#FIRSTLOOK: “SMALL ACHIVEABLE GOALS” RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON AT CBC

CBC and Sphere Media today announced that production is underway on the second season of menopause comedy SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS (8×30). Created by and starring Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen and produced by Sphere Media, the new season will continue to follow Julie (Whalen) and Kris (MacNeill) as they redefine menopause and friendship — finding strength and humour in a bond they didn’t initially want, but now depend on, to survive the gauntlet of symptoms and life changes challenging them. Filmed in Hamilton and Toronto, season two will premiere on CBC and CBC Gem in winter 2026. Audiences can watch season one of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS on the free CBC Gem streaming service.

“It’s been incredible to see such an engaged and positive response to Small Achievable Goals,” said Trish Williams, Executive Director, Scripted Content, CBC. “Jennifer, Meredith and the team at Sphere have created something uniquely hilarious and equally moving. There is a lot to explore in the menopause experience, and season two isn’t afraid to go there.”

“We’re very excited to explore the further adventures of odd couple Julie and Kris, as they experience the roller coaster ride that is menopause,” shared Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen, creators, stars and executive producers of the series.

“We’re thrilled to be underway on production of season two, and to be working again with Small Achievable Goals’ amazing cast, crew, and partners at CBC,” said Elise Cousineau, VP Content, English Scripted, for Sphere Media. “We’re excited for audiences to reconnect with Kris, Julie, and the entire cast of characters.”

In addition to MacNeill and Whalen, cast returning for season two of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS are Alexander Nunez (Moonshine), Paul Braunstein (Hudson & Rex), Jon Dore (The Jon Dore Television Show), Tricia Black (Pretty Hard Cases), Georgie Murphy (Safehaven), Leslie Adlam (Slumberland), Kevin Whalen (Baroness von Sketch Show), Tamara Podemski (Murderbot), Kiori Mirza Waldman and Evan Mok. Billy MacLellan (Nobody) and Jackie Richardson (Pretty Hard Cases) will guest star this season.

A CBC Original Series, SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS is produced by Sphere Media. The series is created by Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill (Baroness von Sketch Show), who also serve as Executive Producers alongside Sphere Media’s Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé and Elise Cousineau. The series is produced with the participation of the Bell Fund and Canada Media Fund (CMF). International sales are handled by Sphere Abacus. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sandra Picheca is Director of Current Production, Comedy; and Samantha Morris Mastai is Executive in Charge of Current Production, Comedy. International sales are handled by Sphere Abacus.

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About Sphere Media

Sphere Media develops and produces bespoke original content for international audiences. Current English scripted shows include Wayward, an 8-episode thriller starring Toni Collette from Mae Martin with Objective Fiction and Netflix, CBC/CBC Gem’s new workplace comedy Small Achievable Goals, and Amazon Original series The Sticky, starring Margo Martindale, with Blumhouse Television.

Recent successes include Peabody-winning gender-fluid dramedy Sort Of (CBC/Max), a GLAAD Awards nominee, listed on Vanity Fair’s 14 Best TV Shows and New York Times Top 30 Shows to Watch; Primetime Emmy and Independent Spirit Awards nominated period drama The Porter (CBC/BET+/UKTV/Netflix), which won the most Canadian Screen Awards of any drama series in the awards’ history. Past productions honored in the international awards circuit include the crime drama Cardinal (Bell/BBC2), medical soap Transplant (Bell/NBCU), coming-of-age comedy How to Fail as a Popstar (CBC Gem), and Indigenous supernatural YA series Trickster (CBC/Sky/Sundance-AMC). Across productions, the company has won over 70 Canadian Screen Awards, including multiple wins for Best Comedy and Drama.

#SPOTTED: JENNIFER WHALEN, MEREDITH MACNEILL AND MORE AT THE TORONTO PREMIERE OF “SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS”

SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS is a bold new Comedy from CBC which courageously explores two very different women who navigate midlife, Menopause and their Podcast together. The Series stars Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, both stars participating in a Q&A with Tracey Moore tonight at TIFF Lightbox following the Premiere.

Stream the first episode free:

Some highlights from the Premiere and Q&A:

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The Cast and Crew of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS on the Pink Carpet:

New episodes of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS arrive Tuesdays 9 PM on CBC and CBC Gem.

(Photo/video credit: George Pimental Photography/CBC/Mr. Will Wong)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO THE TORONTO PREMIERE OF “SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS”

Our friends at Touchwood PR and us are thrilled to give our Readers in Toronto a chance to win passes to the Toronto Premiere of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS! The first two episodes will be shown at this event taking place Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at TIFF Lightbox. A Q&A with Co-Creators and stars Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill will follow.

About SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS

Small Achievable Goals follows the adventures of Julie (Jennifer Whalen) and Kris (Meredith MacNeill) an odd couple trying to navigate different stages of menopause. When they’re thrust together to produce a podcast, Kris and Julie embark on an unpredictable journey of transformation as they help each other through workplace challenges and office politics, dating disasters and relationship drama, health concerns and parenting woes – and realize the only way through this sh*tty time of life is together.

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SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS airs February 25, 2025 on CBC and streams the same day on CBC Gem.

(Photo/video credit: CBC)