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The Porter

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The Porter

2022- 2022

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

5.4(5 votes)

Canceled

Drama

Overview

In 1921, friends and train porters Junior and Zeke find their unbreakable bond stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.

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Production Companies

Inferno Pictures

Sienna Films

Sphère Média

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Junior Massey

Ronnie Rowe

Ronnie Rowe

Zeke Garrett

Mouna Traoré

Mouna Traoré

Marlene Massey

Loren Lott

Loren Lott

Lucy Conrad

Luke Bilyk

Luke Bilyk

Franklin Edwards

Luc Roderique

Luc Roderique

Winchester Barnes

Jahron Wilson

Teddy Massey - Teddy

Creative team

Created by: Annmarie Morais
Bruce Ramsay
Showrunner: Marsha Greene
Annmarie Morais

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