail Harvey | Adam Pettle | March 26, 2023 (2023-3-26) |
| Maggie is going over her medical files to figure out if or what she did wrong with her negligence case. Sully says it's not about her, it's about a mother losing her child. Later, Sully looks through old photo albums of Maggie and we find out he's a recovering alcoholic. The elderly Roy who suffers from dementia has a fall and Maggie provides first aid. Later that day, Maggie and Sidney are having a few drinks and sing karaoke. Maggie has a beer with Cal after Sidney leaves with a fire fighter and since Maggie is a little drunk, Cal walks her home. When she arrives home, her boyfriend Andrew is waiting for her. He apologises for what he said before she left Boston and they make up. ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Detours" | T.W. Peacocke | Kerri MacDonald | April 2, 2023 (2023-4-2) |
| Andrew wants Maggie to come back to Boston with him but she refuses. Andrew is jealous of Cal cause he walked home Maggie. Later that day, Sully's camp site celebrates the season opening with food, music and games and by conducting a ceremony to honour the Mi'kmaq people of the native land. A young girl, Chelsea, goes missing and the whole town comes together for the search. Frank comes across two boys, who are visiting the area, who are drinking and illegally doing target practise in the woods. They have Chelsea with them. Frank tries to get them to leave but then one of the boy's guns goes off and shoots Frank. Chelsea wants to call 911 but the boys are too scared and they run off with the girl. ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | T.W. Peacocke | John Callaghan & T'áncháy Redvers | April 9, 2023 (2023-4-9) |
| Some of the townspeople start worrying about Frank's absence and Sully, Cal and Maggie go in search of him. Maggie and Cal find him in the woods and Franks tells them he was accidentally shot by one of the college guys from the camp site. Maggie and Cal find the boys and are able to free Chelsea who is being held in their cabin. Sully has a meeting with his bank asking for another extension on his loan but is told that he has to pay or go in foreclosure by the end of next month. Cal and Maggie are going fishing and he invites her to cook her catch for dinner. Lola admits to Sully that she is overwhelmed with having to care for Roy and Sully gives her a cheque to make alteration at home and get home care for her grandfather. ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Pressure Drop" | Gail Harvey | John Callaghan | April 16, 2023 (2023-4-16) |
| 6 | 6 | "Boiling Point" | Bradley Walsh | Kerri MacDonald | April 23, 2023 (2023-4-23) |
| 7 | 7 | "Second Chances" | Gail Harvey | Kerri MacDonald & Dee Raffo & Roma Roth | April 30, 2023 (2023-4-30) |
| 8 | 8 | "Aftershock" | Gail Harvey | Roma Roth | May 7, 2023 (2023-5-7) |
| 9 | 9 | "Can't Help Falling" | Jerry Ciccoritti | John Callaghan | May 14, 2023 (2023-5-14) |
| 10 | 10 | "Sins of the Father" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Roma Roth | May 14, 2023 (2023-5-14) |

### Season 2 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 11 | 1 | "Guilt Trip" | Chris Grismer | Roma Roth | April 14, 2024 (2024-4-14) |
| 12 | 2 | "A Storm Is Brewing" | Chris Grismer | Leila Basen | April 21, 2024 (2024-4-21) |
| 13 | 3 | "Confessions" | Cal Coons | Mika Collins | April 28, 2024 (2024-4-28) |
| 14 | 4 | "Eye of the Storm" | Cal Coons | Shelley Scarrow | May 5, 2024 (2024-5-5) |
| 15 | 5 | "Secrets" | Melanie Orr | Rosana Roth | May 12, 2024 (2024-5-12) |
| 16 | 6 | "Revelations" | Melanie Orr | Ryan Atimoyoo & Ken Craw | May 19, 2024 (2024-5-19) |
| 17 | 7 | "Reunions" | April Mullen | Roma Roth | May 26, 2024 (2024-5-26) |
| 18 | 8 | "Truth and Consequences" | April Mullen | John Callaghan | June 2, 2024 (2024-6-2) |
| 19 | 9 | "Remorse" | Shamim Sarif | John Callaghan & Rosana Roth | June 9, 2024 (2024-6-9) |
| 20 | 10 | "It's a Wonderful Life" | Shamim Sarif | Roma Roth | June 9, 2024 (2024-6-9) |

## Production
### Development

The series was produced by Reel World Management in collaboration with Bell Media and Fremantle. Production on the series started in June 2022 in Nova Scotia.
The show is filmed in multiple locations in Nova Scotia. The most prominent filming locations include Shubie Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1901 Beaver Bank Road in Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, and Agricola Street in North End, Halifax. Additionally, many aerial shots of famous coastal locations in the province were used as B-roll including Lawrencetown Beach and Peggy's Cove.
In June 2023, the series was renewed for a second season by CTV, with The CW joining as a co-producer. Filming for the second season wrapped in the fall of 2023.
In June 2024, the series was renewed by CTV for a third season. In December 2024, The CW also renewed the series for a third season as well as returning as a co-producer.

### Casting

The cast also includes Chad Michael Murray as Cal, Sully's assistant at the campground that he runs, as well as Tom Jackson, Andrea Menard, Lynda Boyd, Allan Hawco, Amalia Williamson, Peter Outerbridge, Dakota Taylor and Lauren Hammersley in supporting roles.

## International broadcast

In the United States, the series premiered on October 4, 2023, on The CW. The second season premiered on October 2, 2024. The third season is set to premiere on May 7, 2025.
In Africa, the series airs on M-Net.
The Voyo platform broadcasts the series in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In Sweden, the first two seasons were released in mid-2024 on the channel TV4.

## Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 60% based on five critic reviews.