Bell Media Unveils 2025-26 English & French Lineup

Bell Media has unveiled its 2025-26 lineup of English- and French-language original content, including 116 titles of scripted and unscripted titles.

“Bell Media’s 2025-26 programming slate demonstrates our ongoing investment in Canadian content, as well as our commitment to collaborating with the country’s most creative minds,” said Sean Cohan, president of Bell Media. “We strive to push the boundaries and deliver compelling stories that transcend borders and platforms. Alongside our world-class production partners, we are solidifying Bell Media’s place as a digital media and content powerhouse.”

The 2025-26 slate includes the six-episode romance Heated Rivalry, based on the best-selling novel by Rachel Reid. From executive producer Jacob Tierney, the series will star Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, François Arnaud, Robbie GK, Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Dylan Walsh and Christina Chang.

The first project from the co-development deal between Elliot Page’s PAGEBOY Productions and Bell Media, is in the lineup, with Slo Pitch being produced by Shaftesbury for CTV and Crave. The series is created by J Stevens, Karen Knox and Gwenlyn Cumyn and being developed for television by Katie Ford and Jane Cooper Ford.

An untitled Crave original series from Jared Keeso and New Metric Media is set to start production this fall and premiere in 2026.

Tom Green’s Funny Farm, the first title from Bell Media’s co-development deal with Tom Green, will see the comedian engage guests in extended, magazine-style interviews from his farm in rural Ontario.

Match Game will be returning, with Canadian comedian and actor Martin Short hosting.

Bell Media’s first co-commission with Versant’s USA Network, Anna Pigeon, is part of the 2025-26 slate as well. In co-production with Cineflix Studios and December Films, the series is a modern procedural about a ranger who solves crimes in America’s national parks. It is based on the best-selling novels by Nevada Barr. Morwyn Brebner is attached as showrunner.

Canadian culinary experts Mary Berg, Hugh Acheson and Craig Wong will appear as judges for the new season of Masterchef Canada on CTV.

The new competition series Make Yourself Over, from Scott Brothers Entertainment, will bow on Crave. It will see contestants compete to create iconic looks.

Fashion designer, advocate and author Aurora James and Toronto-based fashion designer Spencer Badu will appear as mentor and judge for the upcoming Crave original series Project Runway Canada, joining host and judge Coco Rocha and judge Jeanne Beker.

Other new titles coming to Crave include Temptation Under the Sun, an English spin-off of the Quebec series OD: Tentations au Soleil; Hockey Fanatics, in which Dave Foley gets up close and personal with celebrity hockey fans; Sigil, a fantasy-horror drama; and Seoul Palace, inspired by the history of Lee’s Palace.

Six new made-for-television films as part of Bell Media’s deal with Harlequin Studios will be bowing, including Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell, starring Amber Riley.

New docuseries on Crave will delve into the cases of Christine Jessop, Russell Williams and more, plus the story behind the original Mennonite mob and two new installments of Kings of Coke.

Crave’s French and subtitled scripted content slate will include Bon Cop Bad Cop, Déreive, Ils Vécurent Heureux, Je Te Tiens, Les Crues and a second season of Empathie.

Plenty of renewals are on Bell Media’s slate for CTV and Crave, including Late Bloomer, Super Team Canada, The Trades, Sullivan’s Crossing, The Traitors Canada, The Amazing Race Canada, Acting Good, Shoresy, Sisters, Slaycation, The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens, Disasters at Sea and Forensic Factor.

Plus, Noovo will feature more of Big Brother Célébrités, Le Maitre du Jeu, Les Traitres and Quel Talent!