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TV SERIES · 2016– · CANADA

Private Eyes

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  1. #001

    Private Eyes is one of the few series filmed in Toronto, Canada, that does not make the city look like somewhere else.

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  2. #002

    The office facade used for exterior scenes (1144 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ont.) was captured by Google Street View in September 2018, displaying the Everett & Shade Private Investigations sign.

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  3. #003

    In an interview, Jason Priestley admitted that the series tries to be a low-budget version of Moonlighting (1985).

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  4. #004

    Jordyn Negri, who plays Jules Shade, is not blind in real life. She stated that when she read the script she knew it would be challenging but that she was ready for it.

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  5. #005

    The series premiered on the Canadian network Global. Seasons 1 and 2 aired in the United States on Ion Television in 2018 as an original series. Season 3 began airing on Ion in January 2021.

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  6. #006

    Private Eyes was inspired by GB Joyce's novel "The Code".

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  7. #007

    The Private Eyes theme song is a certified hit by Daryl Hall and John Oates that charted on the Rock and Pop charts in the early 1980s.

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  8. #008

    Executive producer Shawn Piller also produced and directed many episodes of Haven (2010). Several actors from Haven also appeared here, including Jason Priestley, Adam Copeland, Jayne Eastwood and William Shatner.

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  9. #009

    1144 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada is the "Everett - Shade Agency".

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