Casting Call

for TV Series:

Searchers Season 2

Casting Call for TV Series:

Searchers Season 2

Broadcast Network: APTN


Genre: Documentary/Docu-Drama
(Half-hour episodes)


Production Companies: Angel Entertainment & Blue Hill Productions


Compensation: Paid (Non-Union)


Shooting Dates: August 15 - September 15, 2025

(Exact dates TBD; outdoor filming, areas outside Saskatoon)


Submission Deadline: August 12, 2025

(Roles may be cast before the deadline – early submissions encouraged.)

Searchers is a half-hour documentary series Honouring the searchers who work in indigenous communities by telling their stories of rescuing people lost or stranded, which will air on APTN. Through cinematic re-creations highlighting the suspense from the first phone call to the dramatic outcome, combined with firsthand interviews with the searchers, the family of the missing and the survivors themselves, we experience the unique details of each search as though we were there.

TO APPLY

Please submit the following to: [email protected]

  • A recent headshot

  • Resume (or list of relevant experience)

  • The role(s) you are applying for (listed below)

Searchers is a half-hour documentary series Honouring the searchers who work in indigenous communities by telling their stories of rescuing people lost or stranded, which will air on APTN. Through cinematic re-creations highlighting the suspense from the first phone call to the dramatic outcome, combined with firsthand interviews with the searchers, the family of the missing and the survivors themselves, we experience the unique details of each search as though we were there.

CASTING BREAKDOWN

All roles may have minimal dialogue – non scripted

     ie: calling someone’s name or talking about what direction to search in

SUPPORTING ROLES

  • Indigenous Grandmother (Female, 60-70): Long grey hair, heavy-set, tall

  • Indigenous Aunt (Female, 35-40): Medium build, long dark hair

  • Indigenous Female (60-70): Long grey hair, heavy-set

  • Indigenous Female (30-40): Long dark hair, medium build

  • Caucasian Female (50-60): Long light-colored hair, average build

  • Caucasian Male (35-40): Light-colored hair

  • Caucasian Female (30-35): Light-colored hair

  • Indigenous Male (60-70): Short hair, tall and stocky

  • Indigenous Male (40-50):  long hair, stocky, tall

  • Indigenous Male (40-50: long hair, glasses, athletic build, tall 6’0”

  • Caucasian Female (60s): Short, thin build, medium-long hair

  • Caucasian Male (30-50): Average height and build

  • Caucasian Female (30s): Average height and build

  • Open Ethnicity Hiker (Male) (20-40)

  • Open Ethnicity Hiker (Female) (20-40)

SEARCHER TEAM ROLES

  • Indigenous Males (2 roles, 30–60): Any look

  • Indigenous Females (2 roles, 30–60): Any look

  • Caucasian Male (30–60): Any look

  • Caucasian Females (2 roles, 30–60): Any look

  • Caucasian Male (25–55): In good shape

  • Caucasian Male (50–60): Bald, short beard, stocky build

  • Open Ethnicity Males (2 roles, 30–60)

  • Open Ethnicity Female (1 role, 30–60)

FEATURED ROLES

“Individuals Who Were Lost”

  • Indigenous Male (50-60s): Long hair, heavy-set build

  • Indigenous Male (40-60s): Tall and stocky

  • Indigenous Male Child (7-8): Short black hair, thin

  • Indigenous Male (20-25): Tall and thin, short dark hair

  • Caucasian Male Child (7): Light-colored hair, short, thin build

  • Caucasian Female (47): Medium-length light-colored hair, average build

NOTES FOR APPLICANTS

  • Filming takes place outdoors and may include rural locations.

  • Talent will not be required for all shoot days. Scheduling will depend on casting and production needs.

  • Travel and accommodations may be arranged depending on role and location.