Today, Global announced it has greenlit a new Canadian original scripted series Private Eyes West Coast, a spinoff of the iconic and hugely popular Global Original Private Eyes, which aired on the network for five seasons from 2016-2021. Starring Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson, reprising their roles as Matt Shade and Angie Everett, the series comes from Lionsgate Canada and Piller/Segan.

Summer on the west coast has never been hotter as viewers will find Matt Shade (Jason Priestley) and Angie Everett (Cindy Sampson) leading surprisingly different lives in Victoria, B.C. With a group of new friends, and fresh faces to help them, TV’s favourite PIs adapt to a whole new world of cases in this vibrant west coast spinoff of Private Eyes.

“I am thrilled to be part of the Private Eyes West Coast spinoff, bringing Matt Shade back to the screen,” said Jason Priestley, series co-lead. “The Private Eyes series has been such a global success thanks to our incredible partners and talented teams at Corus, Lionsgate Canada and Piller/Segan, and I can’t wait for our audiences to see what surprises our new world has in store.”

“This marks the first time Corus has greenlit a spinoff of one of our homegrown scripted series,” said Rachel Nelson, VP, Original Programming and Head of Corus Studios. “Private Eyes resonated so deeply with viewers at home and abroad, and alongside our valued production partners, we’re so excited to see Shade and Angie now on the beautiful coast of British Columbia.”

“We’re delighted to reunite with Corus and Piller/Segan for Private Eyes West Coast and bring back the talented acting duo of Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson,” said Jocelyn Hamilton, President, Television, Lionsgate Canada. “We can’t wait to reveal the surprises we have in store for audiences in this highly anticipated new series.”

Additional information including casting, start of production and storyline details for Private Eyes West Coast will be announced at a later date.

The series comes from Lionsgate Canada and Piller/Segan, with Lionsgate Television managing international distribution. Shawn Piller and Lloyd Segan are acclaimed producers of commercially exciting premium television programming spanning the past thirty years including, in addition to Private Eyes, Wild Cards (CBC, The CW), adaptations of Stephen King’s novels Haven (Syfy) and The Dead Zone (USA Network) and ABC Family’s Greek and Wildfire. Corus Entertainment is the commissioning broadcaster with Rachel Nelson, VP, Original Programming and Head of Corus Studios, and Lynne Carter, Director, Original Programming, overseeing the production.

Global is a Corus Entertainment Network and is available through all major TV distributors, including: Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus, Videotron and STACKTV, streaming available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, Bell Fibe TV app, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The Global TV App is available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Roku streaming players, Roku TV™ models, and at watch.globaltv.com.

Hot Docs announced today a slate of seven additional films to screen at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival as part of the Special Presentations program, exhibiting a selection of high-profile Canadian and international feature-length documentary premieres. Hot Docs Festival returns to Toronto from April 24 to May 4.

Making its International Premiere, Come See Me in the Good Light follows spoken word artist and poet laureate of Colorado Andrea Gibson after an incurable cancer diagnosis. Alongside their partner and fellow poet Megan Falley, Gibson embarks on a poignant journey filled with humour and love, culminating in a final career-defining performance. Also making its International Premiere is Selena y Los Dinos, a riveting look at the life and legacy of the “Queen of Tejano Music” Selena Quintanilla. Featuring exquisite family archives and intimate testimonies, the film charts the rise of this iconic superstar who broke barriers for women in the genre.

Canadian Premieres include 2000 Meters to Andriivka, the latest from Academy Award–winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov (20 Days in Mariupol). This harrowing and immersive documentary follows a Ukrainian platoon as they navigate a heavily fortified forest to liberate the strategic village of Andriivka. Assembly sees interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome turn documentarian, capturing his groundbreaking 2022 exhibition that transformed a historic military facility into a queer, Afro-futurist utopia. Heightened Scrutiny follows ACLU attorney Chase Strangio as he takes on an uphill battle for trans rights, preparing to become the first openly trans person to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Dating Game delves into the consequences of China’s one-child policy, as three men, faced with a skewed gender ratio, enroll in a controversial dating boot camp that promises romantic success through deception. Spreadsheet Champions spotlights six talented students from around the world as they compete in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship—the ultimate test of spreadsheet mastery, where a win could be life-changing.

The full selection of films to screen at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2025 will be announced at a press conference on March 25. Ticket packages are now on sale online. Ticket package redemption and single ticket sales for Hot Docs members are available starting March 25. Single ticket sales open to the public on April 1.  

Descriptions for films in the Special Presentations program appear below. In many cases, filmmakers will be in attendance for post-screening discussions. For more information on the program visit http://go.pardot.com/e/463832/ot-docs-festival-announcements/lcp1f/776304639/h/v7x9SxFvfBXjMpvoRUTcmNrOxK9FsDSM45y6L24dYU8.

Film stills of Special Presentation titles are available at http://go.pardot.com/e/463832/y3p8zknz/lcp1j/776304639/h/v7x9SxFvfBXjMpvoRUTcmNrOxK9FsDSM45y6L24dYU8.

Hot Docs 2025 Special Presentations include:

2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
D: Mstyslav Chernov | P: Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath | Ukraine | 2025 | 106 min | Canadian Premiere
From the Academy Award–winning director of 20 Days in Mariupol comes an immersive and harrowing look at a Ukrainian platoon on the front lines of the war as they traverse a heavily fortified forest to liberate the strategic village of Andriivka.

ASSEMBLY
D: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons | P: Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons | USA | 2025 | 99 min | Canadian Premiere
Interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome adds “documentarian” to his extensive CV with this dazzling record of his titular 2022 exhibition, a multisensory extravaganza that summons a cast of global performers to transform a historic military facility into a queer, Afro-futurist utopia.

COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
D: Ryan White | P: Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen | USA | 2025 | 104 min | International Premiere
After receiving an incurable cancer diagnosis, spoken word artist and poet laureate of Colorado Andrea Gibson, alongside their partner and fellow poet Megan Falley, embarks on a poignant journey filled with humour and love that culminates in a final career-defining performance.

THE DATING GAME
D: Violet Du Feng | P: Violet Du Feng, Joanna Natasegara, James Costa, Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas | USA, UK, Norway | 2025 | 86 min | Canadian Premiere
In China, where men vastly outnumber women, three desperate bachelors join a controversial dating boot camp promising romantic success through deception. Their journey exposes the harsh realities of modern dating in a post-one-child-policy world.

HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY
D: Sam Feder | P: Amy Scholder, Sam Feder, Paola Mendoza | USA | 2025 | 85 min | Canadian Premiere
As assaults on trans rights sweep across America, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio must fight legal battles and public opinion pitched against his community as he prepares to be the first openly trans person to argue in front of the Supreme Court.

SELENA Y LOS DINOS
D: Isabel Castro | P: Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, J. Daniel Torres, David Blackman, Simran Singh | USA | 2025 | 106 min | International Premiere
Dubbed the “Queen of Tejano Music,” Selena Quintanilla was an iconic superstar whose voice continues to resonate across generations. Exquisite family archives and intimate testimonies chart the rise of this vocal powerhouse who broke down barriers for women in the genre.

SPREADSHEET CHAMPIONS
D: Kristina Kraskov | P: Anna Charalambous, Charlotte Wheaton, Nick Batzias | Australia | 2025 | 86 min | Canadian Premiere
Six students from around the world show off their impressive spreadsheet skills as they excel in the hyper-competitive Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship—the most challenging and prestigious Excel competition—where a win could change their life.

Hot Docs (www.hotdocs.ca), North America’s leading documentary festival, conference and market, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and celebrating the art of documentary and to creating production opportunities for documentary filmmakers. Hot Docs will present its 32nd annual edition from April 24 to May 4, 2025, in cinemas across Toronto. Hot Docs will also mount a dynamic series of knowledge sessions, networking opportunities and market programs for documentary practitioners and industry delegates, including the renowned Hot Docs Deal Maker and Works-in-Progress screenings. Year-round, Hot Docs supports the Canadian and international industry with professional development programs and a multi-million-dollar film fund portfolio, and fosters education through documentaries with its popular free program Docs For Schools. Hot Docs owns and programs the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, a century-old landmark located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood and the world’s first and largest documentary cinema.

Starting Tuesday, March 25, Festival ticket package holders, including Doc Soup subscribers, can redeem their ticket packages, and Hot Docs Members can purchase single tickets. Starting Tuesday, April 1, single tickets will be available to the public. Tickets and ticket packages can be purchased and/or redeemed online at www.hotdocs.ca or in person at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Box Office, located at 506 Bloor Street West (hours vary daily in accordance with cinema screenings). Single tickets are $20 to regular Festival screenings and $23 to Special Presentations screenings ($18-$20 members). Special events vary in price. A Festival 12-Pack is $209 and a Festival 20-Pack is $299. Hot Docs offers free tickets for all screenings before 4:00 p.m. to seniors and students with valid photo I.D., available online the day of the screening, subject to availability.

Super Channel have announced their April 2025 Series and Movie programming highlights, with some upcoming premiere dates to keep in mind.

SERIES

When Hope Calls *Super Channel Heart & Home I Season 2 Premiere
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Premiere: Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. ET / On Demand next day
Set in the same world as When Calls the Heart, When Hope Calls follows sisters Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett to the western frontier town of Brookfield, circa 1916. The family drama centers around the town’s orphanage and residents who meet tremendous challenges while creating a hopeful, faith-filled community on the cusp of change while nurturing the children in their care. In the second season, viewers will follow the romance of Lillian and Mountie Gabriel and meet new characters who are important for the orphanage and children, the sprawling farmlands, and of Brookfield. Plus, a new Constable from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mountie Michael comes to town. Starring Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Nick Bateman, Wendy Crewson, Hanneke Talbot, Morgan Kohan and Ryan James (RJ) Hatanaka.

Nightsleeper*Super Channel Fuse I New Series
Premiere: Thursday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET (2-episode premiere) / Available on Demand same day
In this six-episode series, hackers send a train, going from Glasgow to London, hurtling towards death and destruction, two strangers try to stop it before it meets its final destination. Starring Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Alexandra Roach, Lois Chimimba.

Alien Corridors *Super Channel Quest Original I New Episodes Continue
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New Episodes: Fridays at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day
Whether it’s an inexplicable flash or something strange hovering amidst the stars, every sighting makes us believe we’ve spotted them…But what if we’ve got it wrong? What if they’ve been watching us all along?

Charmed to Death *Super Channel Fuse Original I New Season

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Premiere: Tuesday, April 1 at 8 p.m. ET (2-episode premiere) / Available on Demand same day

Following the true stories of manipulative and deceptively dangerous criminals who use their charm to cheat, steal and lure unsuspecting victims into romantic relationships, ultimately leaving a wake of devastation and death.

Titans of Defense *Super Channel Quest Original | New Series
Premiere: Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET (2-episode premiere) / Available on Demand same day
Titans of Defense is a six-part series exploring the technological developments that have propelled wartime success. Using exclusive archival footage, 4K CGI and expert interviews, the series travels the world to explore its most striking weaponry, war machines and combat technology, observing the engineering found under the hood and how it measures up against competition in the field.

MOVIES

Sometimes I Think About Dying *Super Channel Fuse I Premiere (Romance)

Premiere: Friday, April 4 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more. Now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself. Starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena.

Some Other Woman *Super Channel Fuse I Premiere (Thriller)

Premiere: Friday, April 18 at 9 p.m. ET / On Demand same day

​​Eve was promised a few months on a tropical island for her husbands’ work – Years later, unable to build the family they wanted, reality starts to unravel when she encounters a strange woman who begins taking over her life piece by piece. Starring Amanda Crew, Tom Felton, Ashley Greene.

About Super Channel Entertainment Network:

Super Channel offers viewers exceptional entertainment value, uncut and commercial-free, with four diverse channels – Super Channel Fuse, Heart & Home, Vault and Quest – plus access to Super Channel On Demand where available by service provider. Super Channel is available via most cable providers across the country as well as streaming live and On Demand with Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV+ and Fubo, with Super Channel+ available to download and stream from anywhere in Canada. Super Channel offers two free ad-supported channels, Super Channel Uncovered and Super Channel Hearties, available on streaming platforms including Tubi, Plex, Xumo Play, LG and Roku. Super Channel is owned by Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., an Edmonton-based media company. For a list of service providers, please visit superchannel.ca/subscribe or learn more at superchannelplus.ca.

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada today announced that acclaimed actress Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at this year’s second annual event on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto. The award will be presented to Cardinal in partnership with the Indigenous Screen Office.

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada’s Equity in Entertainment Award was created to recognize women in the Canadian entertainment industry who are working to reflect and amplify the voices and stories of underrepresented communities.

2025 Equity in Entertainment Honouree

Of Cree and Métis heritage, Tantoo Cardinal is a celebrated actress who over a 50-year career has performed in many significant films and television series including Dances with Wolves, Killers of the Flower Moon, Legends of the Fall, Black Robe, Hold the Dark. Lead or recurring roles in series Longmire, Echo, Stumptown, Three Pines, Godless, Blackstone, Moccasin Flats and North of 60 to name just a few. Cardinal has received many prestigious awards for her extensive body of work, including the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement, she was Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame, and received the Governor Generals Award for Artistic Achievement.

Cardinal was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2009 “for her contributions to the growth and development of Aboriginal performing arts in Canada, as a screen and stage actress, and as a founding member of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company.”

An inspiring leader in the growth of Indigenous performing arts in Canada, she is a tireless mentor and started a Film School in Northern Alberta for Indigenous youth. Cardinal is also a passionate environmental activist.

The Equity in Entertainment Award was created in 2016 by The Hollywood Reporter as part of its Women in Entertainment annual event in Los Angeles, with past honorees including Selena Gomez, Kerry Washington, Issa Rae, and Amy Pascal. The first Equity in Entertainment Canada Award was presented to Deepa Mehta at the inaugural Women in Entertainment Canada Awards in Toronto on May 30, 2024.

The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada is a first-of-its-kind summit bringing the industry together across television, film, and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of Canadian women who are driving the industry forward in their respective fields. For more information visit www.womeninentertainment.ca.

Additional award recipients and programming for Women in Entertainment Canada 2025 details will be announced this spring.

Tee time has officially been confirmed — Happy Gilmore 2 arrives on Netflix on July 25, 2025!

New stars swing into Happy Gilmore 2! With Sunny Sandler, Sadie Sandler, John Daly, Blake Clark, and Paige Spiranic, the cast just got a ‘hole’ lot bigger. Check out the new teaser trailer below!

DIRECTOR: Kyle Newacheck
WRITERS: Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler
PRODUCERS: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Judit Maull, Kevin Grady, Dennis Dugan, Barry Bernardi, David Bausch, Dan Bulla
CAST: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, John Daly, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutkosky, Philip Fine Schneider, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Travis Kelce, Blake Clark, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Paige Spiranic.

LOGLINE: Happy Gilmore returns!

Today, LEGO Canada and Prime Monday Night Hockey unveiled their ‘Champions Are Built’ mural at Union Station in Toronto.

For one day only, Torontonians were invited to engage with several elements of the LEGO Canada and Prime Monday Night Hockey activation, including building parts of a LEGO® mural, engaging with one-of-a-kind LEGO models and more! LEGO Certified Professional Graeme Dymond and Head of Prime Video Canada, Mark Shopiro (seen above), shared a few words about the experience ahead of its public opening this morning. The activation will remain open to the public until 10 p.m. this evening.

Highlights:

About The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine. The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”. Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. Its products are now sold in more than 120 countries worldwide.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Today, we get a new Trailer for BONJOUR, TRISTESSE, TIFF ’24 selection. Elevation Pictures release May 2, 2025.

Director: Durga Chew-Bose
Starring: Lily McInerny, Claes Bang, Chloë Sevigny,
Naïlia Harzoune, Aliocha Schneider
Based on the novel by Françoise Sagan
Runtime: 110 minutes

At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile (Lily McInerny) is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome father, Raymond (Claes Bang), and his girlfriend, Elsa (Naïlia Harzoune), when the arrival of her late mother’s friend, Anne (Chloë Sevigny), changes everything. Amid the sun-drenched splendour of their surroundings, Cécile’s world is threatened and, desperate to regain control, she sets in motion a plan to drive Anne away with tragic consequences. An adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s unforgettable coming-of-age novel by the same title, Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse masterfully captures the complexity of relationships between women and how they wield influence over one another’s fates.

Nirvanna The Band the Show the Movie has been awarded the SXSW 2025 Midnighter Audience Award after making its highly anticipated world premiere at SXSW last week. The film has been met with overwhelming praise from both longtime fans and newcomers alike, currently holding a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The long-awaited follow up from Matt Johnson (Blackberry) and Jay McCarrol delivers the signature offbeat comedy and chaotic energy that made the cult-hit series a fan favorite—only bigger, bolder, and more ridiculous than ever.

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE
Director: Matt Johnson
Producers: Matthew Miller, Matt Greyson
Screenwriters: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

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VVS Films will be releasing THE WEDDING BANQUET in theatres across Canada on April 18, 2025. The film stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung.

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

ABOUT THE FILM | One day, a young member of the church vanishes without a trace. The prime suspect is Yang-rae, an ex-convict who recently visited the church. Min-chan, the pastor, is convinced that a divine revelation has called him to pursue and punish Yang-rae, while Yeon-hui, a police detective haunted by her dead sister’s shadow, is assigned to the case. As she investigates the case, she begins to suspect a disturbing connection between Min-chan and Yang-rae and follows their steps.

Director Yeon Sang-ho, known for posing sharp questions about human nature through his work, explores the fine lines between religion and humanity, faith and beliefs, and good and evil in Revelations. Ryu Jun-yeol (The 8 Show, The Night Owl) plays the divinely guided pastor Min-chan, Shin Hyun-been (Reborn Rich, Hospital Playlist) plays Yeon-hui, the police detective tormented by the shadow of her dead sister who was a victim of a heinous crime, and Shin Min-jae (Parasyte: The Grey) plays the role of ex-convict Yang-rae. Revelations is Director Yeon Sang-ho’s second collaboration with writer Choi Gyu-seok after the Netflix series Hellbound, with Alfonso Cuarón, the acclaimed director of ROMA and Gravity, serving as executive producer.

For Executive Producer Alfonso Cuarón, the film’s story is universal. “I have a strong belief that cinema transcends borders, transcends languages, and there’s nothing richer than a film that speaks about a very specific social context that is translated through the world because we have a shared humanity. It doesn’t matter which culture you come from, which religion you practice, which language you speak – human nature is one and the same, and it’s so great to connect each other through cinema.”

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DIRECTED BY: Yeon Sang-ho
WRITTEN BY: Yeon Sang-ho, Choi Gyu-seok
BASED ON: Comic Revelations (by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok)
PRODUCED BY: WOWPOINT
CO-PRODUCED BY: Esperanto Filmoj
PRODUCER: Yoomin Hailey Yang
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez
CAST: Ryu Jun-yeol (Sung Min-chan), Shin Hyun-been (Lee Yeon-hui), Shin Min-jae (Kwon Yang-rae)
RELEASE: March 21, 2025