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‘For The Culture With Amanda Parris’ Renewed For Season 2 At Canada’s CBC
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Exclusive: For the Culture with Amanda Parris has been given a second season at Canada’s CBC, with David Harewood and Monica Wright Rogers guest starring.

The show sees the TV host create space “that centre Blackness and Black folks around the world” as Parris speaks to cultural leaders, activists and everyday people in places like Ghana, Jamaica, Dallas and London.

Season 2 will tackle a range of topics including Black men’s mental health, the cost for kids around the world who wish to pursue basketball, imagining a future beyond police and prisons, Black food sovereignty, the impact tourism and Black travellers have on Black countries, and the idea of “strategic singlehood” for a growing number of Black women.

Homeland star Harewood and two-time WNBA champion and Toronto Tempo General Manager Wright Rogers have been revealed as the first tranche of guests. Last season featured the likes of Bob Hearts Abishola creator Gina Yashere.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 4/1/2025
  • by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
  • Deadline Film + TV
Dan Levy
Dan Levy explains how he knew it was the ‘right’ time to end Schitt’s Creek
Dan Levy
Dan Levy has spoken about ending his beloved comedy Schitt’s Creek, revealing how he knew it was “right” to bring it to a close after its six-season run.

The Emmy-winning sitcom – which Levy co-created with and starred in alongside his real-life father Eugene Levy – follows the trials and tribulations of a once-wealthy family whose sudden bankruptcy forces them to move to a dilapidated town.

Speaking to Dua Lipa on the latest episode of her iHeartMeadia podcast, At Your Service, the 39-year-old multi-hyphenate recalled the decision to end the fan-favourite series as being “such a gut instinct”.

“I believe in the legacy of something. And I think in order to create legacy, you have to leave people wanting more,” Levy explained.

“I think the minute you overstay your welcome, or the minute you push it too far, people don’t return.”

Since Schitt’s Creek’s official farewell in 2020, Levy has...
See full article at The Independent - TV
  • 11/4/2022
  • by Inga Parkel
  • The Independent - TV
Andre De Grasse, Kayla Grey & Fabienne Colas To Receive Inaugural Legacy Awards From The Black Academy
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The Black Academy is honouring the best in Black Canadian talent.

On Friday, the organization announced that Andre De Grasse, Kayla Grey and Fabienne Colas will be honoured at the inaugural celebration of The Legacy Awards.

Read More: The Black Academy To Launch Awards Show Celebrating Black Canadian Talent

Co-founders Shamier Anderson and Stephan James shared the news, alongside Insight Productions and the CBC, also announcing that Randell Adjei, Fefe Dobson, Melanie Fiona, Shantel May and Alicia Mighty are all set to perform at the gala.

De Grasse, who is Canada’s most decorated male Olympian, winning six medals in sprint events, will be honoured with Athlete of the Year.

Tsn sportscaster Grey will receive the Jamil French Award, recognizing her status as one of Canada’s rising stars.

Colas, an actress, director and producer, will receive The Visionnaire Award, recognizing her tireless work lifting up and showcasing Black storytellers in Canada.
See full article at ET Canada
  • 9/23/2022
  • by Corey Atad
  • ET Canada
Shamier Anderson And Stephan James To Host The Legacy Awards, Announce Performers And Presenters
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Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, Scarborough natives and co-founders of the Black Academy, just announced the preliminary lineup of presenters and performers for the inaugural edition of the Legacy Awards — the first major Canadian award show to celebrate and showcase Black talent.

The live 90-minute telecast, set to air on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 8 p.m., will be broadcast from Live Nation Canada’s newest entertainment venue History, in Toronto’s east end.

Siblings Anderson and James will host the ceremony, while many of Canada’s most exciting Black music artists, including Jully Black, Deborah Cox, Keysha Freshh, Izzy-s, Kardinal Offishall, Sate, Savannah Ré, and DJ 4Korners will perform.

Read More: Toronto Actor-Brothers Stephan James And Shamier Anderson Launch The Black Academy

So far, the presenter lineup includes comedian/actor King Bach, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean; and media personalities Arisa Cox, Brandon Gonez, Kathleen Newman-Bremang,...
See full article at ET Canada
  • 9/1/2022
  • by Becca Longmire
  • ET Canada
Ann-Helen Laestadius’ Novel ‘Stolen’ Getting Netflix Adaptation – Global Bulletin
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Ann-Helén Laestadius’ novel “Stolen” is getting a Netflix adaptation.

Elle Márjá Eira (“The Sámi Have Rights”) is set to direct the feature based on a screenplay by Peter Birro (“Monica Z”). Laestadius will exec produce. “Stolen” will be Eira’s feature film debut.

The film, about a young indigenous woman’s struggle in the face of xenophobia, climate change and the patriarchy, will go into production in Sápmi next year and is set to premiere in 2024.

“I am over the moon!” said Laestadius. “For me as an author it is of course a dream to see my book adapted into a film and reach a whole new audience across the world. And I’m incredibly happy that Netflix – with their reach – chooses to highlight a Sami story in a big way.”

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Jully Black, Deborah Cox, Keysha Freshh, Izzy-s, Kardinal Offishall, Sate, Savannah Ré and DJ 4Korners are set...
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 9/1/2022
  • by K.J. Yossman
  • Variety Film + TV
‘This is fanfiction’: Sex Education fans elated at news of Dan Levy’s casting
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Dan Levy has joined the cast of Netflix’s beloved teen comedy series Sex Education – and fans are delighted.

The actor shared the news of his casting on Twitter on Friday (19 August) with a photo of him beside Maeve Wiley actor Emma Mackey.

He captioned the post: “Sex Ed. Season 4. Very serious news.”

The official Netflix Twitter account also shared the photo and revealed that Levy would be joining the show as a new teacher named Mr Molloy.

Per Variety, Molloy is a famous author and Maeve’s US course tutor at her Ivy League college.

Levy will be joined in the show’s fourth season by fellow newcomers Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James and Imani Yahshua.

Levy, who gained a wide fan-base thanks to his Emmy-winning series about a wealthy family down on their luck, Schitt’s Creek, was welcomed to the show by delighted fans on social media.
See full article at The Independent - TV
  • 8/20/2022
  • by Tom Murray
  • The Independent - TV
‘Never Have I Ever’ Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Broadcasters Bob Cole, Rassi Nashalik Among Canadian Academy Special Award Honorees
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, star of hit Netflix show “Never Have I Ever,” has won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Radius Award, presented by Made/Nous, which honors a Canadian whose work is making waves globally.

The Academy revealed eight honorees on Tuesday, who will be presented Special Awards during Canadian Screen Week, which will take place from Apr. 4-10.

For an exceptional lifetime of work that has had a profound impact on the media industry at home or abroad, the lifetime achievement Award will be presented to Hockey Hall of Famer and Canadian icon Bob Cole, who has been popular as a broadcaster with hockey audiences for more than five decades.

For an exceptional body of work in broadcast journalism, the Gordon Sinclair Award For Broadcast Journalism will be presented to Rassi Nashalik, who hosted CBC North’s “Igalaaq,” an Inuktitut daily television newscast for audiences primarily in northern Canada.
See full article at Variety Film + TV
  • 1/18/2022
  • by Naman Ramachandran
  • Variety Film + TV
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