Plot Synopsis

Based on Eden Robinson's book trilogy, TRICKSTER is a one-hour dram series that tells the story of the Indigenous Gothic, spirits, ancient magic, deadly rites of passage in a coming-of-age story. Jared is an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family above water. Jared holds down an after-school job and cooks ecstasy on the side to support his separated parents: partying mom Maggie, who self-medicates an undiagnosed mental illness, and unemployable dad Phil, who has a painkiller addiction and a new girlfriend. But when Jared starts seeing strange things -- talking ravens, doppelgangers, skin monsters -- his already chaotic life is turned upside down. At first, he thinks he's losing his mind, but to his relief, and terror, the supernatural events surrounding him are all too real. There is more than meets the eye to the place Jared grew up, the people he loves -- and to Jared himself. TRICKSTER had its U.S. premiere on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT on The CW.
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On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT, The CW aired the season finale of TRICKSTER. In a desperate effort to keep her son safe Maggie and Jared are on the run, but an encounter with Wade causes Jared to accept that only he can stop his father. The episode was directed by Michelle Latimer and written by Tony Elliott.