TORONTO — When it launched in spring 2019, Detention Adventure was CBC’s first-ever original kids scripted series for CBC Gem and filming of the second season will continue in the Greater Toronto Area until mid-February. Season twp (10×11) is once again directed by showrunner Joe Kicak, and will be available to stream on-demand via CBC Gem later in 2020.
In the second season, the Detention Adventure crew — Raign (Simone Miller, Snapshots), Joy (Alina Prijono, Odd Squad), Hulk (Jack Fulton, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), and Brett (Tomaso Sanelli, Titans) — must join forces once again. This time, their adventure has them searching the historically rich town of Brantford for the lost fortune of its wealthiest former resident, Ignatius Cockshutt.
Unable to make heads or tails of their new treasure map to Cockshutt’s fortune, the gang finds new hope when they meet Kelly (Lilly Bartlam, Paw Patrol), an enthusiastic fellow student with a passion for their town’s history. Unfortunately, their hijinks land them in a new form of detention: helping the head of Brantford’s Historical Society, Miss Dumont (Sarah McVie, Workin’ Moms), plan the town’s annual historical re-enactment.
Produced by LoCo Motion Pictures and Broken Compass Films, Detention Adventure was created by Kicak and Carmen Albano. Executive producers are Kicak, Albano and Lauren Corber, with producer Ryan West. For CBC, Sally Catto is general manager of programming, Gave Lindo is executive director of OTT programming, and Marie McCann is senior director of children’s content. Zach Feldberg, Mélanie Lê Phan and Paige Murray are executives in charge of production at CBC.
