Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003): cast, story & where to watch
2003 · Series · ★ 2
Released in 2003, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion is a drama series.
What it’s about. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion is a two-part miniseries produced in 2003 by CBC Television. It presents a fictionalized version of the Halifax Explosion, a 1917 catastrophe that destroyed much of the city of Halifax. It was directed by Bruce Pittman and written by Keith Ross Leckie. The Film Stars Vincent Walsh, Tamara Hope, Clare Stone, Zachary Bennett, Shauna MacDonald and Ted Dykstra. The series was expensive by Canadian television standards with a budget of $10.4 million. It was heavily promoted by the CBC and paired with a number of non-fiction documentaries. The broadcast drew a sizable Canadian audience of 1.5 million viewers. It drew some praise for the adept use of special effects to show the destruction of the explosion. However the miniseries was poorly received critically. One critic at the Globe and Mail described it as "execrably written and acted" while another strained to find positive elements, "At times, there is a plodding workmanlike quality to Shattered City." The miniseries won some technical awards at the Canadian television Gemini Awards in 2004 but was passed over for any direction or writing awards and won only a single supporting acting award for Ted Dykstra.
Who’s in it. Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion stars Graham Greene as Elijah Cobb, David Alexander Miller as Wounded Soldier (Hospital Ship), Max Morrow as Courtney 'Court' Collins and Gavin Buhr as Big Convict.
How it landed. With an audience score of 2.0/10, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion has proved divisive with audiences.
Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion page.
If you liked it. Fans of Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003)?
- In GB, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion worth watching?
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion holds an audience score of 2.0 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion?
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion stars Graham Greene, David Alexander Miller, Max Morrow and Gavin Buhr.
- When was Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion released?
- Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion was released in 2003.