Three Pines (Amazon, S: Molina)

[Dr. Seymour Love]

Three Pines is adapted from Louise Penny's New York Times best-selling Chief Inspector Gamache series.

Debuting on December 2, the eight-episode, one-hour drama series follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache (Alfred Molina) as he investigates cases that happen beneath the idyllic surface of the Quebec village of Three Pines, finding long-buried secrets, and facing a few of his own ghosts. The series will premiere exclusively on December 2 with two episodes weekly on Prime Video.

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alfred Molina as Armand Gamache
· Anna Lambe
· Anna Tierney
· Clare Coulter
· Crystle Lightning
· Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
· Frank Schorpion
· Frédéric-Antoine Guimond
· Georgina Lynn Lightning
· Isabel Deroy-Olson
· Julian Bailey
· Marcel Jeannin
· Marie-France Lambert
· Pierre Simpson
· Rossif Sutherland
· Sarah Booth
· Tamara Brown
· Tantoo Cardinal

CREW INFORMATION:
· Alfred Molina as EP
· Andy Harries as EP
· Emilia di Girolamo as CRTR/EP
· John Griffin as PROD
· John Phillips as EP
· Louise Penny as BOOK
· Sam Donovan as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sharon Hughff as EP

Three Pines - Official Trailer | Prime Video - YouTube

[ps3bd_owner]

I'm really enjoying this detective/mystery show and part of it is thanks to Mr. Molina's role.

[BudBaxter]

Molina generally elevates anything he's in, & I thought this was superb. The inept local cop felt a little out of place at times, but otherwise, excellent stuff.

Episodes 5 & 6 were my favourites - they felt like a proper Agatha Christie-style murder mystery.

Hope it gets a second season. Plenty more books to be adapted!

[ps3bd_owner]

Great first season, hope it'll be renewed for a second one and I usually don't watch this genre.

Alfred Molina feels very humble and friendly of an actor. I don't get that from other actors and I love him for it.

[ps3bd_owner]

I was surprised to find out just now that Alfred Molina was born in the U.K., because he looks Italian more so than British...

This explains it:

Alfred Molina was born in 1953 in London, England. His mother, Giovanna (Bonelli), was an Italian-born cook and cleaner, and his father, Esteban Molina, was a Spanish-born waiter and chauffeur.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000547/bio

Born to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. Makes sense to have a Latin surname.

And here he is speaking with his English accent:

YouTube

Did not know he had an English accent. What a nice surprise.

Anyway, I'd not realistically want 19 seasons as that'd be excessive, but 3-5 seasons would be great.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

Did not know he had an English accent. What a nice surprise.

He's done a lot of great stuff in his native tongue. If you can find it, I highly recommend the (sort of) sitcom he did with Dawn French in 2010/12, Roger & Val Have Just Got In. It's beautifully acted.

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

Anyway, I'd not realistically want 19 seasons as that'd be excessive, but 3-5 seasons would be great.

There's 18 books to adapt, & the first season did four of them. It'll probably never happen, as streaming shows rarely last that long, but there's enough material out there for another seven seasons if they stuck with the same formula.

[Thomas Veil]

Was hoping this would be a Back to the Future sequel with old man Peabodys descendents