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Jackson and directed by Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici (<em>The Naked Archaeologist<\/em>) that charts the history of slavery through underwater archaeology; <em>Orangeville Prep<\/em>, a character-driven factual series that offers an inside look at the competitive, high-pressure world of basketball\u2019s most successful preparatory program; and <em>The Sounds<\/em>, a relationship-driven thriller set in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><em>Trickster<\/em>, based on the best-selling novel <em>Son of a Trickster<\/em> by Eden Robinson, has already been renewed for a second season. CBC will offer the exclusive Canadian premiere of the new <em>War of the Worlds<\/em>, written and created by BAFTA award winner Howard Overman (<em>Misfits<\/em>, <em>Crazyhead<\/em>, <em>Merlin<\/em>), based on the story by H.G. Wells and starring Gabriel Byrne (<em>In Treatment<\/em>), Elizabeth McGovern (<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>) and Daisy Edgar-Jones (<em>Normal People<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Returning shows for the fall include <em>Baroness von Sketch Show<\/em> (in its final season), <em>Battle of the Blades<\/em>, <em>Catastrophe<\/em>, <em>Dragons\u2019 Den<\/em>, <em>Family Feud Canada<\/em>, <em>The Great British Baking Show<\/em> and <em>Still Standing<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Winter 2021 will see the addition of <em>Lady Dicks<\/em>, about two radically different female detectives in their early 40s, and <em>Arctic Vets<\/em>, following the team at Assiniboine Park Arctic Animal Hospital in Manitoba. Returning shows on the slate include <em>Coroner<\/em>, <em>The Fifth Estate<\/em>, <em>Frankie Drake Mysteries<\/em>, <em>The Great Canadian Baking Show<\/em>, <em>Heartland<\/em>, <em>Kim\u2019s Convenience<\/em> and <em>Murdoch Mysteries<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At CBC\u2019s 2020 virtual upfront presentation, the Canadian public broadcaster revealed its 2020-21 slate of original programming, with a fall schedule that features 1,300 new hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-2678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cbc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canada&#039;s CBC Reveals New &amp; 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