Fortunate Son
2020
📺 1 Season
🎬 8 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/episode
Drama
Spy drama set in the social and political chaos of 1968, inspired by a true story. Pursued into Canada by the FBI, the matriarch of an American activist family helps smuggle Vietnam war deserters and draft dodgers across the border. What she doesn't know is that one of the deserters is an agent of the CIA sent to spy on her.
Seasons
Season 1
The lives of the Howard family are changed forever when Ruby helps a drug-addicted Vietnam war deserter escape to Canada. Travis Hunter has a troubled past and his presence reignites tensions.
Cast
Crew
Director
Stefan Schwartz, Ken Girotti
Producer
Andrew Wreggitt, Tom Cox, Jordy Randall
Network
CBC Television
Production
SEVEN24 Films, Lark Productions, CBC, NBCUniversal International Studios
Keywords
central intelligence agency (cia)vietnam wardraft dodger1960s