Production is underway in Halifax on CBC’s upcoming original drama Diggstown (6 x 60 minutes).

Created by exec producer and showrunner Floyd Kane (Across The Line), the drama stars Vinessa Antoine (Heartland, pictured) as Marcie Diggs, a star corporate lawyer who lands at a legal aid office in Dartmouth, NS following a family tragedy. According to CBC, the series features the first black Canadian female lead character in a Canadian original drama.

Diggstown is produced by Kane’s Freddie Films banner alongside exec producer Amos Adetuyi’s (Jean of the Joneses) Circle Blue Entertainment and DHX Media. Exec producers include Brenda Greenberg (Being Erica), Todd Berger (Wynonna Earp) and Kelly Makin (Saving Hope). Makin is also directing the series’ pilot episode.

First announced during CBC’s 2018 Upfront for the upcoming 2018/19 season, Diggstown will premiere in late winter on the pubcaster. The series will air on its linear channel and will also be available on the CBC’s website and its CBC TV app.

New cast members have also been added to the series including Natasha Henstridge (Species), C. David Johnson (Street Legal), Stacey Farber (Grace and Frankie), Brandon Oakes (Arctic Air), Shailene Garnett (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp) and Dwain Murphy (Titans).