Stories

Stories is a Canadian television series on ETV created by . The series follows a new story every episode, which differ from genres, not limited to , , , and .aaaaa
The series premiered on September 24, 2019 and become an outbreak hit for the network. Following the conclusion of the first season, the series was reported to be ETV's biggest hit in streaming platforms.aaaa
On November 21, 2019, ETV renewed the series for a second season consisting of 10 episodes.aaa In 2020, Doss stated that the second season would contain less episodes, for budget/creative reasons.a It was later confirmed that the second season would not debut in September 2020, but a later date, which was later confirmed to be October 20, 2020.aa
On November 10, 2020, ETV renewed the series for a third season, not specifying how many episodes it would contain.aaa The season was pushed back to a 2022 release due to unspecified reasons, however, a first-time movie special was confirmed to air October 13, 2021.
On October 11, 2021, two days prior to the special premiere, ETV announced that the first part of season 3 would include 3 episodes.aa No particular episode count was announced for the second part, however.a
==Cast and characters==
===Main===
*
===Guest===
* 
==Episodes==
All episodes of the series are directed by Zora Pitre and written by Trent Doss.aaaaa
=== Summary ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Season
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Episodes
! style="padding:0 70px;" colspan="2" | Originally aired
! style="padding:0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Viewers(millions)
|- 
! Season premiere
! Season finale
|- 
| style="background:#538291; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | September 24, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | October 22, 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 4.03a
|- 
| style="background:#7CB1C2; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | March 10, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | April 7, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 4.17a
|- 
| style="background:#7FA364; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | October 20, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | November 10, 2020
| style="text-align:center;" | 4.08a
|- 
| style="background:#99b684; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | April 6, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | April 27, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | 4.48a
|- 
| style="background:#3F6A90; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 3
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| TBA
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| October 13, 2021
| style="text-align:center;" | 4.48a
|-
| style="background:#3F6A90; color:#100; text-align:center;" | 
| style="text-align:center;" | 3a
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022a
| style="text-align:center;" | TBA
| style="text-align:center;" | TBA
|- 
|}
=== Season 1 (2019–20) ===
No.overall	No. inseason	Title 	Genre(s)a 	Original air date 	U.S. viewers(in millions)	 	
Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1	Part 1
1 	1 	"Lost in the Woods" 	• • 	September 24, 2019	3.93a 	 	
2 	2 	"Apocalyptic Zero" 	• 	October 1, 2019 	4.36a 	 	
3 	3 	"Love in the Afterlife"	• science fiction 	October 8, 2019 	4.07a 	 	
4 	4 	"Subterranean Cult" 	Drama • mystery 	October 15, 2019 	3.82a 	 	
5 	5 	"Beneath the Night Sky"	Drama • mystery • romance	October 22, 2019 	3.97a 	 	
Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2	Part 2
6 	6 	"The Far Away Planet" 	• science fiction 	March 10, 2020 	4.52a 	 	
7 	7 	"The Sacred Quest" 	• 	March 17, 2020 	4.21a 	 	
8 	8 	"Echoing Comedy" 	• drama 	March 24, 2020 	3.89a 	 	
9 	9 	"Trickery of Power" 	 	March 31, 2020 	3.94a 	 	
10 	10 	"Safe and Sound" 	 	April 7, 2020 	4.29a 	 	
=== Season 2 (2020–21) ===
The premiere episode of the season was released on Now one day prior to the ETV release.a
No.overall	No. inseason	Title 	Genre(s) 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)	 	
Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1	Part 1
11 	1 	"The Cruel Patience" 	• 	October 20, 2020 	4.59a 	 	
12 	2 	"Offspring Hooligans" 	drama • crime 	October 27, 2020 	4.21a 	 	
13 	3 	"Glorious Opportunity" 	drama 	November 3, 2020 	3.42a 	 	
14 	4 	"Detonation Prospect" 	Science fiction	November 10, 2020	4.09a 	 	
Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2 	Part 2	Part 2
15 	5 	"The Lies Ahead" 	• crime • drama	April 6, 2021 	4.39a 	 	
16 	6 	"Appreciation Zero" 	 	April 13, 2021 	4.17a 	 	
17 	7 	"A Medieval Wedding" 	• Romance 	April 20, 2021 	4.26a 	 	
18 	8 	"The Last Day on Earth"	 	April 27, 2021 	5.11a 	 	
=== Season 3 (2021) ===
With the third season delayed, a special one-off first time movie special served as a stand-in, until the third season release in 2022. Doss confirmed in December 2021 that the first part of the third season would be a, "nice, short miniseries."
No.overall	No. inseason	Title 	Genre(s) 	Original air date	U.S. viewers(in millions)	 	
Special 	Special 	Special 	Special 	Special 	Special 	Special	Special
19 	1 	"Heat of the Night" 	• crime • romance 	October 13, 2021 	4.48a 	 	
Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1 	Part 1
20 	2 	"Aching Pains" 	Drama • mystery 	January 15, 2022 	4.12a 	 	
21 	3 	"Rotten Dilemma" 	Drama • mystery 	January 22, 2022 	4.09a 	 	
22 	4 	"Fateful Uncertainty"	Drama • crime • mystery 	January 29, 2022 	3.97a 	 	
23 	5 	"The End" 	Drama • disaster • mystery	February 5, 2022 	4.33a 	 	
==Production==
===Development===
On July 26, 2018, the series was picked up for 10 episodes in the 2019-2020 television season.aaa Due to the heavy budget of the series, the season was split into two, with the other half to be aired later in 2020.a The sixth and mid-season episode of the series, titled "The Far Away Planet", was confirmed to be of the "highest budget of the series", and was heavily promoted across several platforms.aaaa
It was reported in 2020 that the second season would have some new genres, not limited to crime and history.aaa A sequel for the first season finale, "Safe and Sound", was also widely reported,aaaa but subsequently denied by Doss.aa Doss subsequently stated that "no plans had been made to follow up any episodes, and none would be made for the time being."a
In early 2020, Doss expressed the possibility of having a half-season mini-series on the show, to consist of 4 or 5 episodes.aaa
===Casting===
== Spin-off film ==
On August 13, 2020, ETV ordered a spin-off film of the series to air on the network.aaa Creator of the series, Doss, stated that "discussions regarding potential films had took place for a few months, and it was decided that a film would be made - but should not be expected for the next few years or so."a
Following confusion, ETV confirmed that the 2021 special was not the ordered movie, but was rather taken from the third season production.aaaa
==Reception==
===Ratings===
The series was picked up by Now for international streaming release,aa with the second season's premiere releasing one day prior to ETV release as a way to promote the platform and the series.a
The second season finale drew 5.11 million viewers, a new record for the series.a The series became ETV's "it series" having won many awards, high with critics and viewers.aaa No other series at ETV managed to do such.a
===Accolades===
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominee(s) 	Result
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best Television Series	Stories 	
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best TV Film 	Subterranean Cult 	
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best TV Film 	Lost in the Woods 	rowspan=5
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best TV Film Actor 	 	
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best TV Couple 	and Alden C. Ehrenreich	
2020	ETV National Awards 	Best TV Villain 	 	
2020	People's Choice Awards	Best Television Film 	Lost in the Woods 	
2021	ETV National Awards 	Best Television Series	Stories 	rowspan=2
2021	Now Awards 	Choice Actress 	 	
2021	People's Choice Awards	Best Television Film 	Detonation Prospect 	
2021	Teen Choice Awards 	Best Television Film 	Offspring Hooligans 	
===Critical response===
The first season had a rating of 93% on RT, which was followed by the 91% of the second season. In both seasons, critics and audiences mostly agreed with their rating.
Season 1
Ep.	ratingsa	ratingsa	ratingsa
Ep.	Critics 	Audience	Overall
1 	100% 	92% 	96%
2 	94% 	87% 	91%
3 	98% 	83% 	91%
4 	100% 	97% 	99%
5 	92% 	95% 	94%
6 	99% 	100% 	100%
7 	96% 	85% 	91%
8 	81% 	93% 	87%
9 	74% 	89% 	82%
10 	92% 	100% 	96%
T 	93% 	92% 	93%
Season 2
Ep.	ratingsa	ratingsa	ratingsa
Ep.	Critics 	Audience	Overall
1 	87% 	94% 	91%
2 	84% 	98% 	91%
3 	67% 	83% 	75%
4 	95% 	89% 	92%
5 	97% 	89% 	93%
6 	91% 	85% 	88%
7 	92% 	96% 	94%
8 	98% 	100% 	99%
T 	89% 	92% 	91%
Season 3
Ep. 	ratingsa	ratingsa	ratingsa
Ep. 	Critics 	Audience	Overall
1 (S)	91% 	97% 	94%
2 	 	 	
== See also ==
* List of original programs broadcast by ETV