R.T. Thorne

R.T. Thorne is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker known for his eclectic storytelling. A versatile director, screenwriter, and producer, Thorne first debuted on the music video scene over a decade ago. His indie feature film, "40 Acres," starring Danielle Deadwyler, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024, receiving critical acclaim and earning a spot among TIFF's top 10 films. The film also had international premieres at the Red Sea Film Festival and SXSW, achieving a "Fresh" certification on Rotten Tomatoes.

Works

Blindspot
7.4

Blindspot

A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.

Release Date2015-09-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2506

Kung Fu
7.5

Kung Fu

A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice…all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.

Release Date2021-04-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count308

6.1

40 Acres

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

Release Date2025-07-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count61

Degrassi: Next Class
6.8

Degrassi: Next Class

Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.

Release Date2016-01-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count74

Utopia Falls
7.1

Utopia Falls

In a genre bending take on a coming of age story, a group of teens in a distant future colony uncover an ancient forbidden archive of historical, cultural and musical relics. This discovery forces them to question everything they've been taught, and use the power of music to ignite change in their reality to expose the truth.

Release Date2020-02-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Vote Count58

The Lake
6.1

The Lake

After returning from abroad after a break-up with his long-term partner, Justin plans to connect with his teenage daughter he gave up for adoption. His plans to make new memories with his daughter at the family cottage go awry when he discovers his parents left it to his picture-perfect step-sister, Maisy-May.

Release Date2022-06-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count37