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Hot Sheet: Jimmy Kimmel Live! tops overall Canadian demand

The late-night talk show surged in demand in late September as it returned to TV following its suspension by ABC.

CBBC, BBC iPlayer commission The Next Step spinoff

EXCLUSIVE: Boat Rocker Studios is producing The Next Step: Cheer, which wrapped filming last month in Hamilton, Ont.

WFF unveils 2025 Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship cohort

The latest edition of the Whistler Film Festival fellowship focuses on longer-form episodic content.

Crave comedy Slo Pitch steps up to the plate in Toronto, Hamilton

Now in production, the LGBTQ comedy is based on the 2020 web series of the same name.

In Brief: Death Does Not Exist wins at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival

Plus: The Sundance Institute selects Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs for an inaugural fund, the Forest City Film Festival fetes television veteran David Shore, and more.

New Metric unveils raft of global sales for its original series

The deals expand the global footprint of series such as Shoresy and Children Ruin Everything.

Canada-New Zealand copro Be With Zee gets the greenlight

Vérité Films, Oddly Quiet and Media Tech Productions are coproducing this preschool toon about mindfulness.

New Metric rolls on Jared Keeso comedy I Kill the Bear

The Crave original series features an ensemble cast including Keeso, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, Adrian Holmes and Quebec MMA legend Georges St-Pierre.

Wayward tops Netflix’s global English series list in debut week

The Canadian limited series from creator Mae Martin premiered on Netflix on Sept. 25.

The Good Canadian turns the lens on Indigenous rights in Canada

The documentary premieres on CBC and APTN on Sept. 30 as part of their programming for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Love Nature and CBC team with Arte, PBS for Life on the Edge

The premium natural history series explores how animals along the North American coastlines are adapting to a rapidly changing climate.

Peacock adds CBC unscripted paranormal series ‘Ghosting’

The Blue Ant Studios-produced series heads to NBCUniversal’s streaming service in the U.S. in October.