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and changing the shot to fix this mistake."
Kane is also focused on accuracy because
he sees his show as helping educate the
public about current legal issues.
"We're taking on legal issues, some of
which aren't resolved. … The courts still have
not settled law on [some of these topics].
Some of the stories that we're telling in the
show are things where we're taking opinions.
We're putting forth an opinion on how we
feel … the system should work."
However, Kane's colleagues will often
remind him that this is still fiction. "As my
producing partners will always tell me, we're
not making a documentary."
As a lawyer who grew up Black in Nova
Scotia, Kane's critique of the legal system
is both an informed and new voice in
Canadian television.
"Doing a legal show with a Black female
lead, we're actually highlighting a part of the
world that we never see on television — I
think those are the elements that made it feel
fresh to [the CBC]."
Kane says it is important to focus on what
you really want from a legal career, like his
lead character does in the show. "If you're
working in the legal profession, and this is
not your love, then figure out something else.
Because the reality is that when you're happy
in your job, you're happy at home."
"Doing a legal show with a Black female lead,
we're actually highlighting a part of the world
that we never see on television — I think
those are the elements that made it feel fresh
to [the CBC]."
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