{
  "id": 19652807,
  "title": "'One of the hardest shows you can possibly do': How Wynonna Earp star Melanie Scrofano became a seasoned director of Heartland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/one-of-the-hardest-shows-you-can-possibly-do-how-wynonna-earp-star",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:16:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/one-of-the-hardest-shows-you-can-possibly-do-how-wynonna-earp-star-melanie-scrofano-became-a-seasoned-director-of-heartland"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2020, actress Melanie Scrofano was shadowing director Paolo Barzman during an episode of Wynonna Earp. It was the Alberta-shot series’ third season, and Scrofano, who played the titular character in the supernatural modern western, had been thinking about directing ever since co-star Tim Rozon planted the idea back in Season 1. Still, Barzman surprised […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}