Wild Cards: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wild Cards follows the unlikely duo of a gruff, sardonic cop and a spirited, clever con woman. Ellis, a demoted detective, has unfortunately spent the last year on the maritime unit, while Max has been living a transient life elaborately scamming everyone she meets. But when Max gets arrested and ends up helping Ellis solve a local crime, the two are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves, with Ellis going back to detective and Max staying out of jail. The catch? They have to work together, with each using their unique skills to solve crimes. For Ellis, that means hard-boiled shoe leather police work; for Max, it means accents, schemes and generally befriending everyone in sight, while driving Ellis absolutely nuts. Against the backdrop of beautiful Vancouver — with all its unique, charming, and even contradictory neighbourhoods and subcultures — the two will have to learn what it means to trust another person and maybe actually become partners.

Series details

• Title: Wild Cards
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 2024-01-10
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: CBC Gem
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 71912
• IMDb ID: tt29780951
• TVDB ID: 440865

Cast and credited roles

• Vanessa Morgan — Max Mitchell
• Giacomo Gianniotti — Detective Cole Ellis

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-10; final listed air date 2024-03-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-01-08; final listed air date 2025-04-02; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2026-01-07; final listed air date 2026-04-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wild Cards 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.