The JUNO Awards air Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. AT, live from Halifax and hosted by Canadian pop icon Nelly Furtado, and the celebratory JUNOS Collection features LONG TIME RUNNING (March 6), chronicling The Tragically Hip’s final tour
CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL will feature performances by established and emerging artists recorded at the historic Massey Hall, new episodes available to stream on March 1 and March 8
CBC’s great Canadian book debate, CANADA READS, returns for its 23rd edition,
with the daily debates streaming Monday, March 4 through Thursday, March 7
International series include the exclusive Canadian premieres of Danish restaurant drama BEHIND EVERY MAN (March 6); UK queer comedy JUICE (March 8) from Mawaan Rizwan (Sex Education); and Filipino romantic-drama SLEEP WITH ME (March 27), plus new seasons of TRIGGER POINT (March 1), YOUNGER (March 8), PENNY DREADFUL (March 15) and MASTERS OF SEX (March 20)
CBC Gem originals include K-Pop coming-of-age series GANGNAM PROJECT (March 8) and youth family drama NEAR OR FAR (March 29)
The International Women’s Day Collection includes titles such as 20th CENTURY WOMEN (March 8) starring Oscar nominees Annette Bening and Greta Gerwig and Emmy nominee Elle Fanning; COCO CHANEL: UNBUTTONED (March 8), the definitive portrait of the original influencer; and QUEEN OF THE DEUCE (March 13), a documentary Channel original about the Greek-born Jewish grandmother who built a porn cinema empire in New York City
Feature films debuting in March include Academy Award-winner CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (March 1) from director Ang Lee; comedy/drama THE FAREWELL (March 29) starring Awkwafina; and Canadian family dramas QUICKENING (March 15) and DONKEYHEAD (March 22)
Fascinating documentaries include I AM SIRAT (March 3), a personal story told in collaboration between Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW returns to the kitchen on March 8 for the exclusive Canadian premiere of Season 14
Offering parents a much-needed March break, WORKIN’ MOMS debuts Friday, March 8 on the CBC Comedy FAST Channel, available on CBC Gem, LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Samsung TV Plus
MUSIC PROGRAMMING
CBC MUSIC LIVE AT MASSEY HALL
New episodes begin streaming Friday, March 1 and Friday, March 8
Live at Massey Hall features performances by established and emerging artists, documenting what is often considered a milestone in the careers of the performers in this historic venue, Massey Hall.
LONG TIME RUNNING (97min., Documentary, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier, Canada)
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 6
Chronicling iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip’s legendary 2016 tour, from emotional lead up through to the epic last show.
ROAD TO THE JUNOS CONCERT SERIES (5 episodes, CBC MUSIC)
New episodes released daily beginning March 18
Recorded in front of a live audience at The Marquee Ballroom in Halifax, audiences can enjoy performances by East Coast artists Reeny, Adam Baldwin, Jenn Grant, Rose Cousins, DeeDee Austin, Wolf Castle, Morgan Toney, Jah’Mila, Aquakultre, Zamani Folade and Gary Beals.
JUNO OPENING NIGHT AWARDS
Streams live Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. ET
Tune in live as the nation’s best and brightest musical voices and talent are celebrated. The JUNO Opening Night Awards will feature the presentation of 40+ JUNO Awards and dynamic performances.
2024 JUNO AWARDS
Streams live Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. AT
Hosted by Canadian music icon Nelly Furtado, watch the biggest names in music come together live from Halifax for the 53rd annual celebration of Canada’s top musicians, singers, songwriters, producers, and more.
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ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL SERIES
TRIGGER POINT Season 2 (6×60, Drama, HTM, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, March 1
Explosives Officer Lana Washington (Vicky McClure) is the first on call when an explosion in the heart of London signals the start of a deadly terror campaign across the capital. Newly back from secondment, she returns to her role as Senior Expo for the Metropolitan Police, working alongside Danny (Eric Shango), her assistant, John (Kris Hitchen), and Hass (Nabil Elouahabi), who’s been leading the team in her absence. When an investigation is launched to track down the perpetrators of a sophisticated and deadly attack on a power station, Lana is called upon for her expertise by the Met’s Counter Terror team, putting her back in a close working relationship with her ex-partner, DCI Thom Youngblood (Mark Stanley), his new partner, DS Helen Morgan (Natalie Simpson), DI Amir Batra (Maanuv Thiara), and new boss, Commander John Francis (Julian Ovenden). The first season won Best New Drama at the 2022 National Television Awards (UK).
BEHIND EVERY MAN (8×30, Drama, Drive Studios, Denmark)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 6
BEHIND EVERY MAN revolves around the experienced and successful head chef, Michael, who
suddenly must defend his position with the arrival of a new sous-chef, Naja. She serves up new
initiatives aiming to modernize the work environment, the hierarchical structure, and the state of
gender equality in the restaurant. Yet, she might also be aiming for the position as head chef. Michael and Naja get entangled in a struggle for rank, titles, and power. During their struggle old and
dark secrets see the light of day, challenging the future of the restaurant. Who is willing to go the extra mile for power? And is it women or men who have the upper hand in the pressure cooker of the workplace in 2024? Created by and starring Jesper Zuschlag (Generation SoMe, 29) and Julie Rudbæk (Warrior, Elsker dig for tiden)
JUICE (6×30, Comedy, Various Artists Ltd for the BBC, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
Writer-performer Mawaan Rizwan (Sex Education, Two Weeks to Live) has created and stars in the new, surreal comedy series JUICE about Jamma, who is on a quest for attention and has to navigate chaotic family dynamics and literally stumbles through love. The show stars Mawaan’s real-life Mum as Farida, who always steals the limelight, and his real-life brother as Isaac, who is effortlessly cooler than Jamma. When Jamma finally gets validation from his boyfriend Guy (played by Russel Tovey, Looking, American Horror Story), he just can’t handle it. Jamma’s hyperactive imagination goes into overdrive and the world is transformed into a physical manifestation of his emotions in this unique, surprising and colourful comedy.
YOUNGER Seasons 6 and 7 + one-hour special (23×30 + 1×60, Comedy/Drama, Hudson Street Productions, USA)
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
In Season 6, the women of Millennial Print settle into new titles and new offices. Liza (Sutton Foster, Bunheads) and Charles (Peter Hermann, Blue Bloods) experience life as a couple but Liza’s lie becomes bigger and more difficult to hide. In the final season, Liza’s personal life is on shaky ground as she tries to stay true to herself. After a setback at work, Kelsey (Hilary Duff, How I Met Your Father) doubts her career decisions and discovers a new creative outlet, and Maggie (Debi Mazar, Entourage) gets cancelled.
PENNY DREADFUL Season 2 (10×60, Drama, Desert Wolf Productions and Neal Street Productions, USA/UK)
Begins streaming Friday, March 15
The brilliant and thrilling PENNY DREADFUL is back with a deeper, more haunting look at the demons within us all. This season, Vanessa Ives (Eva Green, Casino Royale) and her allies find themselves locked in an epic battle against an unholy evil that will arouse every forbidden instinct, unlock every secret and turn every sin of their past against them. But how do you fight the most wicked enemy, when the price of victory could be your own damnation?
MASTERS OF SEX Seasons 3 (12×60, Drama, Round Two Productions, Sony Pictures Television and Timberman-Beverly Productions, USA)
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 20
Season three of the series is set in 1966 when the famed duo Masters (Michael Sheen, The Queen, Midnight in Paris) and Johnson (Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman is in Trouble, Party Down) are dealing with the glare of the national spotlight as their sex study is finally unveiled. It’s the start of the Sexual Revolution — and Masters and Johnson’s work will have a profound impact on contemporary relationships, especially their own evolving three-way “marriage” with Masters’ wife.
SLEEP WITH ME (6×30, Drama, iWantTFC, Philippines)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 27
Harry, an overnight radio DJ who is in a wheelchair, and her crush Luna, who suffers from a sleeping condition, navigate their respective disorders and issues from past relationships as they start their romance.
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CBC GEM ORIGINALS
NEAR OR FAR (8×12, Drama, Harlow Creative and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios)
Begins streaming Friday, March 29
Can two people ever really remember things the same way? Twin sisters Sadie (Chloe Avakian, Locke & Key) and Lauren (Fanar Zak, Rabbit Hole) Mustafa believe if anyone could, it would be them. Sadie and Lauren are wildly different, yet completely connected. Nobody else understands their immigrant parents or the small town they grew up in. They’ve been best friends, having one continuous, 18-year conversation, since birth – nothing can change their connection… until something does. When Lauren moves to Montréal for university, the sisters start to hide things from one another – accidentally at first, and then on purpose. As cracks in their family tree are revealed, the twins begin to realize that their memories of shared moments bear no resemblance to one another, with one crucial conflict threatening to tear them apart forever. Based on the original story by Wattpad author Emma Szalai (“Until I Met You,” “Maybe Perfect”), NEAR OR FAR is written and created by Duana Taha (SurrealEstate, Degrassi), and directed by Vanessa Magic (True Dating Stories, The Future Above Us) and Taha.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY COLLECTION
20th CENTURY WOMEN (118min, Drama, directed by Mike Mills, USA)
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979. Starring Oscar nominees Annette Bening (American Beauty, The Kids Are All Right) and Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Lady Bird), and Emmy nominee Elle Fanning (Super 8, Maleficent).
COCO CHANEL: UNBUTTONED (90min, directed by Hannah Berryman, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
This is the definitive portrait of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel; the original influencer whose iconic designs – the little black dress, the tweed suit and Chanel No 5 perfume – remain symbols of luxury, style, sexuality and power in the 21st century. She gave women freedom and, in a male-dominated world, they rewarded her with adoration, wealth and celebrity. But Coco remained an enigma, masking her poor childhood and complex affairs including a wartime romance that led to accusations of Nazi collaboration. Weaving together the truth in Coco’s own words – voiced by Braveheart and Bond actress Sophie Marceau – the film utilises exquisite animation and unprecedented access to House of Chanel archives. As Coco explained: ‘I’m not a heroine but I have chosen the person I wanted to be.’
QUEEN OF THE DEUCE (90min, a documentary Channel original, directed by Valerie Kontakos, Canada)
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 13
From the ’60s to the ’80s, Greek-born Jewish grandmother Chelly Wilson built a porn cinema empire and a reputation as a savvy operator in the Times Square vicinity known as the Deuce. With cigarette in hand, Chelly held court in her apartment above the legendary 8th Avenue Adonis theatre, summoning a lively cabal of associates—with confidantes and grandchildren nearby. Yet few in her circle knew of the risks she took to get there. QUEEN OF THE DEUCE reveals Chelly’s origins as a taboo-breaking entrepreneur and traces the fraught events that lead to her departure from Europe on the eve of war, and the unconventional trajectories of her American business ventures and personal life. With the rise of feminism, the sexual revolution, and gay pride in frame, QUEEN OF THE DEUCE is an alternate take on cultural history as seen through Chelly Wilson’s deal-making story of survival.
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FEATURE FILMS
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (120min, Action/Adventure, directed by Ang Lee, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and USA)
Begins streaming Friday, March 1
A legendary warrior’s stolen magic sword becomes the centrepiece of epic intertwining love stories, set against the breathtaking landscapes of ancient China. Starring Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians), Zhang Ziyi (The Grandmaster, Memoirs of a Geisha) and Chow Yun-Fat (Curse of the Golden Flower, The Replacement Killers), CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON won four Academy Awards including Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director.
QUICKENING (90min, Drama, directed by Haya Waseem, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, March 15
Sheila, a Pakistani-Canadian teenager, struggles to define her identity as she is pulled between her newfound social life at university and her family’s traditional values. After starting a secret relationship with her classmate, Sheila discovers that keeping these two worlds separate comes at a great cost.
DONKEYHEAD (106min, Drama, directed by Agam Darshi, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, March 22
Mona Ghuman was always the black sheep of the family. When her unhealthy and rebellious life comes crashing down by a serious car accident, Mona moves back into her traditional South Asian father’s house. What was meant to be a few months of rent-free sobriety turns into seven isolated years caring for her cancer-stricken father. When her father suffers a severe stroke Mona’s three successful siblings, Rup, Sandy and Mona’s twin brother Parm, return back to the family home with a mission to fix and to help, causing Mona’s insecurities about her own unfulfilled life to deepen.
THE FAREWELL (98 min, Comedy/Drama, directed by Lulu Wang, USA)
Begins streaming Friday, March 29
A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decides to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. The film received its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and it went on to be nominated for Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians, The Little Mermaid) at the 2020 Golden Globes.
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DOCUMENTARIES
I AM SIRAT (87min, directed by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja, Canada)
Begins streaming Sunday, March 3
Caught between duty and self-determination, Sirat Taneja is a transgender woman who must act as her mother’s son when at home in New Delhi, but can be the woman she really is with her friends and at work with the Government of India. A collaboration between director Deepa Mehta and Sirat, the film has been constructed around Sirat’s lens. Shot on smartphones, Sirat controls her narrative.
SAVING THE ANIMALS OF UKRAINE (51min, Short Docs, directed by Anton Ptushkin)
Begins stream Tuesday, March 26
The story of the everyday heroes from all walks of life risking their lives under fire to save innocent pets, farm animals, zoo animals and wild creatures from becoming casualties of war.
MY PET ASSASSIN (17min, Short Docs, directed by Gavin Andrews)
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 27
Can we take the killer out of our kittens? Should we even try? Take a deep dive into the raging debate over free-roaming felines and their cat-astrophic impact on urban wildlife.
THE NATURE OF THINGS 101 (8×10, Short Doc Series, Zipline Productions)
Begins streaming Friday, March 29
Why do we use toilet paper? Do we actually know what dinosaurs looked like? And why do we hate the sound of our own voices? Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan explore the burning questions we all have but might be too afraid to ask.
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KIDS AND TWEENS
THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON Season 3 (48×11, Kids, HeyDay Films and StudioCanal, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, March 1
In Season 3, Paddington’s world is getting a lot bigger! He is bursting out of the confines of Windsor Gardens and going on bigger and more exciting adventures, both physically and metaphorically! The Brown Family is going on a seaside beach holiday and inviting viewers on amazing adventures through magical realism and imagination via wonderful new locations like dinosaur island, and the inside of a black hole. And a very special visitor arrives from Peru to stay with Paddington for a while: Aunt Lucy!
RUSTY RIVETS Season 3 (52×12, Kids, Spin Master, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, March 1
Let’s MAKE something GREAT! Rusty Rivets, a 10-year-old inventing genius, is ready to COMBINE and DESIGN all of the pieces and parts in his junkyard into incredible MACHINES to SAVE THE DAY! Along with his best friend and computer expert, Ruby, they’re ready to FIX any problem in Sparkton Hills and beyond! A robotic dinosaur, a huge drill that walks like an ant or a flying school bus – if they can dream it, they can build it!
THE NEXT STEP (Tween, Temple Street Productions and Boat Rocker Studios, Canada)
Season 6 (26×30) begins streaming Friday, March 1
(Season 7 is streaming now)
Season 8 (26×30) begins streaming Friday, March 8
In Season 6, The Next Step has another shot at Regionals. The dancers face some tough decisions as they decide whether their own aspirations are more important than that of A-Troupe as a whole. In Season 8, despite the odds being stacked against them, some dancers at The Next Step want nothing more than to continue on the road to Nationals, while others learn dreams can grow and change into something totally new and unexpected.
GANGNAM PROJECT (10×30, Tween, Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures, Canada)
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
GANGNAM PROJECT tells the story of Hannah Shin (Julia Kim Caldwell) a spirited Canadian/Korean teen with dreams of becoming a K-pop star and connecting with her Korean heritage. One summer, she accepts a job as an English tutor and flies to South Korea to work at an elite K-pop training school and ends up getting much more than she bargained for. Hannah is tasked with tutoring one of the school’s top students, Chan-Mi, who proves to be a little challenging. In a bid to win her and the other students over, Hannah showcases her talent with some impromptu performances, but instead her talents attract the attention of the school’s owner which leads to the opportunity to become a student herself. Along with singing, dancing and Korean lessons, there’s a lot of drama – K-drama, especially when Hannah discovers a family secret.
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LIFESTYLE
CHATEAU DIY Season 6 (B) (15×60, Lifestyle,Spark Media Partners, UK)
Begins streaming Friday, March 1
The spinoff series of the primetime hit Escape to the Chateau follows the stories of various British families making the monumental decision to leave home and chase the French dream. But life in an elegant chateau can have its downsides. There is the language barrier, meanwhile everything seems to be expensive, from water bills to astronomical heating costs, not to mention the long and sometimes lonely winters. To put it bluntly, maintaining a building that’s falling apart at the seams is not for the faint-hearted. Narrated by Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton).
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY Season 30 (A2) (14×60, Lifestyle, Naked Television, UK)
Begins streaming Wednesday, March 6
When homeowners are reviewing their quality of life and questioning the need to live in expensive and polluted urban spaces, ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY’s satisfying journeys of rural property searches and lifestyle changes have never felt more relevant. Having been on screen for twenty years, this heritage brand now focuses on escaping to the countryside in its broadest sense, presenting practical lifestyle content and constructive suggestions for the viewer, all the while capturing the seasonal beauty of the British landscape. A warm and knowledgeable cast of presenters helps a broad range of property hunters with differing budgets and wish lists.
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW Season 14 (10×60, Lifestyle, Love Productions, UK)
*Exclusive Canadian Premiere*
Begins streaming Friday, March 8
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW is the ultimate baking battle where passionate amateur baking fans compete to be crowned the UK’s Best Amateur Baker. Over the course of 10 hour-long episodes, the series follows the trials and tribulations of the competitors, young and old, from every background and every corner of Britain, as they attempt to prove their baking prowess. Each week the bakers tackle a different baking skill, which become progressively more difficult as the competition unfolds.
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THE BEST OF CBC
The Canadian streaming home of hit CBC original series including THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW, HEARTLAND, KIM’S CONVENIENCE, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, SCHITT’S CREEK and WORKIN’ MOMS, plus BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW, BLACKBERRY, BONES OF CROWS, MR. D, PRETTY HARD CASES, THE PORTER, RUN THE BURBS, SKYMED, SON OF A CRITCH, SORT OF, STILL STANDING and TALLBOYZ, and classic CBC hits like BEING ERICA.
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COMING IN APRIL
THE BORGIAS Season 1
BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
C’MON C’MON
CRIME SCENE KITCHEN Season 2
JAIME’S COMFORT FOOD