Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
MOW
Network:
Studio TF1 America
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA SCALE
Deadline:
June 23, 2026
Shooting starts:
July 6, 2026
Shooting locations:
St. John's Newfoundland
Cities for response:
Toronto, Ottawa, St. John's, Sudbury
Storyline
When two strangers meet in a hospital ICU — each keeping vigil over a spouse in a coma
— they form an unexpected bond that forces them to reckon with who they are, what they’ve lost, and
what they still want from life..
— they form an unexpected bond that forces them to reckon with who they are, what they’ve lost, and
what they still want from life..
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | LAURA HOYT | Female 35 - 55 Years old |
Description LAURA LEAD ROLE, Late 40s | Female — Black is a gifted but frustrated artist who quietly sacrificed her career tosupport her family, and is now on the verge of reclaiming herself. Laura is facing a devastating discovery that her husband Carl is having an affair, and is about to file for a divorce when Carl is in a life threatening accident and lands in a coma. Now, with her life on hold, she meets Jack- who is facing similar circumstances at the hospital. Warm, intelligent, and emotionally layered, she is a woman in the middle of her own reckoning, surprised by life at every turn. Her relationship with Jack must feel earned, tender, and entirely credible. She embodies warmth, wit and irony. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JACK DENNING | Male 35 - 55 Years old |
Description LEAD ROLE, Late 40s | Male — Any ethnicity Jack is an architect — thoughtful, observant, very witty, and quietly wounded.His wife Brenda has been seriously ill for years with cardiomyopathy, and he has lived inside that particular exhaustion for a long time. Not without fault in his marriage, Jack is fundamentally decent, and his connection with Laura is genuine and sensitive. He is gentle without being passive, and has a dry, understated wit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | CARL HOYT | Male 35 - 55 Years old |
Description SECONDARY PRINCIPAL, Late 40s | Male — Black Laura’s husband, Carl, is handsome, charming, and distracted. Not a bad guy,but he’s been dishonest, and there is a self-absorption that has worn Laura down over the years. Carl appears primarily at the opening of the film (before the accident) and lies in a hospital bed for the remainder. His brief active scenes show why Laura loves him despite the betrayal. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | ALLISON HOYT | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description SUPPORTING PRINCIPAL - 19 | Female — BlackLaura and Carl’s daughter, away at theatre school in Scotland. Allison is bright, perceptive, and closer to her mother than she lets on. She has the emotional intelligence to sense that something is wrong beyond the obvious, and her scenes carry real weight despite her limited screen time. | ||