Ruby and the Well

Ruby and the Well is a fantasy television series on BYUtv that premiered in America on February 27, 2022. The show features a present-day teenager whose father inherits an orchard in Emerald. This leads to the two moving to Emerald where Ruby discovers a wishing well. Once she makes contact with the wishing well, Ruby becomes the new keeper of the well and must grant the well's wishes so that the town can prosper.

Plot

Ruby is a present-day teenager who is forced to move to Emerald after her father, Daniel, inherits an orchard. While exploring the property Ruby finds a wishing well and is shown a wish that she must help fulfill.
As a newcomer to the town Ruby has a hard time knowing whom to trust. However she quickly befriends two locals: Sam and Mina. With their knowledge of the town and her ability to reach out to others Ruby just might be able to bring the town of Emerald out of the economic depression it has been stuck in for years.

Cast and characters

Main

Zoe Wiesenthal as Ruby O'Reilly. Ruby is a 14-year-old girl who moves to Emerald after her father, Daniel, inherits an orchard. She discovers a magic wishing well and becomes the keeper of the well. As keeper of the well she must help grant wishes that in turn will bless the town and bring them prosperity.
Kristopher Turner as Daniel O'Reilly. Daniel is a single father who loves Ruby. He moves to Emerald after he inherits the orchard because he and Ruby have lost everything after the recent loss of his wife.
Joel Oulette as Benjamin "Ben" Taggart. A resident of Emerald whose father died before the events of the series. He originally told the O'Reillys his name was Brett.
Lina Sennia as Mina Amani. Mina has a great deal of loyalty and is Ruby's best friend in Emerald. However she also refuses to do anything that could bring about any harm.
Dylan Kingwell as Sam Price. Sam Price is an adopted local who has never met his parents, but he has done a great deal of research on the myths and legends of Emerald. As such he knows all about the rumors of the keeper of the well and how wishes must be granted instead of received.
Paula Boudreau as Paula Price. Paula has lived her entire life in Emerald, and she wants to make a future for her adopted son Sam. She quickly befriends Daniel, but when her and Daniel have conflictual feelings on the well she must make a choice that could help or harm them all.
Nobahar Dadui as Ava Amani. Ava owns the town's hardware store and is Mina's mother.
Recurring
Sharron Matthews as Lucy LaFontaine. Lucy is the town busybody and the owner/operator of a florist shop
Patrick Haye as Vince Clark. A police officer in Emerald who occasionally helps Ruby. He is also the brother of Emily Taggart and step-uncle of Ben.
Jani Lauzon as Halona Tl'zilani. The owner of the Orchard Grille.
Hannan Younis as Emily Taggart. Emily is a lawyer in Emerald and Ben's stepmother.
Ben Carlson as Foster Brody. The town librarian
Steven McCarthy as Nathan Lutes. A man sent to Emerald to scope out land for a huge development.
Parker Lauzon as Kevin Murphy. A classmate of Ruby's who is very curious about what she, Mina and Sam do.
Kyle Breitkopf as Sebastian Lutes. Nathan's son
Rebecca Liddiard as Brea Cochrane. an Emerald resident who keeps bees.
Gabriel Darku as Peter "Pete" Evers. Pete is the owner and head mechanic at a local mechanic shop.
Genevieve DeGraves as Dee Abelard. The granddaughter of Lou Abelard and employee at Abelard's Salvage.
Michael Copeman as Liam O'Reilly. Daniel's father and Ruby's paternal grandfather
Josette Jorge as Leah Miranda. A resident of Emerald who dates Daniel however, they break up in season 4.
Jayne Eastwood as Miss Freda Grady, an elderly Emerald resident who likes to complain.
Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2022)

Season 3 (2023)

Season 4 (2024)

Production

Ruby and the Well is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is produced by WildBrain Studios and Shaftesbury Films. They have also used locations nearby such as Ancaster and Cambridge.
Seasons 1 and 2 both contain ten episodes, with season 2 having been picked up before season 1 even debuted. On May 2, 2023, it was announced that the show had been renewed for season 3 on the show's Instagram page. On August 9, the show's Instagram page announced season 3 would premiere on BYUtv on September 30. On September 9, 2023, BYUtv officially announced that Ruby and the Well had been renewed for a fourth and final season. The filming took place in Toronto, Ontario. In August 2024, BYUtv began playing video clips showing the new season, which premiered on September 8, 2024. As with seasons 2 and 3, it was made available first through the App and website. Episodes premiered on Family Channel weekly from September 9 to October 28, 2024.

Release

In the United States, the show appears on BYUtv and is streamed at byutv.org and on the BYUtv App. In Canada the show airs on Family Channel and can be streamed on the FamilyTV channel on Prime Video. In New Zealand the series airs on TVNZ and is streamed on TVNZ+.

Accolades

Mythos

The power of the wishing well is based on Irish culture histories. Dating from pre-Christian times, these Irish holy wells were blessed after St. Patrick evangelized the island of Ireland. Many of these wells were later associated with saints, the most common being Patrick, Brigid of Kildare, and Ann, the mother of Mary.
These wells were not wells in which money was thrown in and wishes made. Instead they were wells where the water was believed to have healing powers and that the Saints would use to bless others and perform miracles. The visions Ruby receives from the well serve the same purpose: blessing others and allowing miracles to occur.