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Schitt's CreekSchitt's Creek
CBC, 2015 | Comedy | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.3/5

When filthy-rich video store magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy), his soap star wife Moira (Catherine O'Hara), and their two kids - über-hipster son David (Dan Levy) and socialite daughter Alexis (Annie Murphy) - suddenly find themselves broke, they are forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small, depressing town they once bought as a joke. With their pampered lives now abandoned, they must confront their new-found poverty and discover what it means to be a family, all within the rural city limits of their new home.


Workin' MomsWorkin' Moms
CBC, 2017 | Comedy | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.3/5

An original comedy series created by and starring Catherine Reitman that tests the modern ideal that women really can have it all. When longtime friends Kate and Anne, meet Jenny and Frankie in a judgmental mommies' group, the four quickly band together and form an unlikely friendship. The series follows the struggles of these four urban moms, providing a raw and honest look at how they juggle love, careers, and parenthood. Whether it be dealing with terrible coworkers, insatiable babies, postpartum depression, or sexual awakenings - they make it to the end of each day with humour and sometimes even a drop of grace.


CoronerCoroner
CBC, 2019 | Drama, Crime, Mystery | ► Trailer
Rating: 3.7/5

The series follows Jenny Cooper, a former ER doctor and newly appointed coroner investigating suspicious deaths. Suffering from anxiety and recently widowed with a teenage son, Jenny is a woman of action driven by an intense desire for the truth.


Heartland (CA)Heartland (CA)
CBC, 2007 | Drama, Family | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.8/5

A family deals with the ups and downs of running a ranch for abused horses that's now so deep in debt that they're one payment away from losing it all. Adapted from Lauren Brooke's best-selling novels.


Kim's ConvenienceKim's Convenience
CBC, 2016 | Comedy | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.7/5

This is the funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the 80's to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.


Anne with an EAnne with an E
CBC, 2017 | Drama, Family | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.5/5

Anne is a coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890's, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly spinster and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.


Burden of TruthBurden of Truth
CBC, 2018 | Drama | ► Trailer
Rating: 3.9/5

Burden of Truth is a legal drama starring Kristin Kreuk as a big city lawyer passed over for partnership who returns to her hometown to take on what she thinks is a simple case, only to find herself in a fight for justice for a group of sick girls.


Murdoch MysteriesMurdoch Mysteries
CBC, 2008 | Drama, Crime, Mystery, History | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.5/5

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.


Alias GraceAlias Grace
CBC, 2017 | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Biography | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.2/5

The story of Alias Grace follows Grace Marks, a poor, young Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, was convicted of the brutal murders of their employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in 1843. James was hanged while Grace was sentenced to life imprisonment. Grace became one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of 1840s Canada for her supposed role in the sensational double murder, and was eventually exonerated after 30 years in jail. Her conviction was controversial, and sparked much debate about whether Grace was actually involved in the murder, or merely an unwitting accessory.The mini is inspired by the historical true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks and based on Margaret Atwood's novel.


Northern RescueNorthern Rescue
CBC, 2019 | Drama, Family | ► Trailer
Rating: 4.1/5

After the death of his wife Sarah, John, a Search & Rescue officer, packs up his three children and moves from their hectic urban life to a small northern town, where they all struggle with their new surroundings, new friends, and accepting Sarah's death.


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