With Season 4 of Lost Girls set to begin on November 10th on Showcase, it’s an exciting time for the cast of this internationally acclaimed Canadian supernatural drama, chief among them Zoie Palmer who plays out lesbian scientist Dr. Lauren Lewis.

"It feels crazy! I can’t believe we’re in our fourth season," Zoie tells me as we sit down for a quick chat while she takes a well-earned break from signing autographs at the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo. "I say this every year," Zoie continues, "but I think we kind of outdo ourselves every season. And when I say we I mean the writers really, because that’s who we have to thank for the story. And I think they’ve done it again, I think it’s going to be a really cool season."

Building from success to success, the show has enjoyed a cult following from Australia to Ireland to America, which includes a particularly large LGBTQ audience. Palmer attributes this success to the writers of the show and her work with co-star Anna Silk who plays Bo, a bisexual succubus with whom Palmer’s character has a dynamic romantic relationship. "Her relationship with Bo over the course of the show has been important and the story has been served I think, really wonderfully and in a way that is respectful."

It is Palmer’s hope that through her portrayal of a gay character, she can help to present LGBTQ persons in a more realistic and compassionate manner, and by doing so help to bring about an end to homophobia both within the world of film and television and the world around her. "I’m hopeful that we soon can live in a world where whatever your sexual preference is, it just doesn’t matter."

Palmer also hints that in the upcoming season, "there’s a very cool episode where you get to see Lauren in a way that we’ve never seen her before." No doubt in a way that is sure to thrill the fans of the show and of Palmer, for whom she is extremely grateful. "Thanks to all of you guys that watch, it means the world to us."

Make sure to check out the entire interview with Lost Girls own Zoie Palmer online.