Are y’all ready for more sexy bear attacks? SkyMed returns for a new season this Sunday on CBC, and there’s a real doozy in store for you. As per the press release: “In SkyMed Season 2, expect all new hookups, breakups, and heartbreaks as CBC’s one-hour medical drama returns! The young medics and pilots flying air ambulances in…
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The Globe & Mail: “25 Most Influential People in Canadian Television.”
Got some exciting news yesterday — my inclusion on a list in The Globe & Mail of twenty-five influential creatives in the Canadian television industry. I’m still processing, largely because a) I rarely make any of these sorts of lists, and b) I’m deeply uncomfortable with attention. (I know, I know. Blogging about this seems…
Home Sweet Rome: Season 1 — April 7th on Family Channel!
New show alert! I’ve been working on something… “Home Sweet Rome follows Lucy, a 13-year-old who moves from California to Rome to start a new life with her dad and stepmom Francesca… who also just happens to be an Italian pop star! With new friends, amazing food, haute fashion, and a best friend who is…
Macy Murdoch: Season 1 – March 23rd on CBC Gem!
In January 2019, I pitched a modern Murdoch Mysteries sequel about a biracial lead, inspired by own complicated ancestry. I partnered with the awesome Jessica Meya and, over the course of three years, we evolved the project together — making it our own. Last year, we handed the reins over to Jennifer Kassabian and Robina…
2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominee!
Woke up to some super cool news this morning — I’ve been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing on a Comedy Series for my episode of CBC’s Sort Of! Now I get to be one of the jerks who says things like “It’s an honour just to be nominated.” But it is!…
2023 CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst!
Feeling very excited and honoured to be participating in the CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst program, presented with the Canadian Film Centre. On the program: “Designed through an anti-racist and equity-focused lens, the accelerator program for senior-level writers who identify as Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour provides hands-on and personally tailored on-set experience, additional tools…
Sort Of: Season 2 — November 15th on CBC and December 1st on HBO Max!
Sometimes you get to work on a dream project, and Sort Of has definitely been that for me. It can be rare to find yourself on a gig where multiple aspects of your identity are seen as relevant to the material of a show, but that was absolutely the case here. And it also doesn’t…
Heritage Minute: Jackie Shane!
Bucket, meet list. I grew up in front of my parents’ old television set, watching hours upon hours of shows and commercials — to be honest, this largely informed my desire to write television. I regret nothing. It was hard to make friends when you were a gay biracial kid in the suburbs. But mixed…
Diggstown: Season 4 – October 12th on CBC!
We’re back! The fourth (and final) season of Diggstown premieres October 12th on CBC and CBC Gem! As I’ve mentioned before, the experience of working on this show has been incredible. I’ve learned so much from creator Floyd Kane, and to get the opportunity to break important stories and build relationships with these creators (including…
SkyMed: July 10th on CBC & Paramount+!
Excited to share that a series I worked on last year will be premiering this July 10th! SkyMed is a real labour of love, and working with creator Julie Puckrin and the team to bring these stories to life was so lovely and taught me so much. And I got a sneak peek of my…
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