MERCIFUL

1 hr x 8 dramatic series

After serving 15 years in prison for a false charge of infanticide, a woman uses her newfound criminal resources to plot revenge on her hometown. 

In development with Bell Media / HBO Canada

Lynn Coady - Writer
Lynn Coady is the author of six books of fiction, the most recent of which, Hellgoing, was awarded the 2013 Scotiabank Giller prize. Her novel The Antagonist was also nominated for the prize in 2011. She is a recent graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Prime Time TV Program and is currently working as junior story editor on the BBC America TV series ORPHAN BLACK.  

Esta Spalding - Story Editor
Known for telling emotional and wryly humorous stories, Esta Spalding is the author of four books of poetry and the co-author of a novel, Mere. Spalding has written for numerous television series including THE BRIDGE, FLASHPOINT, ROOKIE BLUE, DA VINCI’S INQUEST, THE ELEVENTH HOUR, BEING ERICA, SAVING HOPE, and BOMB GIRLS, and for the YA series THE ZACK FILES. She is currently writing for the CBS series BATTLE CREEK (from creators David Shore and Vince Gilligan), is adapting Kate Atkinson’s novel, Life After Life, for Lionsgate Films and Jennifer Egan’s novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, for Sundance Television.