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BBC Studios’ Reunion Heads to CBC Gem and Showtime After TIFF Premiere

The gripping revenge thriller debuts September 12 on Paramount+ for Premium subscribers in the U.S. and September 19 on CBC Gem in Canada following its 2025 Toronto International Film Festival bow

“A tale that’s been told for centuries but never quite like this” - Financial Times

“Gurney is a revelation” - The Guardian

The most rounded and nuanced portrayal of deafness I’ve seen on mainstream television” - The i Paper

 

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For CBC press screeners, please reach out to Astoria Luzzi (astoria.luzzi@cbc.ca

 

TUNE-IN: All episodes of Reunion will be available to stream on CBC Gem in Canada beginning Friday, September 19

The series will also premiere Friday, September 12 on streaming and on demand on Paramount+ for Premium plan subscribers before its on-air debut Sunday, September 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME in the US. Remaining episodes will premiere weekly. 

Creator William Mager and star Matthew Gurney of Reunion are available for interviews.

SYNOPSIS: From Warp Films, the producers of the breakout drama AdolescenceReunion follows Daniel Brennan (Matthew Gurney), a Deaf man returning to society after ten years in prison. Haunted by the past and driven by a need for both redemption and revenge, Brennan struggles to reconnect with his family and find his place in a world where he belongs to neither side—unable to fully integrate into the hearing community and shunned by the Deaf one. Told in British Sign Language and spoken English, this powerful revenge thriller charts Brennan’s attempt to rebuild a relationship with his estranged, now-adult daughter Carly (Lara Peake), while Christine (Anne-Marie Duff)—the wife of the man Brennan killed—searches for answers of her own. As their lives collide, Brennan must choose: give in to his thirst for vengeance, or seize the chance for a new life with his daughter.

CAST: Matthew Gurney, Lara Peake, Anne-Marie Duff, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Eddie Marsan

CREDITS: Reunion (5x45) is created and written by William Mager. The series is directed by Luke Snellin (One Day, Wanderlust) who also acts as executive producer, with Helen Ostler (The Last Kingdom, Crime) as producer, and Siobhan Morgan (Waterloo Road, Hollyoaks) as associate producer. Mark Herbert (Adolescence, This is England) and Gwen Gorst (Unforgotten, A Discovery of Witches) are executive producers for Warp Films, alongside series writer William Mager, with Rebecca Ferguson and Jo McClellan for the BBC. Reunion is supported by Screen Yorkshire and BBC Studios is handling global sales. 

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About BBC Studios 

BBC Studios is the main commercial arm of BBC Commercial Ltd and generated revenues of £2.1 billion in the last year and profits of over £200 million for a fourth consecutive year. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, the business is built on two operating areas: the content studio, which produces, invests and distributes TV and audio globally and media & streaming, with BBC branded channels, services including UKTV, BBC.com and BritBox International and joint ventures in the UK and internationally. The business made almost 3,300 hours of award-winning British programmes last year for a wide range of UK and global broadcasters and platforms. Its content is internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, and includes world-famous brands like Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, the Planet series, Bluey and Doctor Who.  

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About CBC Gem

CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 6500 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world, including more than 400 documentary features, more than 700 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 400 Canadian feature films. CBC Gem is available for free as an app for iOS and Android devices and online at CBCGem.ca, and on connected TVs via Roku, Samsung, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, LG, Google Chromecast, Android TV and Xbox, as well as TV service provider Rogers Xfinity.

 

For media inquiries, please contact: 

Astoria Luzzi, CBC PR

astoria.luzzi@cbc.ca 

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