Georgina & Crystle Lightning who play Sophie & Maggie are Mother & Daughter in real life.
Trickster premiered on Canada's CBC back in October 2020 and scored an early Season 2 renewal before premiering on The CW on January 12, 2021, but TVLine reported two weeks later that CBC cancelled the series after controversy surrounding co-creator and director Michelle Latimer, who was falsely accused of claiming to have Indigenous heritages.
A representative from CBC addressed the decision to cancel in a statement, saying: "We have had many conversations over the last few weeks with a view to continuing production on a second season of Trickster. Those conversations included producers, writers, actors, and the author of the books on which Trickster is based. Fully respecting everyone's perspective, season two will not move forward as planned unfortunately."
After the cancellation occurred Dominique Ritchot, a genealogist claimed that Latimer did actually have two Indigenous ancestors dating from 1644. Later, Sébastien Malette, an associate professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, and Siomonn Pulla, an associate professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Royal Roads University produced a joint genealogical report which found that Latimer has Indigenous ancestry from both her paternal and maternal lines that originated from a "historical community of Baskatong that was known for its Algonquin and Métis population. This lead to Latimer being acknowledged as a relative of an Algonquin Elder from Kitigan Zibi, Annie Smith St. Georges, (known for her work with the National Arts Centre) who posted on Facebook that Latimer was "the grand niece of my grandpa and grandma, who were originally from Mishomis Baskatong.
In January 2021, it was reported that Latimer served CBC with a notice of libel,claiming to "have grave concerns about the fairness and accuracy" of the CBC's reporting on her ancestry. Latimer elaborated that the CBC "created a false narrative about my character and my lineage."She maintains:"The CBC article painted a picture of someone who is misrepresenting themselves as a fake and a liar. All I can say is that I never misrepresented who I was. I never intended to mislead anyone who I worked with. I tell Indigenous stories because that feels true to my experience, and it's what I love to do. The fact that I've been painted as someone who has been profiting for my own gain feels so unfair and misguided."
A representative from CBC addressed the decision to cancel in a statement, saying: "We have had many conversations over the last few weeks with a view to continuing production on a second season of Trickster. Those conversations included producers, writers, actors, and the author of the books on which Trickster is based. Fully respecting everyone's perspective, season two will not move forward as planned unfortunately."
After the cancellation occurred Dominique Ritchot, a genealogist claimed that Latimer did actually have two Indigenous ancestors dating from 1644. Later, Sébastien Malette, an associate professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University, and Siomonn Pulla, an associate professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Royal Roads University produced a joint genealogical report which found that Latimer has Indigenous ancestry from both her paternal and maternal lines that originated from a "historical community of Baskatong that was known for its Algonquin and Métis population. This lead to Latimer being acknowledged as a relative of an Algonquin Elder from Kitigan Zibi, Annie Smith St. Georges, (known for her work with the National Arts Centre) who posted on Facebook that Latimer was "the grand niece of my grandpa and grandma, who were originally from Mishomis Baskatong.
In January 2021, it was reported that Latimer served CBC with a notice of libel,claiming to "have grave concerns about the fairness and accuracy" of the CBC's reporting on her ancestry. Latimer elaborated that the CBC "created a false narrative about my character and my lineage."She maintains:"The CBC article painted a picture of someone who is misrepresenting themselves as a fake and a liar. All I can say is that I never misrepresented who I was. I never intended to mislead anyone who I worked with. I tell Indigenous stories because that feels true to my experience, and it's what I love to do. The fact that I've been painted as someone who has been profiting for my own gain feels so unfair and misguided."