Patrick Huard returns in Bon Cop Bad Cop Serie with Gaspésie case
Patrick Huard returns as David Bouchard in bon cop bad cop serie, and the franchise is shifting into television after the success of the films. The new run pairs him again with Henry Czerny as Martin Ward, this time in Gaspésie and around the disappearance of a chief autochtone.
Twenty years after the original film, Huard says the series format fits the material better because the story now lives in public dialogue with First Nations and needs more room for nuance. The original film set a Canadian box-office record, and this version leans on that legacy while trying to widen the frame beyond the two rival cops.
Huard and Czerny reunite
Patrick Huard reprises David Bouchard, while Henry Czerny returns as Martin Ward, giving the franchise its old spine even as the setting changes. Huard also serves as coscénariste and coréalisateur, which keeps the project close to the voice that made the films work in the first place.
“Pour moi, l’essence de Bon cop, bad cop, c’est la rencontre des cultures. C’est la rencontre de gens différents,” Huard said of the series and the franchise. He added, “On était rendus là, avec ce dialogue qu’il y a avec [les Premières Nations] dans l’espace public,” and “Ça demandait un petit peu plus de temps, un petit peu plus de doigté, pour arriver au moment où on peut commencer à en rire et à avoir du fun.”
Gesgapegiag and the new case
The investigation takes place in Gesgapegiag, in Micmac territory, where David and Martin look into the disappearance of a chief autochtone. A pipeline project divides the community there, giving the case a local pressure point rather than a generic procedural backdrop.
The first episode opens with David entering a drag queens’ dressing room, a choice Huard says is meant to unsettle the character. “Ce n’est pas un hasard s’il débarque dans une loge de drag queens [dans le premier épisode]. Ça participe à confondre [son personnage],” he said.
Quentin Condo and 41 chiefs
Quentin Condo worked as auteur-coordonnateur autochtone, with Eva Thomas and Adam Pettle also advising the production. Anik Jean, who co-directs and composes the music, said the team met the 41 chiefs of the nations at an assembly in Quebec before moving ahead, calling that agreement “super important” for the project.
That extra process matters here because the series is not just recycling a brand; it is trying to carry a franchise built on cross-cultural friction into a story that includes First Nations voices, a new generation through Gabrielle, and a wider ensemble that now includes Joshua Odjick, Christine Beaulieu and Robin-Joël Cool. Huard’s bet is clear: the material needed more than a sequel, and a series gives it the room to earn that change.
