Overview
- CBC unveiled its 2026–27 programming slate Tuesday, naming The Ambassador a ten-part, half-hour workplace comedy that will star Samantha Bee and co-star Allana Harkin with Tim McAuliffe and Amaze Film & Television producing.
- The Ambassador is set for winter 2026–27 and centers on an actor-turned-diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Bulgaria with McAuliffe, Teza Lawrence and Michael Souther as executive producers.
- Kathleen Robertson created, will showrun, executive-produce and star in Blessed Sacrament, a ten-part medical drama produced by Sphere Media and Debut Content that follows three sisters working in a hospital.
- Junior is an eight-part coming-of-age hockey drama inspired by P.K. Subban’s experience with Subban attached as an executive producer and Lionsgate handling international distribution.
- The slate includes multiple documentaries such as Snow King: From Olympian to Narco, which draws on Toronto Star and Rolling Stone reporting about former Olympian Ryan Wedding, and reflects CBC’s strategy of pairing star talent with international partners to boost export potential.