The Canadian Rockies-filmed Anna Pigeon series, starring Tracy Spiridakos as a crime-solving park ranger, has its season one finale tonight and is already renewed for season two of filming in Alberta.
The Crave and USA Network show premiered as USA Network’s highest-rated original scripted series in nearly eight years, with over 2 million viewers in its first week. So far it has reached 8 million viewers.
Inspired by Nevada Barr’s mystery novels, Anna Pigeon is shot entirely on location in the Kananaskis mountains near Banff National Park — standing in for Montana’s Glacier National Park
Where we were filming was absolutely gorgeous, we could not believe that we got to be there . . . There’s no studio, everything’s practical. It was just a gorgeous environment. — Tracy Spiridakos told E! News
Anna Pigeon is a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.
Characters:
Tracy Spiridakos as Anna Pigeon, Paulina Alexis as a park ranger, Ronnie Rowe as an FBI agent, Tricia Helfer as Anna’s older sister and Kim Coates as a wealthy landowner.
Lea Thompson is an executive producer and director.. She spent 12 years trying to bring Nevada Barr’s 19 novels to the screen.
Anna Pigeon is a co-commission of Bell Media and the USA Network.
Anna Pigeon – Season 2:
Alberta filming dates:
Showrunner: Morwyn Brebner.
Cast: Tracy Spiridakos, Paulina Alexis, Ronnie Rowe, Tricia Helfer, Kim Coates.
Producers: Lea Thompson, Cineflix Studios, December Films, USA Network.
Filming in Alberta:
“The Conversation” sculpture in downtown Calgary in the background of a scene with Tricia Helfer.
