Unit 9

UNIT 9 is the story of Marie Lamontagne, a widowed mother of two in her late 40s who faces a critical choice. Should she admit to the police that her daughter Lea stabbed her grandfather to stop his sexual advances? Or should she protect her by saying that she committed the crime? UNIT 9 is about a devoted mother and what she will do to protect her daughter. Marie Lamontagne takes the hit and is sent to prison for the crime. Thrust into brutally unfamiliar and hostile surroundings, she first learns survival, then confronts the biggest challenge of her life: bonding with her fellow inmates and helping them take back control of their lives.

Duration

44 minutes

Number of episodes

169

Genre(s)

Drama

Year(s)

Season 1 (2012-2013)
Season 2 (2013-2014)
Season 3 (2014-2015)
Season 4 (2015-2016)
Season 5 (2016-2017)
Season 6 (2017-2018)
Season 7 (2018-2019)

Broadcaster(s)

ICI Radio-Canada Télé, TV5 Monde

Casting

Guylaine Tremblay, Céline Bonnier, Micheline Lanctôt, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, Suzanne Clément, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Ève Landry, Debbie Lynch-White, Marie-Chantal Perron, Élise Guilbault, Angèle Coutu, François Papineau, Luc Guérin, Salomé Corbo, Mariloup Wolfe, Paul Doucet, Jean Marchand, Normand Daneau, Édith Cochrane, Frédérique Dufort, Olivier Barrette, Michel Forget, Pierre Collin, Émilie Bibeau, Mathieu Baron, Patrice L'Écuyer

Director(s)

Jean-Philippe Duval (seasons 1 to 7), Louis Bolduc (season 1), Yann Lanouette Turgeon (season 4)

Screenwriter(s)

Danielle Trottier

Audience

42% market shares

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS

Gémeaux Awards (Quebec Television Awards)

2019

Best Annual Drama Series
Best Text - Annual Drama - Danielle Trottier
Best Directing : Annual Drama - Jean-Philippe Duval
Best Principal Actress: Annual Drama - Ève Landry
Best Supporting Actress: Annual Drama - Geneviève Scmidt
5 nominations

2018

Best Annual Drama Series
Best Text - Annual Drama - Danielle Trottier
Best Directing : Annual Drama - Jean-Philippe Duval
Best Supporting Actress: Annual Drama - Ayisha Issa
5 nominations

2017

Best Annual Drama Series
Best Directing : Annual Drama - Jean-Philippe Duval
Best Supporting Actress: Annual Drama - Angèle Coutu
10 nominations

2016

Best Annual Drama Series
Best Directing : Annual Drama - Jean-Philippe Duval
Best Principal Actress - Annual Drama - Guylaine Tremblay
Best Supporting Actress - Annual Drama - Céline Bonnier
13 nominations

2015

Best Annual Drama Series
Best Directing : Annual Drama - Jean-Philippe Duval
Best Supporting Actress - Annual Drama - MIcheline Lanctôt
Best Supporting Actor - Annual Drama - Luc Guérin
Best Sound - Fiction - Jean-François B. Sauvé, Daniel Bisson, Nicolas Gagnon, Hans Laitres, Philippe Scultéty, Jean-Philippe St-Laurent
15 nominations

2014 & 2013

Public Choice Award

Banff World Media Rockie Awards

2013 - Francophone Award

Festival de la Fiction TV La Rochelle

2013 - Nomination : Best International Drama