Under-21 soccer players, life-altering legal cases, the true cases taken on by Canadian detectives and adaptations of three Canadian novels are among the new series coming to CBC\u2019s broadcast lineup during the 2017-18 season. Familiar faces returning to Canadian screens this year include Kristin Kreuk, Allan Hawco, Paul Gross, Charlotte Sullivan, Enuka Okuma and Eric Johnson.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s latest new and returning list follows earlier announcements, including new CBC project\u00a0Crawford<\/em>, created by Mike Clattenburg; and cooking competition The Great Canadian Baking Show.<\/em><\/p>\n Also announced are the returns of Baroness Von Sketch Show<\/em> and Still Standing<\/em> on June 27. Previously renewed CBC shows include Kim\u2019s Convenience, Mr. D, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Dragons\u2019 Den, Schitt\u2019s Creek, Workin\u2019<\/em> Moms<\/em>, Exhibitionists, The Goods, Firsthand, The Nature of Things, Marketplace, Hello Goodbye<\/em> and The Fifth Estate<\/em>.<\/p>\n Cancelled CBC programs include Pure, The Romeo Section, Shoot the Messenger, Michael: Every Day, Bellevue, This Life, X Company<\/em> and Four in the Morning<\/em>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a description of the new programs coming to CBC this summer, fall and winter followed by the primetime schedule:<\/p>\n SUMMER<\/strong><\/p>\n 21 THUNDER (Drama; 8 episodes)<\/strong> FALL<\/strong><\/p>\n FRANKIE DRAKE (Drama; 11 episodes)\u00a0<\/strong> THE DETECTIVES (Factual; 8 episodes)\u00a0<\/strong> THE STATS OF LIFE (Factual; 5 episodes)\u00a0<\/strong> WINTER<\/strong><\/p>\n BURDEN OF PROOF (Drama; 10 episodes)<\/strong> CAUGHT (Drama; 5 episodes)<\/strong> LITTLE DOG (Comedy; 7 episodes) CBC\u2019s Primetime Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY<\/strong> TUESDAY<\/strong> WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
\nPremieres July 31\u00a0<\/strong>
\n21 Thunder<\/em> takes viewers into the fiercely competitive and high-stakes world of the Montreal Thunder under-21 soccer team, following the players and coaches who risk it all for a shot at the pros.
\nCast:<\/strong> Stephanie Bennett, Emmanuel Kabongo, Ryan O\u2019Leary,\u00a0RJ Fetherstonhaugh,\u00a0Andres Joseph and Conrad Pla
\nCo-creators and executive producers:<\/strong> Kenneth Hirsch (Extraordinary Canadians; Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague<\/em>),\u00a0Riley Adams (Crossing the Rubicon: The Journey, Flashpoint<\/em>), Adrian Wills (The Surrogacy Trap, All Together Now<\/em>)
\nShowrunner and executive producer:<\/strong> Malcolm MacRury (Republic of Doyle, Saving Hope<\/em>)
\nExecutive producer:\u00a0<\/strong>Michael Levine
\nFrom:\u00a0<\/strong>PMA Productions and Generic Productions<\/p>\n
\nPremieres fall 2017<\/strong>
\nSet in 1920s Toronto, Frankie Drake<\/em> follows Toronto\u2019s only female private detective (Lauren Lee Smith) as she takes on the cases the police don\u2019t want or can\u2019t handle, along with her partner Trudy (Chantel Riley).
\nCast:<\/strong> Lauren Lee Smith (This Life, The Listener<\/em>) and Chantel Riley (Race<\/em>)
\nCreators and executive producers:<\/strong> Carol Hay and Michelle Ricci (Murdoch Mysteries<\/em>)
\nExecutive producers:<\/strong> Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie and Cal Coons. Coons is showrunner.
\nProducers:\u00a0<\/strong>Jonathan Hackett, Julie Lacey
\nFrom:<\/strong> Shaftesbury<\/p>\n
\nPremieres fall 2017<\/strong>
\nThe real stories of cases solved by Canadian detectives is re-enacted and recalled by the people who brought criminals to justice.
\nShowrunner: <\/strong>Petro Duszara
\nProducers:\u00a0<\/strong>Duszara, Scott Bailey, Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis and Jennifer Gatien
\nFrom:<\/strong>\u00a0WAM Media GRP Inc.<\/p>\n
\nPremieres fall 2017<\/strong>
\nFun facts and graphics drill down to tell the real story behind Canadian statistics.
\nExecutive producers:\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie Brown, Jeff Peeler and Kip Spidell
\nFrom:<\/strong>\u00a0Frantic Films<\/p>\n
\nPremieres winter 2018\u00a0<\/strong>
\nStarring Kristin Kreuk, Burden of Proof<\/em> is an investigative drama about life-altering legal cases\u2014the helpless plaintiffs searching for answers while lead attorney Joanna Hanley (Kreuk) fights incredible odds to deliver justice.
\nCreator, writer and executive producer:<\/strong> Brad Simpson (Rookie Blue, King, Blackheart<\/em>)
\nShowrunners:<\/strong> Adriana Maggs (Frontier, Rookie Blue<\/em>) and Noelle Carbone (Saving Hope, Rookie Blue<\/em>)
\nCast:<\/strong> Kristin Kreuk
\nExecutive producers:<\/strong> Ilana Frank (Rookie Blue, Saving Hope<\/em>), Linda Pope (Saving Hope, Rookie Blue<\/em>), Jocelyn Hamilton (Mary Kills People, Cardinal<\/em>) and Kreuk (Smallville<\/em>). Co-executive producers are Kyle Irving and Lisa Meeches (Taken, Ice Road Truckers<\/em>).
\nFrom:<\/strong> ICF Films and Entertainment One<\/p>\n
\nPremieres winter 2018\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s 1978. Locked up after a drug deal goes wrong, David Slaney (Allan Hawco) makes a daring break from a Nova Scotia prison to attempt one more deal with his former partner (Eric Johnson) with a police officer named Patterson (Paul Gross) in hot pursuit. Caught<\/em> is an adaptation of Lisa Moore\u2019s acclaimed novel.
\nExecutive producer and showrunner:<\/strong> Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle<\/em>)
\nCast:<\/strong>\u00a0Allan Hawco, Tori Anderson (No Tomorrow, Open Heart<\/em>), Paul Gross (Alias Grace<\/em>), Enuka Okuma (Rookie Blue<\/em>), Charlotte Sullivan (Mary Kills People<\/em>), Greg Bryk (Bitten, Frontier<\/em>) and Eric Johnson (Rookie Blue, The Knick<\/em>)
\nExecutive producers:<\/strong> Perry Chafe, John Vatcher, Alex Patrick, Peter Blackie, Rob Blackie and Michael Levine.
\nFrom:<\/strong> Take the Shot Productions<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Premieres winter 2018<\/strong>
\nSet in Newfoundland, this darkly hilarious creation of actor\/novelist Joel Thomas Hynes (We\u2019ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night: A Novel<\/em>) is the story of lightweight boxer Donny \u201cLittle Dog\u201d Ross (Joel Thomas Hynes) and his haphazard quest for redemption after he drops his gloves in the middle of a round and quits the fight, dumping a promising career down the drain.
\nCreator, executive producer, writer and actor:<\/strong> Joel Thomas Hynes (Mary Kills People, Orphan Black, Republic of Doyle<\/em>)
\nShowrunner and executive producer:<\/strong> Sherry White (Rookie Blue, Saving Hope<\/em>)
\nExecutive producers:<\/strong> Amy Cameron and Tassie Cameron (Mary Kills People<\/em>), Rob Blackie, Alex Patrick, John Vatcher and Perry Zimel.
\nFrom:<\/strong> Cameron Pictures and Elemental Pictures<\/p>\n
\n8 p.m. (8:30 NT) \u2013 Murdoch Mysteries <\/em>*NEW SEASON*
\n9 p.m. (9:30 NT) \u2013 Alias Grace <\/em>*NEW SERIES*(Sept.)\/Frankie Drake <\/em>*NEW SERIES*(Nov.)<\/p>\n
\n8 p.m. (8:30 NT)- Rick Mercer Report <\/em>*NEW SEASON*
\n8:30 p.m. (9 NT) \u2013 This Hour Has 22 Minutes <\/em>*NEW SEASON*
\n9 p.m. (9:30 NT) \u2013 Kim\u2019s Convenience <\/em>*NEW SEASON*
\n9:30 p.m. (10 NT) \u2013 Mr. D <\/em>*NEW SEASON*<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>8 p.m. (8:30 NT) \u2013 The Great British Baking Show\/The Great Canadian Baking Show<\/em> *NEW SERIES*
\n9 p.m. (9:30 NT) \u2013 The Durrells <\/em>*NEW SERIES*(Sept.)\/Top of the Lake: China Girl <\/em>*NEW SERIES*(Oct.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>8 p.m. (8:30 NT) \u2013 Dragons\u2019 Den <\/em>*NEW SEASON, NEW NIGHT*
\n9 p.m. (9:30 NT) \u2013 The Detectives <\/em>*NEW SERIES*<\/p>\n