Unspeakable: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Unspeakable chronicles the emergence of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada in the early 1980s and the tragedy that resulted after thousands of people were infected by tainted blood. One of the largest medical disasters in Canadian history, the blood scandal triggered a federal inquiry and precedent-setting lawsuit resulting in billions of dollars in compensation to victims.

Series details

• Title: Unspeakable
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical, History
• Premiere date: 2019-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-02-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 30871
• IMDb ID: tt7319038
• TVDB ID: 353569

Cast and credited roles

• Sarah Wayne Callies — Margaret Sanders
• Shawn Doyle — Ben Landry
• Michael Shanks — Will Sanders
• Camille Sullivan — Alice Landry

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-01-09; final listed air date 2019-02-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Unspeakable 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.