CORUS ENTERTAINMENT SPECIALTY 2017/2018 ABC Spark The Bold Type (10x60min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere The Bold Type reveals a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for the global women’s magazine, Scarlet. The rising generation of Scarlet women lean on one another as they find their own voices in a sea of intimidating leaders and together explore sexuality, identity, love and fashion. Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (10x60min) Winter 2018 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger follows the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt, Kickin’ It) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph, The Night Of) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging. college-ish (WT) (13x30min) Winter 2018 Canadian Broadcast Premiere A spin-off of ABC’s award-winning hit series black-ish, college-ish follows the Johnson’s eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) as she heads off to college and quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. From black-ish executive producer Kenya Barris comes this contemporary take on the current issues facing both students and administrators in the world of higher education. Brand new seasons of returning series on ABC Spark this fall include Beyond and The Fosters. BBC Canada Top Gear America (8x60min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere The reimagined U.S. spin-off of Top Gear America reviews not just exclusive and state-of-the-art vehicles, but also the cars of America’s culture-defining past. From the latest supercars to the ultimate in automotive engineering technology, Top Gear America will put the viewer in the passenger seat alongside the car-obsessed hosts, as they race the most incredible vehicles on the scenic highways and historic tracks of the American west. Each week will feature a different celebrity who will compete for top honour on the leader board at the new Top Gear studio and track, Speed Vegas. The series will be hosted by racing enthusiast and veteran film and television actor William Fichtner (Black Hawk Down), world champion drag racer Antron Brown, and premier British automotive journalist Tom “Wookie” Ford. The Last Post (6x60min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Aden, 1965. The men of the British Royal Military Police are battling a fierce insurgency. Tensions are heightened in the heat of the desert; any lapse in luck or judgement means death however, life and love must continue. The ‘60s are starting to swing: sexual liberation, seductive new music and outrageous fashions have hit the sun loungers of the glamorous BP Club. Isolated in this unknown country, nothing is certain, and relationships are tested as pressure and passions intensify. This bitter war brings danger and betrayal, and will question the code these dedicated soldiers live by. A brand new season of The Graham Norton Show returns this fall on BBC Canada. CI Crazy Love (6x60min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Crazy Love is a dramatized reality series of the true tales behind couples who do things in love's name and under love's spell that they might never conceive of doing under normal circumstances. These are stories of people whose love makes them feel exempt from the moral code that governs the rest of us. My Sordid Affair (6x60min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Steamy tales of ordinary moms, wives, husbands, who strayed and lived to regret it. Produced in an intimate and emotionally raw style, these stories takes audiences on the sexy but dangerous journey from innocent flirtation, to illicit liaisons, to passionate secret love, and ultimately, to the devastating consequences. Cooking Channel Canada Big Bad BBQ Brawl, Season 2 (6x30min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere When Shannon Ambrosio became a chef, he traveled the South to learn everything he could about traditional southern BBQ. Now that he's conquered the BBQ scene in New York, he and his boys are hitting the road to see if he can measure up against the best pit masters in the south. Beach Bites with Katie Lee (7x30min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere From St. Thomas and Mackinac Island, Michigan to Montauk, New York, Katie Lee is beach hopping to find local takes on the best treats these islands have to offer. She samples some fresh Ahi Tuna nachos, helps cook a one-of- a-kind Caribbean stewed chicken, kayaks to shore for a burger with a unique twist and enjoys Oyster Escabeche, with oysters she helped harvest. Plus, there's always time for cocktails, sweet treats, and more on this island hopping adventure. Farmers’ Market Flip, Season 1 (7x30min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Farmers’ Market Flip is a deliciously action-packed half-hour cooking competition that puts two teams of chefs' culinary skills to the ultimate test, as they face off to see who can produce the most crowd-pleasing dishes over one lightning-fast day. First, it's the flavour of the market challenge and the teams must create a dish that highlights a vendor's star ingredient. Then, the teams get only 20 minutes to race through the farmer’s market to buy ultra-fresh ingredients. They'll setup shop in the Farmers’ Market Flip pop-up kitchen, where they'll have one hour to prepare gourmet delights that will be sampled and judged by hungry customers at the market. When time's up, the team that wins over the most palates will take the prize and even some serious culinary cred. A brand new season of Man Fire Food returns this fall on Cooking Channel Canada. Disney Channel Descendants 2 (1x111min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere The story deepens in the music-driven sequel to the global smash hit Descendants, as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains — Mal (Dove Cameron, Liv and Maddie), Evie (Sofia Carson, Adventures in Babysitting), Carlos (Cameron Boyce, Jessie) and Jay (Booboo Stewart, Lab Rats: Elite Force) — try to find their place in idyllic Auradon. When the pressure to be royally perfect becomes too much for Mal, she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma (China Anne McClain, A.N.T. Farm), the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen of the run-down town. Uma, still resentful over not being selected by Ben (Mitchell Hope, Descendants: Wicked World) to go to Auradon Prep with the other Villain Kids, stirs her pirate gang including Captain Hook’s son Harry (Thomas Doherty, The Lodge) and Gaston’s son Gil (Dylan Playfair, Some Assembly Required), to break the barrier between the Isle of the Lost and Auradon, and unleash all the villains imprisoned on the Isle, once and for all. Raven’s Home (20x30min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Raven's Home picks up with longtime best friends Raven (Raven-Symoné, That’s So Raven) and Chelsea (Anneliese van der Pol, That’s So Raven), who are now each divorced with kids of their own, raising their children – Raven's 11-year-old twins Booker and Nia, and Chelsea's 9-year-old son Levi – in one chaotic but fun household that often includes the twin's best friend and neighbour Tess. Raven still catches glimpses of the future, and now her son Booker has also inherited her psychic abilities. Hilarity ensues as Raven and Booker's visions collide, but no matter the situation, they figure everything out together as one big happy family. Brand new seasons of returning series on Disney Channel this fall include Andi Mack and Elena of Avalor. Disney Junior Vampirina (24x30min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Vampirina, inspired by Disney Publishing’s popular children’s book series Vampirina Ballerina, tells the story of a young vampire girl who faces the joys and trials of being the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania. Brand new seasons of returning series on Disney Junior this fall includes Miles from Tomorrowland. Disney XD DuckTales (25x30min) Summer 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Based on the Emmy® Award-winning series treasured by a generation of viewers, the new DuckTales will once again take viewers along as Scrooge McDuck, his curious and mischief-making grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, the temperamental Donald Duck and their trusty team, Webby Vanderquack, Launchpad McQuack and Mrs. Beakley, embark on high-flying adventures around the world. Stars David Tennant (Broadchurch) as Scrooge McDuck; Danny Pudi (Community), Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) and Bobby Moynihan (SNL) as the voices of Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Gizmoduck. Big Hero 6 (25x30min) Fall 2017 Canadian Broadcast Premiere Big Hero 6 an animated television series for kids, tweens and families based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy® Award-winning feature film inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name. Emmy® Award-winning producers Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, creators and executive producers of the global hit Disney Channel series Kim Possible, are the executive producers. Brand new seasons of returning series on Disney XD this fall include MECH-X4, Star Wars Rebel, Pickle and Peanut and Star vs. The Forces of Evil. DIY Network Canada A brand new season of Vanilla Ice Project returns this fall on DIY Network Canada. Food Network Canada Baker Sisters (13x30min) Fall 2017 Canadian Original, World Broadcast Premiere This deliciously decadent series celebrates the most scrumptious baked treats North America has to offer.