the characters

Some of the Faces For Seasons 1 & 2

These are some of the main characters for Seasons 1 & 2

we have had the chance to shoot a few of our stories as concept demos and had many fine actors bring the ideas of the characters from maple grove to life.

Damian Traeger was born with a silver spoon in his mouth… stolen by his father during a robbery of one of the swanky mansions in Cedar Heights. Developing a taste for the good life, Damian fought his way to the top of Maple Grove’s crime network. And from his father, Golden Gloves legend “Fightin’” Fritz Treager, Damian has learned to negotiate with a knockout punch or a well-placed bullet.

Damian’s wife, Tamara Calder-Traeger, is a good mother to their two kids, and wants to shield them from the gangster lifestyle. She runs a tight ship for her husband and his crew, who fear her almost as much as they fear their boss. Damian might run his gang, but Tamara runs the money.

Mickey Finnegan, Traeger’s lieutenant, whose outward charm and slippery smile masks his burning desire to inflict pain on those who cross him, makes him a perfect second-in-command. Mickey has a jail-house secret, that he will do anything to keep locked up.

After saving Traeger’s life in a bar-fight gone wrong, sister-in-law Lauren Calder became his trusted bodyguard and confidante. Lauren learned two things that fateful night: her days as an exotic dancer were over and she liked making people suffer.

Jay McDoherty once worked for Traeger's dad but McDoherty was forced to kill his own brother to settle a prison debt. swearing vengeance on Fritz, Damian and anyone in their crew. The bosses from the city were called in, preventing an all-out war flooding the streets of Maple Grove. Jay has a small crew as most are in jail or dead.

Both Traeger and McDoherty have to pay a share of their profits to the mobsters in the big city, namely Arturo Nardelli, a ‘capo’ who oversees the criminal elements of Maple Grove. He has a large group behind him, including his toxic nephew Tony, who yearns for real power of his own.

There is a rift in the police department, as some officers have sworn fealty to Commander Gordon stillson, who has let greed obstruct his concept of right and wrong. He looks the other way, allowing the criminal factions and founding families to do what they want, collecting large quantities of hush money in the process.

Sergeant Rico Martinez is sickened by the graft he witnesses, taken by some of his fellow officers on a daily basis. He knows he cannot cross his commanders, nor those who pull the strings at city hall.

Martinez hopes he has found an ally in Detective Mary Myles. Myles grew up in the slums of Sunny Acres but moved away to work in the big city. She has returned, determined to make a difference in a city she no longer recognizes. With no family and few friends, Myles will outwork anyone to get to the truth.

Detective Angus Moore has served Maple Grove as a good cop for the last 18 years. But after his second heart attack, all Moore wants to do is ride out the last two years of his career. And hush money from stillson will ensure that Moore can enjoy his golden years.

Mayor Declan McGrady has been a fixture at city hall for years. Installed by his family and their cronies, McGrady toes the line, doing whatever he is asked, since deep thoughts are not his forte.

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Mayor McGrady's Chief-of-Staff, Theodore Harris, is the real brains of the operation. Harris is merciless and intimidating, as people know he is the real power at city hall. His executive secretary, Madeline Wright, keeps the municipal gravy train on the tracks.

Danny Dugan uses his easy-going nature like a stiletto, cutting out the competition. his skills as a covert courier make him the crew's perfect" fixer", and ensures that Traeger's business is kept out of the morgue.

The Maple Grove Examiner is run by editor-in-chief Martin Stiller, a tried-and-true newsman who will always print the truth… until he is vetoed by the owners. Stiller has a staff of young writers that includes workaholics Laura Eastman, Omar Singh and wunderkind John Marshall. Marshall will never stop in pursuit of a story, even those stories that have almost led to his death. Twice.

Candace Beaudoin and barb jones, two of maple grove's original party animals, seem to have a knack for seeing all of the shady goings on in town. trouble is, no one believes them. something they risk at their own peril.

eve st. croix and gus korba, two out-of-towners who specialize in taking out someone's enemies... for a price. and with things getting worse in the grove, eve and Gus have more work than they can handle.

Hamish "the bank" Byrne is a busy man. he runs the 'east side boys' gang in crescent falls, as well as the contraband market in Crawford. but sensing a possible power vacuum between jay and traeger, he has his sights on his next goal: taking over maple grove.

During the seasons of Tales From Maple Grove, we will be introduced to other interesting and important characters: Ex-Military Police Sergeant Donna Gordon is a resourceful young woman who seems to have trouble follow her wherever she goes; Carl Foss is an experienced safe cracker extraordinaire searching for his last ultimate score; PR-wizard Lisa Conway, whose gut instincts have taken her up the corporate ladder, will risk it all to make it to the top; 17 year-old computer genius Ronnie Cruz, can hack his way into any computer system, providing he isn’t grounded; small-time pot dealer George Eastly is a slacker who finds his twice monthly schedule gruelling; Karl Wynter is an overzealous and wannabe cop, who treats his public security job like he’s solving major crimes; 16 year-old Winona Bones is intelligent and curious. But her fearlessness tends to get her into more trouble than she can handle.

other characters to be introduced are some of the Cable Access Channel 86 personalities who contribute a variety of offbeat programming: Carly LeClair & Anton Simms, a husband & wife team host the conspiracy-based show Rabbit Hole Revelations; Craig Dart, a ‘journalist’ obsessed with being a bigger celebrity than those he interviews, hosts Dart’s Entertainment; and Kiki Carmichael hosts Kiki Carmichael’s Crystal Community, who has cornered the market on all things spiritual and zen.

Maple Grove has been invaded by the syndicate, a shadowy cooperative of power-players who want to control the population, keeping them distracted while they prosper from their many nefarious and shady schemes. The syndicate has come with the intention of controlling the energy beneath Maple Grove county.

Discovering a limitless, dangerous power source is one thing.

Controlling it is something else entirely.