Some well-known TV cops will continue their pursuit of lawbreakers on Canada’s public broadcaster. Today, CBC announced that the police procedurals Saint-Pierre and Allegiance will be back for new seasons. CBC also renewed the crime drama Wild Cards for two more seasons and two long-running series, Heartland and Murdoch Mysteries, for their 19th seasons.
The news came two days after actor Anna Lambe revealed that the Nunavut-based comedy North of North will return for a second season on CBC, APTN, and Netflix.
According to CBC, Saint-Pierre was the network’s most-watched new series in its first season. Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) and Joséphine Jobert (Death in Paradise) star as Donny (“Fitz”) Fitzpatrick and Gleneviève (“Arch”) Archambault, two police officers from different cultural backgrounds. Fitz is an inspector with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who’s been exiled to the French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Meanwhile, Arch is a francophone from Paris who is the deputy chief.
Over time, they learn that they can trust one as they investigated several murders. Saint-Pierre closed the first season with the two lead characters in a graveyard, trying to save their chief’s life. The cliffhanger left fans wondering what’s coming in the next season.
Watch the closing scene in Season 1 of Saint-Pierre.
Meanwile, in Season 2 of Allegiance, Sabrina Sohal (Supinder Wraich) becomes a member of the serious crimes unit. She is also paired with a new policing partner, Zak Kalaini (Samer Salem). The series is mostly shot in Surrey, where the officers are based. It’s the first hourlong drama about a Punjabi Sikh family in Canada to be broadcast on CBC.
In Allegiance, Zak Kalaini speaks about his past in an interview room with a suspect.
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