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With less than a day to go until the CBC's adaptation of Jeff Lemire's (Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Secret Path) graphic novel Essex County hits screens (as well as on CBC Gem), we have a much more personalized preview for the upcoming limited series Spotlighting the intertwining lives of two families living in a rural[...]

Last month, viewers were treated to the official trailer for the CBC's upcoming series adaptation of Jeff Lemire's (Sweet Tooth, Black Hammer, Secret Path) graphic novel Essex County Now, with only days to go until the series premiere (also on CBC Gem), we're getting a new teaser offering another look at what we can expect[...]

Well, "everyone" who has access to CBC or CBC Gem, that is (at least for now) To mark the occasion, we have a look at the key art released and the official trailer that Lemire shared earlier today. Image: CBC/Gem Molly Parker, Brian J Smith, Stephen McHattie, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, and Kevin Durand lead the limited series cast[...]

CBC's Essex County is written by Lemire and Eilis Kirwan (The Whistleblower; Nurses) and directed by Emmy-winner Andrew Cividino (Schitt's Creek, Sleeping Giant) CBC and CBC Gem will premiere the series in Winter 2023, with ITV Studios & Media Musketeer Studios set to launch the show internationally at MIPCOM Now, here's an official first-look image[...]

#Acetategate rolls on. Marvel Comics has issued the following statement to comic book retailers, regarding recent issues that saw Black Flag Comics sell

Steve Borock, is the co-founder and Head Grader of comic book grading company CBCS Or rather, he was Borock ended his employment with CBCS at the end of last week, after accepting a new role at MyComicShop as Senior Consignment Director. Co-Founder Of CBCS Steve Borock Quits To Join MyComicShop Conan Saunders, the President of Lone Star[...]

Their success translated to television as the troupe was able to land a deal on CBC in Canada and HBO and CBS in the United States with their five-season stint from 1989 to 1995 Following the show, the group starred in the 1996 film Brain Candy, which since developed a cult following With the series[...]

The Phams are a Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family representing the new diversity of Canadian life that's intended to change how people think about contemporary family values and life in the suburbs in Canada. Image: cbc As Deadline reported, Phung will lead the show as suburban dad Andrew Pham with Rakhee Morzaria as his wife Camille,, Zoriah Wong will play his daughter Khia[...]

Kim, his character Jung's mother, defended him and backed up his assertions. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix This week, he issued a follow-up statement released exclusively to Vanity Fair Liu clarified his comments, praising the show for breaking new ground and explaining that he never meant to "call anyone out specifically" in the Facebook post[...]

Yes, there was the producers being overwhelmingly white and their biases that led to launching a spinoff series to star Nichole Power, the only white regular cast member, and the way they ignore the Asian cast members' desire to help write the show when creators Ins Choi and Kevin White decided to unceremoniously leave the[...]

Kim's eldest son Jung and is on track to becoming a movie star with Marvel Studio's Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has written a long Facebook post calling out the producers and creator over the show's abrupt cancellation and launching a spinoff with the sole white regular cast member. "Kim's Convenience", CBC,[...]

The final season of Kim's Convenience, the hit Canadian sitcom from the CBC, will premiere on Netflix on June 2nd The breakthrough show has been Canada's top sitcom for the last few years and became a global hit thanks to Netflix streaming it It has become especially popular in South Korea as a point of[...]

Kim or "Apa" ("dad" in Korean) hosted an aftershow after the episode aired with fans and fellow stars Simu Liu and Andrew Phung to talk about the show and even dished on things that might have been. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix The final episode ended on a "life goes on" note Without going into heavy spoilers, Janet[...]

One of them is a direct spin-off from Kim's Convenience with Power playing the same character from the original series. Nicole Power and Andrew Phung in "Kim's Convenience", CBC Phung has co-created a new series called Run the Burbs with  The Secret Marathon writer Scott Townsend Phung will play a stay-at-home dad with an entrepreneur wife and[...]

To earn that degree of commitment and love from a fanbase is not easy. "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix That's not to say the show is perfect  It falls into a lot of traps that sitcoms fall into, like repetition and a tendency to pull its punches Then again, pulling punches is usually what a light sitcom should[...]

CBC's Kim's Convenience is a big deal in Canada (and South Korea), and the show's most passionate fans are rallying in the hopes of saving the show The 5th season of the hit sitcom is currently being broadcast on Canadian television and this week the producers made the surprise announcement that it was canceled, despite[...]

CBC's Kim's Convenience is the most popular sitcom on Canadian Television and a global hit on Netflix, so its sudden cancellation came as a shock to fans and cast, and crew So far, there has been no explanation for why beyond the producers announced that the show's creators had opted to move on. Kim's Convenience is[...]

CBC's Kim's Convenience is currently the top sitcom in Canada right now and a global hit on Netflix That's why the news of its sudden and unexpected cancellation came as a shock to everyone, including the cast and crew. Yes, Simu Liu gets shirtless regularly on "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix The cast members have taken to social[...]

Thank you to our fans for the love and support you've given this show." "Kim's Convenience", CBC, Netflix Sally Catto, CBC's general manager of entertainment, factual, and sports, said the show "has built a powerful and inspiring connection with audiences in Canada and around the world While we are sad to say goodbye to this beloved and[...]

With the way the news has been flowing for Netflix's live-action adaptation of Sweet Tooth, we almost forgot about CBC's television adaptation of award-winning writer/artist Jeff Lemire's graphic novel trilogy Essex County First announced (and covered by Bleeding Cool) back in 2015, the last time we checked in was when Lemire posted the front page to[...]

Originally announced (and covered by Bleeding Cool) back in 2015, CBC's television adaptation of award-winning writer/artist Jeff Lemire's graphic novel trilogy Essex County is actually breaking some news – and it comes directly from Lemire Taking to Twitter on Thursday, the writer/artist posted the front page to the script for the pilot episode – which[...]

There is a new Canadian spy thriller being cooked up for CBC called Fortunate Son, which is being produced by Lark Productions and Seven24Films. Fortunate Son takes place in the 1960's, and focuses on the life of Ruby Howard, an American who fled to Canada during the Vietnam War Ruby starts helping other Americans who are[...]

Schitt's Creek, the quirky little comedy with a great big heart, has wrapped production on its sixth and final season, which will air on CBC and Pop TV in 2020 The fifth season finished airing last month in Canada, and should be making its way to Netflix by the fall of this year for international[...]

rights to the Canadian detective-mystery series Bellevue, starring and executive produced by Anna Paquin (True Blood). The eight-episode drama aired earlier this year on Canadian broadcaster CBC this year, and was acquired by WGNA as part of its efforts to concentrate on "more cost effective originals." Bellevue is the shared creation of actress/writer Jane Maggs and director[...]

An Action Comics #1 selling for $3500! Who would have thought? "They always portray the women as a very limp-wristed kind of "Help! Help!", You know,