Production Begins on Final Season of X Company

TORONTO: Production is now underway on the third and final season of the original Canadian drama X Company, which will air on CBC in winter 2017.

A Temple Street production, X Company is set in the world of World War II espionage. Executive producer Stephanie Morgenstern will make her television directorial debut with X Company‘s last two episodes of the final season, 15 years after directing the award-winning short that inspired the series.

“It’s been 15 years since we first wrote Remembrance,” said Mark Ellis and Morgenstern, who will co-write the final episode. “It began as a small, intimate story about one night in the life of an unusual young man, and since then has taken on a whole new life as X Company. It’s really satisfying for us to be able to bring this series to its natural and thrilling conclusion.”

“Mark, Stephanie and Temple Street have done a remarkable job bringing this unique piece of history to life with an incredibly talented team of actors, writers, producers and crew,” said Sally Catto, the general manager of programming at CBC Television. “Canadians have been captivated by this extraordinary story since its inception, and we look forward to bringing viewers a riveting and epic final season.”

“Mark and Stephanie are gifted storytellers who never shy away from the complexities of the human condition. We’re proud of them and our international cast, crew and co-producers for their work on this series, and thankful to our partners at CBC and Sony Pictures Television for their continued support on what is sure to be a compelling final chapter in the X Company story,” said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers and co-presidents of Boat Rocker Studios.