SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 13, at 2:00 PM EST
**TALENT MUST BE ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN CANADA
**TALENT MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
Production Details
NEW SERIES - JUNIOR- SEEKING HOCKEY PLAYERSEpisodic8x 60-minute episodes- Drama SeriesProduction Company: Conquering Lion Pictures, Heavy Lifting Productions, Lionsgate CanadaACTRA buyout: 50%Casting Directors: Larissa Mair & Colleen Rush, CDCCasting Associate: Jade HessonCasting Assistants: Sophie van Bastelaer, Ema InesTentative Outside Dates: July 13 - October 9, 2026Location: Toronto & Hamilton, ON
TALENT MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZENTALENT MUST BE ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN CANADA
Tone reference: HBO Drama, Friday Night Lights
Storyline: Storyline: In Canada, hockey isn’t a sport — it’s a love bordering on obsession. Nowhere is that love tested more than in junior hockey, where teenagers leave home to play in unfamiliar cities, chasing dreams of the NHL. Some break and fade into obscurity. Others rise to achieve greatness. Sixteen-year-old Marcus Hill, a highly touted rookie from San Diego, wants that greatness, and leaves everything behind to move to the remote town of Fort Perry, Ontario to play for the Hounds — a storied junior franchise— with one goal in mind: make the NHL. He arrives with skill, swagger, and the belief he belongs among the best… which is in contrast to Hounds’ new assistant coach, Sara “Kozy” Kozier. A former player whose career ended just short of going pro, Kozy isn’t chasing what’s next; she’s clinging to the past, unwilling to let go of the game that defined her. Where Marcus is driven by what could be, Kozy is haunted by what’s already over. When sudden upheaval throws the Hounds into chaos, Kozy is thrust into a leadership role she isn’t ready for… just as Marcus begins to fracture under the weight of expectation and isolation, struggling to navigate billet life, team dynamics, and a growing anxiety that threatens to bring everything crashing down. With the Hounds threatening to come apart, the fate of their season will fall on Kozy and Marcus as they challenge, support, and force each other to confront who they are, what they owe the team, and what the game of hockey is truly worth. Raw, authentic, driven by character, JUNIOR is an intense and close-up look at what it means to chase greatness… and the razor-thin line between pursuing a dream and losing yourself to it.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, April 13, at 2:00 PM EST
ANY QUESTIONS SEND DIRECTLY TO: [email protected]
(Please read the instructions carefully before sending any questions)
***(If you have an agent, please allow them to submit you)***
You do not need permission to submit an audition
We are seeking skilled hockey players for a variety of roles!!!
Unless stipulated in the description, we are committed to diverse, inclusive casting for every role. Please submit qualified performers without regard to disability, race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ethnic origin, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.
Character Descriptions:
[HOCKEY PLAYERS] Male. 18+ (talent to look younger). Open ethnicity. Seeking strong hockey players for various positions and roles. LEAD/ SUPPORTING/ RECURRING/ ACTOR/ PRINCIPAL/ STUNT roles are available
***TALENT MUST BE A STRONG HOCKEY PLAYER WITH EXCELLENT SKATING SKILLS.
**TALENT MUST BE ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN CANADA**TALENT MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
First Name *
Last Name *
Instagram/ social media handle
Phone Number *
Email *
City *
Province *
Country *
If you have an agent, what is their name and email? If you do not have an agent, answer "NO" *
Are you apart of an actors union? *
Height *
Ordinarily, what position do you prefer to play in hockey? *
Which way do you shoot?: If goalie, which way do you catch: Right or Left? *
What size skates do you wear? *
Do you have your own hockey gear? *
What brand of skates / stick / goalie pads do you have:
Jersey size? *
Skate size? *
Please indicate your HOCKEY EXPERIENCE: What leagues have you played in, level of hockey (OHL, JUNIOR, HOUSE LEAGUE, ETC) *
If not chosen for a speaking role, are you interested in being a special skills extra, or background performer? *
Do you have any stunt experience in film? If you do, please elaborate
Please upload a recent photo of yourself where we can clearly see your face. *
SLATE: Please check the audition package linked above for all slate instructions. *
HOCKEY SKILLS: Please upload a video of your hockey skills. We need to see you on the ice clearly. All instructions for this portion of the audition are in the audition package linked above. *
SIDES: The side materials can be found linked above, sides are the scenes from the script you will be auditioning with. Please be sure you have a reader off-camera doing the lines for the other character you are not auditioning for. *The sides portion are just for the male hockey players* *
