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EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s CBC and the UK’s BBC are jointly working up a trio of podcasts, including one in which Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin explores J. Edgar Hoover’s campaign to root out Communism in Hollywood and his obsession with her grandfather, silent movie star Charlie Chaplin. The project, from CBC…

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian comedy Son of a Critch is returning for a second season. CBC has renewed the series for its sophomore run after its debut in January. The public broadcaster noted that the half-hour series scored its highest rating for a comedy premiere since Kim's Convenience debuted in October 2016. The series…

HBO Max and CBC have ordered a second season of the critically praised comedy series Sort Of. An official selection of the 2021 Toronto Film Festival, the series debuted on HBO Max in November, a month after its Canadian premiere on CBC Gem. Created by showrunners Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha), who also stars, and Fab…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the exclusive trailer for Schitt’s Creek producer Andrew Barnsley’s latest project Son of a Critch.  Based on comedian-actor-writer Mark Critch’s best-selling memoir, the 13 x 30-minute series will drop on Canadian broadcaster CBC and CBC Gem next month while Lionsgate has taken U.S. and…

Global Networks Swoop For Fremantle South Africa Drama ‘Reyka’ Fremantle’s debut South African drama Reyka has sold to UK’s Channel 4, Canada’s CBC, Canal+ in Europe and HBO LatAm. The news comes as BritBox North America prepares to launch the show, which comes from South African network M-Net and Fremantle with…

EXCLUSIVE: CBC has set Rakhee Morzaria (Note to Self), Zoriah Wong (Nancy Drew) and Roman Pesino (Odd Squad) as part of the main cast of Run The Burbs, the upcoming family comedy from Kim’s Convenience alum Andrew Phung and The Secret Marathon‘s Scott Townend. The series is currently in production in and around…

Paramount+ has teamed with Toronto-based Piazza Entertainment, Canadian National Broadcaster CBC and CBS Studios on air ambulance rescue series Skymed. Shooting is currently underway in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, for premiere on the ViacomCBS streaming service next year. Created by Julie Puckrin (Nurses, Killjoys) S…

HBO Max said Thursday that it is launching a new eight-episode half-hour comedy series Sort Of this fall. The series stars Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha) who, along with Fab Filippo (Save Me) created the show. Commissioned by HBO Max and the CBC, the series is produced by Sienna Films, a Sphere Media company, with the…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has teamed with Canadian broadcaster CBC to bring comedy series Son of a Critch to the U.S. and the world. The 13-part series comes from Schitt's Creek producer Andrew Barnsley and comedian Mark Critch, and Lionsgate is hoping that it can replicate the success of the Emmy-winning Canadian comedy…

The ever-popular WWE Friday Night SmackDown on Fox took top demo honors this summer evening, checking in at an 0.5 to lead the pack. Roman Reigns was the attraction, as The Head of the Table brought his family together to reclaim the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. They sealed their vow with a group hug. At CBS, the…

Kim’s Convenience stars Andrew Phung and Nicole Power have landed their next projects at Canada’s CBC, less than a month after the comedy’s producers said the series would end with its fifth season. Their latest titles will launch during the upcoming 2021-22 broadcast season. Phung, who appears in the Korean Canadian…

UPDATED: Canadian series Burden of Truth has wrapped up with its Season 4 finale. Representatives for the show took to its Facebook page on Thursday to confirm the news. "We are so proud of the stories we’ve been able to tell each season, especially those related to social justice," they said. "We’re also tremendously…