‘HUDSON & REX’ PRODUCERS CONFIRM THEY DECIDED TO ‘MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT’ STAR JOHN REARDON After the recasting of the lead human role in the Canadian police-dog show “Hudson & Rex” sparked an unusually intense and public fan backlash, the production company behind the show has updated its statement on the switch. The controversy began when John Reardon, who plays Detective Charlie Hudson, was replaced by actor Luke Roberts for the show’s eighth season, which premiered on Sept. 22. Reardon’s depar

‘HUDSON & REX’ STAR JOHN REARDON SAYS HE DIDN’T LEAVE TV SERIES BY CHOICE The human face of the first seven seasons of dog-cop procedural “Hudson & Rex” says he didn’t leave the show by choice. John Reardon, who played Det. Charlie Hudson, says the production company behind the TV show chose not to bring him back for Season 8. https://www.ebosscanada.com/news/hudson-rex-star-john-reardon-says-he-didnt-leave-tv-series-by-choice.html . VIDEO CREDIT: SCREEN SCOOP ON YOUTUBE (https://www.youtube.com