CBC unveils 2020-21 programming lineup at virtual upfront

TORONTO — During its virtual upfront presentation today, CBC revealed its 2020-21 slate of original programming that features 1,300 new hours of television for its fall schedule, including 22 new and returning series. New series include: the documentary Enslaved (6 episodes x 60 minutes), executive produced by Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici; the factual series Orangeville Prep (6x30, pictured), which looks at the high-pressure world of basketball’s most successful preparatory program; the Canada/New Zealand co-produced thriller The Sounds (8x60), directed by Peter Stebbings and starring Rachelle Lefevre and Matt Whelan; Indigenous-led drama Trickster (6x60), which...