Canadian public broadcaster CBC has rolled out a streaming service that will offer more than 4,000 hours of live and on-demand programming including the exclusive launch of Netflix co-production Northern Rescue.

The William Baldwin and Kathleen Robertson-fronted drama is one of a number of new titles for CBC Gem, which…

Canadian national broadcaster CBC has picked up drama series Butterfly, starring Anna Friel (Marcella), from Fremantle.

The Red Productions mini-series, which follows the story of an 11-year old boy who wants to live life as a girl, will launch on CBC in late winter 2019. Created and penned by BAFTA-winning screenwrite…

Netflix and CBC have picked up a third season of praised drama series Anne with an E from Northwood Entertainment. The new season is expected to begin production this winter for launch on Netflix and CBC later in 2019.

Inspired by the Canadian young adult novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery and created…

Natasha Henstridge is set for a lead role opposite Vinessa Antoine in CBC’s Diggstown drama series created by Floyd Kane (Across the Line).

Written by Kane, Diggstown is set in the gritty arena of legal aid. It centers on Marcie Diggs (Antoine), a star lawyer who reconsiders her priorities after her beloved aunt…

Former Inhumans star Serinda Swan has been tapped to star in CBC’s upcoming drama series Coroner, created by Morwyn Brebner (Saving Hope).

Inspired by M.R. Hall’s best-selling book series, Coroner centers on a newly appointed coroner investigating suspicious deaths in Toronto. Production will begin in late summer 2018…

Newcomer Amalia Williamson, Spencer MacPherson (DeGrassi: Next Class) and Taylor Thorne (Odd Squad) have joined leads William Baldwin and Kathleen Robertson in Northern Rescue, as production begins in Canada on the CBC & Netflix family adventure series from Don Carmody Television.

Created by Between writer Mark Bacci…

Global Road Entertainment is to ramp up its move into the non-scripted television world with the development of Fridge Wars with Canada's CBC.

The company is co-developing the studio-based entertainment format with the Canadian public broadcaster. The show follows Canadian families across the country, revealing what's…

Production is underway in Vancouver, BC, on CBC and SundanceTV's eight-part drama miniseries Unspeakable, which chronicles the tainted blood scandal beginning in the 80's. Rounding out the cast are Levi Meaden (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Aftermath), Brian Markinson (The Crossing, Salvation), Aaron Douglas (Dirk Gentley's H…

Sarah Wayne Callies (Colony, The Walking Dead), Shawn Doyle (Bellevue, Big Love), Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1, Saving Hope) and Camille Sullivan (The Disappearance, The Man in the High Castle) have been cast in Unspeakable, an eight-part miniseries set for premiere on CBC in Canada and SundanceTV in the U.S…

Netflix and CBC have announced the Season 2 renewal of praised series Anne With An E, from Miranda de Pencier’s Northwood Entertainment.

Season 2 will see an increased order from eight episodes in Season 1 to 10 episodes in Season 2 for premiere in 2018. Shooting begins this fall.

Inspired by the Canadian young adult n…

We’re getting the first look at Alias Grace, the new six-hour miniseries from Netflix, CBC and Sarah Polley (Away from Her) and Noreen Halpern's Halfire Entertainment. The mini is inspired by the historical true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks and based on Margaret Atwood's novel.

The story of Alias Grace follo…

True Blood alum Anna Paquin has been set to star in Bellevue, an eight-part detective drama set in a blue-collar Canadian town. Actress-turned-writer Jane Maggs and producer/director Adrienne Mitchell co-created the series which will also star Downton Abbey‘s Allen Leech and Shawn Doyle (House Of Cards). Muse Entertain…