Highlights of programs new to CBC Gem this January:
- CBC’s winter lineup sees the return of Saint-Pierre (Jan. 5), Still Standing (Jan. 6), Small Achievable Goals (Jan. 6), Allegiance (Jan. 7) and Wild Cards (Jan 7) for new seasons - all available on CBC TV and CBC Gem. Season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries continues with a Calgary Stampede-set episode on January 5 featuring guest star Amber Marshall (Heartland).
- Acclaimed international series include period drama The Luminaries (Jan. 1) based on the bestselling novel by Eleanor Catton and starring Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters), Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), and Eva Green (Penny Dreadful), set on New Zealand’s South Island at the height of the 1860s gold rush; the final seasons of UK comedies Brassic (Jan. 2) and The Outlaws (Jan. 9); and the exclusive Canadian premiere of Norwegian series A Sámi Wedding (Jan. 16), as a dysfunctional family comes together to plan the perfect celebration.
- Lifestyle programming highlights include a new season of Sort Your Life Out (Jan. 2), with TV personality and singer Stacey Solomon helping participants bring order to their lives; Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less (Jan. 7), where the renowned British chef shares practical, budget-friendly recipes; and Season 2 of A Girl’s Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking (Jan. 16), starring acclaimed young Australian chef Analiese Gregory as she turns her rural home into an intimate restaurant showcasing the best of Tasmanian produce.
- New documentaries from The Passionate Eye in January include SPEAK. (Jan. 7), following five bold young voices on a high-stakes quest to win the Super Bowl of public speaking, and Made in Ethiopia (Jan. 14), where three women’s lives change when a Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia. New episodes of The Nature of Things look at Survival of the Slowest (Jan. 15), Can Dogs Talk? (Jan. 22) and CLUCK! Chickens Exposed (Jan. 29), on CBC TV and CBC Gem.
- Spotlighting Italian culture, the Ciao Italia Collection includes drama series The Bad Guy (Jan. 16 and 30), following a Sicilian prosecutor who seeks revenge after being wrongly convicted; Jamie Cooks Italy (Jan. 30), taking viewers on a delicious journey through Italy’s iconic culinary traditions; and doc feature Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion (Jan. 30), exploring the global influence and cultural impact of the country’s fashion industry.
- The Cold Competition Collection builds anticipation for the excitement of winter sports at Milano Cortina 2026 on the ice and beyond, with titles including documentary series Redemption Run (Jan. 23, pictured), following Canadian athletes striving to earn their place on the world stage in the punishing sport of bobsleigh; and doc feature Mareya Shot, Keetha Goal: Make The Shot (Jan. 23), highlighting the determination of four South Asian junior hockey players chasing an NHL future.
- New films on CBC Gem include Tribeca 2025 selection Sacramento (Jan. 2) starring Michael Cera , Maya Erskine, Kristen Stewart and Michael Angarano; Fortescue (Jan. 9), an exploration of mental health, female friendship and the artistic process; The Sisters Brothers (Jan. 16), adapted from the bestselling Canadian novel and starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed; Do I Know You From Somewhere? (Jan. 16) about a couple whose shared past begins to be replaced by an alternate timeline, forcing them to face a bittersweet choice about their future; and Hands That Bind (Jan. 30), a thriller starring Paul Sparks, Bruce Dern, Nicholas Campbell and Will Oldham.
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ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL SERIES
The Luminaries
(6x60, Drama, Working Title TV, Southern Light Films, UK / New Zealand)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 1
An intricately woven, suspenseful tale of love, murder, magic and revenge set on the wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island at the height of the 1860s gold rush - based on the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Eleanor Catton. Starring Eve Hewson, Himesh Patel, Eva Green and Ewen Leslie.
Brassic Season 7 *Final Season*
(6x60, Comedy, Clerkenwell Film, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, January 2
Mrs. Bishop is getting married, and nothing will get in the way of her perfect day – except for Mr. Bishop. Vinnie is trying to lay low, until a new gang headed up by Farmer Jim’s estranged daughter starts stepping on his toes… Vinnie reunites the crew to deal with The Bishops and prove who really runs Hawley.
The Outlaws Season 3 *Final Season*
(6x60, Comedy, Big Talk/Four Eyes, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, January 9
With crime boss The Dean behind bars, The Outlaws are moving on with their lives - until one of their own returns with a deadly secret, hurling them back into mortal danger.
A Sámi Wedding
(8x30, Comedy/Drama, Mer Film / Torden Film / Forest People, Norway)
Begins streaming Friday, January 16
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
In the small Sámi town of Kautokeino, Garen is at the bottom of the social ladder. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she pours her energy into helping her unappreciative family. When her son is to marry into a wealthy reindeer-herding family, Garen sees a chance to lift her status by arranging the perfect wedding and recruits her siblings to help. The whole of Kautokeino watches while the dysfunctional family works to arrange a wedding in record time.
“a generous helping of humour, chaos, and cultural insight”
LIFESTYLE
Escape to the Country Season 32 (A2)
(14x60, Lifestyle, Naked, Boundless, UK)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 1
Escape to the Country helps house hunters to break free from busy, urban lives, matching them with gorgeous rural homes and welcoming communities in the great British countryside.
Sort Your Life Out Season 4
(6x60 min, Lifestyle, Optomen Television, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, January 2
Stacey Solomon and her team of organizing experts return for a fourth season of the hit makeover show, helping families transform their homes through a life-changing declutter, a supersize spring clean and a budget friendly refresh.
Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less
(60min, Lifestyle, Jamie Oliver Productions, UK)
Begins streaming Wednesday, January 7
As food and energy prices increase, Jamie Oliver is back, offering clever recipes, tips and tricks to help keep costs down in the kitchen. While cooking up some delicious recipes that are easy on the wallet, Jamie reveals the handy cooking principles – think bigging up batch-cooking, embracing the freezer and microwave, and making the most of your oven – that will enable you to cook up great food even on a budget. Jamie has some great ideas for delicious family-friendly dishes that can be cooked using great value ingredients in the most energy-efficient ways; from using the microwave to make a delicious curry from scratch; using the oven once to make multiple meals or batch cooking to save both money and time.
A Girl's Guide to Hunting, Fishing and Wild Cooking, Season 2
(8x30, Lifestyle, Broken Yellow and Barking Mad Productions, Australia)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, January 16
Chef Analiese Gregory faces her biggest challenge yet by transforming a rundown part of her country home into a small restaurant while foraging, hunting and sourcing the finest Tasmanian produce as she searches for the perfect dishes for her eatery.
DOCUMENTARIES
SPEAK.
(104min, Documentary, directed by Guy Mossman and Jennifer Tiexiera, USA) *Part of The Passionate Eye season*
Begins streaming Wednesday, January 7
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
SPEAK. follows five fearless teenage orators fighting for glory at the NSDA Nationals — the Super Bowl of public speaking — where 1,000 words can change everything. Over nine high-stakes months, they face nerves, biased judges, and each other, while their coaches battle to keep speech programs alive amid budget cuts, book bans and an America splintering right before their eyes.
Made in Ethiopia
(93min, Documentary, directed by Max Duncan and Xinyan Yu, Canada/Ethiopia/USA/UK) *Part of The Passionate Eye season*
Begins streaming Wednesday, January 14
When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in industrialization tested to the limit.
The Nature of Things: Survival of the Slowest
(10x60, Documentary)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 15 *Also available on CBC TV*
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki explores how nature's slowest creatures survive and thrive. A celebration of resilience, adaptation and the quiet brilliance of taking life slowly.
The Nature of Things: Can Dogs Talk?
(10x60, Documentary)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 22 *Also available on CBC TV*
Dogs using buttons to communicate in our language have gone viral, inspiring intrepid owners and scientists to dive deeper: can dogs truly talk to us? Hosted by Anthony Morgan.
The Nature of Things: CLUCK! Chickens Exposed
(10x60, Documentary)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 29 *Also available on CBC TV*
This rollicking romp through the barnyard reveals the mysterious and often misunderstood world of chickens, including their sophisticated social order and surprising cognitive capabilities. Hosted by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki.
CIAO ITALIA COLLECTION
The Bad Guy Season 1 and 2
(6x60, Drama, Indigo Films, Italy)
Season 1 begins streaming Friday, January 16
Season 2 begins streaming Friday, January 30
Mixing crime drama with black comedy, The Bad Guy follows the adventures of Nino Scotellaro, a Sicilian prosecutor who has dedicated his life to fighting the Mafia. Suddenly, he finds himself unjustly accused of being corrupt by the Mafia itself, which takes everything away from him – love, work, freedom and respect. All he has left is revenge: he needs to find Mariano Suro, the fugitive boss of Cosa Nostra he's been chasing for years. He buries his real identity to take that of Balduccio Remora, a South American cousin whom no one knows, and joins the Tracina clan, a rival family to that of Suro. But what does it mean for a former magistrate to play the bad guy? Can a man start from scratch, living so close to the loves of his previous life?
Jamie Cooks Italy
(60min, Lifestyle, Jamie Oliver Productions, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, January 30
In Italy, good food is not about Michelin stars, it is about traditional home cooking. Jamie Oliver and friend and mentor Gennaro Contaldo go straight to the heart of Italian cuisine as they embark on a new Italian cooking adventure. The duo travels to eight different regions, where they unveil the wisdom of locals and display mouth-watering regional recipes passed on from generation to generation.
Milano: The Inside Story of Italian Fashion
(60min, Documentary, directed by John Maggio, Italy)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, January 30
Set against the lavish backdrop of the capital of Italian fashion, and shot in the exclusive sanctuaries of its legendary designers, Milano is a new star-studded and highly entertaining documentary about the birth of Italian fashion in the 1970s and its rise in the 1980s and 1990s, as told by the insiders.
COLD COMPETITION COLLECTION
Redemption Run
(3x44, Documentary Series, Tyson Media, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, January 23
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Redemption Run follows a uniquely diverse and eclectic collection of Canadian athletes who compete together internationally with dreams of representing their country on the world’s biggest sporting stage, the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Former pro football players, track and field stars - even an equestrian - form an unlikely team as they transition their athleticism to compete in one of the most punishing sports of all: bobsleigh.
Mareya Shot, Keetha Goal: Make the Shot
(72min, Documentary, directed by Nilesh Patel and Baljit Sangra, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, January 23
This heartwarming and inspirational documentary follows South Asian hockey hopefuls from the West Coast as they chase NHL dreams. From their lived and shared experiences, the documentary offers an intimate portrait of their guts, grit, and quest for glory. Apart from the grueling physical demands of the sport, these young athletes must also confront the additional obstacle of racial discrimination. Luckily, each of the players has spirit enough to smash their way through bigotry.
FEATURE FILMS
Sacramento
(84min, Comedy, directed by Michael Angarano, USA)
Begins streaming Friday, January 2
Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (writer/director Michael Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Michael Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart) to go on the adventure to reconnect. In the worn yellow seats of Glenn’s old college convertible, the two men confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold.
Fortescue
(90min, Drama, directed by Rebeccah Love, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, January 9
Best friends since college, Lea (Kelsey Falconer) and Gabby (Chelsea Preston) enjoy a blissful cottage vacation. When Lea’s boyfriend (Tyson Coady) arrives, and the three prepare to put on a reimagined production of ‘Rapunzel’ for the neighbouring cottagers, tensions begin to rise between the group as they discuss artistry, privilege, and ideas of womanhood. As the group gears up for their performance, Lea gradually descends into a psychosis that exposes the struggles of being expected to live up to an outdated standard of womanhood.
The Sisters Brothers
(121min, Western Comedy, directed by Jacques Audiard, France, USA/Spain)
Begins streaming Friday, January 16
Based on Patrick DeWitt's novel, The Sisters Brothers revolves around the colourfully named gold prospector Hermann Kermit Warm, who's being pursued across 1000 miles of 1850s Oregon desert to San Francisco by the notorious assassins Eli and Charlie Sisters. Except Eli is having a personal crisis and beginning to doubt the longevity of his chosen career. And Hermann might have a better offer.
Do I Know You From Somewhere?
(79min, Drama, directed by Arianna Martinez , Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, January 23
Odd things begin to happen to Olive and Benny in their isolated home. As their memories and belongings begin to disappear, their home is transformed into a liminal space. There are hints of another life replacing theirs; glimpses of a little girl, perplexing fridge magnets, and a mysterious woman. They piece together that this is a different life for Olive and realize a heartbreaking fact - this new life doesn’t include Benny.
Hands That Bind
(116min, Drama/Thriller, directed by Kyle Armstrong, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, January 30
A farm hand struggles to establish roots for his family in a world that is increasingly unfamiliar and, as darkness settles over the land and mysterious occurrences begin, his paranoia and desperation escalate.
KIDS
Paw Patrol Season 6 (46x11, 3x22)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 1
Paw Patrol follows the adventures of 10-year-old Ryder and his pack of six uniquely talented, well-equipped and very lovable rescue puppies. In the Lookout on a hill above Adventure Bay, Ryder and the Paw Patrol live, play and frequently save the day!
Paw Patrol: Valiente - A Tracker Story (44min)
Begins streaming Thursday, January 1
When Tracker and Carlos come across a series of nocturnal animals fleeing from the Shadow Jungle, the scariest part of the region, Tracker, with help from Ryder and the Paw Patrol, must brave his fear of the dark and stop a new villain, Lucita Mala.
Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood Season 7 (28x11, 1x22)
Begins streaming Friday, January 2
Daniel, a shy but brave four-year-old tiger lives in the Neighbourhood of Make Believe. With help from his family and friends, Daniel has fun while learning the necessary skills for school and life.
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