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TV
Bell Media renews both Traitors series for season three
Casting is now open for season three of The Traitors: Canada; while Les traîtres season two premieres on March 23.
Canadian Academy names 2025 Special Award recipients
Cinémaginaire president Denise Robert, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob and exec producer Marsha Greene will be recognized during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.
Deals: 9 Story Brands, Fubo, Roku, Spin Master
9 Story grants Random House Children’s Books publishing rights to its preschool series Lu & the Bally Bunch, Netflix orders a pair of Unicorn Academy specials from Spin Master, and more.
WildBrain lines up its team for Finding Her Edge
EXCLUSIVE: The Family Channel and Netflix series has kicked off production in Ontario with Shamim Sarif and Jacqueline Pepall on board as directors.
Hot Sheet: Canadian demand spikes for Saturday Night Live
HBO’s The White Lotus, which had its third season premiere Feb. 16, also saw a significant rise in its Canadian demand in mid-February.
Netflix orders limited series set and filmed in Newfoundland
The Umbrella Academy co-showrunner Jesse McKeown is the series’ creator and showrunner.
CMF and SODEC grant funding for 14 French-language series
The organizations run a pre-development funding program to help adapt Quebec literary works for TV.
How Nomadic helped build Prime Video’s House of David
The biblical Prime Video series is a non-treaty coproduction with Calgary’s Nomadic Pictures and L.A.-based Wonder Project with a Canadian showrunner.
CMF reveals Distributor Program production funding recipients
The pilot initiative offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing contributions from Canadian distributors to unlock CMF funds.
Deals: H264, Sphere Media, Crave, Fox, ITV
H264 acquires worldwide sales and Canadian distribution rights to Marianne Métivier’s debut feature, Fremantle acquires international distribution rights to Sphere Media’s House of Secrets, and more.
CBC documentary veteran Sue Dando to retire in March
The pubcaster has also shifted the roles for other members of its unscripted programming team.
Crave slates true-crime docuseries Mafia: Most Wanted
The 3 x 60-minute series will offer insight into the Italian organized crime syndicate known as the ‘Ndrangheta.
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