Strays: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Strays follows Shannon Ross the new executive director of the Hamilton East Animal Shelter, where she is boss to an eclectic staff. Now in her 30s, Shannon is ready for a change and new challenges. She's putting Toronto in the rearview to focus on her new job, new relationships, reuniting with family and learning more about herself. Shannon's trademark positivity is put to the test as she manages an oddball team, including her apathetic cousin Nikki, her over-eager animal care manager Kristian, her overly sheltered office manager Joy and the building's maintenance guy Paul, whose straight-faced prison humour keeps everyone on their toes.

Series details

• Title: Strays
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2021-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 56928
• IMDb ID: tt14456880
• TVDB ID: 401067

Cast and credited roles

• Frank Cox-O'Connell — Kristian
• Tina Jung — Joy
• Nikki Duval — Nikki Bernard
• Tony Nappo — Paul
• Nicole Power — Shannon Ross
• Emily Piggford — Lara
• Kevin Vidal — Liam
• Paula Boudreau — Aunt Peggy
• Dennis Andres — Travis Reed
• Leah Doz — Tonya
• Fiona Highet — Colleen Marsh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-09-14; final listed air date 2021-11-16; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-09-13; final listed air date 2022-11-15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Strays 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.