CBC’s fall season kicks off with new and returning series including a new season of original documentary showcase THE PASSIONATE EYE (Sept. 13) premiering with Lin Alluna’s TWICE COLONIZED; culinary guessing game CRIME SCENE KITCHEN (Sept. 14) hosted by Joel McHale; FAMILY FEUD CANADA (Sept. 18) hosted by Gerry Dee and premiering with Teachers’ Week; established sketch comedy THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES (Sept. 19); multi-generational Indigenous epic BONES OF CROWS (Sept. 20); a new season of DRAGONS’ DEN (Sept. 21); and STILL STANDING (Sept. 26), with host Jonny Harris visiting small towns across the country
The second edition of THE LEGACY AWARDS (Sept. 24) from The Black Academy, hosted by Keshia Chanté, will feature live performances, award presentations and tributes honouring established and emerging Black Canadian talent
International series include the exclusive Canadian premiere of COOK CLEVER, WASTE LESS WITH PRUE AND RUPY (Sept. 6), featuring The Great British Baking Show’s beloved judge Prue Leith and food expert Dr Rupy Aujla as they help families tackle food waste and save money, and HARLOTS (Sept. 8) returns for its second season, with Liv Tyler (The Leftovers, The Lord of the Rings) joining the cast alongside Oscar™ nominees Lesley Manville and Samantha Morton
New documentaries include UK film THE MUM WHO GOT TOURETTE’S (Sept. 15), a moving insight into how an ordinary family deals with an extraordinary condition, and CBC/Radio-Canada docuseries and TIFF 2023 selection TELLING OUR STORY (Sept. 17), told from the perspectives of 11 First Peoples in Quebec
Canadian feature films debut every Friday this fall, including comedy-drama THE KID DETECTIVE (Sept. 8) starring Adam Brody (The O.C.) and Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets); Canada’s Top Ten selection BLACK CONFLUX (Sept. 15); Best Canadian First Feature Film winner at TIFF 2018, LES ROUTES EN FÉVRIER (ROADS IN FEBRUARY) (Sept. 22); and award-winning THE LIGHTHOUSE (Sept. 29) starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe
New CBC Kids shows include the tween fantasy-drama SPELLBOUND (Sept. 1) from the creators of Find Me in Paris; live-action sitcom for kids AUNTY B’S HOUSE (Sept. 4) about a loving foster care home; and Seasons 1 and 2 of RUSTY RIVETS (Sept. 1 and 15)
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For screening links or more information about any of the titles, please contact Tanya Koivusalo at tanya.koivusalo@cbc.ca. Note: This schedule is subject to change.
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ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL SERIES
HARLOTS Season 2 (8x60, Drama, Monumental Studios, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, September 8
Featuring an award-winning creative team and all-star cast, Harlots is a powerful drama set against the vibrant, cosmopolitan backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, offering a bold new take on the city's most valuable commercial activity - sex. Based on the stories of real women, and the men who surround them, this provocative character-driven series centres on the formidable Margaret Wells (two-time Oscar™ nominee Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown, In America) and her daughters, as she struggles to reconcile the role of mother with brothel owner. Also starring BAFTA and Oscar™ nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and Liv Tyler (The Leftovers, The Lord of the Rings).
CANADIAN FEATURE FILMS
THE KID DETECTIVE (100 min., Comedy/Drama, directed by Evan Morgan, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, September 8
A once-celebrated kid detective (Adam Brody, The O.C.), now 32, solves the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity, until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case: to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.
**** “Adam Brody excels as a former child-prodigy PI in a sharply funny crime caper with an existential bent.”
BLACK CONFLUX (100 min., Drama, directed by Nicole Dorsey, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, September 15
Fifteen-year-old Jackie is a model student, but the legacy of a broken home has her surrendering to adolescent temptations. Continually plagued by the failures of the women of her family, her mindset gradually shifts as she actively decides to escape a seemingly inevitable future. Dennis, socially inept and isolated by his inability to connect, escapes the reality of his solitude by imagining a fantasy world in which visions of adoring women surround him. These seemingly separate lives converge in this haunting exploration of womanhood, isolation, and toxic masculinity.
“a constant visual delight”
Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter
LES ROUTES EN FÉVRIER (ROADS IN FEBRUARY) (84 min., Drama, directed by Katherine Jerkovic, Canada/Uruguay)
Begins streaming, Friday, September 22
Driven by childhood memories, Sarah travels from Montreal to her family’s village in Uruguay in hopes of reuniting with her paternal grandmother. She is soon faced with a disconnect between fantasy and reality, finding herself in a small village seemingly stuck in the past, where the heat is overwhelming and the days last forever. This bittersweet film is shaped by a poignant exploration of culture shock, humour and sadness.
“A promising debut feature from Canadian director Katherine Jerkovic.”
Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter
THE LIGHTHOUSE (110 min., Drama/Horror, directed by Robert Eggers, Canada/USA)
Begins streaming, Friday, September 29
As an approaching storm threatens to sweep two lighthouse keepers (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) from a remote New England island, strange apparitions emerge from the fog and each man begins to suspect that the other has become dangerously unmoored. An Academy Award™-nominated film from the director of The Witch.
***** “a sublime film visually”
DOCUMENTARIES
THE MUM WHO GOT TOURETTE’S (60 min, Documentary, directed by Tim Taggert, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, September 15
Without warning, Elizabeth Hall developed Tourette’s shortly after her 40th birthday. In this affectionate and funny film, we follow Elizabeth and her family over a busy summer, witnessing every triumph and tribulation amplified by the unpredictable impact of her Tourette’s. We join them on a trip to Cornwall, experience date night at a local bar, and meet her son’s new girlfriend at his seventeenth birthday dinner.
An intensely personal, fun, and moving insight into how an ordinary family deals with an extraordinary condition. Elizabeth is not alone; one in 100 people in the UK live with this neurological condition that can cause involuntary tics and at times, offensive language.
TELLING OUR STORY (4x60, Documentary, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin, Canada)
Begins streaming Sunday, September 17
*English Language Premiere*
The 11 First Peoples in Quebec, Canada—Abenaki, Anishnabe, Atikamekw, Cree of Eeyou Istchee, Innu, Inuit, Mi'gmaq, Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk), Naskapi, Wendat, and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet)—are telling us who they are, in their own way and from their point of view: their worldview, their connection to the Territory, their spirituality, their values, their history going back thousands of years, their wounds, their struggles, their victories, and their hopes. Their stories give depth to our great collective narrative, decolonize history and minds, and honour the Ancestors and Mother Earth.
Commissioned by CBC/Radio-Canada and selected for TIFF 2023, TELLING OUR STORY is a celebration of our resistance, resilience, and revival. From award-winning Abenaki director Kim O'Bomsawin (Call Me Human, Quiet Killing) and a production team primarily made up of members of the First Peoples in all key positions, and offering on-set mentorship opportunities for Indigenous individuals.
LIFESTYLE
COOK CLEVER, WASTE LESS WITH PRUE & RUPY (4x25, Lifestyle, BBC Studios, UK)
Begins streaming Wednesday, September 6
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Featuring culinary legend and ‘queen of leftovers’ Prue Leith (The Great British Baking Show) and food expert Dr Rupy Aujla, the series showcases the journey of four typical British families from Food Wasters to Waste Warriors. Each week the cooks will team up with a different family to understand how food is wasted in their respective households, and to teach them recipes for easy-to-make, delicious meals using store cupboard staples and budget-friendly meal planning. The goal is to help the families – and viewers at home – take action to save money AND the planet by reducing their Food Waste. Each episode champions masterful meal planning as well as tips and tricks to make simple and gorgeous food every day of the week.
PAUL O’GRADY FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS Season 11 (Reality, Shiver Productions, UK)
Begins streaming, Friday,September 29
Presenter and comedian Paul O'Grady follows the ups and downs of life at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home as they care for our four-legged friends in need.
CBC SPORTS
2023 Diamond League
Streaming now through September 17
Athletics' premier one-day series, the Diamond League, continues through September with stops in Zurich (Aug. 31), Shenzhen (Sept. 2), Brussels (Sept. 8) and Oregon (Sept.16 - 17). The competition encompasses 15 of the sport's most prestigious one-day track and field meetings and features top athletes from around the world competing in 16 primary disciplines. Athletes compete for points, with the most successful in each discipline qualifying for the Wanda Diamond League Final in Eugene, Oregon (Sept. 16 - 17).
World Rowing Championships
Streaming September 3 - 10
The World Rowing Championships are held every year at the end of the international rowing season and world champions are crowned in 14 Olympic boat classes – seven for men and seven for women, as well as six International boat classes for lightweight rowers. Para-rowers compete in nine boat classes, five are Paralympic boat classes. The 2023 event from Belgrade, Serbia will be athletes' first opportunity to qualify for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Women’s Road To Paris Volleyball Qualifier
Streaming September 16 - 24
Taking place simultaneously in the People's Republic of China, Japan, and Poland, the women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament consists of three pools of eight teams. The top two finishers in each pool will earn one of six automatic qualification berths, and the five remaining spots will be filled by the top five nations not yet qualified in the FIVB World Rankings at the end of the preliminary phase of the Volleyball Nations League. CBC Sports will stream all of Canada’s matches from Ningbo, China, where they are set to compete in Pool A against the Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Serbia, Ukraine, Mexico, Czechia and host country, China.
KIDS AND TWEENS
SPELLBOUND (26x30, Tween Fantasy/Drama, Cottonwood Media, Opéra National de Paris and ZDF Studios, France/Germany)
Begins streaming Friday, September 1
When Cece Parker Jones (Canadian actress Hailey Romain), a vivacious 15-year-old relocates from a small town in the US to France to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School, she’s on top of the world. But things turn upside down when she discovers a book of family spells in the back room of her Aunt Ginger’s apothecary. While snooping through the book, she unknowingly casts the antidote to a protection spell that has been hiding her identity since she was a little girl. And in doing so, she summons her nemesis. This spit-fire teen must juggle the pressures of an elite ballet school, learning new techniques she’s never studied before, keeping up with her intense academics, not to mention her new friendships and maybe a cute boy… or two, as well as her incredible ability to activate magic, while keeping this a secret for only her closest friends. From the creators of Find Me in Paris.
RUSTY RIVETS (Kids, Spin Master, Canada)
Season 1 (26x22) begins streaming Friday, September 1
Season 2 (26x22) begins streaming Friday, September 15
If you’ve got a problem – whether it’s an out-of-control robo-vacuum, a band of fugitive monkeys, or a runaway hot air balloon – Rusty Rivets will find the fix! Rusty’s got the ingenuity, creativity, and a recycling yard full of the coolest parts and pieces to “Combine and Design” any gadget, vehicle, or robot that his wild imagination can think up. If you can dream it, you can build it! He might not get it right on the first try... or the second... or the third... or the fourth... But with the help of his sharp-witted friend, Ruby, his robotic dinosaur named Botasaur, and his mechanized tool-bots, The Bits, Rusty always finds a way to save the day!
AUNTY B’S HOUSE (20x7, Kids, Headspinner Productions, Canada)
Begins streaming Monday, September 4
Aunty B’s House is a live-action preschool sitcom featuring the silly, warm and funny foster mom, Aunty B. With her vivacious spirit, playful nature, love for music, and capacity for unconditional love, Aunty B maintains a stable, supportive and loving home for kids that have not always had one. Together with her diverse family of foster children, Zachary (10), Shelley (9), and Khadijah (8), Aunty B has built a home where everyone can be themselves and explore what makes them special. She helps each of her children stay connected to their diverse cultural backgrounds and by doing so, encourages kids at home to accept each other for who they are, celebrate their differences, and learn that families come in many different forms.
HEY DUGGEE Season 3 (52x7, Kids, Studio AKA, BBC Studios, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, September 8
An animated preschool series that promotes exercise and learning. Duggee is a big dog and he's the leader of an afterschool club called the Squirrels which consists of Tag the sweet-natured rhino who is quite clumsy and often bumps into things, Betty the intelligent and imaginative Octopus, Roly the hyper-active hippo who is wildly enthusiastic about everything, Happy the small crocodile who loves splashing around and Norrie, a thoughtful and clever mouse.
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