#FIRSTLOOK: “SAINT-PIERRE” SEASON TWO IN PRODUCTION

Today, Hawco Productions announced that production is underway on CBC original series SAINT-PIERRE (12 x 60) and debuted a first look image. The police procedural began filming its second season this week on location in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France, and will also film in St. John’s Newfoundland. It is produced by Hawco Productions for CBC and CBC Gem in association with global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON, which handles global distribution. The series will premiere on CBC and CBC Gem in Winter 2026 and this season will include two more episodes than in its first season.

Throughout its first season, SAINT-PIERRE was CBC’s #1 most-watched new series of the year and one of the top Canadian drama series nationwide.* The first season is currently available to stream for free on CBC Gem.

SAINT-PIERRE is the creation of Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford and Perry Chafe, with Hawco and Lord-Stafford as Showrunners. French star Josephine Jobert (Death in Paradise) and Canadian star Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, Caught, Jack Ryan) lead the cast playing Arch and Fitz, with James Purefoy (Rome, Sex Education, The Following), Benz Antoine (Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin’), Erika Prevost (The Boys, Dare Me) and Jean-Michel Le Gal (Paris Paris, Accused) rounding out the stellar team.

SEASON 2 SYNOPSIS: After the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector, Donny “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, digs too deeply into a local politician’s nefarious activity, he is exiled to work in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon – the French Territory nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. Fitz’s arrival disrupts the life of Deputy Chief Geneviève “Arch” Archambault, a Parisian transplant who is in Saint-Pierre for her own intriguing reasons.

Although the islands seem like a quaint tourist destination, the idyllic façade conceals the worst kind of criminal activity. As if by fate, these two seasoned officers — with different policing skills and approaches — are a formidable team, solving the unique and exciting crimes that wash up on Saint-Pierre’s beautiful shores.

SAINT-PIERRE is executive produced by Janine Squires, Erin Sullivan, Robina Lord-Stafford, John Vatcher and Allan Hawco.
*Source: Numeris TV Meter, 1/6/2025 – 2/24/2025, CBC Total, Ind.2+, Mon 9p-10p, Total Canada, AMA(000), generated by Instar.

#FIRSTLOOK: “HEARTLAND”, “ALLEGIANCE”, “SAINT-PIERRE”, “WILD CARDS”, “MURDOCH MYSTERIES” ALL RENEWED (MAY 2025)

CBC today announced the renewal of popular original homegrown dramas including CBC’s most-watched new series SAINT-PIERRE for a second season, as well as Canadian Screen Award-nominated series ALLEGIANCE for a third season and enduring hits HEARTLAND and MURDOCH MYSTERIES for their 19th seasons. CBC original blue sky procedural WILD CARDS has also been renewed for seasons three and four. In the past year, all five dramas were among the Top 20 Canadian programs on television, and within the Top 10 series on CBC Gem. Additional CBC renewals across all genres and content areas will be announced later this spring.

“With the renewal of these five hit dramas offering compelling characters, unique stories and a strong sense of place from different regions across Canada, CBC will continue to showcase homegrown storytelling that audiences can’t find anywhere else,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports, CBC.

Police procedural SAINT-PIERRE (12×60 in Season 2) was CBC’s #1 most-watched new series of the year and one of the top Canadian drama series nationwide. From creators Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford and Perry Chafe, the series stars Hawco and Josephine Jobert as two seasoned officers – with very different policing skills and approaches – working together to solve unique and exciting crimes in the French territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. The series is produced by Hawco Productions in association with FIFTH SEASON, which handles global distribution. Production to begin this spring in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France.

Set and filmed in Vancouver, WILD CARDS (10×60 for both Seasons 3 and 4) is a blue sky procedural with a comedic twist that follows the unlikely duo of a by-the-book, sardonic cop Cole Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) and a spirited, clever con woman Max Mitchell (Vanessa Morgan) who are partnered together to solve crimes. From Blink49 Studios, Front Street Pictures and Piller/Segan in association with The CW, the series is created by Michael Konyves with international distribution handled by FIFTH SEASON. Konyves recently won the 2025 WGC Screenwriting Award in the Drama Series category for his writing on WILD CARDS.

Created by Anar Ali (Transplant), ALLEGIANCE (10×60 in Season 3) is a character-driven police procedural set in Surrey, BC, about identity and belonging, policing and politics, and finding new paths to truth and justice for all. The series is nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards including Best Drama Series and Best Lead Performer for Supinder Wraich and Best Supporting Performer for Enrico Colantoni, and is produced by Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Set against the glorious backdrop of the foothills of Alberta, HEARTLAND (10×60 in Season 19) is a multi-generational family drama that is much loved by fans of all ages in Canada and around the world. Based on the bestselling series of books by Lauren Brooke, the series follows Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall) and her family as they deal with the challenges of running the Heartland Ranch that has been with them for generations. Star Michelle Morgan is nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in the category of Best Lead Performer. The long-running series is produced by Dynamo Films and SEVEN24 Films.

Available in more than 120 countries and territories around the world, MURDOCH MYSTERIES (21×60 in Season 19) is set in Toronto in the early 1900s during the age of invention, where Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) enlists innovative forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most perplexing murders. The much-loved series has received 10 Canadian Screen Award nominations including a Best Lead Performer nomination for Hélène Joy and Best Supporting Performer nods for Jonny Harris, Daniel Maslany and Clare McConnell, and is produced by Shaftesbury in association with ITV Studios and UKTV and distributed by Shaftesbury Sales Company and ITV Studios.

HEARTLAND, MURDOCH MYSTERIES and WILD CARDS are also nominated for the 2025 Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award, which will be announced as part of THE 2025 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS. Hosted by Canadian actress and creator Lisa Gilroy, the awards show will stream live in its entirety on Sunday, June 1 beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBC Gem. THE 2025 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS is Canada’s biggest night in entertainment, with legendary icons and rising stars coming together to honour the very best in homegrown film and television.

Source:

TV: Numeris TV Meter, 9/30/2024 – 4/6/2025, Total TV English, Ind.2+, M-Su 2a-2a, Total Canada, AMA, generated by Instar.

CBC Gem: Adobe Analytics, CBC Production, OTT Segment, On-Demand Programs, Content Starts, Content Time Spent, 10/6/24 – 4/19/25.

#SPOTTED: ALLAN HAWCO AND JOSÉPHINE JOBERT IN TORONTO FOR “SAINT-PIERRE”

Delighted to attend a special screening of upcoming CBC series SAINT-PIERRE! This mark’s Allan Hawco‘s return, not only as an Actor, but he is produces, writes, and is a showrunner. The series centers on Inspector Donny Fitzgerald (Hawco) who is exiled to the remote territory of Saint-Pierre after a scandal. As he heals his heartbreak, he gets paired-up with Deputy Chief Geneviève Archambault (Joséphine Jobert). While the two have conflicting styles, this guarantees Comedy while they solve some very exciting crimes!

Both Hawco and Jobert attended a special screening at Norm Jewison Cinema in Hazelton Hotel, speaking with CBC‘s Tom Power about their experience making what looks to be a very successful show! This is Jobert‘s first time acting in English after having built a successful career in her native France. She also lived in Montreal for a duration. This has all the makings of a series that would get lots of recognition at the Canadian Screen Awards, just saying.

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SAINT-PIERRE arrives January 6, 2025 9 PM ET on CBC and CBC Gem.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SAINT-PIERRE”

CBC and Hawco Productions announced today the broadcast and streaming premiere date for new, CBC original drama SAINT-PIERRE (10 x 60), an episodic police procedural series filmed in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, France and St. John’s, Newfoundland. This new series will be coming to CBC and CBC Gem on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) and stars Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, Jack Ryan) as Fitz, French actress Joséphine Jobert (Death in Paradise) as Arch and James Purefoy as Sean Gallagher (Rome, Sex Education).

SAINT-PIERRE is the creation of Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford and Perry Chafe, with Hawco and Lord-Stafford as Showrunners. Hawco, Lord-Stafford and Chafe along with John Vatcher, Janine Squires and Erin Sullivan, serve as Executive Producers. The pilot episode is directed and executive produced by TJ Scott, and additional episodes are directed by John Vatcher, Winnifred Jong and Vanessa Masui. The series is produced in association with global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON, which is also handling global distribution on the show.

In addition to Jobert, Hawco and Purefoy, the series includes Benz Antoine (Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin’) as Marcus, Erika Prevost (The Boys) as Patty and Jean-Michel Le Gal (Take This Waltz, French Exit) as Renuf.

SYNOPSIS

After the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector, Donny “Fitz” Fitzpatrick digs too deeply into a local politician’s nefarious activity, he is exiled to work in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon – the French Territory nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. Fitz’s arrival disrupts the life of Deputy Chief Geneviève “Arch“ Archambault, a Parisian transplant who is in Saint-Pierre for her own intriguing reasons. SAINT-PIERRE is a police procedural with French star Josephine Jobert (Death in Paradise) as Arch, Canadian star Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, Jack Ryan) as Fitz, and James Purefoy as Sean Gallagher (Rome, Sex Education, Pennyworth) rounding out the stellar team.

As if by fate, these two seasoned officers — with very different policing skills and approaches — are forced together to solve unique and exciting crimes. Although the islands seem like a quaint tourist destination, the idyllic façade conceals the worst kind of criminal activity which tend to wash up on its beautiful shores. At first at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are better together… a veritable crime-fighting force.

#FIRSTLOOK: “SAINT-PIERRE” STARRING ALLAN HAWCO COMING TO CBC WINTER 2025

Hawco Productions and CBC today announced that production is underway on new original series SAINT-PIERRE (10 x 60’), a new episodic police procedural currently filming in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, France and St. John’s Newfoundland. SAINT-PIERRE is the creation of Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford and Perry Chafe, with Hawco and Lord-Stafford as Showrunners. TJ Scott and John Vatcher will each direct two of the first four episodes, with Scott directing the pilot. The series will premiere on CBC and CBC Gem in Winter 2025 and is produced in association with global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON, which is also handling global distribution on the show.

SAINT-PIERRE’s cast includes French star Josephine Jobert (Death in Paradise) as Arch, Canadian star, Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle, Caught, Jack Ryan) as Fitz, and James Purefoy as Sean Gallagher (Rome, Sex Education, The Following) rounding out the stellar team.

After the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector, Donny Fitzpatrick (Fitz), digs too deeply into a local politician’s nefarious activity, he is exiled to work in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon – the French Territory nestled in the Atlantic Ocean. Fitz’s arrival disrupts the life of Deputy Chief Geneviève Archambault (Arch), a Parisian transplant who is in Saint-Pierre for her own intriguing reasons.

As if by fate, these two seasoned officers — with very different policing skills and approaches — are forced together to solve unique and exciting crimes. Although the islands seem like a quaint tourist destination, the idyllic façade conceals the worst kind of criminal activity, which tend to wash up on its beautiful shores. At first at odds and suspicious of each other, Arch and Fitz soon discover that they are better together.

“Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is a unique place – the islands’ isolated location between North America and Europe makes it an ideal location to go unnoticed by the law, which sets it up to be the perfect place for this story,” says Hawco, Lord-Stafford and Chafe. “We’re excited for audiences to discover these compelling characters in this rarely seen before landscape.”

“SAINT-PIERRE offers audiences a fresh and exciting new procedural led by the talented duo of Allan and Josephine, set in a beautiful location that so many Canadians are curious about,” said Sally Catto, General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports, CBC. “We look forward to working with Allan, Robina and Hawco Productions to bring Fitz and Arch’s adventures to life onscreen.”

Ava Mustos, Associate Director, Acquisitions at FIFTH SEASON, said: “It’s fantastic to be partnering with Allan Hawco on SAINT-PIERRE, a detective drama with a brilliant blend of mystery and humour, set against the vibrant and unique back drop of France’s Saint-Pierre et Miquelon islands. We’re delighted to have Josephine Jobert – already known to audiences from Death in Paradise – as our co-lead alongside Hawco. The chemistry between them is undeniable and we look forward to introducing audiences around the world to this dynamic, crime-solving duo.”

A CBC original production, SAINT-PIERRE is produced by Hawco Productions in association with global film and TV studio FIFTH SEASON. The new series is executive produced by Janine Squires, Erin Sullivan, Robina Lord-Stafford, Perry Chafe, John Vatcher and Hawco. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sarah Adams is Director of Current Production, Drama; and Nicola Makoway is Executive in Charge of Production.

Hawco Productions was founded by actor, writer and producer Allan Hawco, harnessing his extensive experience from previous projects, his six successful seasons playing the lead and serving as the executive producer and showrunner on Republic of Doyle, and more recently, producing other CBC shows like Son of a Critch and Caught. Allan also has an international presence in projects that include Amazon’s Jack Ryan, Book of Negroes, and Quicksand.

(Photo credit: Tim Leyes)