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Canadian period drama THE PORTER arrives at SBS On Demand

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Inspired by real events and set in the 1920s, The Porter follows the journeys of an ensemble of characters who hustle, dream, cross borders, and pursue their ambitions in the fight for liberation – on and off the railways that crossed North America.

It is a gripping story of empowerment and idealism that highlights the moment when railway workers from both Canada and the United States joined together to give birth to the world’s first Black union.

Set primarily in Montreal, Chicago and Detroit as the world rebuilds after the First World War, The Porter depicts the Black community in St. Antoine, Montreal – known, at the time, as the ‘Harlem of the North.’

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They are young, gifted, and Black, from Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.S., via the Underground Railroad and through the Great Migration, and they find themselves thrown together north and south of the colour line, in an era that boasts anything is possible – but if change isn’t coming for them, they will come for it.

The Porter stars Aml Ameen, Ronnie Rowe, Mouna Traoré, and Loren Lott.

The Porter – Australian Premiere Thursday, 25 August 2022 on SBS On Demand (all eight episodes available to stream)

The Porter will also begin airing on NITV from Thursday, 25 August at 8.30pm.

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