Little Bird: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Little Bird explores universal themes of resilience in the face of trauma and loss. Removed from her home in Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan, Bezhig Little Bird is adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of five, becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and is willing to sacrifice everything to find them. Her search lands her in the Canadian prairies, worlds apart from everything she knows. As she begins to track down her siblings, she unravels the mystery behind her adoption, and discovers that her apprehension was connected to a racist government policy now known as the Sixties Scoop. Bezhig's sense of identity shatters and she is forced to reckon with who she is and who she wants to become.

Series details

• Title: Little Bird
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2023-05-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Crave
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 66813
• IMDb ID: tt22750834
• TVDB ID: 430139

Cast and credited roles

• Darla Contois — Bezhig Little Bird / Esther Rosenblum
• Ellyn Jade — Patricia "Patti" Little Bird
• Alanna Bale — Adele
• Osawa Muskwa — Morris Little Bird
• Eric Schweig — Asin
• Lisa Edelstein — Golda Rosemblum
• Michelle Thrush — Brigit
• Rowen Kahn — David Altman
• Braeden Clarke — Leo
• Joshua Odjick — Niizh Little Bird
• Imajyn Cardinal — Dora Mueller

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-05-26; final listed air date 2023-06-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Little Bird on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.