Perry Chafe

Perry Chafe is an award-winning producer, writer, showrunner, songwriter and bestselling novelist. Perry was the co-creator and co-showrunner for the TV series Republic of Doyle (2010-2015), which ran for 6 seasons on the CBC. He was also an executive producer and writer for the Netflix/Discovery series Frontier (2016-2018) starring Jason Momoa. In addition, Perry was an executive producer and writer for Caught (2018), a CBC limited series based on Lisa Moore's award-winning novel of the same name. Perry is a writer and producer on the hit CBC series Son of a Critch (2022), based on the best-selling memoir from Mark Critch. Perry released his debut novel Closer By Sea on May 23rd, 2023. Published by Simon and Schuster Canada, it became an Instant National Bestseller. On May 23rd, 2024, CBC announced a 10-episode order of Saint-Pierre, an hour-long procedural series that Perry co-created. It will be part of CBC's 2025 winter lineup. Perry will serve as the show's executive producer and senior writer.