2021 in Canadian television

March 27, 2025 - The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2021. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings. May 26 – Paul Soles, actor and television personality (The Marvel Super Heroes, Spider-Man) (born ...

September 24, 2021 - Recent prominent series, such as HBO’s White Lotus, written and directed by Mike White, and Netflix’s The Chair, made by two white showrunners, shows us that many writers' rooms are still grappling with monotony and where to place the overused ...

Bay of Fundy sand sculpture series RACE AGAINST THE TIDE with Shaun Majumder joins returning factual shows ARCTIC VETS, DRAGONS’ DEN featuring new Dragon Wes Hall, FAMILY FEUD CANADA with Gerry Dee, THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW and STILL STANDING with Jonny Harris · CBC furthers commitment to documentary storytelling with the launch of THE PASSIONATE EYE on CBC TV and the return of THE NATURE OF THINGS and HOT DOCS ON CBC; new original docs include HAROLD BALLARD: POWER PLAYER directed by Jason Priestley, SPIRIT TO SOAR directed by Tanya Talaga and Michelle Derosier; and SUPERFAN focused on Nav Bhatia, directed by Amar Wala

With the holidays in full swing, ... all the TV you missed in 2021. To make things easier, we’ve chosen some of the year’s greatest shows for your must-see list. If you’re not yet familiar with the work of Mae Martin, you should be. The Toronto-born comedian co-created and stars as a fictionalized version of themself in this semi-autobiographical dramedy, which follows Mae, a London-based Canadian comic who’s ...

December 16, 2021 - Speaking of Pretty Hard Cases, there was excellent work from Katie Douglas on that show as a duplicitous and wily teenager. And Douglas was again brilliant in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia, which teemed with good Canadian actors. The underrated series also featured wonderful work by Sara Waisglass and Sabrina Grdevich.

December 8, 2021 - Never mind all the firsts – that this show features the first non-binary lead character in Canadian TV history, or that star and co-creator Bilal Baig is the first queer South Asian Muslim actor to ever head up a prime-time TV series here. The fact is, Sort Of is all kinds of fabulous.

June 2, 2021 - Returning Factual Formats & Series: ● FAMILY FEUD CANADA (Season 3 premieres Mon. Sept. 27; 102×30; Zone 3/Fremantle) ● DRAGONS’ DEN (Season 16 premieres Thurs.

Best Canadian TV Shows of 2021: Pretty Hard Cases (2021), Midnight Mass (2021), Family Law (2021), Sort Of (2021), SurrealEstate (2021), Ginny & Georgia (2021), Chucky (2021), Moonshine (2021), Johnny Test (2021), The North Water (2021)

CBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2021 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: December 24, 2021 · Some of the best TV shows from 2021, including, from left to right: The White Lotus, Insecure, Squid Game, Succession and WandaVision.

March 2, 2021 - When the trailer for Prime Video’s new series Harlem first dropped, a wave of deja vu washed over many of us. The show’s premise, pinned on the friends

Vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean · A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just ...

September 3, 2021 - The Most Canadian Part: The ensemble was a proving ground for future Hollywood stars, including Spotlight Oscar nominee Rachel McAdams and Luke Kirby, who won an Emmy for playing Lenny Bruce in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Watch It: Slings and Arrows, available to stream on Amazon Prime with subscriptions to Acorn TV ($5.99/month), Sundance Now ($6.99/month), or AMC+ ($8.99/month)

December 9, 2021 - It turns out we make seemingly small-scale TV in Canada that has huge impact. Now garnering awed reviews while streaming on HBO Max, this little show about a gender-fluid Toronto millennial of Pakistani heritage, is the epitome zeitgeist-catching TV. In just eight short episodes it’s a masterpiece of funny, tender and humane comedy.

May 21, 2022 - Beauties from the Great White North, eh? From Workin' Moms to Sort Of, these are the best TV shows coming out of Canada finding audiences elsewhere.

October 30, 2021 - Dark Side of the 90s (season 1 of the Vice TV series derived from the Dark Side of the Ring format) – Friday, October 15 ... full first season series premiere of the animated spinoff for younger viewers, starring the voice of Kate Mulgrew; also airing on CTV Sci-Fi) – Thursday, October 28 · Chapelwaite (season 1, previously aired on CTV Sci-Fi) – Sunday, October 31 · Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Doom Patrol (Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET) French Exit (2021 Canadian black comedy starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges, via Elevation) – Friday, October 1

1 series in demand in Canada for 2021 is NBC’s Saturday Night Live, followed by Japanese anime My Hero Academia, Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, Disney+ series The Mandalorian and AMC’s The Walking Dead.

Television series which originated in Canada and began in the year 2021. Shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in Canada should be removed from this category. This category has only the following subcategory. 2021 Canadian animated television series debuts (13 P) The ...

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 & the 2010's best rated Canadian TV series out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime & Hulu).

Show us some love. Contribute to our tip jar. Thanks! Sign up for our free email updates! November brings the premieres of 19 new series, seasons, specials, and films from the UK, Canada, and Ireland to the US. UPtv has announced the US broadcast premiere date for Heartland, the hit Canadian family drama series. October brings the premieres of 22 new series, seasons, films, and documentaries from the UK, Canada, and Ireland to the US. Ovation TV announced today the US premiere date for Season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries, the hit Canadian whodunit series.

September 26, 2025 - The schedule is followed by a list ... 2020–21 television season, for Canadian, American and other series. CBC was first to announce its fall schedule on June 2, 2021, followed by Citytv and Global on June 8, and CTV on June 10. Yes TV, indieNET and Omni Television are not ...