THE LAKE

COMEDY / DRAMA

CANADA

2022-2023

THE LAKE is a Canadian comedy television series created by Julian Doucet for Amazon Prime Video. The series is Amazon's first scripted Canadian Amazon Original series, and premiered on June 17, 2022. THE LAKE consists of 16 episodes of 30 minutes.

STORY: After returning from abroad following a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin (Jordan Gavaris) plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May (Julia Stiles).

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Riley (Travis Nelson) is a gay man who is Justin's (Jordan Gavaris) love interest, is a local artist, handyman, and store operator. Riley asks Justin to marry him because he feels it is the right time to do so, and it would also allow Justin to stay close to his family cottage, even though it's filled with people he despises.