Three Pines was filmed in locations around Canada, including Montreal and Quebec. The murder mystery is based on author Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache novels.
They were created by Emilia di Girolamo, the show centers around Chief Inspector Gamache investigating murder mysteries. The Inspector is played by Alfred Molina, best known as Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The eight-part, one-hour drama is premiering on Amazon Prime Video, on December 2, 2022, with two episodes released on its launch day and the following Wednesdays until the show officially ends its run on December 23rd.
Three Pines Was Filmed in Montreal and Quebec
Three Pines was filmed in rural Quebec and Montreal. Three Pines is Amazon’s scripted murder mystery series majorly filmed in Canada.
Left Bank Pictures, on 21 May 2020, announced that Still Life by Louise Penny was optioned with Amazon Prime Video.
Later, on 2 September 2021., Amazon and Left Bank Pictures announced the production of Canada Prime Video’s original series Three Pines has started in Canada.
The star cast of the series was also announced, with Alfred Molina in the lead as Chief Inspector Gamache and Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Tantoo Cardinal, Clare Coulter, Sarah Booth, Anna Tierney, Julian Bailey, Frédéric-Antoine Guimond in other roles.
A significant portion of the series was filmed over a four to five weeks period between August and December 2021. It was shot in Montreal and rural parts of Quebec, in the Eastern Townships region for the most part.
The series follows Chief Inspector Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec finds himself investigating a series of murders in Three Pines, an idyllic-looking village in Eastern Townships and discovering long-buried secrets while facing his ghosts.
Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache novels are set in Quebec, where the author resides. The highly commended mystery novel has won the CWA New Blood Dagger award and multiple Agatha, Anthony, Dilys, and Arthur Ellis awards.
Head of Canadian Originals at Amazon Studios, Christina Waynes, said, “With Three Pines, we continue to grow our slate of local originals and overall investment in Canada,”
“The series will be our first locally produced scripted drama. We are thrilled to work with Left Bank to bring these layered characters, unique settings, and masterfully constructed mysteries Louise created to Prime Video. Alfred Molina embodies Gamache’s cerebral and compassionate nature and leads a tremendous cast.”
While Andy Harries, chief executive officer of Left Bank Pictures, was thrilled to work again with Alfred Molina, one of his favorite actors. On filming in Canada, he said,
“We are privileged to be shooting Three Pines as our first-ever series in Canada and bringing the originality and popularity of her (Louise Penny’s) incredible stories to a worldwide audience.”
Three Pines comes from Amazon Studios and is produced by Left Bank Pictures, the Sony Pictures Television-owned production company behind The Crown, with Canadian production company Muse Entertainment providing production services, according to CNW.
Chief Inspector Gamache Solves Murder Mysteries in Three Pines
Prime Video’s Three Pines follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache solving mysterious murders. Gamache sees things that others do not: the light between the cracks, the mythic in the mundane, and the evil in the seemingly ordinary.
Creator and writer Emilia di Girolamo adapts the novels and serves as the lead writer for six episodes, and Catherine Tregenna pens two additional episodes in the series.
Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing murders in the strange but beguiling village of Three Pines, Gamache, played by Alfred Molina, arrives in rural Quebec’s Eastern Townships.
While on the case, he is assisted by a trusted team of two Sargent, the combative and troubled Jean-Guy Beauvoir(Rossi Sutherland), Indigenous working mother Isabelle Lacoste( Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers), and rookie agent Yvette Nichol( Sarah Booth).
Initially, the village residents are wary of the group and welcome them with a quite cold demeanor. However, Gamache slowly finds himself drawn to the strange place and the stranger people living there.
The owners of the Bistro, Gabri and Olivier, artists Peter and Clara, psychologist turned bookshop owner Myrna, gallery owner Bea, and the easily angered poet Ruth pique the Inspector’s interest.
The deeper Gamache digs into the lives of Three Pines residents, who have found sanctuary from the outside world, he discovers the long-buried secrets which affect him greatly.
At the same time, a darkand mysterious serial story, is entwined in the series, which unveils botched police investigation cases of missing Indigenous women, as well as corruption at the heart of the provincial Sûreté du Québec police force.
Directors on the series are Sam Donovan, serving as lead director, Mohawk director Tracey Deer, and Daniel Grou. John Griffin will produce. Tracey Deer also serves as an Indigenous consultant, alongside Katsitsionni Melissa Fox.
Andy Harries, Sharon Huff, and John Phillips are the executive producers for Left Bank Pictures. The series is also executively produced by Sam Donovan, Emilia di Girolamo, and Alfred Molina.