Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son is a Canadian espionage drama television series, which premiered January 8, 2020 on CBC Television. The show is loosely based on the experiences of Mary Cox, the mother of co-executive producer Tom Cox, who helped American draft dodgers cross the border into Canada during the Vietnam War. The show takes its name from the 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival protest song "Fortunate Son". Premise Set in 1968, the show centres on Ruby Howard, an American expatriate living in British Columbia with her family involved in antiwar activism who is asked to help troubled American Travis Hunter cross the border into Canada in order to dodge the Vietnam War draft. Meanwhile, CIA handler Vern Lang is setting up a complex operation in order to infiltrate the peace movements on both the American and Canadian sides of the border in an effort to stop draft evasion. Cast Kari Matchett as Ruby Howard, an American expat antiwar activist Stephen Moyer as Vern Lang, a CIA handler Darren Mann as Travis Hunter, an American draft-dodger Rick Roberts as Ted, Ruby's husband Kacey Rohl as Ellen, Ruby's daughter Alex Nachi as Ralph, Ruby's son Patrick Gallagher Ty Olsson Zoé De Grand Maison