Exclusive: CBC has put a third season of time-bending anthology drama Plan B into production.
Kotv its returning to produce the season, which will feature a new lead cast of Carolina Bartczak (Painkiller, X-Men: Apocalypse), Arnold Pinnock (The Porter, Combat Hospital) and Ennis Esmer (Children Ruin Everything, Blindspot).
Additional casting includes Arianna Shannon making her screen debut, Jaeden Noel (Orphan Black: Echoes, Invasion), Carolyn Taylor (Baroness von Sketch Show, I Have Nothing) and Grace Lynn Kung (Sort Of, Fallout).
Production is now underway in Montreal, with six episodes planned. The show is an adaptation of the French-language drama series of the same name, which is now in its fourth season for Radio-Canada.
The season will follow Abigail Walker (Bartczak), the host of Canada’s top morning TV show, who is grappling with the devastating loss of her teenage daughter, Lucy (Shannon), to suicide. Tormented by grief and regret, Abigail uses...
Kotv its returning to produce the season, which will feature a new lead cast of Carolina Bartczak (Painkiller, X-Men: Apocalypse), Arnold Pinnock (The Porter, Combat Hospital) and Ennis Esmer (Children Ruin Everything, Blindspot).
Additional casting includes Arianna Shannon making her screen debut, Jaeden Noel (Orphan Black: Echoes, Invasion), Carolyn Taylor (Baroness von Sketch Show, I Have Nothing) and Grace Lynn Kung (Sort Of, Fallout).
Production is now underway in Montreal, with six episodes planned. The show is an adaptation of the French-language drama series of the same name, which is now in its fourth season for Radio-Canada.
The season will follow Abigail Walker (Bartczak), the host of Canada’s top morning TV show, who is grappling with the devastating loss of her teenage daughter, Lucy (Shannon), to suicide. Tormented by grief and regret, Abigail uses...
- 9/17/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Canada’s Sphere Media has completed its C$24.6M ($18.2M) of UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights. Going forwards, Abacus will be known as Sphere Abacus and act as Sphere’s sales wing.
Abacus founder and Managing Director Jonathan Ford will take up the same role at Sphere Abacus, reporting directly to Sphere CEO Bruno Dubé.
Sphere had struck the deal to buy Abacus — which shops the likes of Leaving Neverland, Travels With Agatha, Scrublands and Sphere’s Sort Of — back in June after a search for a distribution partner. Abacus has carved out a reputation as a key mid-sized distributor after launching in early 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe.
The plan for Sphere Abacus going forwards is for it to work with Sphere’s production business and continue to invest in, pre-sell and sell scripted and unscripted productions from indie producers. The company will remain in London and structurally little will change.
Abacus founder and Managing Director Jonathan Ford will take up the same role at Sphere Abacus, reporting directly to Sphere CEO Bruno Dubé.
Sphere had struck the deal to buy Abacus — which shops the likes of Leaving Neverland, Travels With Agatha, Scrublands and Sphere’s Sort Of — back in June after a search for a distribution partner. Abacus has carved out a reputation as a key mid-sized distributor after launching in early 2020, just as the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe.
The plan for Sphere Abacus going forwards is for it to work with Sphere’s production business and continue to invest in, pre-sell and sell scripted and unscripted productions from indie producers. The company will remain in London and structurally little will change.
- 9/3/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Canada’s Sphere Media has acquired Abacus Media Rights, the UK-based distributor that sells Leaving Neverland and Scrublands.
Sphere is partnering with Canadian broadcaster Bell Media on the deal with current owner Amcomri Entertainment. Bell owns a sizeable stake in Sort Of producer Sphere following an investment last year.
The Abacus deal will costs a total of C$24.6M ($18.6M), comprising C$18.3M in cash and the rest in the assumption of loans. The deal, which became binding today, is subject to approval and expected to close in mid-August.
Once it closes, Abacus operate under the name Sphere Abacus Media Rights. Abacus’ sales and acquisitions team will remain based in the UK and continue to report to founder and Managing Director Jonathan Ford, who will in turn join the Sphere Media executive team and report to Sphere Media CEO Bruno Dubé.
Abacus is best known as the distributor of HBO...
Sphere is partnering with Canadian broadcaster Bell Media on the deal with current owner Amcomri Entertainment. Bell owns a sizeable stake in Sort Of producer Sphere following an investment last year.
The Abacus deal will costs a total of C$24.6M ($18.6M), comprising C$18.3M in cash and the rest in the assumption of loans. The deal, which became binding today, is subject to approval and expected to close in mid-August.
Once it closes, Abacus operate under the name Sphere Abacus Media Rights. Abacus’ sales and acquisitions team will remain based in the UK and continue to report to founder and Managing Director Jonathan Ford, who will in turn join the Sphere Media executive team and report to Sphere Media CEO Bruno Dubé.
Abacus is best known as the distributor of HBO...
- 6/26/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Starting today, Max will cost you more for ad-free monthly and yearly plans. The move comes just ahead of the Season 2 premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon on June 16.
Warner Bros. Discovery has upped the price of the ad-free plan by $1 per month, bringing the new price to $16.99. The yearly ad-free plan will increase by $20 to $169.99. The monthly “ultimate” ad-free plan also will increase by $1 per month to $20.99, and the yearly “ultimate” ad-free plan is up by $10 to $209.99.
The Max with ads plan remains unchanged at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
The prices are effective immediately for new subscriptions. Existing subscribers will receive a 30-day notification ahead of their plan renewing and will see price increases with their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4. Current yearly subscribers will not see an increase until renewal.
Here are details of the three new pricing options.
With Ads Stream on two devices at once,...
Warner Bros. Discovery has upped the price of the ad-free plan by $1 per month, bringing the new price to $16.99. The yearly ad-free plan will increase by $20 to $169.99. The monthly “ultimate” ad-free plan also will increase by $1 per month to $20.99, and the yearly “ultimate” ad-free plan is up by $10 to $209.99.
The Max with ads plan remains unchanged at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
The prices are effective immediately for new subscriptions. Existing subscribers will receive a 30-day notification ahead of their plan renewing and will see price increases with their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4. Current yearly subscribers will not see an increase until renewal.
Here are details of the three new pricing options.
With Ads Stream on two devices at once,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery has increased the price for the ad-free Max streaming plans just ahead of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Season 2 premiere on June 16.
Beginning Tuesday (June 4), Max’s ad-free tier in the U.S. will rise $1 from $15.99 to $16.99 per month, and the annual plan will jump from $149.99 to $169.99. The “ultimate” ad-free tier will also increase by $1 per month, rising to $20.99 per month, and by $10 per year, bringing the new annual cost to $209.99.
The Max ad-supported version’s price is unchanged at $9.99/month or $99.99/year.
These increased prices are effective immediately for new subscriptions, while current customers will have some time to adjust to the hike. Per Wbd, “Existing subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing and see price increases starting from their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4, 2024. Current yearly subscribers will not see an increase until renewal.”
The price hikes...
Beginning Tuesday (June 4), Max’s ad-free tier in the U.S. will rise $1 from $15.99 to $16.99 per month, and the annual plan will jump from $149.99 to $169.99. The “ultimate” ad-free tier will also increase by $1 per month, rising to $20.99 per month, and by $10 per year, bringing the new annual cost to $209.99.
The Max ad-supported version’s price is unchanged at $9.99/month or $99.99/year.
These increased prices are effective immediately for new subscriptions, while current customers will have some time to adjust to the hike. Per Wbd, “Existing subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing and see price increases starting from their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4, 2024. Current yearly subscribers will not see an increase until renewal.”
The price hikes...
- 6/4/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Caitlin Cronenberg, the daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, a horror/thriller satire starring Jay Baruchel (This Is The End) and Emily Hampshire (“Schitt’s Creek”) that forces an affluent family to make an unthinkable choice.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder on July 26.
Michael Sparaga wrote the script and produces the movie, which also stars Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of, Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (“Chapelwaite“).
In Humane, “a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare, and chaos erupts among his children.”
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this week,...
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder on July 26.
Michael Sparaga wrote the script and produces the movie, which also stars Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of, Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (“Chapelwaite“).
In Humane, “a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare, and chaos erupts among his children.”
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release this week,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
What’s that? Another Eight new horror movies are releasing this week?! The fresh horrors on tap include a prequel to a box office hit, a violent thriller produced by Sam Raimi, the feature debut of a horror master’s daughter, and a skin-crawling nightmare filled with spiders.
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 22, 2024 – April 28, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up we have a TV series rather than a movie, but we wanted to remind you that Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare,” the second season of the anthology series, premieres on April 25.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is...
Here’s all the new horror releasing April 22, 2024 – April 28, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up we have a TV series rather than a movie, but we wanted to remind you that Prime Video’s “Them: The Scare,” the second season of the anthology series, premieres on April 25.
The first season of “Them” (now retroactively dubbed “Covenant”) debuted back in 2021, and this second installment of the anthology series will consist of eight episodes.
“Them: The Scare” will once again be set in Los Angeles…
The story centers on LAPD Homicide Detective Dawn Reeve, who is...
- 4/23/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, Caitlin Cronenberg is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, and the official trailer has arrived.
IFC Films debuted the Humane trailer via Indiewire today, and it continues the tradition of filmmakers named Cronenberg playing with wildly interesting movie premises.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26. Watch the official trailer down below.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
IFC Films debuted the Humane trailer via Indiewire today, and it continues the tradition of filmmakers named Cronenberg playing with wildly interesting movie premises.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26. Watch the official trailer down below.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions...
- 3/21/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
After crashing and burning at the box office, becoming the subject of multiple jokes at its expense during the Academy Awards, and even driving its own main star to completely disassociate herself from anything to do with it, "Madame Web" admirably lived up to its billing as 2024's heir apparent to the "Morbius" debacle. These sorts of high-profile flops don't come around very often, even as the superhero bubble seems to have well and truly burst in recent years, so I'm being sincere when I say I hope we all thoroughly enjoyed the phenomenon of society coming together to good-naturedly clown on one misguided movie in particular.
But the fun doesn't have to end just yet! "Madame Web" might as well be the movie that the term "guilty pleasure" was invented for, based on /Film's rather tepid review by Witney Seibold, so we all have yet another chance to experience...
But the fun doesn't have to end just yet! "Madame Web" might as well be the movie that the term "guilty pleasure" was invented for, based on /Film's rather tepid review by Witney Seibold, so we all have yet another chance to experience...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The Canadian indigenous TV drama Little Bird has grabbed a field-leading 19 nominations heading into the Canadian Screen Awards.
The series, which airs on Crave in Canada and PBS stateside, follows Behzig Little Bird, who was stripped of her indigenous identity when adopted into a Jewish family at age 5. As an adult, she goes looking for her indigenous roots and discovers she was forcibly taken from her birth family on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan by the Canadian government as part of a controversial Sixties Scoop policy.
Little Bird will compete for best drama series. and Darla Contois and Ellyn Jade nabbed nominations for best lead performer in a drama. Little Bird also earned Imajyn Cardinal a nomination for best guest drama performance, and Braeden Clarke grabbed a mention for best supporting drama performance.
The final seasons of CBC comedies Sort Of and Workin’ Moms earned 18 and 12 nominations, respectively. Other...
The series, which airs on Crave in Canada and PBS stateside, follows Behzig Little Bird, who was stripped of her indigenous identity when adopted into a Jewish family at age 5. As an adult, she goes looking for her indigenous roots and discovers she was forcibly taken from her birth family on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan by the Canadian government as part of a controversial Sixties Scoop policy.
Little Bird will compete for best drama series. and Darla Contois and Ellyn Jade nabbed nominations for best lead performer in a drama. Little Bird also earned Imajyn Cardinal a nomination for best guest drama performance, and Braeden Clarke grabbed a mention for best supporting drama performance.
The final seasons of CBC comedies Sort Of and Workin’ Moms earned 18 and 12 nominations, respectively. Other...
- 3/6/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Masters of the Air is the third entry in a collection of miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg about the United States’ involvement in World War II. Following Band of Brothers in 2001 and The Pacific in 2010, Masters of the Air takes to the skies to explore the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to take down the Axis Powers.
In speaking to Den of Geek prior to the series’ premiere on Apple TV+, executive producer of all three series Gary Goetzman explained how they were (or were not) related.
“We don’t ever cross over, you know,” Goetzman says. “Band of Brothers was its own thing. And the more anthological approach we took with The Pacific was its own thing. I feel this is different too. Their connection is they’re all facets of World War II performed differently and all heading for the same hopeful solution of getting rid of Hitler.
In speaking to Den of Geek prior to the series’ premiere on Apple TV+, executive producer of all three series Gary Goetzman explained how they were (or were not) related.
“We don’t ever cross over, you know,” Goetzman says. “Band of Brothers was its own thing. And the more anthological approach we took with The Pacific was its own thing. I feel this is different too. Their connection is they’re all facets of World War II performed differently and all heading for the same hopeful solution of getting rid of Hitler.
- 1/29/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Sort Of” has already gotten its send-off, but as the Canadian sitcom premieres its third and final season on Max, it’ll sort of do it all over again. The big-hearted Peabody Award-winning comedy wrapped up last month on its CBC home but will say goodbye one more as Season 3 premieres on the streamer this Thursday, Jan. 18. In the final season, Sabi is coming to terms with the feelings of grief (and the unexpected sense of freedom) that comes with the death of their father. Now, without the constraints of his expectations, Sabi will confront big questions about their identity, prompting major life changes while still trying to balance their roles as child, caregiver, worker, and person. “Sort Of” Season 3 will debut on Max with two episodes on Thursday, Jan. 18, followed by two episodes weekly through Feb. 8. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.
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- 1/18/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
New month, new titles! With January underway, Max has released dozens of library titles, including “The Breakfast Club,” “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” and much, much more.
But the streamer is preparing for a big month from all of its brands, including the Bleacher Report, the platform will carry multiple big match-ups, including the NBA Rivals Week games on Jan. 23 (New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers) and Jan. 25 (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors).
There’s plenty more still to come throughout the month, including the highly anticipated return of “True Detective” with its latest installment, entitled “Night Country” and starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to the streamer and find out everything coming to Max this month!
But the streamer is preparing for a big month from all of its brands, including the Bleacher Report, the platform will carry multiple big match-ups, including the NBA Rivals Week games on Jan. 23 (New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers at LA Clippers) and Jan. 25 (Boston Celtics at Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors).
There’s plenty more still to come throughout the month, including the highly anticipated return of “True Detective” with its latest installment, entitled “Night Country” and starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.
Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to the streamer and find out everything coming to Max this month!
- 1/4/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
One of HBO’s former hot properties returns in a big way this January, as True Detective season four finally arrives on the service. Will this be a return to form for the gritty show? Well, that remains unclear, but this time around the anthology series will follow detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) as the long winter darkness in Alaska. When eight people at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace, these detectives need to get on the case quickly.
Also hitting Max this month is the final season of Sort Of. Season three finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) dealing with the unexpected death of their father, and making some big life choices as a result.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO and Max New Releases – January 2024
January 1
90 Day Fiancé: Holiday Special 2023 #3 (TLC) 90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk...
Also hitting Max this month is the final season of Sort Of. Season three finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) dealing with the unexpected death of their father, and making some big life choices as a result.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO and Max this month…
HBO and Max New Releases – January 2024
January 1
90 Day Fiancé: Holiday Special 2023 #3 (TLC) 90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk...
- 1/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Austin Butler in Apple TV+’s ‘Masters of the Air’
The 2023-2024 primetime television season looked nothing like previous years, with reruns, unscripted shows, and international imports populating broadcast networks’ lineups. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, though undeniably justified, took quite a toll on all the networks. Fortunately, the strikes have been settled, production has begun on nearly every new and returning series, and the midseason January lineup hints that things are slowly returning to normal.
Here’s a look at the shows scheduled to launch their new season – or series – premieres in January 2024. NBC’s Chicago shows – Chicago Fire, Med, and P.D. – will kick off new seasons on January 17th, with the Law & Order franchises returning on January 18th. New highly anticipated series debuting in January include Echo, Expats, Masters of the Air, The Brothers Sun, and Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale.
January 2024 Premiere Dates
January 1
90 Day: The Single Life...
The 2023-2024 primetime television season looked nothing like previous years, with reruns, unscripted shows, and international imports populating broadcast networks’ lineups. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, though undeniably justified, took quite a toll on all the networks. Fortunately, the strikes have been settled, production has begun on nearly every new and returning series, and the midseason January lineup hints that things are slowly returning to normal.
Here’s a look at the shows scheduled to launch their new season – or series – premieres in January 2024. NBC’s Chicago shows – Chicago Fire, Med, and P.D. – will kick off new seasons on January 17th, with the Law & Order franchises returning on January 18th. New highly anticipated series debuting in January include Echo, Expats, Masters of the Air, The Brothers Sun, and Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale.
January 2024 Premiere Dates
January 1
90 Day: The Single Life...
- 12/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
U.S. streaming giants were already in an uncomfortable position after Canada reined them in with first-time spending obligations to support the production of homegrown movies and TV series.
But as 2023 ends, the country’s TV and telecom regulator is at odds with American streamers over how much cash they are now obligated to fork over to subsidize local film, TV and music producers. During early December regulatory hearings in Gatineau, Quebec, top Canadian execs for Netflix, Apple Canada, Spotify and others bargained over setting a mandatory “initial base” contribution from U.S. digital giants to support local indie producers.
Those talks got hung up over still more hearings and negotiations set for next year to agree on a new definition on what does and doesn’t count as Canadian film or TV programming, or “Canadian content,” to modernize the country’s broadcast laws for the digital age. That new...
But as 2023 ends, the country’s TV and telecom regulator is at odds with American streamers over how much cash they are now obligated to fork over to subsidize local film, TV and music producers. During early December regulatory hearings in Gatineau, Quebec, top Canadian execs for Netflix, Apple Canada, Spotify and others bargained over setting a mandatory “initial base” contribution from U.S. digital giants to support local indie producers.
Those talks got hung up over still more hearings and negotiations set for next year to agree on a new definition on what does and doesn’t count as Canadian film or TV programming, or “Canadian content,” to modernize the country’s broadcast laws for the digital age. That new...
- 12/13/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Max is offering an early holiday gift for new subscribers — and making an aggressive move to bump its fourth-quarter numbers amid the streaming wars.
Starting Monday, Max is launching a Black Friday sale slashing its rates 70 percent for its ad-supported plan to just $2.99 a month for six months. The offer is open to new and returning subscribers (but not current ones). The regular premium plan (without ads) is the usual price ($15.99). The sale is available through Monday, Nov. 27.
The streamer is touting upcoming shows like True Detective: Night Country, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, which gets underway Jan. 14, as well as recent hits like Succession, House of the Dragon and The Last of Us. The company also noted that summer sensation Barbie is coming soon to the service.
Returning shows in 2024 include Curb Your Enthusiasm (February), House of the Dragon (summer), My Brilliant Friend Industry, We’re Here, Hacks, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School,...
Starting Monday, Max is launching a Black Friday sale slashing its rates 70 percent for its ad-supported plan to just $2.99 a month for six months. The offer is open to new and returning subscribers (but not current ones). The regular premium plan (without ads) is the usual price ($15.99). The sale is available through Monday, Nov. 27.
The streamer is touting upcoming shows like True Detective: Night Country, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, which gets underway Jan. 14, as well as recent hits like Succession, House of the Dragon and The Last of Us. The company also noted that summer sensation Barbie is coming soon to the service.
Returning shows in 2024 include Curb Your Enthusiasm (February), House of the Dragon (summer), My Brilliant Friend Industry, We’re Here, Hacks, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School,...
- 11/20/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Supinder Wraich (Sort Of) and Enrico Colantoni (Station Eleven) have been cast to lead an upcoming CBC police procedural.
Allegiance is now in Vancouver and British Columbia’s lower mainland, with Stephen Lobo (Continuum), Adolyn H. Dar (Superman & Lois), Brian Markinson (A Million Little Things) and David Cubitt (Virgin River) also starring.
Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern are the showrunners and Canadian firm Lark Productions is producing in association with Universal Studios Group subsidiary Universal International Studios, with NBCUniversal Global Distribution handling global sales. Anar Ali is the series creator.
The series is described as focusing on “identity and belonging, policing and politics and finding truth within the heart of the flawed justice system.”
‘Allegiance’ cast: Supinder Wraich, Enrico Colantoni, Stephen Lobo, David Cubitt, Brian Markinson, Adolyn H. Dar
Wraich will star as a Sabrina Sohal (Wraich), a star rookie officer serving in...
Allegiance is now in Vancouver and British Columbia’s lower mainland, with Stephen Lobo (Continuum), Adolyn H. Dar (Superman & Lois), Brian Markinson (A Million Little Things) and David Cubitt (Virgin River) also starring.
Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern are the showrunners and Canadian firm Lark Productions is producing in association with Universal Studios Group subsidiary Universal International Studios, with NBCUniversal Global Distribution handling global sales. Anar Ali is the series creator.
The series is described as focusing on “identity and belonging, policing and politics and finding truth within the heart of the flawed justice system.”
‘Allegiance’ cast: Supinder Wraich, Enrico Colantoni, Stephen Lobo, David Cubitt, Brian Markinson, Adolyn H. Dar
Wraich will star as a Sabrina Sohal (Wraich), a star rookie officer serving in...
- 11/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The number of Writers Guild of Canada members identifying as diverse and who are working has increased steadily from 21 percent of the guild’s membership in 2018 to 38 percent in 2022, with that growth put down to more writers from underrepresented communities joining the organization.
But the bad news from the Wgc’s 2023 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report, which was unveiled on Wednesday, is only 35 percent of writing jobs industry-wide went to diverse members in 2022, as non-diverse writers were more likely to have more than one TV gig, whether as members of a story room or being tapped to write a pilot.
And that percentage of jobs going to diverse writers last year was down from 41 percent in 2021. “Representation levels decreased or remained stagnant across multiple diverse groups during 2022,” the Wgc report stated.
The Canadian industry’s continuing drive for more diverse and inclusive storytelling has aimed to create new opportunities for...
But the bad news from the Wgc’s 2023 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report, which was unveiled on Wednesday, is only 35 percent of writing jobs industry-wide went to diverse members in 2022, as non-diverse writers were more likely to have more than one TV gig, whether as members of a story room or being tapped to write a pilot.
And that percentage of jobs going to diverse writers last year was down from 41 percent in 2021. “Representation levels decreased or remained stagnant across multiple diverse groups during 2022,” the Wgc report stated.
The Canadian industry’s continuing drive for more diverse and inclusive storytelling has aimed to create new opportunities for...
- 10/25/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The third season of Sort Of will be its last. The creators have announced the end of the comedy series, per THR. Max announced the third season renewal in December 2022.
Starring series co-creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the Sort Of series follows Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid twenty-something, as they try to balance their professional and personal lives.
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Starring series co-creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the Sort Of series follows Sabi Mehboob (Baig), a gender-fluid twenty-something, as they try to balance their professional and personal lives.
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- 10/6/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The upcoming third season of CBC and Max original comedy “Sort Of” will be its final season, co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo have announced.
The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8.
“We set out to tell a story about a kind of transition in Sabi’s life, and how those around them also change — and we feel in this coming season that story came to an end in a way that felt right for us,” Baig and Filippo said in a statement.
“Sort Of” follows Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, a gender expansive millennial who is exhausted with changing themselves for the comfort of others. In the third and final season, the series will explore Sabi’s journey coming to terms with feelings of both grief and freedom after their father’s passing.
The final eight-episode season will premiere in Canada on the CBC Gem streaming service on Nov. 17, releasing two episodes per week until the series finale on Dec. 8.
“We set out to tell a story about a kind of transition in Sabi’s life, and how those around them also change — and we feel in this coming season that story came to an end in a way that felt right for us,” Baig and Filippo said in a statement.
“Sort Of” follows Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, a gender expansive millennial who is exhausted with changing themselves for the comfort of others. In the third and final season, the series will explore Sabi’s journey coming to terms with feelings of both grief and freedom after their father’s passing.
- 10/5/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Canadian comedy series Sort Of, which airs Stateside on Max, will end with its previously announced third season, TVLine has confirmed.
Series co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo first announced the news in a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday.
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“We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity,...
Series co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo first announced the news in a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday.
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- 10/5/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The creators of the Peabody Award-winning Sort Of are bringing their show to a close.
Bilal Baig (who also stars in the series) and Fab Filippo announced in an Instagram post Thursday that the forthcoming third season of Sort Of will be its last on Canada’s CBC and streamer Max. The streamer confirmed the ending; season three is set to premiere Nov. 17 in Canada and early next year on Max.
“Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season,” Baig and Filippo wrote. “We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.”
Max and the CBC renewed Sort Of for a third season in December 2022. The series centers on Sabi (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who is in transition in every aspect of their life.
Bilal Baig (who also stars in the series) and Fab Filippo announced in an Instagram post Thursday that the forthcoming third season of Sort Of will be its last on Canada’s CBC and streamer Max. The streamer confirmed the ending; season three is set to premiere Nov. 17 in Canada and early next year on Max.
“Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season,” Baig and Filippo wrote. “We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.”
Max and the CBC renewed Sort Of for a third season in December 2022. The series centers on Sabi (Baig), a gender fluid millennial who is in transition in every aspect of their life.
- 10/5/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The upcoming third season of Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo’s Max comedy series Sort Of will be its last. Co-creators Baig and Filippo announced the news Thursday on Instagram. See their statement below.
“To our dear Sort Of community,
We’ve got an announcement to share with you all. Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season. We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.
We know how much the series means to a lot of you — it means so much to us too. It’s been such an incredible privilege to make this show for these last three years, working with every single person, cast and crew, who helped make our vision a reality. We feel incredibly fortunate to have received...
“To our dear Sort Of community,
We’ve got an announcement to share with you all. Along with the producing team behind Sort Of, we have chosen to end the series with this upcoming third and final season. We want to thank you for welcoming this show so graciously into your worlds and for celebrating our work with generosity.
We know how much the series means to a lot of you — it means so much to us too. It’s been such an incredible privilege to make this show for these last three years, working with every single person, cast and crew, who helped make our vision a reality. We feel incredibly fortunate to have received...
- 10/5/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Trans Film Mentorship (Tfm) presents the 2nd annual Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF, which will be held on Sunday, September 10th at Malaparte at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Open to all trans and non-binary creators, filmmakers, actors, industry partners and allies, Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF is an afternoon to foster industry exchanges and dialogue and to reimagine trans storytelling as an opportunity to nurture emerging trans talent in the film and TV industry. The Trans Filmmakers Summit (Tfs) will also spotlight the films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) made by trans and non-binary directors and/or featuring trans and non-binary talent.
The Trans Film Mentorship also presents the Cmf Trans Barrier Breaker Award to Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, the CBC/Max Original Peabody Award-winning series. The award honors a trans leader who is actively challenging the limitations of the media industry and disrupting the system,...
The Trans Film Mentorship also presents the Cmf Trans Barrier Breaker Award to Bilal Baig, star and co-creator of Sort Of, the CBC/Max Original Peabody Award-winning series. The award honors a trans leader who is actively challenging the limitations of the media industry and disrupting the system,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Now in its fourth season, Liquid Courage is an award-winning podcast where host Amanda Pereira interviews creative folks she admires (and is a little intimidated by!) with the help of some 'liquid courage' in the form of her guest's favourite drink.
The Liquid Courage Podcast is a casual interview-style show where Amanda aims to build a genuine connection with her guests while celebrating the heck out of them! The conversations are full of laughter, vulnerability and lots of yummy beverages. Our guests span disciplines including actors, directors, writers, interior designers, content creators, radio hosts, talent agents and managers, comedians, bakers, cinematogrophers and more.
Liquid Courage has been featured in Elizabeth Banks' WhoHaHa "Podcasts we love", The Toronto Star's list of "five funny podcasts that will brighten your lockdown life", and won Outstanding Debut of a Series at the Canadian Podcast Awards.
Previous guests include Aurora Browne (Baroness Von Sketch Show...
The Liquid Courage Podcast is a casual interview-style show where Amanda aims to build a genuine connection with her guests while celebrating the heck out of them! The conversations are full of laughter, vulnerability and lots of yummy beverages. Our guests span disciplines including actors, directors, writers, interior designers, content creators, radio hosts, talent agents and managers, comedians, bakers, cinematogrophers and more.
Liquid Courage has been featured in Elizabeth Banks' WhoHaHa "Podcasts we love", The Toronto Star's list of "five funny podcasts that will brighten your lockdown life", and won Outstanding Debut of a Series at the Canadian Podcast Awards.
Previous guests include Aurora Browne (Baroness Von Sketch Show...
- 7/12/2023
- Podnews.net
HBO’s “The Last of Us” took home the program of the year award at the 44th Banff World Media Festival. The series was awarded at the 2023 Rockie Award Gala on Tuesday evening alongside other individuals, programs, films and media outlets. The event is held annually in Banff, Alberta in the Canadian Rockies.
Craig Robinson, actor and producer with credits on programs like “The Office,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Killing It,” was awarded with the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award. Robinson was also the host of the festival’s flagship awards program.
The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to “Eternal Spring” and the Buffalo Rock Award went to “Star Trek” for its legacy in TV programming.
As previously announced, Garcell Beauvais of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was presented with the Inclusion Award presented by A+E. The award recognizes individuals whose work promote diversity and inclusivity in media. Alanis Obomsawin...
Craig Robinson, actor and producer with credits on programs like “The Office,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Killing It,” was awarded with the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award. Robinson was also the host of the festival’s flagship awards program.
The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to “Eternal Spring” and the Buffalo Rock Award went to “Star Trek” for its legacy in TV programming.
As previously announced, Garcell Beauvais of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was presented with the Inclusion Award presented by A+E. The award recognizes individuals whose work promote diversity and inclusivity in media. Alanis Obomsawin...
- 6/14/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Go, HBO Now, HBO Max, Max — the name may change, but the search for compelling new shows to watch remains the same. Primetimer is taking some of the guesswork out of the equation with our weekly feature To the Max, where we'll share recommendations for classic shows, underrated gems, and water-cooler series.
There’s a scene during the first episode of Sort Of that touches upon the core of the series. The show’s protagonist Sabi (Bilal Baig), a non-binary Pakistani millennial, is working their shift at a LGBTQ+ bookstore/bar as Bessy (Grace Lynn Kung) laments over her husband’s recent decision to let Sabi go from their part-time nannying gig. “I’m going to miss you,” Bessy earnestly tells them. “Are you going to miss me?” But Sabi evades answering, not yet ready to confront the weight of their emotions.
There’s a scene during the first episode of Sort Of that touches upon the core of the series. The show’s protagonist Sabi (Bilal Baig), a non-binary Pakistani millennial, is working their shift at a LGBTQ+ bookstore/bar as Bessy (Grace Lynn Kung) laments over her husband’s recent decision to let Sabi go from their part-time nannying gig. “I’m going to miss you,” Bessy earnestly tells them. “Are you going to miss me?” But Sabi evades answering, not yet ready to confront the weight of their emotions.
- 6/13/2023
- by Dianna Shen
- Primetimer
Last April, Sphere Media took the Canadian Screen Awards by storm with 22 awards for its scripted content, including a record 12 wins for the historical Black drama “The Porter” and seven for queer comedy “Sort Of.” It was a big night for Canada’s third-largest independent producer, and in particular for Jennifer Kawaja, Sphere’s president of scripted and feature films for English Canada.
Previously, Kawaja spent decades heading up Sienna Films with her business partner, Julia Sereny, helming several award-winning projects like “Cardinal,” “Trickster” and “One Dead Indian.” The duo sold the company to Kew Media Group in 2017 and in 2020, Montreal-based Datsit Sphere snatched it up when Kew was placed into receivership. Last year, Sphere restructured and rebranded under a single banner with the intention of streamlining content creation, production and distribution.
Now, it’s full speed ahead.
In an interview with Variety, Kawaja confirms several upcoming projects. The company...
Previously, Kawaja spent decades heading up Sienna Films with her business partner, Julia Sereny, helming several award-winning projects like “Cardinal,” “Trickster” and “One Dead Indian.” The duo sold the company to Kew Media Group in 2017 and in 2020, Montreal-based Datsit Sphere snatched it up when Kew was placed into receivership. Last year, Sphere restructured and rebranded under a single banner with the intention of streamlining content creation, production and distribution.
Now, it’s full speed ahead.
In an interview with Variety, Kawaja confirms several upcoming projects. The company...
- 5/30/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Canada’s Bell Media has acquired a minority stake in Montreal-based indie producer Sphere Media, whose originals include the CBC/Max comedy Sort Of, the medical drama Transplant for CTV and NBC and The Porter, a drama for CBC and BET+, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Terms of the deal, which closed in late March, have not been announced, but Bell Media, which has TV networks in the country’s twin English- and French-language markets, confirmed to THR that it has taken an unspecified stake in the bilingual producer with film, TV and animation production divisions, while also distributing film and TV content in Canada and internationally.
Bell Media originals already include Transplant, which was recently renewed for a fourth season, while the Peabody Award-winning Sort Of sitcom recently got a third season order. Sort Of follows the life of Sabi, played by Bilal Baig, a gender fluid millennial who...
Terms of the deal, which closed in late March, have not been announced, but Bell Media, which has TV networks in the country’s twin English- and French-language markets, confirmed to THR that it has taken an unspecified stake in the bilingual producer with film, TV and animation production divisions, while also distributing film and TV content in Canada and internationally.
Bell Media originals already include Transplant, which was recently renewed for a fourth season, while the Peabody Award-winning Sort Of sitcom recently got a third season order. Sort Of follows the life of Sabi, played by Bilal Baig, a gender fluid millennial who...
- 5/29/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jennica Harper and Nelu Handa are taking over showrunning duties on CBC’s “Run The Burbs” for the comedy’s third season. The show was renewed a week before the Season 2 finale in March for a planned winter 2024 broadcast.
Harper and Handa are long-time collaborators, having worked together for three seasons on the Bell Media series “Jann” starring Jann Arden. Harper served as showrunner on all three seasons of the series, along with the 2022 holiday special. The Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award winner’s other credits include “Spencer Sisters,” “Skymed” and “Cardinal.”
Handa wrote on the first two seasons of “Run The Burbs” and also won a Peabody Award for her contribution to the first season of the CBC/Max series “Sort Of.” In 2021 she also won a Canadian Screen Award for best writing on “The Baroness Von Sketch Show.” In February, she was one of six participants named...
Harper and Handa are long-time collaborators, having worked together for three seasons on the Bell Media series “Jann” starring Jann Arden. Harper served as showrunner on all three seasons of the series, along with the 2022 holiday special. The Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award winner’s other credits include “Spencer Sisters,” “Skymed” and “Cardinal.”
Handa wrote on the first two seasons of “Run The Burbs” and also won a Peabody Award for her contribution to the first season of the CBC/Max series “Sort Of.” In 2021 she also won a Canadian Screen Award for best writing on “The Baroness Von Sketch Show.” In February, she was one of six participants named...
- 5/9/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
You can thank former President Donald Trump for the remarkable rise in TV shows featuring Muslim protagonists – including Hulu’s “Ramy,” Netflix’s “Mo” and Disney+’s “Ms. Marvel,” among others.
Trump’s 2017 executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries not only fueled the rise of such shows but “led to an unprecedented expansion in [Muslim] representations,” said Evelyn Alsultany, a professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at USC’s Dornsife College and expert on the history of Muslim and Arab representation in the U.S. media.
Shifts in representation often occur in response to a crisis, she said, but this change was dramatic.
“There was something about the Trump presidency that inspired people to act that galvanized not just individuals and organizations but industries like Hollywood,” said Alsultany, whose latest book on the issue is titled “Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion.” “I’ve never seen anything like it before,...
Trump’s 2017 executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries not only fueled the rise of such shows but “led to an unprecedented expansion in [Muslim] representations,” said Evelyn Alsultany, a professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at USC’s Dornsife College and expert on the history of Muslim and Arab representation in the U.S. media.
Shifts in representation often occur in response to a crisis, she said, but this change was dramatic.
“There was something about the Trump presidency that inspired people to act that galvanized not just individuals and organizations but industries like Hollywood,” said Alsultany, whose latest book on the issue is titled “Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion.” “I’ve never seen anything like it before,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Brenda Gazzar
- The Wrap
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has named its batch of 2023 film and TV winners ahead of Sunday night’s broadcast of the Canadian Screen Awards on CBC and CBC Gem. During the weeklong celebration, which was broken up over four days, “The Porter” and “Brother” emerged with the most victories in their respective TV and film categories.
“Brother” had 13 nominations heading into Thursday night’s film celebrations and triumphed in 12 categories — including best motion picture. Clement Virgo also picked up wins for directing and adapted screenplay, while Lamar Johnson won for performance in a leading role and Aaron Pierre won for performance in a supporting role.
The film is based on David Chariandy’s prize-winning novel of the same name and made its world debut this past September at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Brother” revolves around the sons of Caribbean immigrants as they come of age during Toronto’s 1990s hip-hop scene.
“Brother” had 13 nominations heading into Thursday night’s film celebrations and triumphed in 12 categories — including best motion picture. Clement Virgo also picked up wins for directing and adapted screenplay, while Lamar Johnson won for performance in a leading role and Aaron Pierre won for performance in a supporting role.
The film is based on David Chariandy’s prize-winning novel of the same name and made its world debut this past September at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Brother” revolves around the sons of Caribbean immigrants as they come of age during Toronto’s 1990s hip-hop scene.
- 4/15/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
How I Met Your Father has lined up three potential dads for Hilary Duff’s character.
In a newly released teaser for the Hulu comedy’s midseason return, Sophie sets out to find her biological father with her friends’ help, and two of the candidates appear to be Travis Schuldt (Scrubs) and Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
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In a newly released teaser for the Hulu comedy’s midseason return, Sophie sets out to find her biological father with her friends’ help, and two of the candidates appear to be Travis Schuldt (Scrubs) and Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
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- 4/13/2023
- by Erianne Lewis
- TVLine.com
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors this morning announced the 69 nominees in Entertainment, Arts, News, Documentary, Children’s/Youth, Podcast/Radio, Interactive & Immersive and Public Service for the 83rd Annual Peabody Awards, honoring “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2022.” Among the most prominent contenders in entertainment are the series “Abbott Elementary,” “Andor,” “Atlanta,” “Bad Sisters,” “Better Call Saul,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “Documentary Now!”, “Mo,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Severance” and “The Patient.”
The nominees were chosen by a vote of 17 jurors from more than 1,200 submitted entries. Peabody winners will be announced on May 9 and then celebrated on June 11 at a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the first Peabody in-person ceremony since 2019 and the first time in its 83-year history that the Peabodys will be handed out in Los Angeles.
Scroll down for the complete nominees list.
See‘Abbott Elementary’ trio look to...
The nominees were chosen by a vote of 17 jurors from more than 1,200 submitted entries. Peabody winners will be announced on May 9 and then celebrated on June 11 at a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the first Peabody in-person ceremony since 2019 and the first time in its 83-year history that the Peabodys will be handed out in Los Angeles.
Scroll down for the complete nominees list.
See‘Abbott Elementary’ trio look to...
- 4/13/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Updated: The full list of nominations for the 83rd annual Peabody Awards were revealed Thursday, with a list that includes ABC’s Emmy-nominated Abbott Elementary, Disney+’s Andor, AMC’s Better Call Saul, Apple TV+’s Pachinko, FX’s Reservation Dogs and Nat Geo’s Oscar-nominated Fire of Love.
The Peabodys, which announced its Documentary and News nominees earlier in the week, are honoring 2022’s most compelling and empowering stories across broadcasting and streaming media. The group this year nominated a total of 69 TV, podcast/radio and web/digital programs in the categories of entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive programming.
Winners will be announced May 9, with a ceremony to take place June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire, the Peabodys’ first in Los Angeles.
See the full list of this year’s noms below.
Also today, the Peabodys said Shari Frilot, the Sundance Film Festival’s...
The Peabodys, which announced its Documentary and News nominees earlier in the week, are honoring 2022’s most compelling and empowering stories across broadcasting and streaming media. The group this year nominated a total of 69 TV, podcast/radio and web/digital programs in the categories of entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive programming.
Winners will be announced May 9, with a ceremony to take place June 11 at the Beverly Wilshire, the Peabodys’ first in Los Angeles.
See the full list of this year’s noms below.
Also today, the Peabodys said Shari Frilot, the Sundance Film Festival’s...
- 4/13/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered Tall Pines, an eight-episode limited series from Mae Martin, Ryan Scott, Ben Farrell and his Objective Fiction and Sphere Media. Martin serves as creator, co-showrunner and executive producer, and also will play a lead role in the series, one of the streamer’s first commissions for Netflix Canada.
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Tall Pines is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
“Tall Pines is a story I’ve been dying to tell for years, and I’m beyond excited for people to see what we have in store,” said Martin. “It’s going to be an insane roller coaster and so different to anything I’ve done before. Very very grateful to Netflix for supporting it,...
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Tall Pines is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
“Tall Pines is a story I’ve been dying to tell for years, and I’m beyond excited for people to see what we have in store,” said Martin. “It’s going to be an insane roller coaster and so different to anything I’ve done before. Very very grateful to Netflix for supporting it,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mae Martin is getting back into business with Netflix.
The Canadian breakout star of the streamer’s Feel Good comedy has received a limited series order for Tall Pines, a mystery thriller which Martin will star in and showrun along with Ryan Scott.
Tall Pines, also created and executive produced by Martin, will be set in a bucolic, yet sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry,” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Eight episodes of Tall Pines have been ordered by Netflix Canada and will be produced by Sphere Media and Objective Fiction, which also made Feel Good for Netflix. Martin created and starred in Feel Good, the semi-autobiographical comedy that was originally commissioned by Channel 4.
Following an impressive critical response, Netflix renewed the comedy for a second and final season. Besides another comedy special set to debut on the streamer this year,...
The Canadian breakout star of the streamer’s Feel Good comedy has received a limited series order for Tall Pines, a mystery thriller which Martin will star in and showrun along with Ryan Scott.
Tall Pines, also created and executive produced by Martin, will be set in a bucolic, yet sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry,” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Eight episodes of Tall Pines have been ordered by Netflix Canada and will be produced by Sphere Media and Objective Fiction, which also made Feel Good for Netflix. Martin created and starred in Feel Good, the semi-autobiographical comedy that was originally commissioned by Channel 4.
Following an impressive critical response, Netflix renewed the comedy for a second and final season. Besides another comedy special set to debut on the streamer this year,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reinforcing its status as Canada’s go-to destination for Canadian comedy, CBC today announced the renewal of popular original series Run The Burbs and Son Of A Critch for their third seasons, and long-running sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes for its 31st season. These series join Peabody Award-winning comedy Sort Of, which was renewed for a third season in December 2022 by CBC and HBO Max, as part of CBC’s 2023-24 comedy slate. CBC comedies were recently recognized with 54 Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series for Sort Of and Best Sketch Comedy Program or Series for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Son Of A Critch is also among the Top 5 series currently in the running for the 2023 Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award. “CBC continues to offer the very best in Canadian comedy, thanks to personal, heartwarming storytelling from authentic original voices and sketch and stand-up...
- 3/26/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
The nominations for the Banff World Media Festival’s Rockie Awards have been announced, with American and British TV producers again set to dominate the international TV competition in the Canadian Rockies this year.
American TV shows earned 52 nominations, with FX Networks, National Geographic and Warner Bros. Discovery each nabbing five mentions for their series. That was followed closely by U.K. producers with 41 nominations, and Canadian producers with 37 mentions.
Among broadcasters, the BBC netted a field-leading 21 nominations for its programming across a range of categories. The Banff Rockies prize-giving will be streamed live on June 12 as part of an in-person event planned by festival organizers in Banff, Alberta.
U.S. producers dominate the best English language drama competition, with nominations for HBO’s Euphoria, House of the Dragon and The White Lotus series, which will vie against the CBC/BET+ drama The Porter and the AMC and BBC drama This Is Going to Hurt.
American TV shows earned 52 nominations, with FX Networks, National Geographic and Warner Bros. Discovery each nabbing five mentions for their series. That was followed closely by U.K. producers with 41 nominations, and Canadian producers with 37 mentions.
Among broadcasters, the BBC netted a field-leading 21 nominations for its programming across a range of categories. The Banff Rockies prize-giving will be streamed live on June 12 as part of an in-person event planned by festival organizers in Banff, Alberta.
U.S. producers dominate the best English language drama competition, with nominations for HBO’s Euphoria, House of the Dragon and The White Lotus series, which will vie against the CBC/BET+ drama The Porter and the AMC and BBC drama This Is Going to Hurt.
- 3/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Canadian Screen Awards has unveiled nominations for the national film and TV prize-giving, and the CBC civil rights drama The Porter leads the film and TV field with 19 mentions in all, including for best small-screen drama.
The first Canadian drama series from an all-Black creative team, which also streams on BET+, centers on the lives of Black train porters and their families as they launch North America’s first Black labor union in the 1920s.
The TV categories, voted on by around 3,000 Canadian industry insiders, also sees the CBC series Detention Adventure and Sort Of – a Peabody award-winning show about a gender fluid young Muslim in Toronto played by Bilal Baig — nab 15 nominations each in an awards show shaping up to be a major showcase for people of color.
That follows Canadian film, and TV industry efforts to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the country’s indie production sector and prize-giving process.
The first Canadian drama series from an all-Black creative team, which also streams on BET+, centers on the lives of Black train porters and their families as they launch North America’s first Black labor union in the 1920s.
The TV categories, voted on by around 3,000 Canadian industry insiders, also sees the CBC series Detention Adventure and Sort Of – a Peabody award-winning show about a gender fluid young Muslim in Toronto played by Bilal Baig — nab 15 nominations each in an awards show shaping up to be a major showcase for people of color.
That follows Canadian film, and TV industry efforts to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the country’s indie production sector and prize-giving process.
- 2/22/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We live in a world where we're constantly discouraged from following our dreams - we're taught we're better off letting them go to pursue more practical ambitions. Sometimes these voices come from our parents; sometimes they come from other relatives, friends, even teachers and mentors. Eventually, they start coming from us. It wasn't until Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Paopao, born Paola Nicole Marrero Rodríguez, finally stopped listening to those voices - putting her fears and excuses aside - that she was able to make her dreams of being a music artist happen.
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In less than two years, the reggaeton star has dropped three EPs: the all-women "Hembrismo"; "Relaciones Tóxicas," in collaboration with iZaak; and her debut solo EP, "Diamantes y Espinas." Not only did Bad Bunny call her one of his favorite rising music artists,...
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In less than two years, the reggaeton star has dropped three EPs: the all-women "Hembrismo"; "Relaciones Tóxicas," in collaboration with iZaak; and her debut solo EP, "Diamantes y Espinas." Not only did Bad Bunny call her one of his favorite rising music artists,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Johanna Ferreira
- Popsugar.com
Production is underway on “How to Fail as a Popstar,” Canadian streamer CBC Gem’s original series based on artist, author and musician Vivek Shraya’s debut theatrical work of the same name.
The theatrical work featured Shraya in a one-person performance, reflecting on the power of pop culture, dreams, disappointments and self-determination.
The eight-episode limited comedy series is described by the producers as being “about a queer brown boy with a huge voice doing everything he can to become a popstar – as told by the queer trans femme that boy becomes, looking back on how and why that dream was never realized.”
The series stars Shraya, Adrian Pavone (“Star Trek: Discovery”) and Chris D’Silva (“Slumberland”) as Vivek at various stages of life. Written by Shraya, the series is directed by Vanessa Matsui (“Midnight at the Paradise”) with Shraya co-directing one episode, with filming to continue in Toronto for three weeks.
The theatrical work featured Shraya in a one-person performance, reflecting on the power of pop culture, dreams, disappointments and self-determination.
The eight-episode limited comedy series is described by the producers as being “about a queer brown boy with a huge voice doing everything he can to become a popstar – as told by the queer trans femme that boy becomes, looking back on how and why that dream was never realized.”
The series stars Shraya, Adrian Pavone (“Star Trek: Discovery”) and Chris D’Silva (“Slumberland”) as Vivek at various stages of life. Written by Shraya, the series is directed by Vanessa Matsui (“Midnight at the Paradise”) with Shraya co-directing one episode, with filming to continue in Toronto for three weeks.
- 1/23/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Bilal Baig, co-creator and star of Peabody Award-winning series Sort Of, has signed with Anonymous Content for representation.
Baig is a queer, trans-feminine, Muslim playwright, performer and workshop facilitator. Most recently, Baig co-created, executive produces and stars in Sort Of, from CBC, Sphere Media and HBO Max, which was recently renewed for a third season. Baig stars as Sabi Mehboob, a non-binary millennial trying to balance their roles as a child of Pakistani immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore and café, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple.
On the theater side, Baig’s first play, Acha Bacha, was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2020 and nominated for the Dayne Ogilvie prize by the Writer’s Trust of Canada in 2022. Additionally, Baig works at non-profits such as Story Planet and Paprika Festival, where they develop and facilitate workshops for youth in underserved neighborhoods...
Baig is a queer, trans-feminine, Muslim playwright, performer and workshop facilitator. Most recently, Baig co-created, executive produces and stars in Sort Of, from CBC, Sphere Media and HBO Max, which was recently renewed for a third season. Baig stars as Sabi Mehboob, a non-binary millennial trying to balance their roles as a child of Pakistani immigrant parents, a bartender at an LGBTQ bookstore and café, and a caregiver to the young children of a professional couple.
On the theater side, Baig’s first play, Acha Bacha, was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2020 and nominated for the Dayne Ogilvie prize by the Writer’s Trust of Canada in 2022. Additionally, Baig works at non-profits such as Story Planet and Paprika Festival, where they develop and facilitate workshops for youth in underserved neighborhoods...
- 1/20/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A few years ago, the Puerto Rican artist Paopao was working as a songwriter in Miami, bouncing around different studios and sessions throughout the city. She had a knack for crafting swelling pop ballads on her guitar and loved telling stories through music. But after she’d spent time grinding it out in the industry, she started seeing the way the Latin pop machine can flatten narratives about women, treating female-led songs without much nuance and painting empowerment anthems with broad, general strokes.
“I started to be like, ‘Everything sounds the same,...
“I started to be like, ‘Everything sounds the same,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby star in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ (Photograph by Aaron Epstein / HBO Max)
Nominees have been announced for the 34th Annual Glaad Media Awards, recognizing fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Netflix topped the list of all outlets by picking up 21 nominations, followed by ABC with 11, HBO Max with 10, and Hulu with nine.
Winners will be announced during the GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies taking place in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, March 30, 2023, and in New York City at the Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
“With violence, harmful legislation, false rhetoric, and other attacks on the LGBTQ community continuing to escalate, it’s more crucial than ever that our community remains visible and included in the stories that the world sees in film, television, music, journalism, and other forms of media,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “This...
Nominees have been announced for the 34th Annual Glaad Media Awards, recognizing fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Netflix topped the list of all outlets by picking up 21 nominations, followed by ABC with 11, HBO Max with 10, and Hulu with nine.
Winners will be announced during the GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies taking place in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, March 30, 2023, and in New York City at the Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
“With violence, harmful legislation, false rhetoric, and other attacks on the LGBTQ community continuing to escalate, it’s more crucial than ever that our community remains visible and included in the stories that the world sees in film, television, music, journalism, and other forms of media,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “This...
- 1/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has today announced the nominations for its 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
With 2022 being a standout year for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, this year’s nominees not only include historic projects like “Bros,” “Fire Island,” and “A League of Their Own,” but also films currently in the Oscars conversation like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “TÁR.” In fact, for the first time ever, the Outstanding Film — Wide Release category includes 10 nominees.
Other changes made include a splitting of the Outstanding Reality Program category, nominating both reality competition series and non-competition series independently. The Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category was also split to nominate animated and live action programs independently.
For the non-competitive Special Recognition Awards given to media projects that do not fit into one of the existing GLAAD Media Awards categories,...
With 2022 being a standout year for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, this year’s nominees not only include historic projects like “Bros,” “Fire Island,” and “A League of Their Own,” but also films currently in the Oscars conversation like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “TÁR.” In fact, for the first time ever, the Outstanding Film — Wide Release category includes 10 nominees.
Other changes made include a splitting of the Outstanding Reality Program category, nominating both reality competition series and non-competition series independently. The Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category was also split to nominate animated and live action programs independently.
For the non-competitive Special Recognition Awards given to media projects that do not fit into one of the existing GLAAD Media Awards categories,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
GLAAD has announced the nominees for its 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards, with Variety earning two nods for outstanding print article (Angelique Jackson’s piece on Aunjanue Ellis) and magazine overall coverage.
Other nominees include “A League of Their Own,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Anything’s Possible” and “Bros.” GLAAD is the largest LGBTQ media advocacy group, and its awards recognize media portrayals that are accurate, inclusive and fair. GLAAD also selects nominees for their boldness and originality, impact and overall quality. This year’s media awards are presented by Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Ketel One Family Made Vodka.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby revealed the nominees of select categories on YouTube Wednesday morning in a video entitled “GLAAD Drag Story Time.”
In the clip, Colby mentioned recent violence against drag performers. “Performers like us are being threatened with anti-lgbtq bills, nasty protests, and even violence. You know what’s scary?...
Other nominees include “A League of Their Own,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Anything’s Possible” and “Bros.” GLAAD is the largest LGBTQ media advocacy group, and its awards recognize media portrayals that are accurate, inclusive and fair. GLAAD also selects nominees for their boldness and originality, impact and overall quality. This year’s media awards are presented by Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Ketel One Family Made Vodka.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby revealed the nominees of select categories on YouTube Wednesday morning in a video entitled “GLAAD Drag Story Time.”
In the clip, Colby mentioned recent violence against drag performers. “Performers like us are being threatened with anti-lgbtq bills, nasty protests, and even violence. You know what’s scary?...
- 1/18/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
“Bros,” Fire Island,” “The White Lotus” and “Only Murders in the Building” are among the nominees for GLAAD’s 34th Annual Media Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Tár,” Strange World,” “Fire Island,” “Crush,” “My Policeman,” “Do Revenge,” and “The Fallout,” among others, will be considered for the Outstanding Film categories, while “Abbott Elementary,” “A League of their Own,” “The White Lotus,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Hacks,” “Gossip Girl” and “What We Do in the Shadows” are a few of the many shows recognized in the TV categories.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby, who are currently competing on the show’s 15th season, announced the nominees in a story time video responding recent attacks on drag performers across the country.
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“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Tár,” Strange World,” “Fire Island,” “Crush,” “My Policeman,” “Do Revenge,” and “The Fallout,” among others, will be considered for the Outstanding Film categories, while “Abbott Elementary,” “A League of their Own,” “The White Lotus,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Hacks,” “Gossip Girl” and “What We Do in the Shadows” are a few of the many shows recognized in the TV categories.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby, who are currently competing on the show’s 15th season, announced the nominees in a story time video responding recent attacks on drag performers across the country.
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- 1/18/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Sort Of will soon wrap its second season on HBO Max, but viewers can rest easy knowing that that will not be the end of Sabi's story. The series has been renewed for a third season.
Starring series creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob (Baig) as they try to balance both their professional and personal life.
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Starring series creator Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Ellora Patnaik, Amanda Cordner, Supinder Wraich, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kaya Kanashiro, Aden Bedard, Becca Blackwell, Grace Lynn Kung, Alanna Bale, and Cassandra James, the series follows gender-fluid Sabi Mehboob (Baig) as they try to balance both their professional and personal life.
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- 12/16/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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