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lineup include <em>Burden of Proof</em> from ICF Films, eOne and Eagle Vision and Allan Hawco-starring <em>Caught</em>. </h5> <div class="byline"> <div class="author"> <a href="/author/rreid"> <div class="author_name">By Regan Reid</div> </a> <div class="date" style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-right:20px;"> May 24, 2017 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="postthumb"> <img src='https://cdn.playbackonline.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CBC-season-preview1.jpg'> </div> </div> <div id="container" class="shadow"> <div id="main"> <div id="col1"> <div id="142102"> <div id="post" class="singlepost"> <div id="articleHeader"> </div> <div class="byline"> <div class="author"> <a href="/author/rreid"> </a> </div> <div id="editMarker"> </div> </div> <div id="entryWrapper"> <div class="entry clearfloat"> <div id="article"> <p>The CBC has revealed its 2017/2018 programming slate and the pubcaster is going heavy on drama and factual.</p> <p>The CBC today unveiled new original drama聽<em>Burden of Proof</em><em>,聽</em>which will join previously announced series聽<em>Alias Grace</em>聽and<em>聽Frankie Drake Mysteries</em> in the fall/winter lineup. Also heading to the pubcaster is soccer drama <em>21 Thunder聽</em>and聽Take the Shot Productions’聽<em>Caught,聽</em>which was originally announced as part of the <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/03/31/cbc-releases-201617-slate/" target="_blank">2016/2017 </a>slate but was <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/05/27/upfronts-16-cbc-tables-a-transitional-20162017-schedule/" target="_blank">delayed </a>due to a financing issue.</p> <p><em>Burden of Proof</em>聽(10 x 60 minutes), from聽ICF Films, eOne and Eagle Vision, will bow in winter 2018. The investigative drama follows an attorney (Kristin Kreuk) fighting life-altering cases against incredible odds. Created by Brad Simpson (<em>Rookie Blue</em>), the series is exec produced by Ilana Frank, Linda Pope, Jocelyn Hamilton and Kreuk (<em>Smallville</em>). Co-exec producers are Kyle Irving and Lisa Meeches, with Adriana Maggs and Noelle Carbone serving as showrunners. The series is set to start production in Manitoba this summer.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Allan Hawco-starring <em>Caught </em>(5 x 60 minutes)聽is all set for a winter 2018 debut. Adapted from Lisa Moore’s novel of the same name, the drama is<em>聽</em>set in 1970s Nova Scotia and<em>聽</em>follows a drug dealer (Hawco) who breaks out of prison to attempt one more deal with his former partner, all while being pursued by a dogmatic police officer (Paul Gross). Hawco will serve as showrunner and exec producer on the series, with Perry Chafe, John Vatcher, Alex Patrick, Peter Blackie, Rob Blackie and Michael Levine also exec producing. The series is set to go into production this spring in Newfoundland.</p> <p>CBC has also set the premiere date for its new sports drama, <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/09/26/cbc-commissions-one-hour-soccer-drama/" target="_blank"><em>21 Thunder</em></a> (8 x 60 minutes). The series, from PMA Productions and Generic Productions, will premiere July 31 at 9 p.m. Exec producers are Kenneth Hirsch, Michael Levine, Adrian Wills, Riley Adams, as well as Malcolm MacRury who also serves as showrunner. Adams is co-creator along with Hirsch and Wills.</p> <p>As <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2017/05/18/cbc-sets-premiere-for-alias-grace/" target="_blank">previously announced</a>, CBC and Netflix original聽<em><a href="//playbackonline.ca/2017/05/18/cbc-sets-premiere-for-alias-grace/" target="_blank">Alias Grace</a>聽</em>will premiere on the pubcaster on Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. as part of its fall primetime lineup. The six-part hour-long drama is produced by Noreen Halpern’s Halfire Entertainment. Adapted for television by Sarah Polley, the miniseries is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. Exec producers on the series are Polley, Halpern and Mary Harron, who also directs. D.J. Carson produces alongside Polley.</p> <p>Following <em>Alias Grace</em>‘s run, Shaftesbury’s new detective drama聽<em>Frankie Drake Mysteries聽</em>will take over the Monday night timeslot in November. Created by聽<em>Murdoch Mysteries聽</em>writers聽Carol聽Hay and Michelle Ricci,<a href="//playbackonline.ca/2017/04/04/cbc-greenlights-shaftesburys-frankie-drake/#ixzz4hw4AYo1c" target="_blank"> the drama</a> follows a female private detective played by聽Lauren Lee Smith (<em>This Life</em>) in 1920s Toronto.聽Hay and Ricci will exec produce alongside Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie and showrunner Cal Coons.聽Jonathan Hackett and Julie Lacey serve as producers.</p> <p>The CBC will also broadcast the Canadian premiere of Jane Campion’s聽<em>Top of the Lake: China Girl聽</em>(7 x 50 minutes). The first season of聽<em>Top of the Lake聽</em>will stream on cbc.ca/watch ahead of the season two premiere. The series is produced by See-Saw Films and BBC Worldwide.</p> <p>Missing from the lineup are Haddock Entertainment-produced聽<em>Romeo Section,聽</em>and Hungry Eyes’ Film & Television’s聽<em>Shoot the Messenger. Romeo Section聽</em>debuted in October 2015 and was <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/03/31/cbc-releases-201617-slate/">renewed for a second season </a>in 2016, despite low ratings. <em>Shoot the Messenger聽</em>premiered as part of the pubcaster’s <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/05/27/upfronts-16-cbc-tables-a-transitional-20162017-schedule/">2016 fall lineup</a>.聽聽Also cancelled are series聽<em>Pure, Bellevue, Michael: Every Day </em>and<em> Four in the Morning</em>, as well as factual docuseries聽<em><a href="//playbackonline.ca/2016/09/30/cbc-heads-back-to-high-school-with-new-docuseries/">This is High School</a>.</em></p> <p>New factual series have been added to the pubcaster’s lineup, though – one of which has a dramatic twist.聽<em>The Detectives聽</em>(8 x 60 minutes) will air Thursdays at 9 p.m. this fall. In each episode, the true crime series features a detective detailing a real investigation in Canada, with dramatic reenactments to help bring to life the story of how they solved the case. <em>The Detectives聽</em>聽is produced by Montreal-based WAM Media, with聽Petro Duszara, Scott Bailey, Hans Rosenstein, Debbie Travis and Jennifer Gatien producing and Duszara serving as showrunner.</p> <p>Airing Fridays at 8:30 p.m. is聽<em>The Stats of Life聽</em>(4 x 30 minutes), a new fact-filled format that drills down on population statistics to reveal the truth about Canadian families. From Frantic Films, the series is exec produced by Jamie Brown, Jeff Peeler and聽Kip Spidell, with Spidell also serving as series producer. The series was selected as the winning format of the first-ever CBC Format Incubator and is represented internationally by Zodiak Rights, part of the Banijay Group.</p> <p>Debuting June 9 at 9 p.m. is Eagle Vision-produced docuseries聽<em>Taken.聽</em>The CBC and APTN co-production (8 x 30 minutes) explores the search for answers and justice for Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women. The series is executive produced by聽Lisa Meeches and Kyle Irving and produced by Rebecca Gibson.聽APTN and CBC first partnered on the series in <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2015/12/18/aptn-cbc-pact-on-taken-doc-series/">December 2015</a>, with APTN broadcasting the half-hour series in 2016.</p> <p>The factual series will join聽<em>The Great Canadian Baking Show</em> (8 x 60 minutes)聽in the fall lineup, which the pubcaster <a href="//playbackonline.ca/2017/02/21/great-british-bake-off-format-headed-to-cbc/" target="_blank">announced in February</a>. Produced by Proper Television in association with Love Productions, the series is based on the British format that brings together 10 amateur bakers to compete in a series of themed culinary challenges.聽The series is executive produced by Cathie James and Marike Emery is the series producer. The format is owned by Love Productions and distributed by Sky Vision.</p> <p>On the comedy front, joining the lineup in winter 2018 is the newly announced聽<em>Little Dog</em>聽(7 x 30 minutes).<em>聽</em>From Cameron Pictures and Elemental Pictures, the dark comedy from actor/novelist Joel Thomas Hynes (<em>Mary Kills People</em>) follows a lightweight boxer (Hynes) looking for redemption after he drops his gloves in the middle of a fight. The series is exec produced by Hynes聽and Sherry White,聽who will also serve as showrunner. Amy Cameron,聽Tassie Cameron, Rob聽Blackie, Alex Patrick, John Vatcher, and Perry Zimel will also serve as exec producers.</p> <p>Previously announced CBC/Comedy Central original聽<em><a href="//playbackonline.ca/2017/04/18/cameras-roll-on-rabbit-squares-crawford/" target="_blank">Crawford</a>聽</em>(12 x 30 minutes) will also premiere in winter 2018. The comedy is produced by聽Mike Clattenbug and Laura Michalchyshyn’s Rabbit Square Productions.聽Janice Dawe and Kathy Avrich-Johnson are co-executive producers for Bizable Media (<em>Saving Hope).</em></p> <p>New kids programming includes <em>Addison</em> (20 x 11 minutes), from Six Eleven Media, as well as Thunderbird Entertainment, Grace Films, Beyond Films聽and Atomic Cartoons’聽<em>Beat Bugs聽</em>(52 x 11 minutes) and preschool series聽<em>Becca’s Bunch</em> (52 x 11 minutes), from Jam Media.聽<em><br /> </em></p> <p>Returning series include聽<em>Baroness von Sketch Show</em>聽(season two, June 27 premiere),<em> Dragons’ Den</em>聽(season 12, fall 2017),<em> Exhibitionists</em> (season three, fall 2017),<em> The Goods </em>(season two, fall 2017)<em>, Ha!ifax Comedy Fest</em> (season 22, winter 2018)<em>, Heartland</em>聽(season 11, fall 2017),<em> Hello Goodbye</em>聽(season three, winter 2018),<em> Interrupt this Program</em>聽(season three, fall 2017),<em> <em>Kim’s Convenience </em></em>(season two, fall 2107)<em><em>,聽</em>Mr. D</em>聽(season seven, fall 2017),<em> Murdoch Mysteries</em>聽(season 11, fall 2017),<em> Rick Mercer Report </em>(season 15, fall 2017),<em> Schitt’s Creek</em>聽(season four, winter 2018),<em> Still Standing</em>聽(season three, June 27 premiere),<em> This Hour Has 22 Minutes聽</em>(season 25, fall 2017),聽<em>When Calls the Heart</em>聽(season three, starting June 18), and<em> Workin’ Moms</em> (season two, winter 2018).</p> <p><em>Image via <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/download/confirm/191465198?size=huge_jpg" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a></em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  <div id="col2" class="nocontent"> <div id="sidebarUpper"> <div class="col2ad medrec clearfloat">  <div id='All_Site_MediumRectangle_Top_Position1'> <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('All_Site_MediumRectangle_Top_Position1'); });</script> </div>   <div id='All_Site_MediumRectangle_Top_Position2'> <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('All_Site_MediumRectangle_Top_Position2'); });</script>  </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebarLower"> <div class="col2ad clearfloat">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1462225546178-3'> <script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1462225546178-3'); });</script> </div>  </div> <fieldset id="screeningroom_sidebar" class="clearfloat" style="display:none;">  <legend class="pagetitle sidebarTitle">Sponsored Content</legend>  <div id="screening-room-most-recent"></div> </fieldset>  <div id="photoBox" class="dynamic_sidebar clearfloat" style="display:none;"> </div>      <div id="bluepages" class="clearfloat"> <img src="https://cdn.playbackonline.ca/wp/wp-content/themes/pb/images/bluepages_logo.gif" /> The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.<br /> Over 5,000 company listings! 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