Starring Supinder Wraich (Sort Of) and Enrico Colantoni (English Teacher), Samer Salem (The Expanse, The Boys) joins the ensemble cast
Lark Productions and CBC today announced that Season 2 of police drama ALLEGIANCE (10x60) is currently shooting across BC’s Lower Mainland through December 5, 2024.
Premiering in winter 2024, ALLEGIANCE was CBC's most-watched new series of the 2023-24 season.* The high-octane police drama uniquely set in Surrey, BC, is a CBC Original series from Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios, starring Supinder Wraich (Sort Of) as Sabrina Sohal and Enrico Colantoni (English Teacher) as Vince Brambilla. Season 2 welcomes Samer Salem (The Expanse, The Boys) to the ensemble cast as a series regular, portraying Detective Corporal Zak Kalaini. Plus, showrunners Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern (Flashpoint, X Company) are back at the helm of ALLEGIANCE, a series created by Anar Ali (Transplant).
The series focuses on identity and belonging, policing and politics, and finding truth within the heart of a flawed justice system. Season 2 will be rooted in a powerful set of engaging and topical storylines including online gambling, tech janitors and international schools. Lead character Sabrina Sohal (Wraich) joins the Serious Crimes Unit of the CFPC and has six months to prove she's got what it takes to be a detective. She’s paired with a newly transferred partner who has a decade more of experience compared to her and a very different approach to the job. While navigating a complex love life and an equally complicated family life, Sabrina is determined to take down the man responsible for framing her father.
“Audiences embraced Allegiance, and we are excited for viewers to see the next instalment on CBC this winter. Our creative team continues to raise the bar this season and we are grateful for the opportunity to continue to explore the lives of our characters and tell these important stories,” said Erin Haskett, President, Lark Productions.
Returning series regulars include Stephen Lobo, Adolyn H. Dar, David Cubitt, Crystal Balint, Toby Levins, Melanie Papalia, and Andres Joseph.
A CBC Original series, ALLEGIANCE is produced by Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handling global sales. Stephanie Morgenstern, Mark Ellis and Anar Ali serve as Executive Producers alongside Lark Productions’ Erin Haskett, Nicole Mandes, David Valleau, Tex Antonucci and Season 2 director, Nimisha Mukerji. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sarah Adams is Director of Current Production, Drama; and Gosia Kamela is Executive in Charge of Production.
*Source: Numeris TV Meter, 2/7/2024 - 4/10/2024, CBC Total, Ind.2+, Wed. 8p-10p, Total Canada, AMA, generated by Instar.
About Lark Productions
Proudly named Playback's 2023 Production Company of the Year, Lark Productions is an award-winning Vancouver-based company with a proven track record of producing exceptional programming in Canada for the global marketplace. Lark develops both scripted and unscripted content, often in collaboration with Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, through a first-look distribution deal.
Established in 2010, Lark’s productions include the record-breaking smash hit and Citytv’s #1 prime time drama of the year, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, for Rogers and Universal Television, as well as the original police procedural Allegiance (CBC) in association with Universal International Studios. Lark’s other scripted series include legal drama Family Law (Global, The CW) for Corus and eOne, spy drama Fortunate Son (CBC) in association with NBCUniversal International Studios, and multiple seasons of Motive (CTV, ABC, USA Network).
On Lark’s unscripted slate, the company has produced two seasons of Farming for Love (CTV) for Bell Media based on Fremantle’s international hit format The Farmer Wants a Wife. Past productions include the pop culture phenomenon The Real Housewives of Toronto and Vancouver (Slice), Paramedics: Life on the Line (Knowledge Network), and Emergency Room: Life + Death at VGH (Knowledge Network, Discovery Fit).
About CBC/Radio Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
For more information, please contact:
Grace Park, Unit Publicist, ALLEGIANCE S2
gp@socialgracecommunications.com
778.788.7323
Winston Ma, CBC PR
winston.ma@cbc.ca
647.327.7408
