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This Is Wonderland
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Genre	Drama
Created by	George F. Walker Dani Romain Bernard Zukerman
Starring	Cara Pifko Michael Riley Michael Healey Siu Ta Michael Murphy Tom Rooney Kathryn Winslow Eric Peterson Jayne Eastwood (S2, 3) Ron Lea (S3)
Theme music composer	Varouje Hagopian
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	Dani Romain Michael Prupas George F. Walker Bernard Zukerman
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Indian Grove Productions Muse Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBC
Release	January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12) – March 15, 2006 (2006-03-15)

This Is Wonderland is a Canadianlegalcomedy-drama television series that premiered onCBC on January 12, 2004. The series was created byGeorge F. Walker,Dani Romain, and Bernard Zukerman.

The second season premiered on January 25, 2005, and the third season on November 23, 2005. On February 13, 2006, CBC declined to order a fourth season, effectively cancelling the show. The final episode aired on March 15, 2006.

Alice De Raey, played byCara Pifko, a young criminal lawyer fresh out ofOsgoode Hall Law School, is thrown into a chaoticjustice system. She encounters characters ranging from the truly desperate to the bizarre. Alice, with a good-natured openness that cloaks a tenacious, committed spirit, finds herself on a journey that constantly tests her patience and compassion. Alice has a distinctive habit of muttering to herself.

Set in the courtrooms ofToronto'sOld City Hall, cast regulars includeMichael Riley,Michael Murphy,Michael Healey, Siu Ta,Eric Peterson,Janet-Laine Green andKathryn Winslow.Jayne Eastwood andRon Lea joined the cast in 2005.

In addition to Alice's education in the real world of low rent criminal justice, distinctive features of the Wonderland courtroom include respectful treatment of the mental health concerns of both defendants and the authority figures (judges and lawyers) faced with the contradictions of the system and the multicultural nature of Toronto society. Events in many of the characters' lives overwhelm their ability to emotionally cope and the shortcomings of the "blunt instrument" of the judicial system to address those situations are fully explored. Language and cultural barriers routinely figure into the course of justice, raising questions about the ability of the judicial system to respond to the needs of a changing society.

• Cara Pifko as Alice de Ray
• Michael Riley as Elliot Sacks
• Michael Healey as James Ryder
• Siu Ta as Nancy
• Jayne Eastwood as Ronnie Sacks
• Michael Murphy as Judge Maxwell Fraser
• Eric Peterson as Justice Declan Malone
• Janet-Laine Green as Judge Serkies
• Alison Sealy-Smith as Judge Vaughn
• Tom Rooney as C.A. David Kaye
• Kathryn Winslow as C.A. Pamela Menon
• Gina Wilkinson as Anna-Lynn Monteal
• Sergio Di Zio as Marcus Weekes
• Angela Vint as Tamara Rogan
• Tony Nappo as C.A. Portella
• Yanna McIntosh as Zona Robinson
• Vik Sahay as Anil Sharma
• Ned Vukovic as Dr. Neuman
• Mung-Ling Tsui as J.P. Chan
• James Kidnie as J.P. Kranyek
• Ron Lea as Jack Angel
• Ellen Wong as Amy Li
• Scott McCord as Duncan Armstrong

Within Canada,reruns ofThis Is Wonderland were broadcast on CBC's specialty channelCountry Canada^[1] (later rebranded asBold).

Thesyndication began airing on South AfricannetworkM-Net Series on July 7, 2009.^[2] The series also became available onVisionTV.^[3]

During the series' run, fourGemini Awards were awarded to members of the cast. Michael Murphy (as Judge Maxwell Fraser) won Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series in 2004 and 2005;Cara Pifko (as Alice DeRaey) won Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2005; andMichael Riley (as Eliot Sacks) won Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2005.^[4]

This Is Wonderland received twelve Gemini nominations, including Best Dramatic Series (in 2006).^[5][6][7]

The first season was released onDVD inRegion 1 on September 6, 2005.^[8] Seasons two and three have not been released on DVD.

In 2017, the series had been released online for free onCanada Media Fund’s Encore+ YouTube channel. The channel ceased operation as of November 30, 2022.

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