According to CBC, the show starring Samantha Bee is called “The Ambassador.”Kevin Wolfe/Canadian Press
CBC’s new TV lineup includes a workplace comedy starring Samantha Bee, a medical drama led by former 90210 actress Kathleen Robertson, and a youth hockey series inspired by PK Saban.
The public broadcaster has announced its programming schedule for the 2026-27 television season, with several familiar faces including Bee.
This will be the Toronto native’s first headlining project since Full Frontal with Samantha Bee aired in 2022.
According to a CBC press release, the show is called “The Ambassador” and stars Bea as an actor-turned-Bulgarian diplomat who works inside the embassy to uncover new business opportunities for Canada. Her best friend is played by Alana Harkin, who also worked as a producer and correspondent on Full Frontal.
Meanwhile, Robertson is set to executive produce and star in “Blessed Sacrament,” a drama about three sisters who work at a hospital run by their mother, which weaves sibling rivalry and medical incidents.
CBC is also developing its own hockey-related drama series starring Junior, with the eight-part series said to be inspired by Saban’s experience.
The former NHL All-Star is executive producing and teams up with award-winning filmmaker Clement Virgo to tell the story of a 16-year-old black hockey player who aspires to make it to the NHL.
Saban previously served as executive producer on Black Life: Untold Stories and RIVALS: The 4nation Face-Off.
CBC also announced the premiere of its hockey-related content Power Play, a five-part behind-the-scenes documentary series about the rise of the women’s professional hockey league that tells the stories of stars on and off the ice.
And Barnburners is a documentary about a league of senior players in southeastern Saskatchewan who strive to prove that hockey is more than just a youth sport.
CBC’s new comedies also include the Canadian-British co-production “Committed,” starring Yellowknife-born Dustin Milligan, whose character travels to Northern Ireland as a grand gesture after falling in love with a woman from Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile, “Snow King: From Olympian to Narco” features investigative reporting from the Toronto Star and Rolling Stone on Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who became one of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives for running a drug-trafficking empire.
Among the shows that will not return is the menopause comedy series Small Achieable Goals, starring Meredith McNeil and Jennifer Whalen, which ran for two seasons.
CBC also confirmed that the Suresh Doss-hosted foodie series Locals Welcome will not be returning.
Returning shows include North of the North, the final season of Son of a Critch, Dragon’s Den, Must Love Dogs, sketch comedy classic It’s 22 Minutes, and mainstays Heartland Mystery and Murdoch Mystery, both returning for their 20th seasons this fall.
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