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EXCLUSIVE: More spooky times ahead in Canada, where Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan has been renewed at public broadcaster CBC. The series, from Blue Ant Studios in association with Luke Hutchie Productions, follows amateur ghost wranglers and EZRA actors Hutchie and Finlan as they…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a trailer for season 2 of CBC’s Canadian anthology drama Plan B. The high-concept drama series has an entirely new cast for its second run, following a new character who is given the chance to change her life — and those of people around her — by making use of a mysterious…

EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling on Son of a Critch season 4. The Canadian comedy was renewed earlier this year for a new 13-part run at public broadcaster CBC and principal photography is now underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Based on comedian Mark Critch’s memoir of the same name, the fourth…

EXCLUSIVE: Catherine Tait, who runs Canadian pubcaster CBC/Radio-Canada, has been meeting with counterparts in Europe this week to rally support for an online initiative aimed at detoxifying social media. Tait revealed she has over the past week held meetings with the likes of BBC Director General…

Canadian pubcaster CBC rolled out its 40-strong title 2024-25 slate today, with shows from the stars of Baroness Von Sketch and Idris Elba included in the notables. Also among the highlights were further details on Netflix co-produced comedy North is North and the announcement of a sitcom about…

There will not be a fourth season of Canadian comedy Run the Burbs. Co-creator and star Andrew Phung shared the news Thursday on Instagram that CBC has canceled the series after three seasons.  “It is with mixed emotions that we share the news that CBC has decided not to move forward with a fourth…

Following a tough few months that has seen mass layoffs, Canadian national broadcaster CBC has welcomed a one-year investment of CA$42M ($30.4M) from the federal government. The move should ease the strain on the Schitt’s Creek pubcaster, with the funding for news and entertainment shows having…

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline's fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films making noise in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it's ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track…

Netflix’s upcoming arctic comedy finally has a name and has rounded out cast, as it goes into production in snowy Nunavut, Canada. Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s North of North began production today. The comedy follows a young Inuk mother (Anna Lambe) who wants to build a new…

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been nearly three years since Kim’s Convenience closed the shop for the final time, and now two of its cast are reuniting with former co-star Andrew Phung on his sitcom Run the Burbs. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Nicole Power will appear in upcoming season 3 episodes of Run the Burbs, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Canadian Olympic medallist Elvis Stojko is to guest star in CBC’s comedy One More Time. We’ve got a first look at the popular figure skater, who will appear in the seventh episode of the Counterfeit Pictures series. The ep, titled ‘Lazer Blade,’ will air on Tuesday February 20 and…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has picked up hit Israeli drama A Body that Works, which has sold to nearly 100 territories. Last year’s top-rated Israeli drama, according to seller Keshet International (KI), has been acquired by the streamer in Europe, Latin America and the U.S., as well as non-exclusively in…